Wedding Limber
 

Just thought I would toss a couple photos of Shilo's wedding limber, ready to perform this coming Saturday. It has not been used in quite a number of years.

For ease of operation as well as to ensure the Bride and Groom are highly visible on their special day, it will be towed behind the ceremonial Jeep. I had to add the hitch just for this occasional....it will come off Tuesday.

Behind it is a ceremonial gun with it's tray removed. Makes for a nice set-up. Personally, I hope to be using neither (limber or that particular gun) anytime in the soon future, although one of them will be inevitable.

No kidding Rob . My casket maybe , going in style . But on my wedding day ?

The tradition goes way back. We have photos of it being done back in WW2 at A4 RCATC in Brandon, although not quite as fancy since the limber was still in service.

I have to open the shop for the driver on Saturday....hopefully I'll be able to snap a shot as they cruise down the main drag of Shilo.

Good Luck Piece
 

A good friend of mine had a military wedding in the 1960s that involved a ride on one of these fine contraptions. It must have been good luck as they are still very much in love and remain happily married today - so sayeth the wife...

I suspect that if you can get a woman in her $2,000 dress to get onto that thing, she's a keeper.

I had the young Captain ride on it during the road test today so he knew what she was going to have to put up with.

Wedding Limber
 

Rob, you should enter it to the next MVPA Convention or talk with Reg about having it on the cover of Army Motors.

How about a wedding DUKW?

OK, now that's just plain weird.

But to each his own.

looks to be popular

to add this photo, from Corowa last year ....

In your second photo Lang. What is the person standing with the SLR there for?
Somebody a little reluctant perhaps?

Dave

It just says British Army soldier and his bride. She looks like she has Eastern Europe wedding head dress. Maybe in Bosnia/Kosovo?

The Hedges wedding might have had quite a few vehicles but look at this mass wedding of 5,000 in Indonesia supported by the Army.
http://avax.news/fact/Mass_Wedding_in_Indonesia.html

Lang

Rob Love you have opened the floodgates of love !

Nothing to see here. Just a gold Australian wedding tank.

You too can join in. For hire to wedding parties in UK.

And the Chinese also get into the act.

Much more likely to be Northern Ireland. The vehicle looks like a Humber Pig (or possibly one of the beefed-up Land Rovers), and the SLR had been replaced by the SA-80 before Bosnia.

Chris.

Well I issued the wedding train to the driver at 1400, and when I came back at 16:30 it was waiting at the door, so I assume the day went off without a hitch (or should that be with a hitch?).

I have asked the groom for a photo of it in use if he has, but in the meantime here are some shots of it in the sunlight in all it's beauty.

I still can't believe my eyes..

A golden tank.

Nice pics there Rob.

Are you gonna do weddings with your 25 pdr's ?

Although I have become somewhat versed in getting married (but not how to stay married) over the years, no, I won't be modifying my guns in any way beyond what was stock.

My daughter does perform weddings however. Not sure where she got that particular license from, but she has officiated that act a few times now. She is (or will be any day now) a CPA (Chartered professional accountant) so perhaps it's a sideline to make ends meet.

Smart girl.

Marry them then they come to you to sort out the financial arrangements of the divorce.

Lang

Not much different from being a CPA really....when the economy is good, they are busy. When the economy turns bad, then they get really busy.

The little truck that could.
 

That is a big ask of that little Jeep. Greatly exceeding its maximum towed load rating. The travelling distance must have been short and no inclines to negotiate.
I assume the whole excersise was carried out 'on base'.

David

Yes, the towed load rating on a M38A1 is only about 2000 lbs, so this does easily surpass that. The total distance traveled was about 2 miles and on base only. All of the museum's vehicles are of artifact status, so there is no movement on public highways, unless they are on a flatbed.

The final destination for the wedding train was the front gate, where it had to turn around. I actually did the run to ensure the train could make a U turn at the destination. When I ran the officer and his driver through the route (Jeep only), he mentioned he could just go out the front gate and make the turn around. I had to stress that he could not.

Vehicle was operated in low range and 1st or second gear only. I think one of the limiting factors for the towed load rating on a Jeep is the light weight of the Jeep itself. Without some form of brake system on the towed load, you would run the risk of the load overpowering the Jeep in a hard braking situation. But between the Jeeps 5:38 to 1 gearing, and the one piece Dana 44 rear axle, the M38A1CDN3 is capable of much more than the 2000 lb load, and safely so with the low speed involved.

I use my own CDN3 to shuttle the M2A2 (C1) howitzer around the yard. At just under 5000 pounds, it is no challenge to the little Jeep. All done at very low speeds mind you. I would be an idiot to take the same combination down the highway.