M100 cfr

[Al Nickolson]

The attached photos are from my M100CDN.
Deliver Date: 3/53
Serial Number: 1206
Manufacturer Motor Coach International Limited (MCI)
53-71200

Regards, Al Nickolson

[maple_leaf_eh]

The EDR Viewer indicates your trailer (TRAILER CARGO 1/4T 2WHL M100CDN) 53-71200 was disposed of on 24 May 80 by CFB Calgary. The previous holding unit was 1 PPCLI. There is nothing there about vehicle movement order history, maintenance or modifications. I`d suggest,it is likely (but not guaranteed) that it bounced its way between Sarcee Barracks, Suffield and Wainwright A LOT. Off to a few floods, forest fires and summer camps too.

It sold for $364 as serviceable, although the acquisition cost was recorded as $0, that might just be a blank field someone had to complete. Interestingly, there is a note that the original CFR was 70200. The entry for that SN is the same as 71200.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

The EDR Viewer indicates your trailer (TRAILER CARGO 1/4T 2WHL M100CDN) 53-71200 was disposed of on 24 May 80 by CFB Calgary. The previous holding unit was 1 PPCLI. There is nothing there about vehicle movement order history, maintenance or modifications. I`d suggest,it is likely (but not guaranteed) that it bounced its way between Sarcee Barracks, Suffield and Wainwright A LOT. Off to a few floods, forest fires and summer camps too.

It sold for $364 as serviceable, although the acquisition cost was recorded as $0, that might just be a blank field someone had to complete. Interestingly, there is a note that the original CFR was 70200. The entry for that SN is the same as 71200.

The ref to it having originally been 70200 is interesting. The CFR number usually relates somewhat to the trailer's serial number. Not exactly, but somewhat. The serial number is 1206, and the CFR is 71200. Makes me think the CFR is correct.

I did run into more than a few trailers that seemed to have switched CFRs with other trailers over the years, and were recorded in the loomis data that way. Before the big sandblast project in the mid 80s, you could dig through the old paint and fing the different number, after they sandblasted and mixed up all the plates, we used the trailer arm. However, in the end the loomis data would prevail. Way too much work to reverse that. Some things were best left alone.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by rob love

The ref to it having originally been 70200 is interesting. The serial number usually relates somewhat to the trailer's serial number. Not exactly, but somewhat. The serial number is 1206, and the CFR is 71200. Makes me think the CFR is correct.

I did run into more than a few trailers that seemed to have switched CFRs with other trailers over the years, and were recorded in the loomis data that way. Before the big sandblast project in the mid 80s, you could dig through the old paint and fing the different number, after they sandblasted and mixed up all the plates, we used the trailer arm. However, in the end the loomis data would prevail. Way too much work to reverse that. Some things were best left alone.

The EDR viewer reports the original serial number for 70200 is 0210 (with a letter O character for the first character).

[David Dunlop]

Hi Al.

Your trailer was likely made here in Winnipeg by Motor Coach Industries. They also made CMP MACH 3-ton bodies during WW2 and operated out of a large complex in St. James in NW Winnipeg.

I had a friend who was a mechanic with MCI in the mid-1980's. His job at the time was to take newly delivered transit buses from the MCI plant down east and take the air conditioning systems out of them before Winnipeg Transit took delivery. Transit did not like the idea of keeping their passengers comfortable way back then! Now of course, the passengers are a lot older and a way lot crankier, so we finally have new A/C equipped busses. But I digress.

While he was working on that project, MCI held a huge store of M100CDN spare parts in their warehouse. The military no longer needed them and had stopped placing orders for spares. Eventually, MCI was able to get rid of the parts and a group of us tried tracing their whereabouts. We always seemed to be about one half day behind and when we finally found the scrap yard they had gone to, the last of the parts had gone to the shredders the day before. It was frustrating that even with good, inside information, we could not move fast enough!

Enjoy your trailer, it is a nice piece of equipment!


David

[Ian Johns]

Thanks everyone for all your help. She needs a little straightening and a little TLC but I guess for $200 I couldn't go wrong. I'm adding her to my long list of projects.