Ww2 jeep trailer

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Tony,

I can just see, from your image, the stamped serial number adjacent to the 'FMC' cast letters. Being a Ford, the serial may be something like 'JTXX', the last two being numerals. It seems to end in '2', but if you clear the paint off, it should become clearer. GMH appear to have stamped the actual ARN onto their plate, but Ford used their own production serial. 'JT' stands for 'Jeep Trailer', by the way!

The comment about desert yellow is right: far toooo late for an authentic restoration, but it's your trailer.

Mike C

Hi Mike

Thanks for the information. I will start cleaning the plate and use the old magnifying glass to see what was stamped there.

Cheers

Tony

[Ryan]

Tony, it seems you have a problem.
If you leave it green you will please others but be unhappy yourself.
If you paint it desert colour you will please yourself but make others unhappy.

Solution...

Paint it pink with flowers then everyone will be in agreement......that it's bloody terrible!

[Mike Cecil]

Tony,

Mike K wrote (BTW, G'day Mike!) that the original pintle could rotate 360 degrees. I think that may be incorrect, as I had a replacement pintle eye some years ago, and it had two short 'ears' underneath that engaged a short stub plate under the draw bar that allowed the ring to rotate only about 45-60 degrees to each side from horizontal.

When you have the serial number, post it to this thread and I'll see if I can find the ARN.

Mike C

[Robert Farmer]

The numbers on the draw bar look to me like someone in recent times has stamped them on with a centre punch, maybe to satisfy modern rego laws with a chassis number.
Robert.

[Little Jo]

Hi Guys

Now I am complety confused.

Robert, you are most probably correct as I can not find any details anywhere suggesting a serial number was stamped on the draw bar. The numbers do look like they were put on using a punch.

Mike. I have cleaned up the plate and I can just make out some numbers. (See attached photo). At first I thought it was "1712" but then it could be "JT12" it is hard to see, you wouldn't believe it there is a dent right in the corner where the number is stamped.

Ryan. You are right mate it's bloody hard to please everyone. I put painting it pink with flowers to my wife and she said that was a good idea, I could then put it in the garden and she would use it as a planter and plant daisys and bulbs in it. I said "Over my dead body".. I think I will keep the colour I paint it a secret for the time being.

Cheers

Tony

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Re the rotating Pintle Hook.
My understanding is that either the ring or the hook was supposed to be able to rotate, but not both, as this could lead to jamming when turning sharply. Thus a rotating Pintle Hook was able to be locked into a fixed position.
Tony, paint the trailer how you wish, one in a thousand may pick it as not right, but you will be happy, and thats what it's all about!
Rich.

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Tony - here is the new colour scheme.

Bob