AKA Cambridge carrier

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Does the image Jon posted of the driver hand and foot controls show a third foot pedal to the left . . . a gear change pedal (GCP)?

Nigel Watson wrote in:
'Universal Carriers Volume II' at page 235:

"Power is supplied by a B80 Mk.2F engine and is transmitted through the transmission unit propeller shaft, Cletrac steering unit and coupling shafts to the final drive assemblies.

Either of two types of transmission unit may be fitted, namely the Wilson pre-selective gearbox and the Hobbs transmission unit. Both units simplify gear changing and eliminate the need for a clutch; therefore no clutch pedal is fitted.

Vehicles fitted with a Wilson gearbox are however fitted with a gear change pedal. Therefore vehicles fitted with a Hobbs transmission unit can be readily identified by the absence of the gear change pedal, there being only two foot control pedals fitted, the accelerator and the brake."

The gearbox in Jon's photos is quite clearly a Wilson pre-selector, similar to a Saracen, only visible difference is the end plate and output drive flange ( A Saracen box is bolted up to the transfer box and no flange needed). This will mean swapping over some parts I guess.

The gear selector is the same layout to the Saracen (etc). The Cletrac steering is similar to the Oxford Carrier, with two sets of tillers.