john1950

That is a very rare AEC V8 powered coach. Retrieved by a Millitant doing what a Millitant does (work).

If it is a clean break a quick thump with a broom shank usually just slides it out, push the broom shank through with the good half shaft. When you take the outer piece out it will give you a better idea what type of break you are dealing with. My guess is that you finished off a previous fracture, so it will not be a clean break.

Sorry I have had a look and cannot find one, I did have one. I think they are the same but you will have to take the other one out to push the broken piece out and can lay them together to check. I hope it is a clean break and not a shatter as you will have to take the rear pan off to check for bits. Hope you get home O.K.

There is a picture of 23 GN 73 brand new with its crane minus the bodies in the Foden factory at Sandbach on FB. With the comment (good truck winch temperamental)

Changing gear smoothly with a Foden gearbox is an artform in itself and takes practice. It may well just be yours is stiff from lack of use.

I have this hand brake cable and brake cylinder.

A fuel filler pipe for a CVRT. I think

A phone number for Bedford spares 0191-5168855. I have no connection.

A lot of them went of to live and work in Africa, there should be parts available.

Given time one will turn up, what parts are you looking for? Leavseys at Alrewass used to have a lot of Bedford stuff. Is it the one with or without the parking brake? If you have deep pockets there is always Rush Green Motors.

I think one of the 8 legger recoveries now lives near the A1 in Northumberland.

Not only looks good but works as good as it looks. Have I missed it is there a picture of the pair together in their finery? TT and T.

These last series of photo's put a human cost on warfare, the men laying in the ditch and a pilot and possibly another in the aircraft. Maybe even casualty's on the crash site. Sobering reflection.

There are not many V8 engines about they are a very different animal to the 11.3 or 760. you have done a fantastic job recovering the coach. There is alleged to be a 6x4 Mammoth Major with a v8 engine on Malta.

I think it is sorted now.

I heard a wag say boat means (bolt on another thousand)

In the background one truck to identify as well as a boat I think the other truck may be to far away to get a positive i/d on.

This is only my opinion, a 4.2 XK engine with 80.000 miles on is well into it's overhaul window. Items like cylinder head studs and water gallery's will be victims of corrosion and sludge build up. Timing chain's and tensioners will require maintenance as will the valves. Take the breather cover off and look at the gauze. This is an old lady and needs looking after and treated with respect if you let her overheat she will pull a liner. There are no lay bye's at sea.

What are you looking for on the U.J's?

They used several Vickers Vigor tractors as well clearing the ground. Good results were obtained clearing away the shrub pulling lengths of ship's anchor chain between tractors. If you can find a complete original Shervic that would be a find. They developed multi tine rock rakes in the place of the blade as well as towed ripper teeth riding on large steel wheels. Some dozer blades could be fitted with tines that floated along the ground while dozing and scarified the the ground while reversing. I think one of the towed rippers survives in Sweden.

Shakedown trip was worthwhile and shown up the little snags. Good video, considering the amount of work you have done on her a good result only a couple of remedials.

A good point. What would the people who set the motoring rules in those days think if they could come back and could watch the traffic go by from a motorway bridge.

I would think the speed limit was more to do with stopping the rig at that weight, even with the extra axles and brake drums of the later Dyson trailer. That Hercules was a well engineered piece of equipment for its day, and ahead of its competitors in some respects. Both power units give a good account of themselves even today. I was involved years ago finding out what pulling power was needed to move a 115 ton trailer and load from a standing start. It turned out the initial start was 7840 lbs with 1120lbs to keep it rolling on the level. That was within the site speed limit of 10mph, then the old equation double the speed square the power is relevant. Of course the fuel that we use today is not the same as when these engines were designed.

That dump truck does have a presence. How is the M9 coming along?

Just as an aside, a ball park figure of 1 per cent fall in power output for a diesel engine for each 10 degrees increase in air temperature above 90 degrees F. 32 degrees C. manifold intake temp. Taking sea level as the norm, Normally Aspirated engines loose an average of 3% per 1000 feet of altitude, Turbo's loose 1.5% in none electrically managed engines.