2011 at the Hammond Barn - Page 6

Phil Waterman · #**151** 18-04-11, 18:35

Hi Bob

Where are you measuring the covers, at the inside verticals of the end or outside of the gasket flange to outside of gasket flange.

Something is strange because I just went out and measured 5 different covers and they all are basically 27 inches outside of the flange to outside of flange. Both the original CMP covers are 27 inches as is the 235 cover.

As to 216 cover on 261 should not be a problem other than needing to replace the two rocker harm bolts with studs long enough to go through the cover. I remember seeing either in a gasket set or on one of the Stovebolt forums a reminder to fill the four bolt holes in the 235-261 gasket.

Yes getting of that fiddly stuff like routing tubing takes a long time particularly if you don't have good fitting originals to work from. I saved a whole bunch of heavy well wire which I straighten out and then bend to the shape of different tubing routes to get something to work from. Even so I often end up using several lengths of tubing. But your right when you get it right it just looks and feels right.

Cheers Phil

RHClarke · #**152** 24-04-11, 00:49

The sun was shining and the temperature was great! A perfect day to get to the barn to work on the Mistress! Alas! This was not to be. This morning son number three joined me on a trek to the barn - not to work on the truck, but to gather some information for a school project.

On the way to the barn we thought our eyes were deceiving us - it looked like it had snowed in one particular field just west of the village of Sarsfield. Upon closer examination it was found to be a field of snow geese that had decided to drop in for a snack prior to heading to the wild north. So, we snapped a few pics and carried on to the barn.

Jesse is putting a project together on the majestic beaver (castor canadensis) that well-known symbol of Canadian sovereignty. Fortunately for Jesse (not so for Bob), Bob's farm has a few of them hanging around. Jesse asked Bob if we could trek through his back 40 to see if we could spot a beaver. Bob agreed and even volunteered to act as our tour guide.

There are a few streams that run through Bob's property - one in particular really attracts beavers. So off we went. Bob showed us six dams and evidence of beaver activity (freshly gnawed stumps of trees, paw prints in the mud and food caches). We did not spot any of the timid creatures. Bob surmised that they were in their dens which are burrowed into the banks of the stream. We did however find a skull of a dead beaver, which would soon donate its two upper teeth to Jesse's cause.

After an hour of slogging through the underbrush and the mud, we headed back to the barn to do some dentistry on the beaver skull (thanks to Dr. Bob). After both teeth were extracted, Jesse and I headed back to the city with his treasures. He chattered all the way home about Bob's great nature preserve.

Later that afternoon, the better half arrived and I departed for the barn to do some welding on the HUP roof. While some progress was made, I am sure that I would never be hired by the hour or by the reel of wire...I spent about three hours welding and grinding the gap between the original cab roof and the new metal of the HUP's rear end. Pics of the finished work will be posted later this weekend. For the first time in recent history, I left the barn after Bob and Grant departed. The ride home was a bright affair as the sun was just above and on the horizon for most of the trip home. Small price to pay for a great day at the barn!

Photos:
1 - "Snow" in the fields
2 - Snow Geese in the fields
3 - Evidence of recent beaver activity
4 - Jesse and his tour guide at dam number 4 of 6
5 - HUP roof prepped for MIG welding

Bob Carriere · #**153** 24-04-11, 02:35

Hi Phil

I am concerned about having the valve cover effectively seal any possible oil leaking. My 261 valve cover seals up very well but does not look the part.

I found a valve cover on a spare cab 12 that has the proepr opening for the oil filler extension at the front and the small oil bath air breather for the middle of the valve cover. It will need some sandblasting and straigthening the edge.

I opened two spare engine gasket sets and both 235/261 cork valve cover gasket are almost a fit. I say almost because the new gaskets are about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch too narrow...... and this measured near the end so that cover flex would not be an issue. Yes the bolt holes cold be filled with "silly-cone" but still very narrow at the contact point.

so I bought a 36 x 18 roll of 1/8 rubberized cork material..... and plan to cut my own so I can make it a tad wider...... I pan to degrease the engine head area and glue the cork to the head...... with nothing on the cover side to facilitate easy removal for any unforeseen adjustments. ne thing I am wondering about...... the value of laminating two 1/8 thicknesses of cork with a oil/gas proof glue (claim to stay soft) for extra material to compress.

