guy66 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 If she was a QLR there should also be a PTO for the generator carried above the rear axle. Yes the pto pick up is on the transfer box and also the regulator control box inside the cabin is still in place. The chassis middle cross section was cut for the crane on the chassis and there will normally be the extra generator be mounted. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hi NielsNice job buddy, will she be finished for W&P 2012 ? I have just got back from Scotland (850mile round trip) with a trailer load of QL parts for myself & Danny152. I will be starting my restoration this weekend & hope to post a restoration thread aswell. Great to see another QL has been saved just down the road from you Niels. Ian <Hello Ian it is not op the road from Niels butt it is very nice to see that outer people are in to bedford QL restoration. I am from Belgium and it is still some way from Denmark! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 What about a machinery body? http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=59308&cat=4 Apparently thats a WOT 6 Machinery body ? and the chassis is now sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 I am hoping to be done to W+P 12, But its going a bit slow at the moment. I got the compressor painted to day, and are almost done with cleaning paint and muck off of the transfer box. I dicided to remove the transfer box from the cross member so that I could get to all the corners of it. Good luck with the other restorations, I find it very easy to work on a Ql, all parts are of a handy size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hi Niels, after I had a good lock at you pictures and some other Danish bedford QL's I noted the two easy to spot modifications that the Danish army did on these trucks after the British sold of there overstock. In the cabin the speedo meter has been changed to a km/h type and has a white dial plate and on the engine there is a outer type of oil filter. Certainly there are more modifications (lighting, weapons carriers on the side of the cabin...) but the speedo and the oil filter really caught my eye. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Yep it has a fram filter now, much easier than the original closed unit. Most of the modifications where made in 61 when they all where rebuild. one thing I would like on it again is the mechanical indicator arm, so if any one has a spare or can take some mesurments and pictures I would be gratefull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny152 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hello mate, Is it the red - white arm that goes on the side? If so let me know and will get some pictures the weekend and email them to you... Speak soon. Regards Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 yep exactly that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) Well almost done with painting the chassis parts, now only the transferbox needs a coat of green and then I can begin putting it back together. Edited December 11, 2011 by Niels v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Transferbox and tow spring and hook plus bits and bobs back on the chassis now. Its a very nice feeling to assemble things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Engine back in, brake pipes on, dynamo rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Coming along well Niels, I enjoy seeing the updates. I was speaking to a guy who drove QLs in the early 1950s while in the army, he remembers them as rather under powered, would you say he is correct? Once my Loyd is done, I would love to tackle a QL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 well its 3.5 litre engine with 72hp, so it dosnt have a huge power surplus. its designed for carrying 3 tons and schould be good for 4.5tons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Coming along well Niels, I enjoy seeing the updates. I was speaking to a guy who drove QLs in the early 1950s while in the army, he remembers them as rather under powered, would you say he is correct? Once my Loyd is done, I would love to tackle a QL. I have owned my QL since 1987, and enjoyed every minute of driving it, yes it is a bit lacking power on hills, but it makes you pay attention to your driving when approaching hills, and is satisfying to crest a hill in top. On two occasions I have towed artic low loaders across fields, one DAF was loaded and the other was a Yank Freightliner. With a mate in Holland once with his QLR, on the Corridor Tour following Denis Roberts Diamond T with Rogers trailer. The DT ran out of fuel and the police insisted we tow it out of the way, it certainly tested the QL, but she did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 I am really looking forward for to driving the Ql Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 The gearbox, clutch and pressure plate is back on now, I wish I had assembled it before putting the engine back in the chassis it would have been much easier and I wouldnt have scratch so much paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) finaly I remembered my camera. Some more parts have gone back on, and some have been prepare for sandblasting I bought a new oil pressure gauge the other day on ebay, didnt need it, but got it for 0.99£. and a before picture Edited January 9, 2012 by Niels v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hello, and how is the work on the cabin progressing, I am just curios because we are in the same league. On way Ql al the lose body parts are almost repaired and very soon I will start with the main cabin section. Keep up the good work! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Thanks I have outsource the cab repair (I dont know how to weld yet), he is skills but this ( has restored several very rotton M151s] but this is really a challenge for him. Layer on layer of sheet metal, and a lot of odd shapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The rear body had been filled with scrap, when it was in the yard, this had resulted in a sheared bolt and the rear body twisting. The Danish climate is not car friendly which has resulted in the wood in the rear body being rotten and a lot of rust in the cab and the sides of rear body. Hi Niels, is it possible to send my some extra pictures and measurements of the rear body sheet metal side plates? I am after the measurements and also want to know go thees are bend to fit to each other and how thees fit to the supporting angle iron. Thanks Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 no problem. I can maybe get them in the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 here is one picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yes Niels its thees pictures that I wanted to see, If you can send some more pictures about the junction between the sheet metal plates (inside the cargo body). I think that there are 4 sections on each side of the body, if possible can you send the measurements of thees 4 sections? And possible some extra info and details on the front of the body, are there 2 metal sheets on the front and are there angle iron's on the front? If you can see on may restoration thread I did fond a floor section of a QLT and need to have some idea how the side is made of a QLD body. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 here are two more. Yes there are 4 side sections, The sheets are overlapping as far as I remember, but its 3 years since I removed them, so I have to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I drove QLs during my army service in Germany in the mid 1950s (Not the one pictured I hasten to add, that was driven by one of my buddies, who was extremely luck to get out uninjured after a head-on collision with a very large German truck.) My family were involved with war surplus, so I was very familiar with military vehicles, from pick-ups right through to a Diamond "T" that we used, plus quite a bit of armour. I never found the QL to be under powered, infact compared to most trucks of the day it pulled very well, and certainly since 1937 they had been fitted with the Clayton Dewandre breaking mechanism, so the stopping was far superior to equivelent sized trucks. Of course if you compare them with modern trucks, then you would have to describe them as sluggish.... but thats just down to engine developement. The QL was fitted with the 28hp engine that developed 72 bhp, I drove civilian Bedford trucks before and after my army service, all fitted with that engine and carrying up to 7 tonnes. I have owned a GMC CCKW 353 since the 1980s, that truck developes approx 105 bhp, but I dont think that it pulls (Empty) any better, if indeed as well, as the Bedford. I served in a REME workshops in Germany, so I drove just about all that the army had to offer... the QL was a fine piece of machinery, and its just great to see you bringing this vehicle back to life, keep up the good work, and I look forward to reading and viewing your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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