Thanks for showing us the oldest piece in the museum. That's interesting that this truck has not been restored. Great job researching & explaining the story with this vehicle & the company. I've driven through both Clintonville & Oshkosh. I was lucky enough to see one of those military vehicles on the road as they were testing it out. Quite a head turner for me.
Very interesting seeing that. I've worked on, when I was younger, old vehicles and restorations of the early 1900's. The fitting of a rear winch to the vehicle as well as having the equivalent of dual rear wheels may mean it was originally supplies as an artillery vehicle. My maternal grandfather was in the 18 pounder FAB on the western Front in WW1 and they used horse drawn gun and limber systems. It changed on the battlefield with the Americans bringing gun tractors that were 4wd. The winches were always, and to this day, fitted to the GT's to allow them to winch the gun out of emplacements as the guns were generally hand emplaced by rolling them in and after a lot of rounds had been sent downrange the guns generally sank further into the ground of the emplacements and not easy to hand recover. And that is also my knowledge from also doing a turn in the Australian artillery, with 105mm guns though. The acetylene had cylinders for powering the lights was a WW1 front line innovation as it was safer and less maintenance than having the gas generator on the vehicle itself with carbide being hard to keep dry on the front line. Oh and as an aside, my father was the Australasian Managing Director of OSKOSH trucks and oversaw proposals to the Australian defence forces in the late 60's and early 70's including tank transporters and aircraft crash tenders for the airforce.
I was quite amazed when I saw this thing in Arsenalen. And kudos for putting a mirror under the truck so the visitor can look at the underside of the vehicle. Now it is even cooler when I know a bit of history behind it. Hope I will have an opportunity to visit your museum again.
Thank you for this video. It is great to see an actual FWD Model B, instead of just photos. The fact that it is so complete, including the acetylene headlamps, is a bonus. The connection with Oshkosh is something that I appear to have either missed or forgotten. There is actually a restored WW2 FWD recovery truck in the upper part of the North Island, here in NZ. It has a centrally mounted winch and was based at a U.S. operated airfield during the war. It appeared in an episode of the Low Gear television programme.
I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for WW1 era trucks, so this was a most pleasant surprise. That was right high-tech back then , and kitted out with all the options. Thank you for making and sharing! I haven’t been to the museum since it was in Axevalla, so it looks like I need a refresher visit.
Really cool, I look forward having a look at it when the situation in the society calms down. Ig would be really cool seeing it restored into what you think was a operational configuration.
To think that this vehicle is over 100 years old but many of the mechanical components and parts have changed little in that time. The designer got it right first time
Hej Stefan. Tack för alla underbara videor du lägger ut. Den där öppningen vid ljuddämparen. Min morfar körde motorcykel i Göteborg på 1920 talet. Han hade en liknande funktion på motorcykeln som användes istället för tuta. Skulle det kunna vara samma funktion för lastbilen?
Having a way to get extra power up hill? Me just going: What?? Did it carry around a extra engine connected to the drivetrain in the back? Did it mix in some kind of power increasing liquid in the carburetor? Where there a clutch to disengage the fan blower on the radiator? Did it have a crawl gear reduction? *Stefan points at the excused. What? There where no turbos or anything to.... No way. Really stretching the definition of increasing power here XD You can lose power or at least efficiency from removing pressure buildup in vehicle exhaust systems depending on the design. Still a wonderful peace of history to still be around to see. 6+ liter 4 cylinder is quite a thing for a petrol vehicle. So yea allot of air volume to move out of the cylinders without much energy to spear for the task between ignitions.
Exhaust cutouts to increase power were a common thing in this time period. Some would be conected to a change in carburetta settings. 20% was somtimes claimed, in this case I would think 10%
Well, the direct exhaust was a thing and still is. You have to push the exhaust gases through the pipe and the muffler, so they sometimes do just a straight pipe or they build in a valve.
Very interesting story, thank you for sharing!
I really need to visit this Museum
cool to see it in original condition.
Thanks for showing us the oldest piece in the museum. That's interesting that this truck has not been restored. Great job researching & explaining the story with this vehicle & the company. I've driven through both Clintonville & Oshkosh. I was lucky enough to see one of those military vehicles on the road as they were testing it out. Quite a head turner for me.
Pretty cool story in the ownership transfers.
Very interesting seeing that. I've worked on, when I was younger, old vehicles and restorations of the early 1900's.