Meanwhile I spent some frustrating hours using a new ...made in China.... brake line bender with very poor results. The previous chinese made bender worked reliably for over 5 or 6 years bending steel and SS and steel 3/8 lines for the PCV...... well we had a very kinky afternoon. It seems that the new lines with a black poly covering are the worst for kinking..... on close examination the new tube bender from PA seems to be out of alignment and they replaced it free when I took in the broken one.....may go back to the store and open every box to see if there is a better one.... so much for ISO quality.

Hoping the little bunny is kind to you tomorrow...... we have family coming over for Easter..... or at least what's left of the family..... my Mom's youngest sister past away two months ago and her older son (56) died of cancer 2 months later to the day.... this is the first gathering with out them.

Will try to corner the market on the old fashion bares steel lines and plan on ordering a new ...hopefully better... tube bender from Eastwood.

Rob has decided to finish the welding of the roof on his HUP..... the whole back portion was replaced and now it needs to be joined to the existing front sheet metal...... fortunately the joint is over one of the roof stiffening rib which provides a convenient backing. It is a labour of love to say the least.... it is stich...stich...stich.... fill in were required...grind....grind..... fill in again....grind again.... and for the whole width of the roof.

Rob may earn is welding ticket by the time he is finished.

Bob

Phil Waterman · #**154** 24-04-11, 16:30

Hi Bob

Think I have at least 5 tubing benders, none of them are really good for all applications, in particular when you have to bends close together. I've looked Eastwood's but have not ordered one so let me know which one you get and how you like it.

With a few very notable exceptions most of the discount auto parts tools are not as good as older tools. When I'm visiting auto flee markets I always have my eyes out for older tools in good condition particularly the old Craftsman and Snap-on tools every now and then I find some real good buys on tools which have hardly been used or well cared for.

Cheers Phil

Bob Carriere · #**155** 24-04-11, 18:48

Hi Phil

In the bending department I have the coil benders, a plier type with different changeable center core mandrels, and the Jet model from China..... and youa re right they all have there use...... the jet with the 4 size fits all.... a gove for the 3/16 - 1/4 - 3/8 was my most popular and good producer..... but afetr two trucks worth of SS and some 3/8 I may have exceeded it's life span and it broke. the new one I got free as replacement does not seem to be as tight fitting as the older one..... that's why I will go back and rummage in all the boxes they ahve to see if one is not a better fit.

The one from Eastwood I am intereste din is the $37.99 model that will do 1/4 - 3/16 - 3/8 ...... which seems to be strudier construction.

The ultimate would be models from Swagelock..... over $100 each and for only one size..... so you would need at least 3 to cover the 3/16 vacuum lines, the 1/4 for brake and fuel and the 3/8 for PCV line.

Good idea on the flea markets.... in fact we will be attending the Sterling one weekend.... first big one of the season.

Caught Rob doing some stiching this morning on his HUP....

............ and pictures of wild turkey eggs ...... about 200 feet from where Rob is grinding....... don't seem to scare them.....the hen will come back every day until she hasa cluthc of 12 or so eggs.

Now this is a Hammond wild turkey...... not to be confused with the ones working on CMP trucks..... yet to take a picture of the latest member of the Hammond barn.

Bob

gjamo · #**156** 25-04-11, 00:11

My dad was in LAME in the RAAF during the war and regularly used tube filling methods to bend hydraulic lines together with a tube bender. There are several methods of doing this ,some that I am aware of are Bismuth (melts in boiling water) Cerrobend I think is its commercial name. Frozen soapy water also works they tell me and I have even heard of packing with sand but not sure how it would work.
Has anyone here tried it I have some bismuth from another project and keen to give it a try.
Graeme

RHClarke · #**157** 25-04-11, 04:25

Easter Sunday - I should have been in church, but contented myself with Hammond's place of worship - the barn. This morning I had the barn all to myself.
Bob took advantage of the nice weather today to commune with nature. As mentioned above, there is a resident turkey (yes, a real wild one) nesting nearby. While Bob was on his wild turkey hunt, I continued to find new ways of screwing up simple welding tasks. The probleme du jour was "blow through". Some of my tack welds were blowing holes into the metal I was trying to weld. Bob suggested that he wind may have a hand in the problem, so a simple wind block was used - actually a recyling bin with a large chunk of metal in it. That solved that problem.

