Diamond T 969

[Sam Scholz]

Hi all,

Jack, your gauge is the earlier civilian type (I'm sure you know that).
The later gauges were, more or less, standard military issue. I don't know when the change happened.

John, if your 980 has the later gauges, then finding replacements will be significantly easier as they were used on many US WW2 trucks. They use the wide bezel (a.k.a. 'paint tin lid') type for the 2" gauges.

I'm building a DT969 (at Childers) that uses many of the same gauges.
Lionel, is your truck the one at the transport place in Bundy north? I've been there.
Sam.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Sam Scholz

Hi all,

Jack, your gauge is the earlier civilian type (I'm sure you know that).
The later gauges were, more or less, standard military issue. I don't know when the change happened.

John, if your 980 has the later gauges, then finding replacements will be significantly easier as they were used on many US WW2 trucks. They use the wide bezel (a.k.a. 'paint tin lid') type for the 2" gauges.

I'm building a DT969 (at Childers) that uses many of the same gauges.
Lionel, is your truck the one at the transport place in Bundy north? I've been there.
Sam.

G'day Sam,

Wow another MLU person and so close to Bundaberg - hooray!

Ummm which transport place in Bundaberg North? Gee I have to get out more!

Kind Regards
Lionel

[jack neville]

Sam I looked a little further into the parts list (and managed a look under the dash) and this gauge is actually a cluster face with one gauge in the centre and the other three mounted around the edges, not in the body of the gauge. I have found someone who can reproduce the face and the separate units can probably be restored or replaced. Unless a NOS assembly turns up.

[Sam Scholz]

Hi Lionel,

It has been a while.

Hi Jack.

Lionel, it was a transport company indigenous to Bundaberg and they had two 1960s Diamond Reos, I think. Their workshop is in Bundy North, backing onto the river upstream from the railway bridge. It was a while ago.

I've been working in Bundaberg for the last month and a half. I should go and have a look again.

Sam.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Sam Scholz

Hi Lionel,

It has been a while.

Hi Jack.

Lionel, it was a transport company indigenous to Bundaberg and they had two 1960s Diamond Reos, I think. Their workshop is in Bundy North, backing onto the river upstream from the railway bridge. It was a while ago.

I've been working in Bundaberg for the last month and a half. I should go and have a look again.

Sam.

G'day Sam,

Good to see you posting again Sam.

"A transport company indigenous to Bundaberg ... Backing onto the river upstream of the railway bridge".

Would that be Berajondo Earthmoving & Haulage? I drove past after office hours and it was shut up and it looked pretty unfriendly. Not a place where they seemed to invite passers by stopping to take a look at their stuff. In my slow drive-by I mostly saw their earthmoving side of things. It is a big yard though.

My REO Speed Wagon truck was made in 1935 - I would still like to see a pair of newer Diamond REOs though! Hopefully they are not razor blades now!

Kind Regards
Lionel