Ex Aus Army Trailer or Bitza ??

[Plushy]

Hi Guys ,
spotted this on Ebay looks like a Blitz axle under it ?
Is it a Ex Army trailer or a bitza ?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/OLD-ARMY-TYPE...QQcmdZViewItem


cheers Plushy

[Rod Diery]

The wheels look military but I don't think they are Blitz. They have 6 studs like a C8AX but they have sixteen studs holding the rim halves together, the C8AX had twelve.

Correct me if I'm wrong, it's happened before.

Cheers
Rod

[Max Hedges]

to me they look like 18 inch wheels that are fitted to a lot of trailers, the one at Corowa on the semi had those rims
Max

[jim sewell]

Max is correct , these wheels and axles where fitted to trailers made in the early fifties and fitted with 7.50 x18 tyres.
The hub itself is the same / similar to that used on the Ford Blitz semi trailer axle and run 10.50x18 tyres.
Regards
Jim s.

[Robert Farmer]

The same wheels and hubs as this trailer I've cleaned up.

[Stuart Kirkham]

Same wheels mounted to this local fire tender trailer.

[Ryan]

Looking through old threads about Blitz trailers. I'm looking for pics of one described to me over the phone today.
Described as being ex council from the 1940s-1950s but possibly ex army. Blitz rims/tyres (size unknown), heavy duty, trailer around 6x4 size or a touch bigger, tipping, and looking like a roman chariot.
Ring any bells to anyone?
Does anyone have photos of the trailers built post war described by Jim earlier in this thread?
ryan

[gordon]

The chariot description is the giveaway, do an image search for that. Civil Defence and fire service use, not uncommon, nice unit, but normally found behind Austin K2 Fire Tenders I think, here you go;

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread...ax-AFS-trailer

See the chariot similarity? You would find these Commonwealth-wide, for sure, and I think the design goes back before 1939

[Lang]

What about this?

[Ryan]

Thank guys for the replies.
Gordon, interesting trailer, you could be on the money. hopefully I'll get up there to see it in the next few weeks.
Lang, thanks, he was sure it was fitted with Blitz rims and was tipping too. He did say it was in good nic apart from a rotted floor.

[Tony Smith]

Another one currently on E-bay.

Wheels and hubs look the type we're talking about here, while the floor pan looks like it has openings for Sidevalve V8 exhaust and drain holes?? Maybe a Generator/Compressor/Welder?? Looks to have lots of POL can brackets around the sides.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Another one currently on E-bay.

Wheels and hubs look the type we're talking about here, while the floor pan looks like it has openings for Sidevalve V8 exhaust and drain holes?? Maybe a Generator/Compressor/Welder?? Looks to have lots of POL can brackets around the sides.

This is 10mins from my house. Have spoken to the owner. Apparently it was complete late last year and on ebay but attracted no bids. So it was cut up and the engine/radiator sold off to someone after a sidevalve.

[Ryan]

The trailer I was talking about earlier is now on ebay. And it doesn't look Blitz related.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Classic-O...item3f21580d43