After a morning of welding and grinding, Brian Francis dropped by. He had some time to kill between trips back to Kenya, so he lent a hand. Brian finished off the welding job for me - a well-appreciated break. We chatted about the dents and dings in the sheet metal and he mentioned that he had a tool designed for just those problems. On his next trip to the barn he will demonstrate its use.

The afternoon was spent finishing off the welding and cleaning up. Bob stopped to see who I was talking to (actually he thought I had gone mad and was talking to myself). After greeting Brian and catching up on his adventures, Bob headed home for Sunday dinner. This was my cue to wrap things up and go home to face the dreaded "honey-do" list. You can't have pleasure without knowing pain...

Photos
1 - Brian cleaning up my welding mess
2 - Driver side weld
3 - Pax side weld
4 - Roof weld - almost finished

Alex Blair (RIP) · #**158** 25-04-11, 14:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Hi Phil

In the bending department I have the coil benders, a plier type with different changeable center core mandrels, and the Jet model from China..... and youa re right they all have there use...... the jet with the 4 size fits all.... a gove for the 3/16 - 1/4 - 3/8 was my most popular and good producer..... but afetr two trucks worth of SS and some 3/8 I may have exceeded it's life span and it broke. the new one I got free as replacement does not seem to be as tight fitting as the older one..... that's why I will go back and rummage in all the boxes they ahve to see if one is not a better fit.

The one from Eastwood I am intereste din is the $37.99 model that will do 1/4 - 3/16 - 3/8 ...... which seems to be strudier construction.

The ultimate would be models from Swagelock..... over $100 each and for only one size..... so you would need at least 3 to cover the 3/16 vacuum lines, the 1/4 for brake and fuel and the 3/8 for PCV line.

Good idea on the flea markets.... in fact we will be attending the Sterling one weekend.... first big one of the season.

Caught Rob doing some stiching this morning on his HUP....

............ and pictures of wild turkey eggs ...... about 200 feet from where Rob is grinding....... don't seem to scare them.....the hen will come back every day until she hasa cluthc of 12 or so eggs.

Now this is a Hammond wild turkey...... not to be confused with the ones working on CMP trucks..... yet to take a picture of the latest member of the Hammond barn.

Bob

Bob..
I have the good refrigeration tube benders ..different sizes..theree in one 1/4"...5/16ths...3/8ths..etc..and single benders ..I also have electrician hickeys..tube benders for 1/'2 thin wall conduit for bows for backs..of trucks..
Give me a call.
Alex
70069-A 70069-A Hand Multi Pipe Bender 4 sizes in one 70069-A Hand Multi Pipe Bender 4 sizes in one

RHClarke · #**159** 26-04-11, 02:52

Wow! I owe my dear wife a debt of gratitude for letting me escape the drugery of domestic chores over the long weekend. Although today was a short day, any time at the barn is golden in my books.

Most of the time was spent in cleaning up and in organizing parts for the next phase of the "never-ending HUP adventure". Once I offloaded the back of the HUP, I went through a dozen coffee cans of miscellaneous parts - some of which had been hiding from me for a few months. Next was a good spring cleaning consisting of a brooming followed by a blast of the air hose. It is amazing how much crap gets tracked into the vehicle over a winter.

After a quick lunch in situ, I joined Bob and Joyce for their trek to the turkey nest to view the progress the Hen was making in the egg count. Not much to report on, but we did find a freshly killed skunk - actually, we smelled it before we saw it.

Back at the barn Bob and I discussed our upcoming adventure on Saturday - the Hammond Trio will be heading west to seek for that which was lost - elusive CMP parts. After a quick clean up, we parted company to prepare for the upcoming work week.

Photo - The HUP sporting fresh parts

RHClarke · #**160** 05-05-11, 23:43

Finally! Some time to breathe. Now that the election in Canada is over (but not the whining from the lefties) and the pace at work has slackened, I have some time to play catch-up.

