Carrier country

RichardT10829 · #1 07-12-09, 12:57

is this a pattern carrier ? or is it a severely modded Lp ? i have never seen a bogey setup like that before, the preasure on the road wheel (the one acting as an idler) must be emense, a nice find though.

ron · #2 07-12-09, 23:53

Hi Richard,
Its just the remains of a standard L P 2 aust carrier, I got quite a few other carrier parts at the time I picked this one up such as various bins,track winch, crow bar, front mudguards, not cheap but I never pass up any carrier parts, its only money after all.I was dealing with the son of the man who converted a standard carrier to use at his fathers and uncles sawmill,it was used to snig logs at the mill, a standard carrier will not slew on the spot in the soft ground conditions , mud, sawdust and the usual crap that you find on the ground around a bush mill,that was the reason for fitting the trasfer case from the Marmon Herrington tank,acording to the son that I was dealing with,it seems it was one of the hundred or so that was diverted to Aust from Java,and used as trainers here for a few years and , then scrapped the engines 4 of them for each were used in ships lighters, and some of the armour plate used around the wheel house of the lighters. just how the farther and uncle got the parts I have no idea, they are both dead now and the son in his mid 50s does not either Regards Ron

ron · #3 08-12-09, 00:00

Just a bit more Richard, the wheels are the standard pattern aust wheels by that I am refering to the spoke pattern but they are the same width as the British carrier wheels it was also fitted with British track and they had welded cleats onto the track for better purchase in the soft ground, If you know of anyone who has a need for the Marmon parts, I will sell them, as I am getting tired of moving them out of my way in the shed, Regards Ron

cantankrs · #4 11-12-09, 15:44

As far as I know there's still some MH diffs and final drives in Victoria for sale. Another party again (I think) listed a diff on eBay within the last few months. Ron, are those bull gear reduction units also marked as MH? It's just that they look different from the ones I saw in Vic which looked similar to Stuart final drives but with a drive coupling flange instead of an axle. Apart from the MH tanks diverted to Aust from the Dutch, crates of spares were also landed on the docks and as Ron said the tanks were dismantled after training use (as far as I have heard and read).

Regards

Alex McDougall

ron · #5 12-12-09, 05:31

Hi Alex,
Yes all of the drive line is marked Marmon, there are no axcles used in this conversion, the drive from the transfer case is via chains on spockets, its all Marmon two man tank parts, have a look on Tank net you can see more there and the various remaks from the experts around the world, there is quite a bit of interest from the U S A, but its still covered by the rules of lend lease, anyway thanks for your comment, there are quite a few pics of all of the parts in other posts that I have put on this forum.
Regards Ron,
John Belfield called in here a little while back and mentioned the parts in Victoria but he said they were not like the ones that I have