41 ford 3 ton 4x4

[Rob Beale]

The rear gearbox mount Lynn describes is similar to that used in LP2 and LP2A carriers. (There are different mounting heights though)
Rob

[Mike K]

My 93 year old German neighbour was a driver in the artillery , he was captured in Italy . He told me he did his army driving license test in a 4X4 Opel truck . He showed me a interesting book he has, published in Germany during the war, the book details the technical specifications of British armour eg tanks , it is printed in the old Gothic German script, I would love to get a loan of it . Mike

[Lynn Eades]

Rob L., I think the mount is a one piece rubber mount that is probably captive in the cross member and held there with another plate on the bottom (I'm not sure about this particular set up) There are two steel bosses moulded into the rubber that stick up through the holes. The cast bracket bolts to these. The park brake anchor and speedo drive boss are part of the mount and can be easily seen.
I have one of those rubber mounts. It is a standard commercial Ford part, that used in conjunction with a std commercial cast mount, bolted to the back of the box at the holes you speak of. The LP2/ LP2A carriers used a longer rubber mount and a taller cast mount, both of which are Ford parts, special to the Australian pattern carriers.

Leo, I like your clever way of having only the front of the truck in your shed.

[leo tomaiolo]

you are correct on the trany mount see pict. the truck uses standard ford truck parts with the exception of cutting the trany crossmember to allow for the front drive shaft to have clearance.. as for the garage it is a bit short to fit the whole truck in but it does allow me to work on it with some heat in the winter. i'm hoping to have the truck done for next october to make it's first show at the colling's foundation. once i'm done i try to make as many shows as i can. i have the means to tow it where ever i need to bring it. a few shots of the frame. it runs and drives quite well. the color on the rims is what the body color will be.

[Howard]

Keep the updates and photos coming!
H