Shorpy Photo. When it comes to the imortant bits, use Ford parts.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Monday, December 01, 2014 - 03:59 am:

http://www.shorpy.com/node/18871


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Monday, December 01, 2014 - 04:17 am:

Looks like a bright idea...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Monday, December 01, 2014 - 04:22 am:

Hang on...I think they finally saw the light.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Monday, December 01, 2014 - 04:23 am:

I know...what a bright idea!!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hap Tucker in Sumter SC on Monday, December 01, 2014 - 07:12 am:

Dane,

Thanks for posting the link ( http://www.shorpy.com/node/18871 ) to the Shorpy photo from 1922ish that shows a Military Cadillac built to carry a search light. The trailer the light is on is the best part – using T front axles and wheels. I have seen other trailers similar to that one in WWI photos and had always wondered if they used the T axles or a different axle with the T wheels. You can clearly see the T front axle and wheels in the photo.





I’m not really sure of the front wheel size. It looks like 30 x 3 on the left front tire but it is hard for me to say for sure what it reads. I would guess it is 30 x 3. If it was standard USA front wheels then 30 x 3. But Ford USA supplied front wheels for the ambulances in 30 x 3 ½ during WWI. And of course the company making the trailers could have purchased the 30 x 3 ½ wheels without hubs and the front hubs separately and assemble their own 30 x 3 ½ wheels. And all the Canadian Fords that went to support WWI had 30 x 3 ½ on all four wheels. So if the spot light trailer was built to support WWI – then 30 x 3 ½ would be a possibility. Note also that the T wheels do NOT have valve stems. Our 1907 Model S Runabout came without a tube in a couple of the tires. The tires had been filled with cotton seeds. That worked fine for display as it kept the tire from being flat. I don’t know if they would have heated up if it was driven much or not. We replace the seeds with tubes before we drove it.

The Shorpy site had a good note stating the Cadillac was probably a 1917 model 55 modified and the light was probably produced by Sperry Company.

Again thanks for posting the link to the photo.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Monday, December 01, 2014 - 07:34 am:

Ford parts are useful everywhere :-)
I saw this 1933 Volvo ladder truck yesterday:


ladder truck

In the rear a Model T differential was used in the ladder mechanism:
rzs mechanix


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