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Bit of a long shot, and a guess. As you were able to get the light working until you moved the truck; I suspect the lights were earthing through the drawbar of the trailer, rather than through the trailer plug, which would explain why everything worked until you started moving again. A rusty hitch would give an intermittent earth. Just a guess though, as you didn't say whether the remaining lights were affected in any way.

Tractor......................... TRACTOR................. RACING TRACTOR :shocked: You can't mention tractors on here.............. well, not unless you put pictures up too........ so come on......... where's the pictures for us agricultural types. :-D Just wondering......... wasn't the Grey Ferguson engine (Petrol TVO) the same as the Standard Vanguard, and the TR2?

Never seen a cab like that before..........??? Is it a sleeper pod, or is it a storage area? If it's a sleeper conversion, it looks to have been nicely made. Could it have been made by a company like Jennings who did cab conversions for the likes of ERF etc. Any possibility of pictures of the inside of it please?

What would have caused the pitting on the crown wheel teeth? Could it be due to poor lubricant quality.... or lack of it? Apart from wear grooves in the teeth of the crown wheel, it must be difficult to judge the exact amount of wear; as the teeth never quite appear to be the shape you would expect them to be...... ie, having a flat top to the teeth, rather than the apparent sharp edge. It's a whole different piece of kit from a spiral bevel gearset. Doesn't look like it went round too many corners though. The diff planetary gears look to be virtually new. One final question regarding the diff outer casing. Will you be leaving the casting in the form it is at the moment, or will you "Dress" it in some way to reduce the pitting. Rust pitting must be an annoying problem when doing a restoration to the standard of the rest of your truck?

That is f'kin gorgeous innit. Oh to have money. Lovely combination Perkins Eagle, 9 speed Fuller box. We have an ERF at work that I would love to own, much along the same lines as this. Very tidy inside and out, Eagle TX340, 9 speed Fuller box. I have told my bosses that I would like to buy it, but no doubt they will sell it elsewhere when the time comes. Would look great with a low loader on the back.

Presumably, you wouldn't be able to use contaminated fuel containing kerosene either as this carries a "Marker" like gas oil or red diesel. While kero looks like road diesel, it could be detectable if it contains more than one percent in the mix........... or so we are told. Apparently the only undetectable addative in road diesel is Bio.

I hate to sound like a party pooper........... but isn't contaminated fuel usage restricted to off road use? Surely if you used it on public roads, then the "Diesel dippers" would rub their hands with glee if you were stopped. I imagine you would drain out the white diesel when you arrive at a show, and then run on anything available. As a person with limited knowledge of 'Multi fuel engines" will it run on spirit, or is it only fuel oils that can be used?

I often see small cars being towed behind motor homes, and haven't heard of any legal problems with towing in this way. The ones I've looked at have over run brakes on the 'A' frame, linked to the brake pedal by cable. Lighting is provided by a link cable between the two vehicles, using the lights on the towed vehicle much as you would use a towing board. I'm not sure how the breakaway works in the event of the towed vehicle becoming detached though. Presumably it is assumed that the 'A' frame will remain attached to the towed vehicle and merely apply the handbrake, as it would on a trailer. I would have thought the biggest legal problem would be using an 'A' frame without braking, as the towed vehicle becomes a trailer over the specified weight for un-braked trailers. I haven't fully read the article on towing on an a frame, so forgive me if I'm raking up questions that have already been answered.

I did send you a personal message last night suggesting you contacted forum member listerdiesel, as his name suggests; he has access to a considerable amount of information on stationery engines, and should be able to help you.

Firstly welcome to the forum, and I hope you enjoy being a member. Being on here is a guaranteed way of finding the answer to anything you want to know.......... military vehicle related. Try sending a PM to listerdiesel. He has a considerable knowledge and access to records and manuals etc for the various engines. He should be able to help.

Ashley........... the illness......... or affliction you are trying to think of is "Bells Palsey" It isn't dangerous in any way, and will often disappear after a week or two. Sometimes it does need therapy if it is very bad. Apparently it is caused by the inflammation of the tunnel through which the facial nerves exit the scull. It isn't contagious either. My youngest step daughter has had it twice, and the hospital said it can for some reason reappear in ten year cycles. Hope that is all he's suffering from, and that he soon gets better.

Friday night on our forecourt; both petrol and diesel were 99.9. A while ago I was pleased that unleaded was roughly 10p a litre cheaper than diesel as my car is petrol. Obviously us petrol users have had to bear the cost of price increases to keep the price of diesel down. Still no apparent price reductions in the shops though. :-\

I like the one in the last picture.......... looks pretty good with a Ford 'D' Series cab. It amazes me the number of different cabs we've seen grafted on to these vehicles. Can't say as I've seen any other makes with so many different makers cabs fitted to them. Probably give the rivet counters a nervous breakdown.... :cool2: :-D

I know what a limited budget is like when it comes to restorations.........:-( Do you know anyone with a JCB digger loader......... the stabiliser legs may just shift them. Just keep the heel of the leg close to the rim, When the leg pushes down on the tyre, spray some WD 40 in the gap. Keep turning the wheel and repeating the process. Maybe your local plant hire firm could be kind enough to allow a driver to do it as a "Saturday" job. Well.... it must be worth a go.

I had heard of the Chinooks you mentioned being unable to fly due to computer problems; but assumed they would have overcome this long ago. I suppose they have to use the latest technology, but perhaps they should go back to whatever they used before. At least they will get some into service. Sorry, I know little of aircraft, so if my comment seems a little silly; I apologise. I have a great deal of interest, and limited knowledge.

