Aussie timber bodied general service lorries/trucks

[Tony Mathers]

Your tray seems to be the same shape and design as mine.
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=21884

Is it 12 foot or 14 feet long? Ignore the Workshop cage, but the wooden sides and hinges seem the same.

[Ganmain Tony]

Hi Matt

One of the different configurations of bows on timber bodies..

[Matt Austin]

Cliff,

Thanks very much. PM sent

Tony M,

That's remarkable! I'll go out tonight and measure the length. Looks pretty standard across the varieties, then. Now life'd be easier if there was another such body floating around, but I imagine that it shouldn't be too difficult to replicate the timberwork, at least. The uprights look to be made from channel, with sections cut and welded in. Are yours attached with old-school coachbuilder's square nuts?

Ganmain Tony,

Thanks very much, that is a type I haven't seen without the canvas cover. Gives me a good understanding of how the bows sit inside the brackets on either side.

Thanks very much, gents.

Cheers,
Matt

[Tony Mathers]

The uprights look to be made from channel, with sections cut and welded in. Are yours attached with old-school coachbuilder's square nuts?

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Looks like normal domed bolts with standard nuts, but remember this would have been rebuilt several times in the 40 years it was with the army.

The flat piece at the top is for the cage lock, so ignore it.

[Matt Austin]

Thanks Tony, that makes perfect sense. I reckon I'll use original-spec hardware. Mind you, I may be getting a little ahead of myself!

Cheers, and thank you for the pics.
Matt