The fitting of a rear winch to the vehicle as well as having the equivalent of dual rear wheels may mean it was originally supplies as an artillery vehicle. My maternal grandfather was in the 18 pounder FAB on the western Front in WW1 and they used horse drawn gun and limber systems. It changed on the battlefield with the Americans bringing gun tractors that were 4wd. The winches were always, and to this day, fitted to the GT's to allow them to winch the gun out of emplacements as the guns were generally hand emplaced by rolling them in and after a lot of rounds had been sent downrange the guns generally sank further into the ground of the emplacements and not easy to hand recover. And that is also my knowledge from also doing a turn in the Australian artillery, with 105mm guns though. The acetylene had cylinders for powering the lights was a WW1 front line innovation as it was safer and less maintenance than having the gas generator on the vehicle itself with carbide being hard to keep dry on the front line.
Oh and as an aside, my father was the Australasian Managing Director of OSKOSH trucks and oversaw proposals to the Australian defence forces in the late 60's and early 70's including tank transporters and aircraft crash tenders for the airforce.
I haven't got much to add other than I really enjoyed that.
I was quite amazed when I saw this thing in Arsenalen.
And kudos for putting a mirror under the truck so the visitor can look at the underside of the vehicle.
Now it is even cooler when I know a bit of history behind it.
Hope I will have an opportunity to visit your museum again.
Thank you for this video. It is great to see an actual FWD Model B, instead of just photos. The fact that it is so complete, including the acetylene headlamps, is a bonus. The connection with Oshkosh is something that I appear to have either missed or forgotten.
There is actually a restored WW2 FWD recovery truck in the upper part of the North Island, here in NZ. It has a centrally mounted winch and was based at a U.S. operated airfield during the war. It appeared in an episode of the Low Gear television programme.
I think back in the days of horse drawn wagons the person with the reins tended to be on the right. Glad to see vehicles from that far back preserved.
Wonderful :)
I saw a Mack AC a fella found in the woods and restored. I thought, this thing is crude and unrefined. I had no idea.
Thanks.
Intersting vehicle. Hope to be able to come to sweden soon and see your museum :)
I have being there back in 2016.
Definitely worth a visit.
Fascinating, thanks 😊
I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for WW1 era trucks, so this was a most pleasant surprise. That was right high-tech back then , and kitted out with all the options. Thank you for making and sharing!
I haven’t been to the museum since it was in Axevalla, so it looks like I need a refresher visit.
I love the weird small tanks from WWI and after.
Really cool, I look forward having a look at it when the situation in the society calms down.
Ig would be really cool seeing it restored into what you think was a operational configuration.
To think that this vehicle is over 100 years old but many of the mechanical components and parts have changed little in that time. The designer got it right first time
Love these videos, always great
Harley Davidson motorcycles have a similar exhaust valve fitted, for noise reduction/ restrictions reasons. Ironically.
Hej Stefan. Tack för alla underbara videor du lägger ut. Den där öppningen vid ljuddämparen. Min morfar körde motorcykel i Göteborg på 1920 talet. Han hade en liknande funktion på motorcykeln som användes istället för tuta. Skulle det kunna vara samma funktion för lastbilen?
Could you make a video on the BV202 and L3314?
Tack för en intressant video. Kommer det en video om Tiger II:an när den kommer på besök?
Euros? 😁
Having a way to get extra power up hill? Me just going: What?? Did it carry around a extra engine connected to the drivetrain in the back? Did it mix in some kind of power increasing liquid in the carburetor? Where there a clutch to disengage the fan blower on the radiator? Did it have a crawl gear reduction?
*Stefan points at the excused. What? There where no turbos or anything to.... No way. Really stretching the definition of increasing power here XD You can lose power or at least efficiency from removing pressure buildup in vehicle exhaust systems depending on the design. Still a wonderful peace of history to still be around to see. 6+ liter 4 cylinder is quite a thing for a petrol vehicle. So yea allot of air volume to move out of the cylinders without much energy to spear for the task between ignitions.
Exhaust cutouts to increase power were a common thing in this time period. Some would be conected to a change in carburetta settings. 20% was somtimes claimed, in this case I would think 10%
Well, the direct exhaust was a thing and still is. You have to push the exhaust gases through the pipe and the muffler, so they sometimes do just a straight pipe or they build in a valve.
They had euros?????
No, but people of today perhaps understand that better or would Riksdaler be better?