1943 Chevrolet Cab 13 C60s Wrecker

[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

[cordenj]

Originally Posted by Hendrik van Oorspronk

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

Hendrik

Hi Hendrik,

Its interesting that your wrecker and the one on the REME Museum are both from contract SM6056 but their dates of manufacture are 10 months apart. And mine is said to have been built in July 1943.

[Hendrik van Oorspronk]

Mine is even manufactured before the contract! It was first build for an other contract as a brkd 4 wrecker. I saw it when I removed the data plates, the old contract number and the 4 were hammered flat and stamped again in the plate as a 5 and with the contract SM 6056.
There are also several points where you can see that the winterization kit (the difference between the brkd 4 and 5) is added later to the truck.

Hendrik

[cordenj]

Finished making and fitting the complete main chassis winch handbrake today.
Using some NOS parts from USA but mainly scratch built bits. A few photos of the process and using card template to design pivot bracketry.

[cordenj]

Completed installation, which all seems to fit in quite neatly