Thread: Sitec's 101..

I've removed the Jerry Can Holder.. The hinge you talk about was mounted to a saddle type setup that bolted to the LH chassis rail... This bracket is bolted directly to one of the rear tub cross bars... is very dirty, and was not doing anything in relation to the holder... I'll be removing it in the next few days to make room for the LH tank, so I'll take a better shot of it then. Cheers tho.

On mine the little bracket in the pic is the back end of the jerry holder on aussie 101s that only had one jerry - was yours the holder that held three jerries??

Yes it was.. Three Jerrys facing out, with the hinge point bolted through the chassis and the latch bracket drilled thru the pressed alli bit below the lower side board... Three nice big holes I now have to try and fill.. Might be getting the alli mig out!!

The bit is Part 398426 - Catch Plate. The curly bit is where the catch sits in the plate. Oh I need one of these jerry mounts if anyone has one.

Yup, I recon you are on the money there. I think that's it... The sprung jaw like thing (assuming its hidden behind the cross piece) must be where the filler cap of the Jerry Can goes... Well, I have that bit if you need it but sadly not the cradle! Quite why there's one on mine if it was just an Aussie thing...

Originally Posted by Sitec

Quite why there's one on mine if it was just an Aussie thing...

Its not an Aussie thing the same jerry holder is used on some Brit 101s - have a look in the Parts Manual and you will find it.

When the winch is fitted, (and some Brit 101s had them) the three jerry can holders do not fit so the fore and aft single jerry holder was used.

I guess it was easier to just fit the same mounts to all 101s even if the single jerry was not going to be fitted. The front single jerry mount shoud still be there.

I am after the cradle etc - I still have the mounts on mine.

Garry

I can now follow up the idea that he was a Ranger in the Irish Military.
I doubt it, look at the British army records for regiments in Ireland during the occupation.
Ireland was not allowed its own army, but you did have British army regts based there during that period and loyalist from the north may have had volunteer units in the south.
As Orr is a mainly jock name I would look at your ancestor being a prodi volunteer from the north.
Especially as many Irish from the republic came this way in chains

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mine had a holder for two jerry cans flat side by side.

fitted by army...looks a bit Heath Robinson though.

pics in gallery of mine in action you can see holder ( without cans) and the fuel cover flap.