Sold: '42/43 Ford F15A

[jack neville]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

I've seen and driven this truck (plus own and have been restoring CMP's for over 30 years). No areas of major concern I'm aware of beyond a great runner with as much original stuff as you are likely to spend a lifetime looking for.

OK, OK. There is one BIG flaw.

The chevron tires (yes...NEW...CHEVRON...TIRES!!) are backwards and should be 'v' down. At least according to the manual. You could either live with that or spend 20 minutes changing them around if you felt the need.

I have chevron tyres fitted to my Fordson WOT. I put them on backwards, against the 'direction of rotation' arrow as I found in a manual where it was advised that the performance and wear was found to be improved that way. I wish I could find the manual again as I am forever explaining to others why they are on backwards. Anyone else read that anywhere?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by jack neville

I have chevron tyres fitted to my Fordson WOT. I put them on backwards, against the 'direction of rotation' arrow as I found in a manual where it was advised that the performance and wear was found to be improved that way. I wish I could find the manual again as I am forever explaining to others why they are on backwards. Anyone else read that anywhere?

Early CMP manuals call for the tread V down first. This, apparently, gives better traction but doesn't wear as well as you say. For war economy about 1941 they started calling for the open end of the V down first. Wartime photo's would indicate this is what happened but there's lots that show tires mounted in the 'wrong' direction.

Of course the Americans solved this whole problem with NDCC bar treads.

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

Early CMP manuals call for the tread V down first. This, apparently, gives better traction but doesn't wear as well as you say. For war economy about 1941 they started calling for the open end of the V down first. Wartime photo's would indicate this is what happened but there's lots that show tires mounted in the 'wrong' direction.

Of course the Americans solved this whole problem with NDCC bar treads.

I think it is the other way around.
the manuals, looking at C1, shows the open end down and then i think there was a bulletin saying to reverse that. Maybe debated on MLU some time ago? Then looking at the pictures in the Back Of Bill Greggs vol 1 the pictures of trucks in operation particularly the C60L in the ditch show the point end down or leading.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Harry Moon

I think it is the other way around.
the manuals, looking at C1, shows the open end down and then i think there was a bulletin saying to reverse that. Maybe debated on MLU some time ago? Then looking at the pictures in the Back Of Bill Greggs vol 1 the pictures of trucks in operation particularly the C60L in the ditch show the point end down or leading.

Harry, go back to the earlier small 1939/40 CMP manuals. By the time of MBC1 the change had occurred to open end of the V down. The ditched C60L (a 13 cab so 1942 or newer) is one of those 'exceptions'.