Pete,
Any chance of finding out where these are to get parts for Gordon?
Thanks,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete & Renee Davis" <pandr@cybertours.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Puff the snow blower finally touches down at my place
> Hello Gordon,
>
> Great photos of your new toy. But as far as "one of two known to exist" is
> concerned; I'm afraid I must burst your bubble. I know where two others
are
> here in Southern Maine, in the U.S. Both are painted orange, which means
> former Department of Transportation, but they could have been surplused by
the
> military. There were several large air bases here during WW II. Good luck,
and
> please keep us all posted on your progress.
>
> Pete Davis
> pandr@cybertours.com
>
> "Gordon.W.I. McMillan" wrote:
>
> > Finally took delivery of the Marmon-Herrington Ford this weekend. It
was
> > supposed to be here by Christmas but the seller didn't say which year
> > right enough........ there's some 'as found' photos on;
> > http://www.gwim2.free-online.co.uk/mhf.htm
> >
> > It's a solid '42 SnoGo unit with the extra low reduction box, bought by
> > Uncle Sam and transferred to British ownership, first the RAF and then
one
> > of the government ministries. It took me most of the weekend to stick
the
> > blower unit on and add up the missing bits to see what's what. Biggest
> > initial problem is the Ford V8 engine, which needs to be taken out and
> > shot somewhere quiet as it's cracked externally and internally by the
look
> > of it, fortunately the four spare engines should be here next week and
> > there's at least one low-hours unit with them.
> >
> > Missing ;
> >
> > half the the short shaft that runs from the front axle pillow block to
the
> > blower drive,
> > the lower braces that hold the blower head square, (they'll have to get
> > made along with the two mounting brackets for the blower head end,)
> > one control handle on the hydraulics inside the cab,
> >
> > Needing work;
> >
> > All three hydraulic cylinders on the blower gear have rusted rams,
> > including one expensive-looking shuttle-ram unit.
> > Six hydraulic hoses feeding the blower gear.
> > The V8 driving engine.
> >
> > Good news;
> >
> > All the dents are out of it already, all the sheet metal is virtually as
> > new, having spent it's entire life indoors and with low hours on
> > everything.
> > The IHC industrial engine at the back looks new, the blower gear has
been
> > off the truck for 30 years so the blower drive engine probably hasn't
> > done that much work. Most of the stickers on it are still legible.
> >
> > I did wonder why the JCB that was tugging it around was finding it hard
> > work, until I found out that the all-up weight is 13,200lbs or about
six
> > tons - and it's smaller that a Chevrolet 1.5 ton.
> >
> > Anybody got any bits ? The Ford stuff looks straightforward enough, and
> > all the Marmon-Herrington stuff is present and correct - most of the
bits
> > that are missing are Klauer / SnoGo if anyone has any info on bits.
> > Unusually for a WW2 truck all three companies are still in business so
> > I'll be checking out Klauer in case a manual can still be obtained.
> >
> > Gordon
> >
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