CF LSVW photo reference gallery

[Robin Craig]

Good question Marc,

Vehicles such as the LSVW have fuel fired heaters which in conjunction with a circulation pump warm the engine to make first time starting reliable in an arctic environment. Unfortunately they were the item that were prone to going bang or just catching fire. The cause of which I am not aware of.

The fuel fired heaters are not new technology.

R

[rob love]

I saw plenty of the IVECO vehicles in service with other nations, and of course in commercial use during my tour of Bosnia. Seems like we may have assembled a poor combination with our trucks. A lot of the problems will have to do with poorly made components, ranging from fuel tanks to transmission coolant lines.

Funny thing about the IVECOs of other nations......the brakes did not sound like a freight train stopping. That is the sure sign that an LSVW is within a km of you.......the unmistakable squeel.

[Ed Storey]

Here is a HLVW and an LSVW that had seen some hard use in Bosnia.

[rob love]

Ed
What year was that photo taken. The LSVW looks like one that was in an incident near our camp.

[Ed Storey]

The image was taken at VK in Sept 2000.

[rob love]

It could be the one. I started to type out the story behind the single vehicle collision, but it did not put the CF in good light so I will simply say it got the driver and co-driver a trip home.

[Robin Craig]

Were both vehicles rebuilt?

Ed, is there any way the watermark can be taken off your picture and a clear copy posted? Im sure you have your reasons for doing it

R

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by rob love

I saw plenty of the IVECO vehicles in service with other nations, and of course in commercial use during my tour of Bosnia. Seems like we may have assembled a poor combination with our trucks. A lot of the problems will have to do with poorly made components, ranging from fuel tanks to transmission coolant lines.

Funny thing about the IVECOs of other nations......the brakes did not sound like a freight train stopping. That is the sure sign that an LSVW is within a km of you.......the unmistakable squeel.

How about an Italian passenger "LSVW"?

[Dano McLaren]

After much trial and error, I think I have the photo thing figured out. Here are some shots from the line training troop at Kingston.

[Frank v R]

I remember our first ex with the LS, Rad troop had their vehicles in the field and where doing their thing when I got the call that all the vehicles had quit, whet out and slaved them and took a look, they were all charging at only 24 volts , now teach all the det commanders to pull out the throttle to get the output up to 28 volts, back in the sack , next call, everybody is frozen in the pod, get your ground sheets out kids and cover the front to restrict air flow , now the kids are all warm as bunnies, then it was POL time and there is diesel fuel flying everywhere, we get back and out comes my screw driver and away go the little screens in the fuel tank neck, problem solved, now try to teach them how to cold start a diesel , I would still take 10 LS to 1 G-wagon , the LS is a dumb truck , anyone guess what I'm talking about here?

[Robin Craig]

I am trying to keep this thread as kind of a spine of LSVW information of the general type.

I have been sorting through what is called, domestically, junk but I call it reference material.

I found this today, one of the gems that I have saved.

[Jes Andersen]

Robin, that's interesting. I recall passing one of the Western Star locations on the way to meetings in Kelowna back in the day. The lot was full of LSVW units but I never thought to stop and take a few pictures.

We all know where Western Star is now....