1 ton trailer I.D.

[oztankboy]

Hi there!
The square guards were due to issues with availabilaty of the 1st type of wheel rim.
The mod required replaceing the hub/brake assy and with the new rims also increased the wheel track requireing new wider mud guards.
However this mod was not undertaken on the 200 gal water tank varient of this trailer.
As a side note to these trailers when I was in the army and posted to 18Fld Sqn Lt in 1981 at times the trailers were refered to as "Humber trailer" though at the time I did not make the connection with the 1 Ton Humbers. Though years latter I did after I got a 1 ton Humber.
I also own 2 of the 200 gal water tank trailers, one in resonble condition and the other poor as well as a so so 1 tone trailer.
I do have the above mentioned mod info as well as some others as well a a RPS for trailers.

Phil...

[Local Chap]

I have attached pics of 4 trailers.

The first is a 1 Tonne Sankey, which looks to have the same chassis and hubs as yours, Jim. Note the wheels are Blitz type.

Second is a 1 Tonne Humber, with slightly different hubs (more pronounced webs) and "horns" on the corners of the chassis under the box, and Humber wheels.

Third is an Aust Corio Trailer. Note the hubs have had the "trumpet type" tie downs replaced on the hubs with a large flat plate and spacers on them to make a wider track and to run Ford D3000 wheels, which for many years was the truck these were towed behind.

4th is a Humber style (same hubs and wheels as Humber Box above) 250 Gal water trailer.

[oztankboy]

Well Australia had exactly the same water trailer just used different rims. Will endevour to take some happy snaps and dig out the previous mentioned info ASAP

Phil...

[Matt Baker]

Gday Phil,

The last time that i worked at Tenix Toll Defence at Bulimba there was a 1 ton humber trailer sitting in the Dead vehicle graveyard, i had approached the necassary people to attempt to save it from being dumped but alas i finished my second stint there so i never found out if it went to Sims metal or not?.

Might be worth your while enquiring if you still now of anyone out there, certainly worth preserving.

Cheers Matt Baker

[jim sewell]

Thanks Gents for your imput.
I can assume that my trailer is a British made one using Humber hubs and one would presume Humber bearings and brakes.

Thanks for the info on the 1 ton Aust trailer using compatible wheels to the Ford D 3000 truck.
Regards
Jim S.