Last weekend, on Saturday morning Bob, Grant and I piled into Bob's truck at stupid o'clock in the morning to ensure that we got to Stirling Ontario for their swap meet/flea market/show and shine. We got there early enough to get a prime parking space near the entrance to the show. It turns out that it was a good thing getting there early. The second vendor we went to had a pristine one gallon POW oil can just sitting there. It was snapped up immediately for the princely sum of $10.00. A few other treasures were picked up by the boys, and they can chime in if they so desire to do so with their finds. I also got an oil bath breather for $5.00 and other little bits and pieces.

The Stirling show was very interesting as it was way smaller than the Barry Ontario shows, and for the most part, the vendors had local goods to swap/trade/barter/sell. Stirling did not offer up any CMP specific items, but we enjoyed the trip to Stirling immensely.

On Thursday this week, Ottawa and region was hit by a strong wind storm. Thursday was paper recycling and garbage day. The wind made a hell of a mess. A few of us collected the garbage that a few of our neighbours couldn’t be bothered to pick up. The winds were strong enough to topple some trees and to blow off patches of shingles on more than a few roofs. Small potatoes compared to the natural disasters in other parts of the world.

Sunday was spent fixing the damage caused by the Thursday wind storm. One of Bob’s shelters actually moved. The frame of the shelter was bent and a few legs broke free of the heavy boxes used to anchor the frame. A number of the feet at the end of the frame legs were broken and required repairs. After returning the anchor boxes to their original positions (about a foot of movement happened), Bob and I restrung the tarps on the shelters. Overall, the damage was quite light compared to the barns that got blown over just north of Bob’s place.

Since the sun was shining, Bob decided to fire up the sandblaster to clean up some CMP parts. While Bob was having a blast, I continued my HUP parts search for some rare sliding window flanges. Things are coming along nicely at the barn. More later.

Photos:

1- Bob's shelter in the foreground, my shelter in the background - post windstorm
2- Bob doing something to the sandblasting hood

Bob Carriere · #**161** 06-05-11, 03:41

The day after the wind storm a neighbour who has a direct line of sight with the canvass garages near the barn told me that the canvas garages where hovering above the ground and flapping around like crazy.

I grinned and thank him for the graphic is not somewhat exagerated description. His large BBQ on his deck was lifted and thrown into his patio door....did not break the glass but wrecked the screening.

Well on closer inspection last weekend with Rob I discovered that he may have been right. For stability and for added head room we usually build wooden boxes from 2x8 two feet long and fill them with gravel/sand before nailing the last piece shut. The results are wooden boxes that are ten feet long about 8 inches square and two guys can hardly move them by hand... we usually use the bucket on the tractor and straps. So each canvass garage has two of them on each side....... anchor plates at the bottom of the steel vertical steel pipe structure are bolted to the boxes with 2 inch lag bolts.

The wind was strong enough to lift the whole tent...some boxes had sheeared the lag bolts, broken the base plate and/or been turned on their side and were moved sideways from the original location by at least 2 feet. Most of the 1/4 cheap nylon rope had either snapped or ripped the eyelets out of the canvass.

What saved them.... what kept them hovering and not going in orbit.... just for the hell of it I had tied old section of 3/4 inch manila rope to the cab 12 stored inside and over the ridge pole of the shelter.... and tied loosely at that.

What the neighbour saw was the tent floating in the air off the ground held back by the rope on the inside.

Conclusion...... if you have something heavy stored inside a canvass garage... tie the garage to it... front and back..... it would take strong wind to move a cab 12....

Some houses just across from my street...recently built in the last 4 to 5 years had significant damage when huge section of roof covering was blown off.... luckily we had no damage on the house or barn.

Ah the pleasures of living in the country !!!!!!

Bob

Robin Craig · #**162** 06-05-11, 13:05

Bob,

what you experienced is a common problem called "uplift".

Any structure has the ability to have that effect if air can get into it or under it.

Even a pole barn open on all sides can be lifted, hence the need for "hurricane ties" in any structure to tie it together.

Seen too many structures that are poorly built and building inspector has missed that detail.

Your "sheds" are "temporary" so fall outside the building code.

