Workshop Trucks

[Don Birnie]

Jordan, Thanks for the answer. It makes sence as the early models were issued with blacksmith kits,hense the portable forge.
I was going with the idea that it might be used as a table for a grinder as these trucks had portable grinders as part of their welding stores.
Could you please PM me or post those pictures as I do not have a copy of Blueprint for Victory.

Thanks in advance.
Don

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by jim sewell
Cliff
Have posted a picture of a C60L Automotive Workshop that I have , do you have any pic's that would show the lay out inside .
Regards
Jim S.

What a beauty!

Here's a new vehicle pic taken at Wesley College, Melbourne which was taken over by the MGO branch of the army during the war.

[JackM]

Jim,

I have spoken to John Martin about this and I think he has all the detail on the internals for these vehicles. If you dobn't have his contact details, get in touch with Wayne Henderson.

Jack

[cliff]

Originally posted by jim sewell
Cliff
Have posted a picture of a C60L Automotive Workshop that I have , do you have any pic's that would show the lay out inside .
Regards
Jim S.

Jim I have PM'ed you about this. The truck looks great mate.

cheers
Cliff

[Jordan Baker]

Pic1

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[Don Birnie]

Jordan
Thanks again for the pictures.Will definitly help.
One thing I've noticed in these pictures is the trucks all seem to be 3 tonners.
Also when I took a closer look at the picture posted by Clive of the recuiting unit on the left side between the forge and the oxy-acet tanks you can just make out the anvil table.
Again thanks.

Don

[Les Freathy]

This thread seem to slide quietly in to the distance, dont know about you guys but with so many topics now on the forum some of the more interesting ones soon get bypassed and forgotten and many i am sure have more to offer. To bring this one back to life heres a image of the Leyland Retriever house body workshop
Les

[Les Freathy]

And a Ford WOT3 4x2 RAF workshop for instrument and electrical servicing

[Rolf S. Ask]

One body rotting away in Norway.
Anyone know any survivors of the Leyland Retrivers?
Guess this body can still be saved.
Rolf

[Bill Mulholland]

I am in dire need of the welding unit for the back of my KL. I have seen a couple on the net, but either they are beyond saving, but would make an excellent boat anchor, or they are priced beyond all reason. I am not too worried if it works, as long as it is reasonably complete. I can take care of getting it working. My truck is complete with tool boxes etc, and have found most of the bitzenpieces for the unit, but finding the welder itself has almost made me want to turn it in to a "locally produced" LAD truck, and forget about the welder. Thanks in advance.
Cheers, Bill

[Alex van de Wetering]

Rolf,

That might just me a nice one for Pete Ashby......He has a Leyland Retriever without rear body.

Alex

[Pete Ashby]

Alex

Your are right I do need a body for mine, unfortunately mine should have a Machinery type 3 body that's the one with a canvas sheet and sides that fold out to form either a working platform or benches.

Rolf

The body in your photo is a light machinery house type and would be used for dynamo and starter motor repairs and also instrument and optical gun sight repair.

It is a very rare find and needs saving, it was fitted to all the 6x4 3 ton range with the exception of AEC.

Pete

[Rolf S. Ask]

Pete and Alex

First, it is not my body.
But I'll check out with a friend and get him to save it. He should have the space to store it until someone needs it.
Well, thats if it is still there. It is a few Years since I took that picture.


Rolf

[Stuart Kirkham]

Originally posted by Keith Webb
Here's the mystery object. Looks like an upside down table as you suspected.

Here is the table 'in use' Keith.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q.../kltruck01.jpg

[Noel Burgess]

The picture below (credited to the Conniford Collection) is captioned as an Albion FT11 Machinery Type X - note another in the background and presumably a stores lorry alongside.
It is one of the few pictures I have seen of Albion FT11 & Ford WOT 6 4x4 machinery lorries (I've never seen a good shot of them with House type bodies).
There's a chalenge for somone

[Les Freathy]

Just for you Noel
Les

[Noel Burgess]

Thanks Les
Heres a photo of an RE24Kw body said to be on a Ford WOT6.
It's an IWM photo from an article in Military Modelling magazine in October1984.
Visible is a lathe (front nearside) and a large circular saw (?) -
I have always assumed that the gantry was there to demount the saw.
Noel

[Noel Burgess]

Heres on that looks like the same boby as that posted by Les way back in January [ Crosley Q RAF Type]. Can't remember where the photo came from - a website somewhere. I don't think I've seen that roofline anywhere else

[Richard Hughes]

I have recently purchased a Fordson Wot 6 Machinery lorry does anyone have the layout of kit in the back of the vehicle All I have in the body is a work bench , and gas bottle holders in the back body.


