Humber FV1600

[fv1620]

Originally Posted by Richard Coutts-Smith

Clive, I will be very dissapointed in you, if you do not have the trailer to match.

Richard, I'm very disappointed as well! Enquiries over the years have led me to believe these 8 trailers ended up at Jacksons of Bawtry. Here trailers were found with unknown electrical fittings which were ripped out so the trailers themselves could be sold. I imagine the trailers had done very little mileage & being prestige items would have been well maintained.

I was at War & Peace a few years ago & rather unusually found myself looking at a stall with mostly WW2 memrobelia. In a pile of old newspapers I found a mint copy of the full parts book for the FV2308(R). There can't have been many of those printed.

I have been in contact with the man who drove back this FV1622 from the Ruddington sales. It was selected as it stood out as a well maintained vehicle which was used very little. It was complete with compressor, alternator & all the fittings in the rear. Yes & you know what's coming, if you don't know what it is you rip it out & throw it away.

Originally Posted by Richard Coutts-Smith

Can you tell me what the tyre pressure on the mudgaurd is?
Rich.

I think that reads TP 36, which is about right. I only have the Servicing Schedules for Pig Mk 1 & Mk 2. But I have a SEME training publication of 1953 that gives the figures for the CT as

Road
Front 35
Rear 65

Cross Country
Front 14
Rear 45

However the Commer FV1601 book states

Road
Front 27
Rear 65

Cross Country
Front 25
Rear 45

All depends whether you have a Humber or a Commer I suppose

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Thanks for the pressures Clive, could not find them in the User Manual. Makes a big difference in the Champ. Imagine it will do so on the Humber as well.
Rich.

[fv1620]

Rich yes its frustrating not having the pressures in the User Handbook. I suppose the Army like to keep that info separately in the Servicing Schedule along with POLs as these things may change from time to time & reprinting a publication of 2 or 3 pages can be done more easily. Although the Commer book being a civilian publication, has all the info together.

Here is a bit info on the FV1622 in service

http://hmvf.co.uk/pdf/MISSILE%20TESTING%20HUMBER.pdf

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

You really need to find some more copies of the Commer book....
Thanks for the extra reading, looking forward to it.
Rich.

[FV1611A]

Clive I feel it only appropriate to show the clip of this rare MV being loaded onto the transport to take to her new home and a new life.

Like a phoenix from the ashes, that giving the previous owner and Humbers is quite symbolic to say the least.

It would be something to see that one at War & Peace wining the award in years to come. Do you agree?

Regards

Wayne

[fv1620]

First attempt to extract!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xig-35fQSYk

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Clive

Enjoyed the read about the Humber manual, snip its of different military vehicles are interesting to read and point out details that you have not seen before.

Got a kick out of the video of backing the Humber into the garage always a challenge big truck into small door way. After hooking the door casing on the barn door with one of the lift hooks on my radio box, I borrowed a fire house trick of painting lines on the floor which guarantee truck is centered in the door and as long as noting is left inside the box you don't hit anything.

Even with the small military mirrors it is just a matter of lining the rear tire up down the inside of orange paint line and backing in. The cross lines are for wheel chocks for the different trucks.

PS the truck won the argument with the barn scratched the paint on the lift hook and tore the door casing right off the barn.

Cheers