Part hunting on Vancouver island and the mainland

[Robert Bergeron]

Hi, Rob, thanks for your response .Here are some more views. With the "R" letter and the characteristic butt my guess is same as yours : Brand NOS Ross 1905 stocks ! Tell me what you think. Any idea what the light is ? My Guess for now is it''s a CMP trouble light never having seen one yet . Cheers.

[rob love]

Incredible find on the stocks. Are there more where they came from?

The light is not CMP, at least not one I have ever seen. I have had 2 styles of trouble lights over the years: Rubber handle which was a fairly conventional trouble light but wiuth an adapter to go from a standard 110 light-bulb to the candelabra base of a 6 volt bulb. The other is the wooden handle trouble lights for the CMPs. Both had a plug on the end of the same style as the 6 volt ligh-tbulb base.

[Robert Bergeron]

I agree , incredible find for the stocks . There is a pile or two left unturned in the hangar. I will keep you posted.

Here is a pick of a marking I found on the lamp upon further investigation. British ! ( Birmingham ) I should of known by the particular shade of OD green.

My guess Brit MILSURP truck related imported in this most interesting location.

[Robert Bergeron]

Hello friends .

Could someone help me identify these tracks and rollers please ?

Brother Rob already volunteered the tracks and rollers were probably Sherman but maybe not the return wheels.

What do you think ?

If someone is really interested and it is Sherman related , I will send privately location, telephone contact number and road direction.

Cheers.

[rob love]

They are the HVSS system, but if it's from a Sherman, someone omitted a wheel station and shortened the hull. The return rollers are also moved directly above the suspension, where normally they would be between the suspension units. But if it is a modified hull, I guess the manufacturer can move the assemblies to wherever he likes.

I am no expert on Shermans though, so I will certainly not argue with anyone with experience or knowledge on them.

[Lynn Eades]

I recall an old thread on the log haulers. I think "Things green" started it.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Ross stocks and forestry Sherman conversions.

Ditto from the others on the Ross rifle stock finds. They're not making them any more, and a lot of collectors are scavenging for long stocks. Yours could become valuable as patterns for someone with a pantograph duplicator.

There are two types of Sherman conversions, and two prominent names. First is Finning rock drills. They typically were shortened to carry around a big hydraulic rock drill and bits used for boring blast holes in Mother Earth's harder surfaces. Bright yellow seems to be the standard. Secondly is a broader family of spar yarders made by Madill in Nanaimo. These typically have three horizontal or vertical volute suspension stations, a new commercial engine, and a very substantial superstructure with a very log mast and several powerful cable winches. Other companies made them too, but in Canada Madill was king.

The donor chassis is usually an M4 of several models, an M6 High Speed Tractor, or an M32 ARV. What was above the sponsons didn't matter because the plant was only interested in the three-sided box of the lower hull, the suspension and final drives.

I have long stated that Canada has a treasure trove of M4 parts under its nose out on the West Coast. Now would be the time to collect the spares before they hit the smelter. Sure someone has to fund the project, but these are the next equivalent of range targets for the restoration community.