Restoration of Aussie jeep trailer

[John Mackie]

Thank you all for the usefull information you have posted.
It appears that the drawbar has been reversed at some time and that explains the "u" shaped bracket and the remains of welding should be on the lower side.
I was away at the weekend and came home with cutting wheels,welding rods, steel plate and a new set of oxy welding hoses.
I will keep taking photos and with the help of Tony to put then up untill I jearn how to do it

[John Mackie]

Hey everybody!

Considerable process has been made with the restoration of this trailer. Here are some photos of the progress made.

[John Mackie]

Here's some more photos thanks to Toby Baillie. I will add details, hopefully tonight.

[Mike Cecil]

Hard to see what the Unit sign was, except the background colour appears to have been light blue, so it was an engineer unit. But as for the two figures....????

Mike C

[John Mackie]

Most of the serious welding was done today by a friend using his MIG.
i did some more rubing arrount the LHR corner . there are the remains of 2 signs. one looks like a round top tree ( not a palm tree) over a boo9merang. the other i can only pick out thr boomerang.
will keep looking.

[Mike Cecil]

John,

If you put up some images, we'll see what we can make of the signs. I'm sure everyone is as interested as I am in that aspect.

The No.3 or 3A trailers are historically much more interesting than the No.4 (and much rarer), as they were produced in time to see considerable overseas service in the SWPA (which possibly accounts for why so few have survived, too), whereas the No.4 came in toward the very end of the war, and saw much less combat service.

Mike C

[John Mackie]

Looking further at the sign i think it may be a kangaroo over a boomerang, Ikeep going back have a rub and another look. i have taken phitis but will have to get an offsider to place on the net.
Is there a full listing of these signs available on the net?