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09-07-12, 04:10
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use of the air compressor
It was over 10 years ago and I am not sure what the reason was, they may not have liked the look of us or the fact that we were/did not buy anything from them.
I do recall they were not very friendly and we moved on. 
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09-07-12, 04:33
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Mortar
Hey Darrin,
Can you share so more shots of the layout inside for the strorge of mortars? It sound like the race is on to have another two carriers at Corowa next year.
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09-07-12, 04:34
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unpacking the hull
The hull arrived down from Darwin where is has been in storage, to my property, hired a crane truck to lift out the engine cover and both rolls of tracks. Crane cost $85 per hour to do the lifting, luckily I only had it for under an hour. Everthing was placed down onto pallets (which I can pick up easily as businesses do not want them) and I now have a pallet jack, courtesy of Ebay whick would be one of the best items I have bought. So easy to move large & heavy items around when you have a lot of concrete. Will have to invest in a floor crane when the need arises.
Pics from my 2 little helpers- children.
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09-07-12, 04:39
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Time to start the real work
Decided to remove the LHF side section of cut armour as it had a section cut out of it. Utilised 4"cutting discs to cut out the original welds and then finished off with a sledge hammer to knock it out and break the last of the welds.
Attended a car show/picnic with my 'Follow me' GPW Jeep & trailer and the WC-57, met several people that had info and stories about using Dodges on their farms and BGC. Met an older fellow who used to used blitz trucks for logging, he also said that they wrecked a BGC for its engine and that the tracks were out in the forest where they took them off. He is going to give me a map of their location. Recovery trip for the future.
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09-07-12, 04:42
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forgot to attach the pic
here is a pic of my work after cutting out the armour and knocking it out with the hammer. Certainly makes it easier to get in and out of, so I can see why farmers cut them around a bit.
Also bought some aluminium steps to get in and out of the rear section of the hull, it is a lot of climbing when doing little jobs and removing items.
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09-07-12, 04:55
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steps
Hi Darrin,
I thought you might have made the steeps out of wood? Pic from AWM
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