1943 Chevrolet Cab 13 C60s Wrecker

[Grant Bowker]

C-SCWE-01 is the Chevrolet Special Cold Weather Equipment parts list.
The following is a guess, but I think MB-C2-W is the normal MB-C2 maintenance manual with a supplement added for the cold weather equipment.

[cordenj]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

C-SCWE-01 is the Chevrolet Special Cold Weather Equipment parts list.
The following is a guess, but I think MB-C2-W is the normal MB-C2 maintenance manual with a supplement added for the cold weather equipment.

Thanks Grant.
I was hoping one of them might refer to a manual for the wrecking kit and extra winches; but yes the REME Wrecker has extra cold weather equipment including what look like ducts by the front screens. To stop icing?

[cordenj]

Progress made with making the complete chassis winch handbrake system that was missing on the Chev.
Fortunately was able to borrow the critical mounting bracket from a friend's artillery tractor (thanks Neil) and used it to make a replica. This was essential as very difficult to copy from photos:

[cordenj]

One part that was fairly difficult to replicate was the main brake band.
Again I was fortunate and able to borrow one for comparison, and found it to be almost identical to the main handbrake band used on Post-war M37 Dodge "Powerwagon".

Photo shows an original Chev Winch brake band and the Dodge M37 band.

One was duly sourced from the USA (carriage and UK import duty effectively doubling it cost!)

[cordenj]

The next task was to manufacture the various parts that make up the brake band actuating mechanism. Simple lathe and metal work and I now have the complete rear mechanism ready to fit.

Photo of a test fitting of the NOS brake band without springs and parts of the scratch built actuating cams

[Andy Beevers]

Hi John,
thanks again for Sunday, The winch brake is looking good, should be able to find more info from a gun tractor, should be the same.
Also have noted that Dirk has the wooden rifle butt holder's on his site, I'll be ordering, would you like some too?

[Hendrik van Oorspronk]

Thank you for the dateplates and nice to see you make progress with the whinch brake.

Hendrik