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Post by kiwiduster1 on Jul 11, 2016 17:10:04 GMT 12
Hi Guys , Would any of you older Ag mech's out there know where i get hold of a schematic of the old spray pumps as used on the early Tigers. Simplex pumps ring a bell but i have had no luck on the web as yet !! Any help much appreciated !!
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Post by The Red Baron on Jul 11, 2016 18:45:22 GMT 12
I understand the Rolls Royce Merlin coolant pump was used in the day.  I think the Simplex pumps came later in the Cub,Pawnee era,in the day you would have needed overseas funds to get a simplex pump,home made was probably the order of the day for the pioneers. |
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Post by kiwiduster1 on Jul 12, 2016 9:49:04 GMT 12
Many thanks Baron for the pic. Yep that's the unit i remember on Tigers from my era. So is that the early Simplex?? Cheers
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Post by The Red Baron on Jul 12, 2016 11:39:36 GMT 12
They would have been ex RNZAF Mustang parts I think,the man to speak to would be Frank Desborough if hes still around.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 15:55:05 GMT 12
Tiger ZK-ANL had spray gear on it a few years back, it came by WAW one day and performed at Hood for one of the shows. Whomever owns it may be able to assist?
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Post by joesmith on Jul 12, 2016 21:44:28 GMT 12
I was involved with restoring ZK-ANL back to flight around 1990/91. If I remember correctly she had been in storage/hangared for something like 10 years before she was collected by Gary Martin from the farm and trailered back to Bridge Pa for restoration. At that time ANL was still a complete and totally recognisable Tigermoth and just looked like she did the day she was parked up when retired from ag work years before. In todays world she would have been a mighty fine time capsule of a bygone era of NZ ag flying.
Her original spray gear was refitted as part of the restoration with a couple of exceptions. The spray tank was removed allowing the front seat and controls etc to be refitted. The brass spray booms were also replaced with alloy ones.
The original spray pump, pressure gauge and operating gear were also refitted. I am pretty sure that the spray pump was not one of the modified Merlin engine coolant pump types as the inlet to the pump from the fuselage spray tank was at the rear of the pump, not the side as with the Merlin coolant pump. I remember too that the spray pump was driven by one of those wonky blade spaced fans reputably from a Chevrolet truck?
Anyway it was while ago... pleased to of helped put a bit of NZ history back in the air and on checking my log book I see I managed to accumulate around 14 hours flying time in her before she departed Bridge Pa for pastures new.
Joe
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jul 12, 2016 22:24:59 GMT 12
Back in 1971, 1972 and 1973 when I was doing an electrical apprenticeship at the old Tomoana freezing works near Hastings, I often used to see a Tiger Moth spraying crops in the area immediately to the north and the west of the freezing works. Could that have been ZK-ANL?
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Post by delticman on Jul 13, 2016 16:54:48 GMT 12
ZK-ANL, wasn't one or the original ag Tigers, it was converted when it joined Marshal & Neville in May 1962. Last ag flight was 28 Dec 80.
ZK-BBG has an accident near Hastings 02 Mar 77.
Marshall and Neville also operated ZK-APZ & ZK-BBW.
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Post by thomarse on Jul 13, 2016 17:36:53 GMT 12
Craig, have you had a poke around in that shed of Gary Martin's out at Bridge Pa?
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 13, 2016 22:53:19 GMT 12
I went out to GAPS hangar a couple of times last week to help a friend out on doing the brakes on his Auster and met a nice chap (cant remember his name just now) but he has a heap of Ag Tiger stuff and there was Tiger spray gear there....quite fascinating indeed and so good this chap rescued all that stuff! Some great Fieldair history in that building.
Maybe worth contacting the Museum?
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by kiwiduster1 on Jul 17, 2016 14:04:46 GMT 12
Hi guys, Many thanks to you all for the hints and tips. Thanks to the combined knowledge of you guys my question has been well and truly answered. Now on with my model !! Cheers
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Post by madmax on Jul 18, 2016 11:31:04 GMT 12
Hi kiwiduster 1 , I have several relatively close-up b&w images of the spray-gear on ZK-ANL when it arrived at Bridge Pa in August 1989 for restoration. If you're interested I can copy them for you
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Post by kiwiduster1 on Jul 18, 2016 13:28:39 GMT 12
Hi madmax, Further pics are always welcome so yes i would like to see the pics.I hope my growing collection of AG Nostalgia will see more guys modelling aircraft from our Ag history.
Cheers. kiwiduster1@xtra.co.nz
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Post by kiwiduster1 on Jun 30, 2017 14:51:18 GMT 12
Hi guys, Having all sorts of probs loading pics thru P/B Will try putting them up one at a time. Please bare with me. Pic below is Frank and his tiger i have tried to copy. 
Ok i have tried to add further pics and nada !! Will try again when F/B is sorted. |
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Post by kiwiduster1 on Jul 1, 2017 10:29:16 GMT 12
Hi Guys, I have tried many times in the last 24 hours to link my pics from buc
ket. I have been locked out by Bucket. ( Bastards).Long ago i asked for help regarding Tiger Spray pumps etc. I want to thank Murry Kirkus,Ray Deerness, The Baron,Tomarse,Delticman, Throttle Jockey, Madmax and Al Galbraith. The input from all of you was taken on board and was much appreciated. Your reward was to have been pics of the finished article put on this site.Bucket has stuffed that idea but the pics are now on Face Book on my timeline. If you cannot access them get back to me and i will email them to you. Thankyou all.
PS Apologies to you DAVE H.
Could not see another way to thank the guys. WE WILL SURVIVE THIS!!
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