chambers101 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) Had an old friend my dad's pop round the other night. His name is Terry Welch. Don't know if anyone knows him on here. He is a big Pioneer fan. He said he might have to sell some of his vehicles. Edited December 24, 2008 by chambers101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 a clip of some heavy hauling by Pickfords here with a Scammell Pioneer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Now that's a rare un CW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 CW, two priceless photographs. Thanks for posting them on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Nice Pics CW ! I drove all the way to this firms yard last year to buy a spare gearbox for Daisy ! Lovely bloke ! Just wish I'd had more time to spare when there as he had loads of great stories ! Has a nice big shed with an Explorer,Antar,Martian,mint Humber 1 ton GS,Scammell S26 and a couple of Crusaders ! Still uses the Explorer occasionally to recover military vehicles for the Army ! There is an article about them in January's Heritage Commercial magazine No229 if you are interested ! He did regret selling this Pioneer apparently ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Is this the Boscombe Down one 6x6? doesn't it have a mini version which is displayed with it sometimes? Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Yeah Daz ! Beautifull little tool ! Should get one for my son ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Now that's a rare un CW! There is one like that with dummy "concrete" ballast blocks, restored and rallied in Dorset. Nice photos :tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Yeah Daz ! Beautifull little tool ! Should get one for my son ! Built on a reliant chassis if my memory is correct? Thanks for the pic Andy. Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 One of two supplied to the Danish army by the British army just after WW11. About time they gave them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Sorry but they do not exsist any more :cry: and we actualy bought them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Sorry but they do not exsist any more :cry:and we actualy bought them. An excellent reply. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 But that are the only to pictures I have ever seen of them, and from what I know, they went out of service when we got the Diamonds. But have heard stories about them being used for hauling Centurions. I have some pictures of danish used pioneers, I think that the army had 8 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Another pic I found a while ago on the web Neils, strangely does not seem to be on the site written on the pic any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 [COLI have some pictures of danish used pioneers, I think that the army had 8 of them. It would be very interesting to see these pictures if possible. Niels, what is the history of your own Pioneer ? Have you been able to find out much about it ? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Another pic I found a while ago on the web Neils, strangely does not seem to be on the site written on the pic any more. What an enormous wooden structure in the background. An aircraft hanger or simply a very large storage shed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hi I know the final place that my scammell was used, it was at a shoting range, where it was used to haule tagets properly, around 1973, and in 63 it served with a recovery section this was on the island Bornholm. This is what I know for certain. it has never been registred, and havent found out yet when it was sold. it is named MONTY, but might before have been named Jumbo. The big wood thing could bee a aircradt hanger, as all the vehicles bought from the British was brought to an airfield and rebuild and serviced before they put into service. The TRMU 30 served with the royal Hussar regiment, and there no hangers like that at the regiments barracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Wow ! Fantastic collection of photos Niels ! Thanks for posting !:tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yes , brilliant thanks for posting them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Those two chaps in the first pic don't seem too happy to have been issued with a Pioneer :confused: Anyone have any idea what the cables waving about above the one in the 56 pic are for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 One thing I know about the danish Scammells, is that in late 40s and early fifties, they where mostly used for getting Humber AC back on their feet. I have an 82 year old x M10 squadron commander, helping me with the restoration of the Humbers, he has some great stories about the scammells and all the other ww2 british vehicles that the Danish army used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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radiomike7 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 OK what happened? Did the loco come to grief under the bridge, had to be dragged out by the Pioneer and then lifted onto a transporter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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