AUS CMP tyre loading ramp

[Bob McNeill]

could it be similar to the No 9 guntractor and fitted to side of unit by clamps ??

[BSM]

Bob, check out the new image. Other side is the same. Nowhere obvious that you could attach anything along the sides. The long door accesses three ammo lockers and you wouldn't want anything unnecessary hanging there. Do you have a pic of the No.9. type you describe and is it a single piece construction? Regards ... Rod

[Bob McNeill]

Could be fitted any where as it doesn,t have ramp on end, only 1,1/2" thick.

[cliff]

looking at the underneath of the spare tyre in your photo BSM and as I have the same photos it is possible that the exact same type of ramp as a normal CMP was fitted.

[BSM]

Thanks Bob and Cliff. Bob I take your point but I still do not see an attachment point and I have the advantage as I have the Tractor. Same deal Cliff, each tyre compartment is separated and does not have the depth for the "ladder" assembly you allude to. Please see attached image. Regards...Rod

[Harry Moon]

Not to hijack the thread but don't those wheels on that CMP look like the ones on my 20CWT trailer that I'm looking for?

[cliff]

Rod I have looked at all my photos again and it appears the spare wheel sits higher then the compartment floor so perhaps it is one of 2 things.

First it may be just a short ramp to allow the crew to get the tyre down to a safer level to lift

or

It was a telescoping ramp in two parts unlike the normal CMP one.

[Harry Moon]

Thats the best picture of the tire rack assembly i've come across. It'll certainly help fabricating one.
The ramp is only as long as it is to reach that bottom "C" channel the bars lined up with it above the "C" channel is not the same piece and is a flatbar fixed in place.
As to the tires... That truck would have duals on the back if it has those wheels I would hazard..

[BSM]

Cliff I have been corresponding with a chap in Sydney who actually drove them in the early 50's. He vaguely remembers such a two piece ladder/ramp on the deck area in the above image. He also remembers the tried and proven method of simply turning it loose and wait until it stops bouncing. In a Unit I was in we had an old International (long nose) semi trailer and the spare was bolted to the curved front section and we used a similar method to dismount the wheel.
There is no room for a ramp under the tyres in either compartment. There is a large pivoting arm mounted at the top of both which prevents lateral movement and each has a steel chock at the bottom with sliding bolts that accept a padlock to secure and hold the wheel in the other direction.

Re your "standard" CMP, 2 piece suggestion...here again I haven't seen an example. The images so far indicate a single piece construction. Add to this is the recent comment from the chap I mentioned above that they recently traded a spare wheel assembly from North Head and it had a single piece ramp. Rod

Originally Posted by cliff

Rod I have looked at all my photos again and it appears the spare wheel sits higher then the compartment floor so perhaps it is one of 2 things.

First it may be just a short ramp to allow the crew to get the tyre down to a safer level to lift

or

It was a telescoping ramp in two parts unlike the normal CMP one.

[BSM]

Harry they are ex Unimog, 10.50x20's, purchased on ebay from a fellow up North. AUD350 for 5 plus 2x winter treads which we passed on. Not the best profile but necessary. Rod

Originally Posted by Harry Moon

Not to hijack the thread but don't those wheels on that CMP look like the ones on my 20CWT trailer that I'm looking for?

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by BSM

Harry they are ex Unimog, 10.50x20's, purchased on ebay from a fellow up North. AUD350 for 5 plus 2x winter treads which we passed on. Not the best profile but necessary. Rod

Not your wheels and tires but the wheels in the picture of the tire carrier in Australia. Exact same wheels on the loading ramp and the front wheel of the CMP. Same as on my thread of looking for a spare for my 20 CWT trailer.

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