You were lucky to keep them in place.

R

RHClarke · #**163** 10-05-11, 03:13

Saturday. Administration day for Bob and I. Grant was at work keeping the airforce on track. So, nothing significant to report. In the morning, Bob did maintenance on his fleet of lawn mowers, and I rearranged HUP parts in the shelters. There was some talk about putting a rotisserie together in the near future so that we can mount large body panels, thus making them easier to access for repairs.

After lunch, Bob dragged his trusty trailer to the barn for some maintenance. We fixed the lip of the beavertail by welding it back into position, fixed the license plate light, welded a corner, and removed a lot of rust. Unfortunately, we both had other duties to attend to, so the day was quite short.

I'm not sure what went on on Sunday, as I was at home celebrating Mother's Day (dishes, vacuuming, dusting, yard work, painting, putting a trampoline together, etc...).

RHClarke · #**164** 23-05-11, 16:18

The last few weeks have been busy with work and family obligations. After a protracted absence, I finally got some time to return to the Hammond Barn. Saturday morning was quite sunny and very pleasant. I arrived at the barn just in time to bid Bob and Joyce a bon voyage as they began their venture to the east coast to stock up on Keiths, and to recover a CMP from Mace's Bay. Hopefully, Bob will provide some updates along the way.

I had the barn all to myself on Saturday so I did some more work on my Metal Mistress. Photos of my progress are to follow. In the meanwhile, I have one photo and a quiz: What are these nasty little fellows?

Phil Waterman · #**165** 23-05-11, 17:40

My guess is something you drop on the road after you've made a very large withdrawal from a bank you don't have an account at.

Second guess part of a strategic anti mosquito protection system.

Cheers Phil

RHClarke · #**166** 23-05-11, 19:06

Phil, Interesting ideas. I think I can use them to deter the local feline population from spritzing my HUP with their very repugnant odours. Just have to remember to remove them before sitting down.

Hint - they are cut-offs from a small HUP related project that involved spot welding.

RHClarke · #**167** 23-05-11, 19:21

On Saturday, I decided to cut and test fit the home made spot welded hatch lips to the large sliding hatch opening. I used Bob's cut off saw to ensure that the four pieces "met" at a 45o angle - thus the "caltrops".

A couple of issues arose - the first being an overlap at the flange ends of the lips, but nothing that could not be trimmed off with a grinder. The second was the warping of the roof from previous owners walking on the roof. Some work with a jack may have to be completed to bring the roof back into "true".

Once the roof is sorted out, I will tack weld the strips to the opening. A little progress made.

Photos:

1 - the hatch opening before
2 - the new "lips"
3 - the hatch opening after - test fitting

Phil Waterman · #**168** 24-05-11, 13:55

Hi

I should have a set of drawings for the big sliding hatch, couple of years ago when I started straightening out my HUPs roof I measured it all up and had all the bits fabricated at a local sheet metal shop.

The new hatch is sitting in the loft of the barn waiting to go on the HUP when put it back together. Just have to find the cad drawing now.

Cheers Phil

Bob Carriere · #**169** 31-05-11, 01:21

Now the old body is recovering.....

My best distance record so far 2730 Km return to pick up a 1941 Cab 12 on the coast of the Bay of Fundy.

Mile McKinley was liquidating his CMP stash and was kind enough to sell it to me. All the cab pieces where either stored under the frame or in the box of the Ford.

The trip was a dual purpose arrangement with Joyce..... she helped me with the driving and we extended our stay to visit Grand Manan island 1.5 hours off the coast by ferry. The island is 12 miles by 6 pop. 2000...... ti is so small the discount Dollars stores is advertised as the 0.50 cent store.

Had a wonderful, cold wet time but.... what do you expect at the coast this time of the year.....none the less we each took about 1000 pictures.

The drive back was brutal.... we got up at 5:30 am to line up for the ferry... drove on the mainland to where the loaded trailer was left 4 days before and left the coast at 11:30 am Atlantic ST..... arrived home the next day at 2:30 am..... felt like a zomby all day Friday and Saturday. Joyce drove the loaded trailer even through highway construction sites like a pro.

Here are some pictures.....

