Sexton MkII on it's way for restoration

[Ron Cheney]

John, he worked in the price for me and I'm really excited to bring her back to life. I'll send you an email about some other items for sale because I need keep two of everything and the wife has been in a good buying mood so far 😊

V/R
Ron

[jdmcm]

Sounds good Ron! got to keep her happy!

[Perry Kitson]

Hello Ron,

Do you have the hull/shop number for your Sexton?

Perry

[Jesse Browning]

Congratulations Ron on the purchase. It will be good to see another one up and running. It looks by the fittings that the serial number is around 1900?

[Ron Cheney]

Here's an update with the Sexton...

All of the spare parts, tracks and wheels have been removed from the hull and she's going to be sandblasted this week.

If you folks can guide me to the location of the serial number I will post it up so hopefully we can find out what unit markings we can stencil on her when she's already for display that would really help.





















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[Ron Cheney]

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[David Herbert]

The hull or shop number should be stamped into the rear plate of the hull just above the cranking handle hole. The builder's data plate was originaly screwed to the top of the sponson plate (the horizontal plate above the track) just to the right of the driver. Rams were census numbered in almost the same order as the shop number so it is easy to get one if you have the other but I don't know how the conversion of one number to the other works for Sextons.

This is a relatively late production Sexton as it has the double rear towing eyes as on ultimate series Shermans. It would have been built with a single piece transmission not the three piece one fitted now but these were swapped round at rebuild randomly. This Sexton would certainly have been built with CDP track not the rubber bushed Sherman track. CDP is actually a good track and does little damage to paved roads unlike steel US tracks but of course rubber pads are much more acceptable to the highway authority!

I see that there is a bolt missing from the left idler bracket clamp. Note that this is 1" x 14 ANF NOT 1" x 12 NF (the post war standard fine thread). Also the centre bolt is used to jack the casting apart to alow the idler shaft to turn. This bolt has a LEFT HAND THREAD so turning it clockwise clamps the shaft.

David