WILL IT START? Mini Mail Delivery Van Left In The Mountains!
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We recently went to look at a bunch of old vehicles that were hidden in the mountains of Tennessee and my son Ralphie found what he thought was a Cushman mini mail delivery vehicle that he just had to have. So after paying $400 for it we brought it home and now we are going to try to get it running and driving and maybe even wash it for the first time in 30 years. Will it start? Let's find out!
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the drum brakes off a 1980's mini might fit as they look the same
Might have been cheaper to get him a little dirt bike
SLEEPER Dude's daughters and son are going to have that Industry paying full attention in the coming
Years. I can't wait to see their growth. Very knowledgeable?
RESPECT!!!!
Windshield removal wire to remove old rubber from rim😮
Sleeperdude, did you hear Dalton from PBG got that rat and mouse sickness from cleaning all the urine and 💩 from the cars, and he had to go to the hospital. He was sick for a couple of weeks. Please, you and the family, be careful 🙏 ❤
No didn’t know that
@@Sleeperdudeif I'm not mistaken it's called HISTOPLASMOSIS basically breathing in dust from fecal matter, my ex girlfriend got it years ago from cleaning up the cat 😺 litter box.
@@SleeperdudeI know cue Ernest EW WWW 😅
Yes I watched his latest it knocked him sidewards for weeks but he did buy the worse cars he can find
The hantavirus is no joke. I am still currently getting over it, It’s been three weeks since I got it from saving an old 80’s Honda Prelude from a collapsing barn. I don’t wish this sickness even upon my worst enemy.
Y’all are really blowing up. 274k subscribers! Y’all definitely deserve it. Great content and even the long videos leave you wanting more.
Thank you
I keep telling them they are going to grow beyond their wildest imagination!!
Shout out to Tosh for capturing every single awesome moment
@@Sleeperdude ack, get those daredevil kids outta that deathtrap
You have a 1958-1968 Cushman/Rand Mailster (Westcoaster was another brand name, too). There should be a mechanical fuel pump on the top side of the engine near the points box area. The round circles would have been for "Mr. Zip" (a stick-figure with a postal cap on it's head) when the zip codes were introduced in the early '60s and the squares had aluminum frames that they put posters in like warnings to not park too close to mail boxes and "avoid the holiday rush, mail early!" The rear door was a double door style (barn doors). Someone cut the side window openings way larger than what they were originally. They were half as tall with round corners. You might be able to make a rubber coupler piece for the drive shaft thing, kind of like a big, thick steering rag joint. Maybe adapt a Cadillac SRX flex joint? (rear prop shaft, front joint).
Found a website that had one of these for auction, that said these were built by Westcoast Mailer, and Rand/Cushman from the later 50's through '68. It also stated that all of these were powered with the Onan Twin Flat that was rated at 7.5 HP with 3 speed manual with a top speed of 35MPH. This was a nice find and absolute joy to hear that thing fire up!
I don't suppose you still know if that website is still around?
I have to admit this is one of the cooler things saved from the woods. It is a perfect addition to go next to the Metro Mite👍
Thank you I think so too
@@Sleeperdude 1964 Rand/Cushman Mailster
Roll up at a car show with the MetroMite, and then roll the meter maid cart out the back....
Your episode made drag mine out
I appreciate how hard sleeper dude works for his children. It seems this little mail delivery unit is a fight all the way so far.
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Josh proves his 20+ years as a tech in the first 9 minutes, with the bumper realignment.
that bumper alignment was amazing it looks like it never was hit
Those smiles all around once the engine got going was priceless. Glad Marge turned the camera on the family at that moment.
Yes!!!
Guys, when you have a tire stuck to the rim, the simplest way to get it off is to lay it flat and pour a little gasoline around the rim and leave it set for a while. It sure worked on big truck tires. I’ve done it a hundred times. Just be patient.
Josh they were also made by Rand. Brakes are siame as a Nash Metropolitan. Older neighbor used to be mechanic for postal service and remembered that's what they came from basically. He also said Triumph Spitfire
Interesting
Genius dude. I bet your son is so proud to have you as a father. ❤
Neve ever in a million years did I think you get this running and moving. I'm amazed!!! So cool
I know right
Neither did I. even with all the faith I have in Sleeperdude! Good job my man!
Right. That's what I thought when they drug it out of the woods and it was falling apart
sleeperdude and his family can fix anything with a motor and caseings
This three-wheeled, gas-powered, quarter ton, lightweight mail delivery van is known as a 'mailster'. At least seven different companies produced mailsters for the Post Office Department, including Westcoaster Company, the manufacturer of this vehicle. Letter carriers began using these vehicles in the mid-1950s. Mailsters could hold about five hundred pounds of mail in their compartments.
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those lil beasts were still part of our mail delivery system here, particularly downtown/campus, up until the early 1990s IIRC.
the drivers usually just took the sidewalks, puttering about but delivering mail really efficiently amongst the tons of buildings -- and we have shitloads of wide sidewalks so there was always plenty of room. it's not like they surprised walkers/bikers ... if you couldn't/didn't hear the rumble, you FELT it 😶 good times!
I have a couple very old tractors. A 56 TEA-20 MASSEY FERGUSEN, and a 59 MF 35. The points in your little buggy are very similar to the points in the TEA-20. The starter is a close match to the TEA- 20, and also the MF 35. So you likely can get parts for your engine. Now taking the starter out, I saw it coming, you made the classic mistake of spinning the Bendix all the way out. It's not ruined and is easily fixed. The Bendix is held to the shaft with a roll pin. If you bring the Bendix even a tickle past that roll pin it will not spin back in. The fix is punch out the roll pin, take the Bendix off the shaft. Take a sturdy screwdriver, and push it through the bendix where the shaft should be, then fix the screwdriver in a vice so its flat. Then take a grinder with the wire wheel and the teeth on the Bendix press the wire wheel to those, and get it spinning and the faster the better. It will allow the Bendix to turn in all the way. You may have to try either direction, but one of those will allow it to turn in all the way. Be careful getting it set in place to reinstall. Push on the shaft and carefully line up the hole with the shaft, punch in the roll pin and put the starter back together. Hope I explained well enough to make since. I learned that trick on youtube, lol.
Onan CCK: This was designed as a generator engine, and also used in industrial aps as well. Most RVs in the sixties and seventies had generators with this series of engines. Made to run "forever" at 3600 RPM. The starter is on the lower right (looking at the flywheel end) Interestingly, the ignition system fires both plugs at the same time. (Wasted spark) Original coils had two high voltage terminals! Two coils is a common replacement. The lever next to the carb is the manual prime, and is part of the fuel pump. Parts should be no problem as they made a zillion of them, over many years. Briggs and Stratton made engines along the same pattern, too. Maybe they were all made by the same company...I don't know, but I bought a garden tractor/mower from Sears about 1976, which had an 18 HP version on it. The carb on the Briggs V-Twin engines may well fit, and it uses the same oddball mounting arrangement.
you need to paint this the same as the metro-mite
that would look soo cool parked next to each other the full size and mini
I think it would be cool
Nah.. Keep the outside like that, just rebuild inside..
I came to post the same thing, lol. It's like the Metro Mites little brother.
Canvas for the kids artwork. Ralph weld on some crazy stuff and the other two paint.
Official US Postal Service carrier rebuild channel.
When JOSH DAD succeeds, SQUIZZY had the best smile in the world. Thanks D. Family..
Even Squeeze smiled when that engine fired off! Another outstanding example of perseverance and patience! Keep up the good work Sleepercrew!
When you work on 2 PC wheels, add a little bit of air to the tube before bolting them together to prevent pinching the inner tube! Just enough air to keep its shape!
Makes any innertube easier and safer
I wouldn't work on them. I just go to the junkyard and buy replacements
Yep it’s kind of a lost art
The fact that SQUEEZIE always has on two different shoes is so cute. She is so brave and not scared of anything You all are so adorable. The kids actually have a hand in building all the vehicles and know what to do at such a young age. Im so amazed and I live through you all the way I wanted to with my dad. He is a great mechanic and built his own race car but being 80 he doesn’t work as much as he used to. At Thunder Valley Nationals I ask him 50 million questions 😊 but he loves it. Thank you all for the joy. Im blessed to be able to watch your channel. May God continue to bless you all until your cup runs over like a raging river. ❤❤❤❤❤
Yes my Dialysis will go quick today! Thankful for it and its a 2 hour plus! congratulations on 2.74K subscrribers1 Y'all deserve it! Bless you!
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My dialysis is 4 hours a day 3 days a week. Never be afraid to do these long videos American car dudes. It helps keep me alive!
My Father was a policeman for 28 years in our small town the last few years before he retired he drove a Cushman Scooter to write parking tickets and empty the parking meters.
What's truly sad is that not all people appreciate law enforcement. My father used to be a police officer in Washington DC in the early 1970s. He was the youngest officer ever to be promoted to Sargeant back then at the age of 24. He walked a beat for quite a few years back then at night and he used to tell me horror stories of his experiences. He found a better calling and became a businessman, and he provided an amazing life for us all. I just wish that I could've given my two sons as good of a childhood as I had and I make good money.
Yep,, almost every major metropolace (sp) had a few of em on the city roster. They were used to chase parts in the city shops to as you said,, cruiz'n the streets as parking meter trucks,
Tell your father thanks for his service
thats what i was thinking, this wasnt a mail delivery crushman, colors say its used for parking tickets ect
What year was that? 1927?
It's been a minute since I commented...I watch every Saturday...but today when I saw the smile on the whole families faces when you finally got it started was just priceless and unforgettable...what a cool moment captured on the tube!!
Is it just me, or did this thing sound like a giant lawn mower once it fired up?? Really strong work getting this old gal to turn over again and roll around the yard. Feature length vids are the best!! Being able to see start to finish on a car is sleeperdude gold at this point.
I think it's like a Snow Mobile engine. But I could be wrong.
Josh you are an amazing husband, father & pretty dang good mechanic & body man. Really enjoy you & your beautiful family. Keep it up.
Thank you
Absolutly outstanding how you have pulled this 60+ year old machine out of the woods and got it running amaizing.
Thank you for letting me watch your family as mine have all passed now we worked on car's and bikes together I get great joy from watching
Thanks for watching glad we can help
I can remember them using similar vehicles for meter maids back in the day. I’m excited to see how it goes. Thanks for having good clean family entertainment.
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Absolutely incredible that you got the thing running and driving Josh. Not only the engine, but the starter, clutch, hoops, et al. You da man. I know you'll get the fuel pressure and throttle fixed next, and hopefully you'll be able to source brake parts. Once it's lined out, spray it white and talk Ralphie into letting Squeeze do a fantasy paint job on the rig.
18bhp. What a little beast. Well done for rescuing this.
Thank you
So glad you got right to this one.
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I know I'm not the 1st person to say it, but I'll say it anyway. It's an old postal Van from the 60s. You can tell by the colors of white and blue with the red Stripe. I Used to love them when I was a kidwas.
Yeah I remember them delivering to us rural routes in the 70’s and 80’s. They went over to normal vans with right hand drive vs the middle seat like these. Guess the cars were safer as these old geezers were not at all fast.
Yep, I agree.
Ralph is very smart and has a lot of common sense. He can figure things out by himself. He has great parents. I'm amazed at all the kids talents.
he was beating on my best Craftsman screwdriver
His brain is always working on new ideas
The kids have some solid skills and abilities in the shop. Ralphie's making floor pan on the sheet metal brake, Wawa's wrenching on anything. Not many kids like that.
"...burn my booger hooks..." - new one for me!
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D.I. would say, "keep yer booger hook off the bang switch!"
Brings back memories, not just of seeing those every day, but my dad and uncle bought one back in 1971 that wasn't running, fixed it and flipped it. I have fond memories of watching them work on it, and getting rides in it when they were done, I was smaller than your youngest at the time. Thanks for stirring up the memories!
Josh I don't know if you ever watch Dirty Job. Mike Rowe would always wear a protective suit snd mask when cleaning any kind of animal waste. Once he was on a job with a guy who cleaned pigeon poop off buildings in a big city. Mike asked him why did we have to wear all this protection gear. He told Mike that pigeons had over 60 disease in their poop. Word to the wise protect yourself and the family when cleaning up after wild animals
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With all the casings you go threw and tires you change build yourself a wood bead breaker very easy to make and works great saves a ton of work 💯
I am partial to the Cushman police units (meter maid trucks), but this Westcoaster certainly deserved to be rescued. Looking forward to it being made roadworthy.👍
1952 Studebaker number 7 master cylinder and wheel cylinders that fit right on it have a blessed day and keep up the good work
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Good afternoon from Cape Cod ⚓ I'm amazed that actually runs and drives. I had my doubts. Ralphie's excitement over this was contagious. I'm so glad that it worked out. Thank you guys for sharing another awesome video ✌️🇺🇲
I’m 71 years old and when I was in jr high I wanted one really bad. Several of my friends had one, in Fla where I lived at the time you could get a learners permit at 14 and the mail cart was considered to be a “motorcycle” probably because of the hp rating They are very cool!
Jamal's living his best life laid back yet vigilant
Yes he is
Those brakes look like a common part for British Leyland cars. They're certainly identical in image to the Morris Marina and some Triumph models. All are still readily available here in the UK
I absolutely love this lil guy. The moment it ran the looks on yours and Ralphies face was priceless. I even caught a proud smile on Squeeze’s face. Can’t wait to see mailman Ralphie driving it once you get everything buttoned up. ❤❤❤ sad didn’t get to see Granny though 🥰
My prayers 🙏 went out for this little buggy .. is there nothing that sleeperdude can't fix? That's awesome 😎 it alive again 👍
Thank you
Also I’m 65 and retired and disabled and I love y’all videos each week and I have some old mechanic book that may come in handy from time to time. I don’t miss any of y’all videos and thank god for families like y’all’s take care until next week or next video
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I love this show. We as a nation need
More SLEEPER DUDE... 🎉❤
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I find myself watching your channel, not just for the mechanical aspects and bringing retired vehicles back to life, but more importantly to me, the teamwork you and your family have! You guys are so great together and I hope you all have many more successful years of creating great content! Such a beautiful presentation of entertainment, educational "how dos", and the love and joy you bring to RUclips! Keep thriving brother 💯❤️🔥🙌🏻
Hey ya'll, enjoying watching you struggle with this but really wishing you had my number :)! Tire slime or tire soap is the best lubricant for assembling the hoops. Put a little pressure in the tube, 2-4 lbs, before assembly and with the tire soap on the wheel or tube it will not pinch the tube. Use your air hammer or air chisel to help get the old bead off the old rims. The starter has a centrifugal clutch that will force the drive back away from the flywheel after the engine starts. Just a lot of cleaning needed :)! Still watching to see how it runs :)! Onan makes a mechanical fuel pump not sure if they have one for that exact engine. God Bless ya'll :)! (50 years as a mechanic now missionary to Uganda)
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Great day in the morning. Sleeperdude family on a mission to rescue another beat down vehicle. Love it and yall.
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Sit down for lunch, looks at the time, ... think its too early for Sleeperdude. Opens YT app anyway , Sleeperdude 23 secomds ago. Let's out a YAY, nearly give my wife a heart attack .😂 Perfect timing. 👍
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Funny how small our world is. In 1968, I was these things for a friend who had contract for fuel wash and tires. I got 50 cent for the scooter eases and a little more for truck style.
Oh wow
For those split wheels - Fill the innertube with air FIRST! The tube will be in the way of the rim until you put a bit of air into the tube, and you will be WAY less likely to pinch the tube when doing it that way.
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It is so cool to watch your family participation, everybody is involved, family time at its best! Not stuck in their room playing video games. Having fun learning a trade, building something for the future. Great job guys!
wooohoooo 👏yesssssss, finally its here the sleeperdude-family saturday episode !😀
Hopefully another wrenching episode.
Love you all and God bless you all.
greetings from Holland
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Hope you enjoy
@@Sleeperdude I love all I mean all your loooooong videos I wish I could have had the lives that your kids are living
You could put a fence gate on the back of the Cushman and fix a pen like setup for Rocky and the other animals when you go to events... lol
That’s funny
I love it when you are trying to start it then after a while it starts make all the work you have done worthwhile
Absolutely
I love this family show , besides the mechanics lessons , we get to share this beautiful family's life and their beautiful farm and the cute pets !...Thank you Sleeper Dude !
Thank you for watching
Persistence is the key for that old three wheeler. I really enjoyed this video. I ended up buying four shirts to help fund this project.
Thank you we really appreciate it
You all should reach out to the “Cars and Cameras” guys on RUclips. They specialize in parts for stuff like this. Great channel too.
I can remember when those were delivering the mail back in the late sixties then they got replaced with the Jeeps? then those got replaced with what we have now and then been going for several years lol.
Very cool
I loved all the Happy Smiles when this old thing actually took off and ran ---- a project the whole family (and everybody else) is pulling for
Onan engines are pretty common. They were used in motor homes for generators. Also welders had them .they still use them in home generator systems.
Awesome to see that ol' mail wagon running around the yard! Great job Sleeperdude family! That thing was a little stubborn, but great to see it going!!
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Looks just like an old 1963 Westcoaster Mailster for sure! Yeah, I'm old enough to remember, sadly lol. Probably got close to 25mph on a good downhill with a tail wind!
There’s a couple videos on them. A guy repowered it with a Honda v twin.
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Ralphie quoting JFK was priceless
Spot on
Im so proud of you and your family. It restores my faith in humanity. That America is not yet lost. God bless you!!@@Sleeperdude
This was a well spent two hours since Biden took my NASCAR viewing away for a two minute announcement
You could drive around big shows in that rig and sell a little merch out the back! Cold RC Colas! That circle on the side had a "Mr. Zip" decal at one time. Imagine Rocky as Mr. Zip on a replacement decal.
Another awesome video. Really enjoy watch the whole family work on the projects. Mad respect for you all.
Glad you enjoyed it
Yay! We knew you couldn’t leave it and Ralphie loves it!
We so enjoy watching you and your family work together and Tosh’s commentary, “Surely aka Shirley” 😂 love your family video content! Have a blessed weekend ❤
Thank you so much 🤗
Woohoo! I love Saturdays! Lots of luck Sleeperdude family! 🙏🙏🙏
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WOOP 2 hour + of fun. Thank you SD family
Thank you
We watch every single episode and just love them . Probably time for the kids to take a break just to do kid stuff, they are adorable. We love you all and appreciate your hard work.
I know ya didn't want to get that deep yet, but that engine needs a rebuild real bad. Low compression and probably very leaky valves. Very interesting vehicle. I hope ya'll give it some more love.
Ralphie's Kennedy quote was epic...lol
It was spot on
My uncle had a cushman. It was terrifying to drive fast.
I believe that
This is going to be well used around the yard I would love it
For sure
@Sleeperdude = GOAT This is by far, the very best content on any media platform. Thanks for all your hard work.
Wow thank you
With this being an old mail cart it had to have a fleet of parts available, and service manuals. can't wait for the next video on this project
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Always good at 2:30am aest, For the Sleeperdude noti completes my satday 👏😃
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Josh and Tosh will go down in history as the world’s greatest parents, next to me and my wife, and my parents and grandparents 😂😂❤️❤️ !!!
I’m in my 70’s and remember doing the same type mechanical things years ago. May God bless you and your family.
Awesome ! Sleeperdude family fun time . P.S.. My brother promises not to send you anymore rubber snakes .🤣
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My Father was a letter carrier from 1962 to 1974 then went into postal management. I remember those! He called them a Route Hog. The white circle behind the door was where the vehicle number was located. His was T76103. The square had an advertisement for remembering to use a zip code!
Very cool
That was hilarious when their pig maple was going after Josh when he couldn’t move! That pigs got it out for him!! lol!!
Ole Ralphie is becoming a real mechanic.
Yeah not to bad for 12
@@SleeperdudeThose are the best memories I have with my father!! He helped me rebuild my dirt bikes and fix every car I owned growing up. I remember losing his tools all the time and then finding them when I cut the grass!! Lol he has been gone for years now and I'm in my mid 40s but working together on anything is just gold!!!
@@Sleeperdudehe’s huge for 12. Gets bigger each video.
Ol Polebarn Garage just put out a vid and in it he shared he got real sick and had to go to the hospital from a rat virus after cleaning/vacuuming rat poo out of one of his usual old rust buckets he was doing the video on. I share it to say please protect yourselves on that old stuff from those nasty viruses you catch from rat poo and pee. Not to be in your business but it could be the reason why your kids seemed to be getting sick more then usual for a bit there. If the videos you released where in order of when they was recorded at the time. None of us want or like to have sick children or be sick ourselves. Other then that lets see this thing restored!
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do you have a DeWalt shop vac? If so they have a HEPA filter for it@@Sleeperdude
@@darrenswailsI didn't even know they had vacs with special filters. That's pretty cool👌🏾
@@jont0315 yeah I do mold remediation, and you have to vac the mold before you treat it. The DeWalt filter is green and is washable
@@darrenswails hmmm never knew... do they only make the filters for DeWalt? I'd imagine they'd have these filters for other vacs too
“With some vice grips or something” looool
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Check to see if any part of the exhaust is clogged , you can burn the carbon out of the muffler , I bet that would help make more power
Turn it into a swag wagon for your racing trips and shows.
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Well I'll be chili dipped
It's a free bird
That’s right!!!!
Awesome video, my weekend is complete now
Thank you
Old Ralphie is locked in on this project!!! You go Ralphie
Y'all done an awesome job getting that mail cart running. Your family's awesome. Lots of love. It really shows. Love watching y'all. I got my mom watching y'all's show and she's not a car person. She just loves your family and loves watching y'all. We're big fans. Gotta get some merch.
yera looks like a 50's engine early to mid 50's
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Ralphie that kid cracks me up keep the content coming
He’s a mess
at 39:49 i think Josh seen his life flash before his eyes as the piggy cornered him for kisses🤣
Exactly
I never thought that vehicle would ever run and drive again! You guys are the BOMB!! I don't think there isn't anything you can't fix after watching this episode.
Hi the brakes are girling (british) from late 50s/60s, the rears are possibly Ford Anglia 105e ? (59-68) 8 x 1/4" the wheel cylinders should have the size cast on the barrel part (5/8") ? if you look closely on the side of the body where the pipes fit you should see a very small number stamped on it possibly 3049?, the front brake is Girling also but you need to check out the cylinder size etc . These parts are easily available on ebay UK as are the other brake parts. The cylinders slide on the backplate (has 2 U shaped clips to hold them on ) to give equal pressure to both shoes, hope this helps, cheers Roger in UK
Gotta love Saturdays and Ralphie needing the little postal truck needing some love and attention and a new toy 👍😀💖
Yes!!