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23-01-13, 09:56
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I tried Tony, but the plate does not come up at all well, it is a much lighter plate than the other with less and lighter stamping, apart from manufacturer it just has the date and serial no. (all I can see any way)
Taking it to Corowa? Rich.
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23-01-13, 11:25
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Well...
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Look forward to a yarn at Corowa and hopefully with more knowledge about these trailers...will it be blasphemy to tow it behind a Cab 12 Blitz?
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23-01-13, 16:28
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Perhaps not blasphemy .... after all, both the Cab 12's horribly cramped cab and the Corio trailers 'over engineered' design owe their origins to British War Office 'thinking', albeit at different times.
Richard's comments about the mudguard are interesting: the Land Rover mudguard (series 2A for Aust Army) was developed as a result of trials experience with mud building up between the wheel and rounded mudguard, and the small space being too tight to clear out easily. Perhaps this is another instance of that? Mike C
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23-01-13, 19:37
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Dianna
I think it's a bit more complicated than just using a Pan Brake: the square guards require cutting the blank, punch the mounting holes, press the ribs in the top (using a die in a press), notch the fold points, fold and flatten raw edges, fold edges at right angles, fold guards and weld, most of which are manual operations. For 1000 plus guards (for 500 trailers plus spares/replacement parts) that's a lot of time/labour. I don't doubt that the set-up costs of large blanking, forming and trimming dies for a double-acting press are something to consider, but I'm just not sure that it is the main driving force behind the square versus round design in this case. Same for the thousands of Aust jeep trailers: I think the main driving force in all these cases was access/mud clearance, rather than the economics of pressed versus folded guards. The Aust Army already had considerable experience with the Bantam trailer before the Aust No.3 & 4 were designed, and it is probably the reason why the No.4 trailer guard was mounted even higher on the body than the No.3: to provide maximum clearance. Mike C
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23-01-13, 20:44
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Tony, heaven forbid Corowa Should have a "Year of Everything Must Be Perfectly Correct".
In the same era the Austin Champ had the round front mudgaurds replaced with the square ones after the proto-type (Mudlark) stage. Unfortunatley the round guards on the back remain, they leave very little room around the wheel/tyre and could become mud bound quite easily. Rich.
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23-01-13, 23:02
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It is good to see that there are a few people planning to bring their trailer to Corowa. Get your entry in now,please, if you haven't entered yet. Regards Rick.
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23-01-13, 23:58
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'MGB'? ...
Mike C
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24-01-13, 00:04
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What is interesting about Tony's trailer, is that the mounting holes for round guards (as the FV design) are present, see the photo on his post. Why were these mountings put in if the more angular guards were to be fitted from the start?
Has anyone got an original parts list or user manual? Might offer up a few clues. 
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