Wanted: Carrier Stacey Towing mount

[Jim Burrill]

Hi folks,
Does anyone have a complete Stacey towing mount? The cast bits bolted to the read armour plate, springs and pintle hook for sale?

Or parts? Preferably in North America, but have a drop spot in UK to go in a scheduled Container.

Please advise availability and cost.

[chris vickery]

Jim, sorry I do not. These are the holy grail and I wish that I never sold the one that I had...
Somebody really should look at having reproductions made of the castings for the bracket arms. The hitch and leaf spring assembly would likely not be too difficult to source as every CMP truck had them.

[Jim Burrill]

May have to see where that leads... I have Lance's to remove to use for a pattern.
Two patterns plus the leafs and the pintle.

Loads of pintles around but trying to find the "CMP one".

I came across a photo (on MLU) of a late Mk1 with desert water stowage but with the towing hitch. Would be practical to have the carrier with the mod.

I wonder if there would be any interest in repros of the "horns"...
Jim

[chris vickery]

Jim, I think there would be. The leaf spring portion is easily enough to have duplicated. CMP pintle hooks are still around NOS as well as whatever wrecks out there that still have them. The "horns" or brackets as I called them are the elusive bit.

[kevin powles]

Jim, I had one cast, direct from an original, any good caster can do it in cast steel, the only issue you have is that it's a solid lump, I drilled the cast holes to make it appear hollow. To make a pattern to cast it hollow was just to expensive.

Kev.

[Petr Brezina]

British carriers had welded "horns", not casted ones. Much more easier to make a replica. I know its not proper for canadian carriers, just an option.