Thread: Army vehicle disposal

Ships in the night, mate!
I did a day trip down there to check some vehicles for some people. Just missed you. Was that your crisp, white Defender?
I didn't check the GM120 for the 6x6s, but the one with only 1600ks sure looked and smelled new! It even seemed as if the doors had been left open as the seals were like new. Closed with a nice solid thud!
That IIMV is valued by Defence at $145,000. Not life cost, insured cost for transport.
To think it will sell for around 15% of that is staggering.

not meaning to get anyone excited, but.....

about a week or so ago there were a number of G-wagens headed north, cant remember specifics, but IIRC there were dual cab 6x6's, maybe even a couple of rag tops...

but more importantly, tonight I spotted a southbound road train with what looked like a single cab 6x6 perentie...... and a dual cab 6x6 as well....

Anyone willing to comment on the quality of the 4x4s at this auction prices seemed a bit cheaper this time round

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Originally Posted by 87County

just "happened" to be going past Minto today - nothing special about the 4X4s - any with good features still had the odd problem (e.g. missing bailey channel in an otherwise good rebuild)....

But - a couple of the '96 build 6X6s looked seriously unissued (ie. "as new"). Could this be the case B Dave?

OK got to ask, what is a "bailey channel" and where is it. Is it like a bailey bridge lol.

I missed out on a land rover at the auctions today. So will have to wait for the next batch. At least I have a bit more time to learn......

Originally Posted by phtest

OK got to ask, what is a "bailey channel" and where is it. Is it like a bailey bridge lol.

I missed out on a land rover at the auctions today. So will have to wait for the next batch. At least I have a bit more time to learn......

Cheers you answered and my question and asked my other good work

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Originally Posted by phtest

[B]OK got to ask, what is a "bailey channel" and where is it. Is it like a bailey bridge lol.

Bailey channel is rubber lining in the sliding window frames in the door tops.

The auction vehicles won't have any, because it's not standard fitment. OE was felt lining which will have worn out, causing the side windows to rattle in their frames.

A fairly easy fix.

Originally Posted by DBT

Bailey channel is rubber lining in the sliding window frames in the door tops.
......

Bailey channel is a patented form of channel for sliding windows, introduced in the 1930s, and comprising a metal "U" frame with a coating inside and out of cloth over rubber that is vulcanised to the metal, with a velvet pile on the cloth against the glass.

The term is applied these days indiscriminately to almost any equivalent channel, including rubber strips designed for fixed glass.

I am pretty certain that the original on these military 110s used a felt lined channel rather than the original strict bailey type. For door top windows a channel with only rubber or plastic rather than metal and fibre are often preferred because in this use it is more durable.

John

Do we have any numbers on Hard Top Surveys that have been auctioned off so far? I was under the impression there were plenty of these about however browsing around it appears there are less of them in existence than the 4 door hardtop variants. Operationally would there be any reason for them to come up for auction earlier or later I guess I'm asking what exactly does a Survey get used for?