Thread: The Ultimate FC

In just learnt something.
I have been spotting the horn on MK1 stalwarts as a clansman speaker.
Therefore MK1 Stalwart must not have been fitted with a air horn like the later models ??????
Not having good access to other stalwarts doesn't help my knowledge.
I pulled the attached picture from page 12 of this thread.
It shows one of the brackets on the tail gate...……...guessing to be for a small ladder ????????
there where two brackets and also a extra u shaped piece of alloy welded onto the tailgate, I think can just been seen in the picture.
There are also the normal U shaped alloy strips to hold the free board extension.
Mark, would I do need is good picture of the brackets which hold the jack pad and shovel holder which goes on the dividing board between the radiator outlet and cargo area.
I need to make them.
I also have no good pictures of the folding frame work for the crew cover either side of the crane.
I need to make them, but I think the locking arrangement would be hard to make.
Thanks for info you have given me so far.
Ron
Ps I may go against all my principles for facebook and sign up for the Stalwart site.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

One thing I have done which frees up more room in the cabin is removing the hand bilge pump from behind the drivers seat..( my Stalwart was missing this pump anyhow) and the hosing.
To replace it I have another electric bilge pump the same as the standard one on a MK11 stalwart mounted on the hull between the parking brake drums. working though the hand bilge pump outlet on the LHS of the cabin...…...I also fitted a stainless steel auto float switch to it with a manual over ride.

I feel this is a much better arrangement especially when a Limber version of the stalwart floats nose down in the water.
I have enough room behind the driver seat to store a duffel bag.
Another thing I have never worked out is what the soft flap is for clamped to the cabin vent intake pipe.
I think it will be shown in the last photo I post.
I am not certain which way around it goes...……..my only thoughts is it may stop sun glare for some reason ?
Ron

The hand bilge pump is for emergency, in case you lose power. If you lose electric for any reason including engine failure you could sink

This one has the wooden handle missing off the shaft

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That plastic bit, I've got no idea what it was for, maybe to keep the airflow from the vent on the window to keep it clear as it is the Off side in Germany, the side where other traffic will be overtaking you and you need to see to pull out. But looks twisted. Ignore the red line in my photo

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The stop cock behind the seat is to turn the hot water off so the heating doesn't get hot in summer. There should also be two turn flow valves directly next to the engine to shut it off. Always a sod when you're loaded and the weather changes.

Oh, and to get it to backfire whilst you're driving - turn off the ignition switch, press the accelerator, and then turn the ignition switch back on

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

I also have no good pictures of the folding frame work for the crew cover either side of the crane.
I need to make them, but I think the locking arrangement would be hard to make.
Thanks for info you have given me so far.
Ron
Ps I may go against all my principles for facebook and sign up for the Stalwart site.

Facebook is a demon, but also a vast resource. It's killed numerous forum discussion websites, mainly because there is a real security issue for the webmasters of forums.

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The floor plate is for two 25 litre water cans

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Join the group and they'll give you all the dimensions

Biggest issue with Facebook (apart from the security) is that information gets lost quickly and if you aren’t on regularly then you can miss stuff. While it can be a great information source a forum archives the info so that it’s easy for later review, sharing, etc.

Appreciate all the pics, videos and info you’re bringing over here though.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Biggest issue with Facebook (apart from the security) is that information gets lost quickly and if you aren’t on regularly then you can miss stuff. While it can be a great information source a forum archives the info so that it’s easy for later review, sharing, etc.

Appreciate all the pics, videos and info you’re bringing over here though.

Fully agree. Groups do have a Files and Photo section. But it's hard to get members to upload their photos to their own or a special album - to make them easier to find at a later date.
If someone starts a thread with a photo, that photo shows in the groups main photos - but other photos posted within the thread do not get shown in the main group photos - so becomes lost

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Attached is some pictures of the battery tray.
It all appears to be original.
The heavy duty original cable and the original battery terminal clamps appear to be still present.
The batteries currently fitted are smaller than the English ones than it was shipped to Australia with.
..

Ron, I need to apologise and stand corrected.

I've been informed that some did have twin square batteries on the one side, and it's not the later ones. I've been given an account of one that was made some years before mine.
Does yours have aerial bases on the cab roof?

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or not

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I'll go and stand in the corner now

And this that you've previously shown and registered in the same town also has speaker
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Yes mine has the twin aerial mounts, the LHS forward one has the rubber mount and my Stalwart was supplied with a aerial to go in it.( this aerial looks to have been used in service as the aerial wiring has been used.)( I would guess the previous civie owners used the aerial to carry pendants or flags)
The centre aerial mount has a plate bolted over it, but is now used for a CB radio antenna for I have fitted a CB radio and was an other reason for fitting a 24volt to 12 volt invertor besides the fridge to keep beverages cool.
It looks like my Stalwart has never been fitted with a radio tray, but did use a radio.
I think I would be safe to say the radios fitted were Clansmans just used loose in the cabin.

Thought you might enjoy these. The Combat Engineer Tractor (CET) had a rocket propelled winch anchor, which was also trialled for the Stalwart. CET's nick name amongst operators is Frog, because they swim shallow and ungainly


These are my mate's photos of the anchor being fired off a CET on the Achmer training area near Osnabruck in Germany. Obviously fired with the hatches closed.

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The CET has buoyancy aids, in the form of black plastic tanks that strap in to the digging bucket and behind the splash board on the front deck

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And how it sits in the water when swimming

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