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Bart615

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About Bart615

  • Birthday 09/23/1960

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    Durham
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    Old trucks, aviation, motorcycles, retro caravans.
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    Civil servant
  1. Anybody got a clue what this is? My mate asked me and I said it looks like a Citroen (?) scout car. Any help please? Thanks
  2. As far as I can remember, the small hatch is to allow the driver 'true' vision as opposed to looking through the 2" thick visor block, which is like driving whilst looking through your letterbox.... only smaller. The larger hatch opens to allow the driver quickish entry and exit and can also be secured in the 'down' position when driving for a more open view of the road/track/surroundings. The normal in and out I did was through the back, the seat has a lever to tip the seat back so in effect you lie like an astronaut initially then lift you and the seat up, lock it in position then drive on. As for the small hatch, when it is open it stays up under the hydraulic pressure until you release the pressure by the knurled nut. Daft question but have you closed this before trying to pump the hatch open? Just a thought...
  3. If I remember correctly "Where Eagles Dare" had a Saracen on in German guise, including a Bosch cross on the side! Still enjoyed it though! Oh, and the dog in the new Dambusters is bound to have a different name. :-D
  4. Hello, don't know if this is the right way to go about the 'introduction' thing so I will apologise now if it's wrong.... sorry! My name is Bryan 'Bart' Simpson, I am 51 years young, an ex Tank Transporter driver who served 12 years in the RCT. I held several licences until last year, but the HGV parts were not renewed (even though I had the medical at a cost of £80), due to me not sending the forms back to DVLA! I had car, motorcycle, track, HGV 3,2,1, PSV (single decker), fuel dispenser, forklift, and HGV 1 Driving Instructer. I've also had some flying lessons but curtailed that due to the expense. :wow:
  5. RIP Sir, a true hero. I salute you.
  6. I remember driving these little babies in Northern Ireland back in the '70's and '80's. I loved 'em! The wheel slopes away from you and you must 'thread' the wheel through you hands when steering... NO crossing you hands in this one. No clutch but a GCP ie gear change pedal. You select your gear, slam the gcp to the deck and release, accelerate and you're away. Select the next higher gear but it won't change up until you slam the gcp again. Changing down is similar, select the next lower gear, but this time when you slam the gcp hit the throttle at the same time, this is a bit like double-de-clutching in a crash box. Before initial driving on a morning, you have to 'toggle' up. This involves slamming the gcp in each gear around 10 times, engine OFF which tightens up the drivebelts. Beware, and be prepared for it to 'kick back' which results in the gcp returning heavily and with no remorse! You can sometimes find your knee next to your left lughole if you're not careful, it doesn't hurt but it can take you by surprise! It has a Rolls Royce BA80 engine.
  7. "What do you mean, Sarge by 'prototype human canonball' "
  8. When I was in tank transporting many, many summers ago, we used to use basic signals for moving tracked vehicles. Right arm extended to turn right, left arm extended to turn left. When it was lined up with the trailer, we put both our hands in front, almost together, with fingers extended and knuckles pointing skywards. This would indicate to the driver that you wanted him to place his hands in front where you could see them, placing them on the hull in front of him was ideal. This told the marshall/loader that the drivers hands were off the tillers. The loader would then beckon to the driver to come on by extending his arms in the air and waving the tv towards him. The next time the driver put hands on the tillers was to brake. I have seen drivers panic and pull unevenly on the tillers which caused the tv to slew left or right, sometimes with drastic and expensive results! A neutral turn was indicated by putting both your fists together, knuckles facing each other and elbows up and pointing to the left and right. Depending on which arm you fully extended outwards and to the side, indicated to the driver which way you wanted him to turn. Hope this helps.
  9. Yeah, I agree with the Green, Amber, Red signs, crumbs it was soooo long ago. I think I actually have an NBC manual somewhere if anyone wants it, and if I can find the little blighter. If anyone shows an interest, then I'll show some by looking for it!
  10. I remember in my early RCT days when you 'first paraded' any vehicle you were going to use, if, for example, a bulb had gone, or you needed wiper blades, rubies, reflectors, et.c et.c, then you went to the FAMTO store to get these odds n sods. We used to have a small store in the unit, but not the G10, where these items, (for the use of....!) were available. You would have a record of all the stuff and say you had 10 stop & tail bulbs on the shelf, you took one and amended the card accordingly, down to 9, and so on. When the store was running low, you would put an indent in to put your stocks back up. The card would again be amended so you always had a 'ready reckoner' of what was on the shelf. So basically, it was like a 'first aid' for your vehicles. :yawn:
  11. I have an old service/maintenance book for the 20ton Crusader. If it's any use to anyone then give me a call via this site.
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