Anson Mk 1 and Mk 2 Undercarriage??

Hello Darrell,

Your photos in the trailer or ute seem to be mainly mark II items to me?, I’m not sure what all the mark II differences are as we dont have any examples here in Australia but they seem to not have the rubber buffers outboard of the axle, and seem very different in the axle and main legs at the axle end. I assume the retracting structure mounted on the main spar of the wing is identical?

I note from Peters photo of the mark II that it is substantially different at the axle end of the main u/c legs/shock aborbers, and there is a dual radius arm not the single arm and U yoke around the tyre and wheel of the mark I, and that the dual radius arms connect on the end of the axle and leg join.

You “seem” to have 1 retracting structure from a mark II based on the u/c leg and axle “ends” connected to it, but other than the legs the structure itself looks identical to mark I.

You also seem to have numerous mark II? main U/C legs (I will need to examine the axle end of a mark I to be sure to compare with yours, as its been a while since I looked but they should have single end block fitting with a large single hole for the main axle, yours seem to have a split “fork” end with a small hole?), and apparantly some mark II radius arms in the parts in your photos? If the retracting structure is the same on both them all your parts may well all be mark II?

I have attached some manual photos and drawings of the mark I along with two photo’s of a stripped mark I narcelle and U/c structure if it helps?

On the mark I the radius arm yoke fits inside the bottom of the main u/c legs and the axle passes through the radius arm yoke and the large aluminum blocks at the bottom of each leg, hence the single large whole in the base of the undercarriage leg, you should be able to make it out in the second of my stored parts photos, and then you should be able to recognise the differences in Peters two photos.

I can scan some more drawings on thursday from the mark I illustrated parts manual if these are of use? to show the radius arm, and main u/c legs? and perhaps later in the week I can access some of my stored mark I parts to get some detail shots? of the u/c axle ends?

Your after Mark I parts arent you?

regards

Mark Pilkington

Hello Deryck, I know the “boys” well at Trenton, but never enough time to go there as much as I would like, yes this is a batch of parts to start I do have plenty of extras, but it appears mk 1 and mk 2 are a little different, just looking for a blow up diagram for parts , cheers Darrell

Thanks Mark, I will get some pix and post them soon, show you what I am up against, Darrell

I have some Anson Mark 1 manuals somewhere, I will try and find them tonight and scan some suitable drawings from them tomorrow when at work.

regards

Mark Pilkington