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ive got one of these in 12" to the ft scale

xsk 460 was once owned by paul (piggy) thompson from gretton nr corby northants. He worked it very hard doing off road demontrations for pro trax 4x4 corporate events . Good to see it still going strong . :-D

Small angle iron bracket is where top of shovel handle fits up to. Top box on rear of cab is for first aid kit Hooks on side of locker secure wire hawser for scotch pan ground anchor under this should be place to stow scotch pan held in place by a flat bar . Narrow steel box is for drivers work ticket. (similar to old style drivers log book)

I didnt realise just how big Antars really are ,in the top picture it clearly shows a mobile crane being used to open the cupola on the roof!!:shocked:

Why not just use the coffee pot on the radiator:-D

Trust you to have beaver on your mind ! its a 6x4 so its a hippo:-D

The picture shows it when in the ownership of my father Brian Freer he used it for moving road making plant for Tarmac ltd Corby Northants . He also moved several steam rollers/ engines etc and a lot of railway rolling stock for museums as shown in the picture. The Scammell was used everday for this type of work and the picture shows it as was worked not in preservation. Graham Booth did own it before us ,as did Dave Crouch . Is it still with us or is it now driving down that big motorway in the sky!!! :argh::argh::argh::argh::argh:

pioneers they never say die !

The top picture was taken some time ago because thats me in the pioneer aged about 13 .The Foden on tow is Lord Morrison the ex Billy Smarts circus generating set . It is owned by Alan Wilson from Daventry Northants and was collected from Billy Smarts yard at Winkfield by my father with his Scammell Trunker low loader .

My father used to own a Scammell Crusader 6X4 65ton tractor unit fitted with a 71 series detroit diesel.Its reg no was UYL814S Ex Pickfords heavy haulage . The last i know of it, it was converted to a recovery vehicle, it was painted yellow and operated by bypass garage ? possibly in the bolton area . Anyone know what happend to it ,where it is now ? please ring with any info Ben 01858 565 425

Good job i put a padlock and chain on them PINCHER FINCHER had his eyes on them all weekend , but i did notice all the bolts were loose on the track box on the pioneer , perhaps his master plan was to nick the whole box ?

At last someone who knows what they are talking about

Great pictures les ,is that a crane 71/2 ton recovery trailer behind the scammell ? and what is the weight of the crawler tractor loaded on it?

The steering is a lot easier on the arms :sweat:,the brakes are more responsive,its about equal in its off road ability,the only bad point is you can get done for speeding in a 30 limit:stop:

Its got more gears than the pioneer and i quite like this shade of pink!!!

I think the early pioneers were fitted with Scammells own four cylinder petrol engine and the Scammell four speed gearbox ?. The Scammell 100 ton artic tractors as used by Edward Box /M.R.S /Pickfords also used these units and were built 1929 /1930s around the same time as the pioneers.

cheers thanks for the info

Is this the same one that appeared at the Scammell Owners club rally at Rodger Austins yard in chassis cab form early 1990s?

I have a set of overall tracks which came from an explorer ,they are similar to the ones shown in your picture apart from the cross bars which are flat bars with a double twist on them , they came from a timber /earthmoving contractor who operated near Kettering northants.I think the explorer he operated still exists it was sold to Badger Bros recovery at Lubenham nr market harborough reg no YNV 185 J . The pioneer in niels v last picture shows a late build sv/2s with wheel lifting hubs and shows the spare wheel carrier under the jib

Looking at key card again CHASSIS NO 5911 H6229151 DELIVERED 21/8/45 CONTRACT S9552 161 INF WORKSHOPS R.E.M.E (T.A) SOLD 25/11/57 34 YZ 18 CHASSIS NO 5867 H6229107 34 YZ 19 CHASSIS NO 5871 H6229111 34 YZ 31 CHASSIS NO 5875 H6229115 34 YZ 30 This indicates that cencus numbers count up with chassis numbers ,but this is not the case with the post war YZ reg numbers.

I have a copy of the key card for my scammell which i used as a reference .The key card was issued when the scammell was disposed of and states its original H number which is crossed out and replaced with its new number 34 YZ 16 it also states the last unit it served with which was 910 squadron R.C.T R.E.M.E workshops T.A . I also have a copy of the complete build list for contract s 9552 which i would send to you if you forward your address , i have sent a copy of this to madrat so he can date his scammell for registration purposes .I stated my cencus number as H6229517 this is wrong it is H6229157 please accept my apoligies for the confusion and your hurting head ! The list starts with chassis number 5878 and ends with chassis number 6027 so you and Mr Ware are right with your information. CHASSIS NO 5917 DELIVERED 3 /9 /45 CHASSIS NO 5964 DELIVERED 25/10/45 CHASSIS NO 6002 DELIVERED 7/12/45 The first chassis number 5878 was delivered 30/6/45 The last chassis number 6027 was delivered 25/1/46

This pioneer is one of a number built during late 1945 early 1946 they differed from the earlier built SV/2S pioneers with several modifications put in place to operate in Palestine. Lifting bollards where fitted to the hubs for easier handling when shipping .A larger belt driven compressor was fitted for towing tank transporter trailers for moving engineering plant and civil engineering supplies . A spare wheel carrier was fitted under the recovery jib. My pioneer chassis no 5917 H6229517, Madrats pioneer chassis no 6002 are both SV/2S pioneers from this this late build contract

My nephew is currently operating the M.A.N recovery vehicle in Afganistan with R.E.M.E ,from what he says its quite an impressive piece of kit .

1. Gardner 6lw in a Scammell Pioneer or 45 ton chain drive. 2. 71 series Detroit Diesel V8 in Scammell 65 ton Crusader 3. Rolls Royce 305 Eagle Diesel in Scammell Crusader Eka.4. 7.7 9.6 11.3 litre A.E.C Diesel Engines