Bob

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #**170** 31-05-11, 01:29

Bob and Joyce - well done. Whenever Ada, I and D'for the dog venture on a field trip we regard it as a holiday. We have equalled your distance several times. I get annoyed with people baulking at having to drive distances to aquire something. It is all part of the adventure and a way to see new places.

Bob

RHClarke · #**171** 31-05-11, 01:37

Bob,

I noticed that the lighthouse is chained down. Tough neighbourhood or just windy?

Stuart Fedak · #**172** 31-05-11, 02:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Now the old body is recovering.....

The trip was a dual purpose arrangement with Joyce..... she helped me with the driving and we extended our stay to visit Grand Manan island 1.5 hours off the coast by ferry. Joyce drove the loaded trailer even through highway construction sites like a pro.

Bob

Bob, I had to read your post several times. I may have mis-understood. Joyce had to recover your old body from the coast? Most folks use a medivac service, but in your case Joyce strapped you to a trailer?

Congratulations on having such a supportive wife. Between you and Gilles, I think you both have wonderful spouses...... "keepers for sure"

Cheers!
Stuart

RHClarke · #**173** 06-06-11, 03:22

You can't win with the weather around here. In late fall and throughout the long winter you are impacted by the cold and short days. In early spring, you start to grow fungus from all of the rain, and trench foot from all of the muck and mire. In late spring and all summer long, it is either too hot, or too wet. Spring, summer and fall are all blessed with the mosquito, black fly, horse fly, deer fly, midges and gnats. Who in their right mind would want to live here?? OK, it is a rhetorical question. It takes an element of insanity to put up with the vagaries of Ottawa area weather. On the positive side, it can be said that our weather is not as extreme as we have seen it in other places worldwide.

Now that mosquito season is upon us here at the barn, the grounds are drying up making Saturday the perfect day to do some work on the barn access road. First priority was getting the tractor sorted out. Grant was called into work this day, so it was up to Bob and I to keep Guy Vapeur entertained on his visit to the barn. Once the routine maintenance was completed, Bob ran the rotor tiller over the road and used the blade on the front of the bucket to flatten out the various dips, puddles and deep ruts that were the result of a very wet spring. Following that job, Bob pulled the hydraulic pump from his tractor to as it had developed a healthy leak. Off to the tractor store we did go – for more flimsy gaskets. While there, we stopped in at a local chip stand for some lunch.

Later that afternoon, I worked on my round hatch. Not much to report as the wooden spacer I built out of OSB pieces broke. As soon as I get the spacer dimensions sorted out, I intend to cover the wooden spacer with fiberglass. This should give it the necessary strength and will ensure a good long life. I am open to other ideas, and if someone out there has come up with a better idea on how to build the wooden spacer, I would be pleased to read about it. Keep in mind that the solution should be “cheap” but effective.

I finished my day with a little fun project – I roughed out a HUP key fob. The fob is a little bigger than usual so that I won’t forget where I put the key. I am finding that working with metal is enjoyable. Who knows, this may be the beginning of a new hobby for me. All too soon it was time to pack it in and head back to Ottawa. It was a nice low key day at the barn, but I was looking forward to a nice long shower to wash off the bug juice that one must smear on oneself unless one likes anemia…

Photos:

1- Bob fixing the road to the barn
2- HUP key fob

Bob Carriere · #**174** 06-06-11, 15:39

I was hoping, after rototilling the gravel road, to plant some potatoes, carrots and beets in the road to the barn but Rob has refused to walk from the house to the barn for the next 3 months.....

Boob

Phil Waterman · #**175** 06-06-11, 15:59

Hi Guys

I always wanted to put a strip of better soil down the center our gravel drive so that I could plant wild flowers so it would truly look like the road less traveled.

Cheers Phil

RHClarke · #**176** 06-06-11, 21:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Guys I always wanted to put a strip of better soil down the center our gravel drive so that I could plant wild flowers so it would truly look like the road less traveled. Cheers Phil

We will load up Bob's truck with the seeds of some very lovely yellow flowers that seem to grow anywhere. Pic follows:

RHClarke · #**177** 15-06-11, 01:12

Saturday was supposed to have nice weather in the morning with showers around the noon hour. It turns out that the whole day was quite nice. Bob, Grant and I spent the morning on various chores. Bob and Grant went to the big field with the tractor to stack wood. This Spring was very wet, so Bob wanted to get the logs off the ground so that they could season properly. While they played with their giant Jenga set, I fiddled around with my HUP window - yes, I do believe that I got the best part of that deal! Photos at the end of this missive.