Some fantastic pictures there. Must have been a very expensive camera to get such good quality. Most digitals seem to be a bit unpredictable and have a large variation in picture quality. Nice to see my old favourite there too...... the Chinook. I just love the sight and sound of them. Many years ago I saw one do a low level display at Biggin, throwing in some really tight turns. That made the rotor blades "Clatter", and I've loved them ever since. Just a shame they haven't had such a good reliability record though. Must be nearly time for them to be pensioned off surely?

Well there's a cryptic message for you.......... it was a Daimler 420.........er... how do you know about that????????? It took me five years to complete that one, two and a half thousand hours, five grand to do it, and another thirty grand as a divorce settlement. Doooh :???

Thanks for showing an interest in my Albion. It is a fascinating vehicle to work on and I'm constantly finding out about more of the Albion "Foibles" as I dismantle it. There were some incredibly simple design features in the engine that make it very sturdy and easy to produce. Everything seems different from the standards of the day; and I personally think they were in their day; a very advanced vehicle. Some may not agree. I've certainly found some very interesting and surprising design features. Ian Maclean and Paul Adams, came down recently to have a look at my truck. They were going to run a feature on it in the Albion club magazine, but unfortunately the pictures they took were of poor quality due to the weather on the day. I'm well aware that there is only one HD23S in existance. That one is sitting in a field next to where I work.......... Sadly the Albion I bought as a donor vehicle was also an 'S'; but some bright spark decided to cut it in half in around 2002-3 and sell the axles for export. If it was who I think it was...... he had four or five 'N's that were almost too far gone to restore; that would have been a better source of supply. It really saddens and angers me as I saw my donor truck advertised when it was complete. The reason it never sold in its complete state was because initially it was ridiculously overpriced, and deteriorated more as a result. The price was then dropped to a level which still didn't attract any buyers, which is when it was cut in half. The chassis numbers of my complete truck and the donor one were only eight numbers apart. The donor one was built as a tipper too, but has some strange differences from the other one. The registration number on the back is 85 BL 14. It was ordered by the Ministry if Supply in Feb 53 and completed in August 53. As you say, with a Penman Cab and Edbro three way tipper body.

Well, I still am convinced that the Earth "Wobbles as it rotates because it isn't fixed to a bracket like the model of a globe. That would explain why so many people are experiencing "Climate change". I remember back in the late seventies, the "Experts" predicted that the earth's climate was cooling, and we could see a mini "Ice age" within the next one hundred years. The experts also only tell us what they want us to hear. Another of their forecasts of doom being the amount the South East of England is sinking into the sea. South Island of New Zealand is sinking into the sea as the experts will tell you. What they don't tell you is that apparently, the top of the North island is actually rising out of the sea. Best shut me gob now I suppose, or I'll be getting another warning, or booted out of the forum. :n00b:

Looking back over the weather for the last week.........anyone care to join a "Heated" (Very appropriate) discussion on "Global warming". :-D Anyone care to discuss the winter of 62? the floods of sixty three?, the summer of 76, the very wet winter of 76, the very cold winter of 48? etc etc. If you are a teenager, then you might be inclined to believe all the hype. At the age of 56; I think I've seen enough weather variations over the years to dismiss it as a sneaky way of pushing the price of everything upwards. :-\

At the moment I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, and everything has slowed to a crawl. Unfortunately I'm now working from 8am to 6pm and alternate Saturdays, so I don't have a lot of useful spare time. I don't have access to a workshop or lifting equipment, so getting anything done is difficult. I prefer working from 2.30 in the mornings as we did earlier this year. I then have time in the afternoons to get a bit done, as I normally finish at 12:30. I have some more holiday coming up and hope to get cracking again soon. I have had some more work done on the cab frames, and will be concentrating on that side of things for the forseeable future as I don't really have the time or money to do the engine as well; at the moment. So far, sand blasting and priming half of the cab has cost me 420 quid :shocked: , which is an obstacle in itself. If I can get the cab shell completed I will probably have to try and sort out the engine over the winter months. At the moment, I've started work on the cab roof. I'm having to use the skin off of the complete truck, and the internal frame of the donor one. I have enough sheet stell to re-skin the back and one side of the cab, and the steel to make a new front panel............. then there's the compound curved bits........:???. I will try and get some pictures of the cab roof asap. Thanks for showing interest in my truck, it is appreciated. :thumbsup:

Like it????????????? That is sex on wheels........ and coming from me, it's got to be really special to be that exciting. I'm not an American truck fan. I love the styling of it, the exhaust by the cab, the fact that it looks like it could take anything you could throw at it (Terrain wise), the mean look it has with a gun mounted on top of it, the perfect paintwork, the fact that it looks almost new, and I love six wheelers. If my Albion ever looks half as good as that one day; I'll be delighted. Now I've run out of compliments, but if it was a woman........ I wouldn't be happy till I'd slept with it......... :cool2: :-D

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I went to the show on Sunday and there was only the sand Bedford there. I was really looking forward to meeting some more forum members, but at least there are still a couple of local shows before the end of the year. Perhaps I'll have to invest in a 'T' shirt and a sweatshirt so then I can be spotted rather than waiting to find members the hard way. Not sure that would be a good idea though.......... it might send other members into hiding. I did have a bit of a lust for the American six wheeler behind the catering tent. (The one with the yellow bonnet front) Was that an R.E.O. 'Kin gorgeous bit of kit.

I like that........... :cool2: :-D :rofl::rofl::rofl: My shortest ever post. :rofl: