New member needs help
New member needs help
Hi, I wonder if anybody can help us, we are new here and we have purchased a machine but do not know what to call it or know what section it should go in. We have a winget mechanical moke, it has a removable flat bed and at some time it had a skip/dumper on the back as well it has an JAP engine on the front similar to a wrigley/lister auto truck. We have tried to find out any information about this vehicle but have had no luck and have been told you are very helpful on this site, I am Gary and I live in Suffolk. I have many other vehicles and I am hoping to restore this one, that's for reading this post. Hope somebody can help
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Re: New member needs help
Welcome to CMN Gary
Sounds an interesting machine dont worry too much about which thread (people on here dont get too stressed about which thread or when discussions go off topic unlike some forums on other subjects) A lot of things posted could go in several topic anyway.
As its a restoration project it could go in the Projects section of Technical discusions or in Dumpers under Earthmoving machinery as its a duper derivative or there is a Misc compact equipment/attachments thread under the Compact equipment section. (so take your pick)
Perhaps there should be a Works truck/ Motor cart section added for such equipment.(Admins ?)
I cannot recall a Winget built Motor cart/works truck but others may know about them (a photo may help people id it) There used to be some small dumpers / powered barrows with removable skips for concrete work but i cannot remember the make now.
Dave
bubble wrote:Hi, I wonder if anybody can help us, we are new here and we have purchased a machine but do not know what to call it or know what section it should go in. We have a winget mechanical moke, it has a removable flat bed and at some time it had a skip/dumper on the back as well it has an JAP engine on the front similar to a wrigley/lister auto truck. We have tried to find out any information about this vehicle but have had no luck and have been told you are very helpful on this site, I am Gary and I live in Suffolk. I have many other vehicles and I am hoping to restore this one, that's for reading this post. Hope somebody can help
Sounds an interesting machine dont worry too much about which thread (people on here dont get too stressed about which thread or when discussions go off topic unlike some forums on other subjects) A lot of things posted could go in several topic anyway.
As its a restoration project it could go in the Projects section of Technical discusions or in Dumpers under Earthmoving machinery as its a duper derivative or there is a Misc compact equipment/attachments thread under the Compact equipment section. (so take your pick)
Perhaps there should be a Works truck/ Motor cart section added for such equipment.(Admins ?)
I cannot recall a Winget built Motor cart/works truck but others may know about them (a photo may help people id it) There used to be some small dumpers / powered barrows with removable skips for concrete work but i cannot remember the make now.
Dave
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Re: New member needs help
bubble wrote:Hi, I wonder if anybody can help us, we are new here and we have purchased a machine but do not know what to call it or know what section it should go in. We have a winget mechanical moke, it has a removable flat bed and at some time it had a skip/dumper on the back as well it has an JAP engine on the front similar to a wrigley/lister auto truck. We have tried to find out any information about this vehicle but have had no luck and have been told you are very helpful on this site, I am Gary and I live in Suffolk. I have many other vehicles and I am hoping to restore this one, that's for reading this post. Hope somebody can help
Hi everyone and Happy new Year,
I’m new to this site and have come across it whilst searching for some info on a Winget Autotruck I recently bought.
It turns out the previous owner also googled it and started this thread. I bought the truck of Gary, as he had to sell it due to too many projects and him being in the middle of moving home.
Really nice guy and we had a good chat about all the weird and wonderful things we like to collect
So attached are a few pictures of the truck as I picked it up and I’d be grateful for any information about it. What year they were made, model/type and whether it would have been road registered.
Gary's just found the manual to go with it so I should get that soon..
My plan is to restore it and use it at Santa Pod and Avon Park as a pit truck when my mates and I take our Drag Beetles to the track. To tow the cars, haul tyres etc.
It’s sat in my workshop now and I’ll strip it down tonight. I got a couple of small metal repairs to do and then the frame and most parts will go to be shot blasted and powder coated.
I will do it in Heritage/Leaf Green (RAL6002) which seems a close colour to the original.
The pick up bed will be new stained timber boards.
The engine shouldn’t pose to much of a problem either, the main work is sorting out the controls.
How does the engine get started? It looks like the starter is missing, see red arrow in picture 4.
I’ll post a few more close up pictures soon.
I also realise the tank is not original, any pictures of a proper one would be great, maybe someone got one, even a rusty one to take the measurements from for a repo. Tank straps shouldn’t be a problem.
The air filter is totally rusted out, I’ll look for a replacement or maybe a nice chrome filter of a triple Stromberg 97 carb set up
Cheers Frank
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Re: New member needs help
Hi Frank and welcome to the site Looking at the photo's of your motorized truck I would hazard a guess that you may find more info on a railway oriented forum because this looks like the sort of truck that may have once been used in a railway yard?
Hope this guess is in the right direction unless anyother CMN members can offer you more information?
Jeremy
Hope this guess is in the right direction unless anyother CMN members can offer you more information?
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Hi Frank,
I remember seeing these when dad took me to plant show circa 1950.
They did indeed have a tipping skip and were marketed as a "Winget Power Barrow". I think the load carying end of yours may have been moddified a little.
Sadly I can,t remember more.
Fred
I remember seeing these when dad took me to plant show circa 1950.
They did indeed have a tipping skip and were marketed as a "Winget Power Barrow". I think the load carying end of yours may have been moddified a little.
Sadly I can,t remember more.
Fred
Re: New member needs help
I started the strip down last night and found out a little more.
It is called “The Mechanical Moke” and has a JAP 4/3 engine.
The missing part I thought was the starter is actually the magneto
Wonder how much this is to replace?
Also the valve cover plate is missing, but I can make it if needed.
There’s quite a bit of rust in the wheels, but it just seems all original parts are on it. Things came apart really easy.
Check out the nice brass plate which was on the air filter top
Also found another thread on the vintage machinery club forum with a few pictures.
http://www.tractorbox.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6483&PD=0
Frank
It is called “The Mechanical Moke” and has a JAP 4/3 engine.
The missing part I thought was the starter is actually the magneto
Wonder how much this is to replace?
Also the valve cover plate is missing, but I can make it if needed.
There’s quite a bit of rust in the wheels, but it just seems all original parts are on it. Things came apart really easy.
Check out the nice brass plate which was on the air filter top
Also found another thread on the vintage machinery club forum with a few pictures.
http://www.tractorbox.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6483&PD=0
Frank
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Re: New member needs help
I started the strip down last night and found out a little more.
It is called “The Mechanical Moke” and has a JAP 4/3 engine.
The missing part I thought was the starter is actually the magneto
Wonder how much this is to replace?
Also the valve cover plate is missing, but I can make it if needed.
There’s quite a bit of rust in the wheels, but it just seems all original parts are on it. Things came apart really easy.
Check out the nice brass plate which was on the air filter top
Also found another thread on the vintage machinery club forum with a few pictures.
http://www.tractorbox.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6483&PD=0
Frank
It is called “The Mechanical Moke” and has a JAP 4/3 engine.
The missing part I thought was the starter is actually the magneto
Wonder how much this is to replace?
Also the valve cover plate is missing, but I can make it if needed.
There’s quite a bit of rust in the wheels, but it just seems all original parts are on it. Things came apart really easy.
Check out the nice brass plate which was on the air filter top
Also found another thread on the vintage machinery club forum with a few pictures.
http://www.tractorbox.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6483&PD=0
Frank
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