Carrier kid

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Simon Delaney

paraphrased. . . I can't see the point of the longer shovel head bracket for sure but sean's has one as Rick says and that mk1 in the musem in S Africa has one too. Weird. I can make either which is the good news!

"I can make either which is the good news!"
Exactly. Good attitude. Pictures can be deceiving though. The shovel handle bracket on the 1943 C01UC MK-I* in the Ditsong Museum, J'Burg, SA is a standard handle depth. Perhaps someone has a copy of a DME circular showing the change?

A few of the factory images from Ford, Canada appear to show the "two-shovel" modification. Have they added a second retaining strap for the second shovel? Note this is for the seldom seen "tool plate mounted" towing bracket, with the pickaxe head relocated to the bottom of the tool plate.

Photo credits:
S Tegner, S.A. ,
Ford Canada Archives through "The Factory Photos", Clive Law, Service Publications.