Wanted: Water Bowser Fittings

[Owen Evans]

Still fruitlessly searching for the following elusive items, for my C15 water tank:

1 pair of water filters (either 'Stellar' or 'Metafilter')
1 pair of differential hand pumps

Example photos attached. The first three are of the filters; the last two are the hand pumps.

Thanks,
Owen.

[horsa]

Likewise interested in any leads for these parts as well in case someone turns up a long forgotten stockpile. Or if anyone has the ability to make at least an externally correct copy of the filter.

[simon king]

Have you tried asking the same question on the HMVF trailer forum or the FB British Trailer group? People were looking to reproduce these parts as they are so scarce. I think the same filters and pumps were fitted to both trailer and lorry mounted bowsers.

[Mike Kelly]

Me too

A chap on the HMVF was looking into have some of these filters and pumps reproduced, don't know what became of it

There are a few originals out there but they are rather scarce items

With today's expoxy and other modern materials, I think it would be possible to make non-functioning replicas . The main body could be machined or cast from aluminium.

[horsa]

Marco in Italy (on the FB Trailer Forum as well) is the one that hoped to make copies of the filter. He hasn't had time to go to a museum in Rome to get measurements of an example they have on one of the bigger trailers.

We also have a second person here in Texas in need of both filter and pump so there are quite a few people that would buy them if available.

[Owen Evans]

These are incredibly hard to find items. Seemingly when these water tanks were processed out, the folks that bought them binned the filters and pumps. Either that, or the military took them off for future use.

I found a company that will cast new ones, but I need original examples as a basis. To make a new pattern from scratch would cost a small fortune.

I'm looking at replicating a couple of 'lookalike' filters. If anyone else wants to try this, the attached drawing from the Metafilter instruction manual may be of use.

Regarding the hand pumps, the attached photo shows a different style (semi rotary). Maybe a different tank manufacturer?

Owen.

[Andy Mitchell]

You need to try and get hold of Ian Litchy on HMVF - he seemed to corner the market in UK for these trailers lol