CF HLVW Photo reference gallery

[Robin Craig]

Inevitably some vehicles are sent home on flatbeds as this HLVW cargo with crane is. It was more like a salt lick when I snapped 92601 on a civvy float. This is why our vehicles don't last when exposed to corrosion.

92421 seems almost pristine in 1994 taken at a display by 450 Squadron in Ottawa.

The fuel pods in the back of the cargo are 92516 in Ottawa in 1998, I am thinking this was before any of the tankers were built.

The all green wrecker with the cab flipped is 92893 and this was during a big exercise during 1998 in and around the Ottawa valley replicating Bosnia or Yugoslavia.

The under the cab shot of the engine is again 93090 but a year earlier

[rob love]

The change in paint schemes were not a cost saving measure, but rather a policy that B vehicles were to be painted the flat green. Perhaps it was because a B vehicle is supposed to be to the rear, and not treated as a combat vehicle. The days of having a sofskin like an Iltis or an LSVW in forward service are long over.

The fuel pods did not meet transport Canada requirements. They were removed from the trucks along with the pumps, filter units, and the entire cargo box. Those items were sold off through CADC, and the cab and chassis were sent off to be built into tankers. This occurred around 2002.

[Robin Craig]

I am absolutely tickled pink as to the information that is coming out and being woven around these pictures for all to see.

I am very grateful to all of you who post the knowledge you have on here

Thank you one and all

Robin

[Robin Craig]

I am now an active member of our volunteer Fire and Rescue department.

Just over a week ago I went one dark snowy night to a mutual aid meeting at a Fire Hall of a neighbouring department a few miles away.

Imagine my surprise when I walked in and saw her again!

She has moved stations but still with the same municipality, hence a different name on the door.

A new fuel tank was fitted a while ago.

Anyhow, she is still in service, just.

Robin

[Ed Storey]

Robin, thank you for posting these images. I would think that when the time comes for the fire department to dispose of this unique vehicle that some collector or museum should step up and save it. if only my pockets were deeper and my garage much bigger....

[Bob Carriere]

That when Newburg got the new tanker it actually replace a running cab 12, no roof, C15a water tanker for rural fires. The tank was under construction at the time with only the side piece installed.

The cab 12 was up for sale in Auto trader. I went down to look at it and actually drove it in the village street....... and missed a down shift going up a hill.

The lucky bidder was Mel N. from Oshawa and his CMP water truck is usually on display at the Oshawa event now fully restored.

One of the firemen took me to his house where he had a new set of six 9x16 Michelin tires mounted on Steyr rims.....which I acquired but not used yet. Tires had been sold as surplus after a reverse engineering project got canned.

Small world is it not .....

Cheers

[Robin Craig]

Bob,

I am glad you chimed in about the CMP tanker it replaced as I had been told all that and think I saw it in Ottawa once at Lansdown.

Yes it is a small world.

And Ed, get behind me as I have already put my name on the list to be informed if it is to be sold . . . she doesn't know . . . shhhhh

Robin