Blitz at work

hrpearce · #1 23-01-10, 04:58

The blitz and I will be working partners for quite a while yet. This is what you get when you miss a years spraying due to a grasshoper plague eating all the leaves off the blackberries leaving nothing to take up the spray.

hrpearce · #2 27-03-10, 22:21

Drove the Blitz to the Batlow show yesterday and had a nice relaxing day sitting in the shade talking to people I only meet once or twice a year

Keith Webb · #3 28-03-10, 00:55

That is a very good looking vehicle!

What are the details from the data plates please?

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Originally Posted by Ghost

I too spray weeds for a living up on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. I haven't used my blitz for that purpose for years. Instead I have taken my Chev back to its original form - a beach defence truck. It is mostly completed apart from the paint (which I may leave as it is due to remnants of original camo & markings)

Ganmain Tony · #4 28-03-10, 01:12

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Originally Posted by Ghost

I too spray weeds for a living up on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. I haven't used my blitz for that purpose for years. Instead I have taken my Chev back to its original form - a beach defence truck. It is mostly completed apart from the paint (which I may leave as it is due to remnants of original camo & markings)

Wow! What a great looking truck! & very complete, with all the hard to get stuff on it!!!

Guyra Ghost eh? Wouldnt be an old Rugby Player would you??

aj.lec · #5 28-03-10, 03:45

A great looking rig you have there Robert .Congratulations

Keith Webb · #6 28-03-10, 05:30

Do you have a pic of the stamping for the details you list? Just interested in case there is also the WO number somewhere. And the chassis number presumably has 8443... also what is the ARN I can see but not quite read on your first image?

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Originally Posted by Ghost

I didn't know about the original tray or gun until I was told to come & pick up the rest of the "rubbish" by his widow.
The tray & cab were made by Holden in Melbourne, the generator is a 4 cylinder Coventry Climax 7.5hp & the searchlight was made by General Electric Australia & stamped Beach Defence 1942.
I only have the chassis number because the alloy ID plates suffered due to being on the beach during the war. the only other ID is C60L Heavy AA/Beach Defence 1942 AA/H.- stamped both on truck & tray.

hrpearce · #7 28-03-10, 07:28

Hi Robert W,
I wanted to reply earlier but a cloud came between me and the saterlight.
You have a great Blitz and gun there and you were lucky the tray stayed out of sight for so long.
I don't make a living out of spraying but at least I managed to pick up enough work to pay for the work done to the blitz so far. I only get jobs the others carn't do as I am much slower than the modern rigs and I charge a similar hourley rate.

hrpearce · #8 24-04-10, 22:06

More from the experts, this time in print.
Greg found a book on a sale table in front of a book store, " TANKS AND ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLES VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA", an English book printed in China.

aj.lec · #9 25-04-10, 01:45

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Originally Posted by hrpearce

More from the experts, this time in print.
Greg found a book on a sale table in front of a book store, " TANKS AND ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLES VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA", an English book printed in China.

I am not one of the "experts" or profess to be anything of the sort but
Just looking at the thumbnail
They must not have done their editing very well . It states a chev C60l with a ford v8 powerplant
Before the other ford boys chip in -I really do not know if that would be an improvement

Rod Diery · #10 26-04-10, 07:07

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Originally Posted by hrpearce

More from the experts, this time in print.
Greg found a book on a sale table in front of a book store, " TANKS AND ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLES VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA", an English book printed in China.

And notice it only weighs 2100 kg