scammellmark

Just found a type z trailer.

hi. i am lucky in that i bought one from a friend and he included all conectors. the 't' piece is made from standard plastic waste pipe and solvent welded unions. 3x 't's,2x straght connectors, 4x blanking bungs and 4x brass hosepipe taps. the turn couplings are readly available at fire service shows. 1 't' centre on bowser, 1 't' either side pointing straight out with blank bung each with tap,then a straight connector,bung and tap each end.

hi, thanks for reply, i would be very happy if you could help me. saw a picture of my truck in classic military vehicles last year, but was too small to make out.

hi, i understand what you mean, if the pump gear doesnt come out,then i usualy pressurize the system by the oil pressure takeoff in block, ensuring that oil appears at the rockers. let this settle and then turnover engine,lightly oiling the bores through the plug holes, then if the oil appears to be flowing,its time for a start, there are 2 thoughts on assembling engines. 1 is to oil everything too excess, and 1 is to assemble dry, this is dependant on preference. in imaculate conditions then oil everything. if theres any chance of airbourne contamination, the oil traps this and forms a grinding paste. so i assemble engines in spraybooth conditions. but when doing engine work in vehicle, i wash off all parts and reassemble dry, close up engine and prime oilways.

hi. as standard practice when waking up a rebuilt engine i leave the rocker cover off, take out the distributer and make a drive tool, i then turn the oil pump by drill( making sure of direction) and check for oil at top end, this only moves the pump, and then when oil appears you turn the engine by the crank, thus coating all moving parts. then refit plugs,dizzy and rockercover. i have looked at a rover v8 recently that had been rebuilt, it had been fitted with a high volume pump and this had sheared the the drive gear, luckerly the engine did not run, so removing the dizzy showed the problem and was run up after priming and fitting uprated gears, so i never take anything for granted. hope theres no,or little damage,

hi bazza. concerning the radios for the pan. they would have been fitted by sonic communications in birmingham. best if possible to ask in person,very friendly guys in vehicle instalations. but please be aware that these radios will need a licence to broadcast,but not to receive only. do you need the radios to work? or just to fill a gap? you can try 'ex police radios' they have monthly tender sales. hope this helps. mark.

hi, i looked around for some time and saw some on ebay? turns out they were not the right item at all,but looked ok. i personaly didnt bother fitting an elbow, but just took of the bellmouth and fitted hose straight to carb, which works. it looks ok and is far less restrictive, this i found important as there ar'nt that many ponies to strange. i also fitted a twin density foam fillter to box, this has shown just how much crap that these bike breath. good luck finding the right part mate.

this is me at crich this year. this bike has been owned by me for around 5 years,and has been kept in its in service look. it has been totaly reliable, and i wouldnt restore it. sure its not totally original,but it is what they were really were like. used and repaired/updated with whats available. hope you like.

hi. just a few pics of hsl 984 as she is today.

hi. i like riding the old m20, and i have held a steady 55-60 over distances of up to 80 miles. problem is with other drivers/riders, who have no patience and overtake/undertake at the daftest times. from past experiences, i have been forced of the road when a car and caravan overtook me at over 60,then pulled in with the caravan alongside me, i braked but the caravan clipped my bars and sent me into a stone wall. on more than 1 occasion cars have overtaken,only to then slam on the brakes,also bike riders undertaking and overtaking(no mirrors) on corners. i also driver a scammell constructor, towing 2 or more trailers, all up 9ft 6 wide and upto 96ft long.being a biker makes me very aware of all hazards, and in 12years i have not as much as clipped a kerb. i also own and ride 2 military police bikes, i have no such problems when riding these !!!! i do preffer to ride to arrive safe. so i prefer the pans. all fun, just different kind. mark.

hi. would like to pass on my experience. firstly i have always taken a number bikes to shows,alongside my scammell. then i was made aware that the show site,when open to the public,is a public place, and the bike is subject to the road traffic act,ie road legal. so should be insured,for this it must be taxed,moted and operated by a licence holder. so iam afraid you will have to do as i did and bite the bullit. i now dont take more than 2 bikes to any show. this is in part because of kids and youths jumping all over them,and in case one falls over on some kid. so even on static display they could be a liability. personaly i dont travel alone or far on my wm20,as it is not safe in modern traffic. and it would be a shame after surviving 70 years.

this is my scammell numbers now are HSL984/ 83 bl 06. sometime before i got it. i gradualy removed and repaired all panels, painting them green as i went, unfortunatly the restoration stalled some years ago due to family problems. hope to get back on track soon. any more info would be great. all the best mark.

this truck is owned by mark cunningham of derby. owned it since 1999, it was one of the manchester airport constructors. last rallied in 2010. still not finished! correct no is 83 bl 06.

yes the bike is definately ex military police, have release form and some history. the pod on back is the 70s/80s stop police sign, but the police part is covered with a sticker stating military police. the bike was fitted with cleartone repeater vhf/unf and clansman was fitted to the rack on hump. my other pan was ex mod police and is equiped a little differently. i have blue and amber lenses for strobes and leds with clear lenses for road use,as you will see i have covered the blue reflective strip that borders the orange stripe. and there is no police signage at all!!

hi everyone. hope this works. here is a couple of pics of one of my bikes.