Thanks for any help
Richard Hughes

[Les Freathy]

Hi Richard

Another man of Kent EH! send me a PM of your location you cant be more than an hour from me.

Do you know the type of workshop body your Ford has, probably difficult with so little in it i have posted these images of a typeB and type X the layouts will at least give you a fighting chance of building the kit in the body. Funny there is no mention in the listing on these ref gas bottles, this may have been a post war addition as these images are dated 1948 and i very much doubt that any were carried out at this time. Some of the Fords served on untill the late 1960s by which time some mods were carried out. Hope this Helps

Noel i thought i had seen nearly all on machinery trucks but that photo is a gem, never seen it before, like you i suspect bodies from crossleys but these look like army rather than RAF trucks, amazing stuff now the research has to go on
cheers
Les

[Les Freathy]

type X

[cliff]

hmmm....Les they look the same type to me

[Richard Hughes]

Les

The body number is a no 4 mk6 which appears to be the standard body for the majority of machinery options. THe body still has the folding side work benches but there is a permanently attached bench next to one side (I will try to get enough time to post a picture in the next couple of days). The gas bottle holders are in the rear corners . The basic layout looks very similar to the Conniford Collection picture as this appears to have a fixed bench in the same location.

Richard Hughes

[Pete Ashby]

Hello Les

do you have similar detailed information for the workshop bodies fitted to the 6x4 3 ton range of trucks ?

regards

Pete

[PPS]

It is a long time since I saw a page from EMER's.

I cannot remember what they call them now, but I remember trying to wade my way through them to find details of various vehicles whilst in the R.E.M.E.

Paul.

Originally posted by Les Freathy
Hi Richard

Another man of Kent EH! send me a PM of your location you cant be more than an hour from me.

Do you know the type of workshop body your Ford has, probably difficult with so little in it i have posted these images of a typeB and type X the layouts will at least give you a fighting chance of building the kit in the body. Funny there is no mention in the listing on these ref gas bottles, this may have been a post war addition as these images are dated 1948 and i very much doubt that any were carried out at this time. Some of the Fords served on untill the late 1960s by which time some mods were carried out. Hope this Helps

Noel i thought i had seen nearly all on machinery trucks but that photo is a gem, never seen it before, like you i suspect bodies from crossleys but these look like army rather than RAF trucks, amazing stuff now the research has to go on
cheers
Les

[Les Freathy]

Yea your right on that Cliff thought i was being to clever overwriting items and seem to have lost the plot somwhere. Here is the type X.

Pete the answer is yes, dont have them all but a fair number what are you looking for
cheers
Les

[Les Freathy]

Richard had a quick look through one of the workshop files and found this, it would appear to be the type you are looking for as you can see the gas bottles in the rear corner of this post war truck. Hope it helps
cheers
Les

[David Potter]

Les,

On the workshop front (your reply to Pete Ashby), do you have layout for 6x4 Type K (forge & welding)? I know that they were pretty well replaced by 15cwt KL in 1944 but some engineer units still seem to have had 3 ton 6x4 Type K in service; presumeably mainly on Leyland chassis?

Any info (layout and 44-45 era images) of 6x4 Type K would be greatly appreciated!

David

[Noel Burgess]

Interesting that the page posted by Les states that the X role “renders obsolete role Q & role E and M”
I had previously understood that :-
Role X was “Royal Engineers Heavy Workshop”
Role E and M was “General Engineering & MT repair”
Role Q is a new one to me?

Is there a definitive list of Machinery Lorry Roles and Descriptions?

I also note that all the 4x4 images posted by Les show a narrow tailgate forming steps (which is what I expected) but both my posts show full width tailgates?

Les, I too would be most interested in any other details of 4x4 or 6x4 workshop bodies that you are willing to share – through the forum or privately

Noel

[Neil Ashley]

If this is of any interest it shows Fordson Workshop Trucks for sale in a 1961 Ruddington Catalogue