F15A Trying to Identify

[James Y]

Interesting that they had enough time to put the PCC #'s on both side of the hood and I see it on the passenger door.

[James Y]

Here are few pictures when we picked it up.

[James Y]

If anyone can help out on the details of the welding table that would be great.

Jim

[rob love]

Originally Posted by James Y

Interesting that they had enough time to put the PCC #'s on both side of the hood and I see it on the passenger door.

When you are in the service during peacetime, you have plenty of time. They went to all the trouble of putting together the stencil, they might as well use it.

I have an old BSF tap and die set that is Cdn Forces surplus. Besides the usual stock number, description, and checklist number on the lid, it also has a kit number stenciled on the top of the box. Whomever did that then taped the stencil to the inside of the box. Would of been a shame to only use it once then throw it away.

[Colin Alford]

I saw this thread last night and thought that I might be able to assist. I was concerned that the data plate in the truck read F15441-M-MACH-1 as opposed to F15A MACH-KL so I had a flip through the design records to figure out what the M-MACH-1 could be.

There are no Machinery Lorries listed that match M-MACH-1 and the only Machinery Lorry that entered production on a 15cwt chassis was the MACH-KL (the exception being a pilot model "Machinery Lorry 15cwt Slave Battery Charger" Code 15A-BC-1 but it appears that this pilot model was built on a Chev). I wonder if the designation F15441-M-MACH-1 was a code for the beefed-up chassis designed for a Machinery Lorry as opposed to the code for the complete vehicle?

Having not found an answer from the design records I then decided to drop by the KL in Borden during lunch to have a look at the data plates on that truck. Unfortunately the data plates are missing from the Borden truck. They were definitely on the dash (not on the door) but were missing prior to the last paint job.

Knowing that the only Machinery Lorry on a 15cwt was the KL and the fact that the remains of the body appear correct for the KL, I think that it is a safe bet that the subject truck was a KL.

Colin

[super dave]

The parts truck I picked up last fall is also a M-Mach-1, Seams to be a regular F15A to me.

[James Y]

On Dave's truck he has the 12 leaf rear spring pack instead of the regular 10 leaf spring pack and his truck also has the MACH-1 tag. Would there be other configuration of equipment that would be on the same rear deck style? Other than a KL welder?

Jim

[George McKenzie]

would you be looking for the welder for this truck?

[James Y]

Yes If I could ever find one.

Let me know.

Jim