CS8 Bowser

[Mike Kelly]

Nice finds there . The strainer is a wonder of British designing

[Jordan Baker]

Water purification in Normandy.


https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ect/1060015406

[Pete Ashby]

Thanks for posting Jordan some interesting footage there

Pete

[Alex van de Wetering]

Thanks Jordan! Lot's of interesting vehicles in that movie!

I was just looking at the pictures attached, last week. I wonder if the pictures were taken in Creully as well....

Does anyone know if any of the purification trailers survive?

source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections

Alex

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Thanks Jordan! Lot's of interesting vehicles in that movie!

I was just looking at the pictures attached, last week. I wonder if the pictures were taken in Creully as well....

Does anyone know if any of the purification trailers survive?

source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections

Alex

hi Alex,
I remember one of those Patterson purification trailers coming into REME workshops in the mid-1970's, also saw one in an army museum in Australia some years ago. Not seen any on the rally scene though.

regards, Richard

[Jordan Baker]

The water point was filmed in Cruelly. The modern monument is right across the road from where the water point was.

[Jordan Baker]

Hopefully these can help. The 200 gallon water bowser is mounted on a Dodge chassis.

[Alex van de Wetering]

hi Alex,
I remember one of those Patterson purification trailers coming into REME workshops in the mid-1970's, also saw one in an army museum in Australia some years ago. Not seen any on the rally scene though.

Hi Richard. I am not surprised that the trailers survived in service long after WW2.....it seems it's a useful bit of kit. Would be lovely to see one preserved or even at work at one of the rallys.

The water point was filmed in Cruelly. The modern monument is right across the road from where the water point was.

Yes, I know the spot; I remember standing there last May. It's along the road that goes around the Chateau de Creully and also close to Chateau de Creullet that was Monty's "campsite" during the Normandy campaign.
I was just wondering where the two IWM pictures were taken; It shows a tower in the background....presumably a Chateau, but I haven't been able to narrow down the location. At first I though the location might have been Creully, just like the vid.....but after looking at pictures of the Chateau I think it's probably somewhere else.

Alex

[Owen Evans]

Just noticed the water trucks in this film:

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ect/1060033073

Have some odd brackets on the side of the catwalks. About 1:13 into the film. Looking at the film in its entirety they appear to be on both sides, and have a restraining strap located between the two brackets.

Any thoughts as to their purpose?

Owen.

[Alex van de Wetering]

brackets for sand channels maybe?....or extra lengths of hose?

Alex

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

brackets for sand channels maybe?....or extra lengths of hose?

Alex

Hi Alex,

The sand channels gets my vote.

http://www.desert-vehicles.org/index.php?article_id=204

Owen.

[Owen Evans]

The delivery chap dropped this off today. It's an original PTO for the British 200 Gallon Water Tank driven pump (Morris CS8, Bedford MWC, or similar). Will eventually take pride of place on my C15 Chevrolet.

Hope the photos help others who may be looking for one of these.

Owen.

[Mike Kelly]

Think the Bedford used a Mono type pump directly driven from the engine crankshaft , the crew would slide the pump in from the front end like a crank handle. Unusual find that PTO setup you have.

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Think the Bedford used a Mono type pump directly driven from the engine crankshaft , the crew would slide the pump in from the front end like a crank handle. Unusual find that PTO setup you have.

Hi Mike,

Good point; I think it was an 'early' vs. 'late' thing. Here's the bumper-mounted type, which connected into the crank shaft (which I'm terming 'early'). You can just about tell from the last picture that the C15 doesn't appear to have that clamp bracket on the front bumper.

Owen.

[Owen Evans]

And here's some photos of the PTO driven unit (which I'm calling 'late'). That first photo is I believe the PTO control going through the floor of the cab

Note these photos (and the previous ones) have been kicking around on my computer for a long time; if anyone recognises them as theirs, let me know so I can provide the appropriate recognition!

Owen.

[Owen Evans]

This one just popped up on Ebay UK:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/water-bow...EAAOSwknVe0sjC

Remains of a pretty standard 200 gallon water tank, possibly either Bedford MWC or Morris CS8. Except it has a small instruction plate in the bottom left side of the rear locker, identifying the priming point for the power pump. Mine doesn't have that, because it would be underneath the lockers!

Unless my eyes deceive me, the mounting points for the rear locker framework appear to be on the right side, whereas they are normally seen on the left side of the tank. Could this possibly be the same arrangement as the one shown on the back of the C15 below? Does this now suggest the early British water tanks were built in both left and right hand versions, depending what truck they were destined for?

Owen.

[Mike Kelly]

Originally Posted by Owen Evans

This one just popped up on Ebay UK:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/water-bow...EAAOSwknVe0sjC

Remains of a pretty standard 200 gallon water tank, possibly either Bedford MWC or Morris CS8. Except it has a small instruction plate in the bottom left side of the rear locker, identifying the priming point for the power pump. Mine doesn't have that, because it would be underneath the lockers!

Unless my eyes deceive me, the mounting points for the rear locker framework appear to be on the right side, whereas they are normally seen on the left side of the tank. Could this possibly be the same arrangement as the one shown on the back of the C15 below? Does this now suggest the early British water tanks were built in both left and right hand versions, depending what truck they were destined for?

Owen.

Interesting the LH and RH configuration.

Found these pics of a NZ MW water truck in the 1950's or 60's .

[Owen Evans]

A few more trinkets came my way this week! First up, a pair of the perforated 'outer' strainers that the suction hose strainers (see post #30) go inside of. The lock pin and wire are missing off both, but should be fairly straightforward to replicate.

Along with that is the 3-way valve that connects the water filters to the top of the 200 gallon water tank.

If anyone would like more photos and/or dimensions, please let me know!

Owen.