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FGT remains rescued
Today Euan and I recovered the remains of a Ford FGT No8 (Aust). When I first had a look with Jif after Corowa I thought it may have been a No9, but on having a closer look thay are from the rarer, earlier version. It's a fairly intact lower rear section from the crew seat back and it was fairly heavy.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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More
This took a lot of shoving and winching.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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At it's new home
Here it is at Euan's father-in-law's farm.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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Gt body number?
Hi Keith, Nice bits!
Maybe check this for id help. Between the brackets that hold the "ladder" to the rear, while rolling the spare in and out, is stamped. My no.9 is 29.Q.F.A.T. and under this is either 147 or 141 Could this be the body no. ? |
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Interesting find
Just raced out to check my No9... 29.Q F.A.T. 131 with C29Q being the Ford designation for an arty tractor. Looks like there may be a 'C' there too.
Great find, Wayne! The No8 was fairly rusty in that area (and there are no tyre ramp fittings) but wlll check when I next visit it. Colin Anderson gave me the lead and drew a map from memory. He'd last seen it 5 or more years ago.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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Hi Keith,
Thx for saving a part of history Nice catch
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Re: Interesting find
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C Canadian manufacture 2 1942 model 9 239ci engine (95hp) Q 4x4 drivetrain |
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Ahhh
Thanks Tony
I stand corrected. It's painted under the bonnet so perhaps I was carried away. Not every day a piece of a No8 gets rescued.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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good on the both of you for finding and saving another piece of history.
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" |
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Good Find Lads and nice work on the Recovery !
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FGT?
Hey Keith, I didn't notice the rusty bits, only the nice bum !!
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Re: FGT?
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Takes all types I s'pose.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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Now the magazine
Oh dear.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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More shots
Great work Keith,
Hope you helped Euan when you got to the pushing and winching part. Seems you took a lot of pictures in the heat of the moment. Is this 'useable' parts for your FGT? Or just a recovery? I would personally like to see some more photos. Gun Tractors are a fantastic piece of history. Ian
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History
Hi Ian
It was there and it was FGT which meant it had to be recovered. Because the subframe is intact it is a good basis for a rebuild, and this is a hard-to-find segment, the bit that's usually scrapped when the rest is made into a yard crane. And yes, I was on the other end of a lump of wood used to lever it on, especially once the electric winch shat itself. Good thing it wasn't any heavier.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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so worth the effort!
Keith....... back to you,
Euan should have taken his CGT. (winch and all!). Good to see you guys got up a sweat... Nothing is straightforward and easy when it comes to recoverys! I would like to see some more photos. They did marvels with welders and angle iron on gun tractors! Jif must be smoldering thinking of the gun tractor in the yard near the house.... At least this one is partially saved.
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