This took us up to the noon hour, when we all (including Joyce!) went to lunch in the thriving village of Bourget - a five minute drive from Hammond. Bob picked up the tab much to the delight of Grant and I.

After lunch, we sorted out some vehicles in the small field. The HUP and C60 frame I bought this past winter were towed to the back row of the vehicle park and put up on blocks. The next task was to uncover the orange Ford so that Bob could take some pictures. It took a few minutes to clean out the wildlife (hornets) but once they were gone, the truck was swept out to pretty it up for the camera. Following the photo shoot, we covered the Ford up and headed to the barn.

At the barn, Bob, Grant and I prepared the tractor for a tear-down. Bob was getting concerned with the leaking oil and water situation. So, off came the bucket and hydraulic lines. After that fun, Bob backed the tractor into the barn to prepare for Sunday's project. With the clouds moving in, it was time to head back to Ottawa.

Unfortunately, I was unable to assist on Sunday, but I am sure that Bob or Grant will provide details on the tear-down.

Here are some photos of the side window frame assembly for the 45 HUP.

1 - Frame prepared for assembly
2 - Fixed pane installed. Tooling marks are from wood wedges used to open up the gap so that the window fit. The window has U channel on three sides and a rubber "wiper" that forms a seal with the sliding pane. The fixed pane is located towards the front of the truck.
3 - Three metal flanges are installed next. The flange on the sliding pane side forms a stop for the window. The upper and lower flanges hold the fixed pane in place by a small metal tab on the end of the flange, and provide a track for the felt lined sliding window channel. They also have holes for a rubber stopper on the ends (missing) to keep the glass from impacting with the metal stop. The metal snaps on the sides and bottom of the frame are for the blackout curtains which have corresponding snaps.
4- Similar metal flanges (less the tabs) are installed next on the fixed pane side. The end flange is just a small L shaped piece that keeps the end of the fixed pane in place.

RHClarke · #**178** 15-06-11, 01:33

The following photos show some of the steps involved in assembling the side windows (two) on the 45 HUP.

Photos:

1 - Felt lined window guides are installed top and bottom
2 - Two long L shaped rails are aligned with the flanges and affixed to the frame by six screws each.
3 - Almost done (less two screws and the blackout curtain)
4 - The finished window (less the rubber stoppers)

The rear window on the 45 HUP is slightly longer than the two side windows. It too has a sliding pane and is configured in the same manner as the side windows. The rear window frame (and the two front window frames) attaches by means of tabs on either end of the frame that mount over the door and align with pre-drilled holes. There are two screws one the leading tab and four for the following tab. The side windows are attached by means of a number of small machine screws that are inserted into tapped holes in the truck's sheet metal.

The two front door windows are configured in the same manner as the rear window in that the fixed pane is towards the front of the truck.

RHClarke · #**179** 23-06-11, 23:58

Not much opportunity to get to the barn these last few weeks - the boss has me putting in an insulated sub-floor in the basement. Probably a one day event for a skilled contractor, but it took the best part of two weekends to knock it all together. That didn't stop me from having a quick tour of the barn last Saturday.

Bob and Grant were out. Grant was working on a production run of single hole waterpump plates, while Bob was fiddling with his plumbing - on his truck. I had some time work on the hatch lips for the HUP and to take a few shots of the boys at play. Then it was back to the city to keep the wife happy. You know what they say: Happy wife, happy life.

Photos:

1 - Grant's custom made parts
2 - Grant at work/play
3 - Bob and Grant give the new tube benders a work out
4 - Bob plumbing his truck

Phil Waterman · #**180** 25-06-11, 14:45

Hi

One of the problems I have found with this type of adapter is what grade steel and what resistance to corrosion? I had measurable corrosion rust with in a week of installing with plain water in the engine.

Simple solution, use a corrosion inhibitor from the start.

Cheers Phil