john1950

This trailer appears to have 4 axles with a tappered profile to the bed, which would put it in the 50 ton Dyson range. I think the profile of the towing unit is wrong for a Diamond T, I think the front axle overhang is to long. I now duck behind the nearest solid structure.

Thank you for you dedication to collecting and reporting the facts, Your mastery of english is far better than any attempt I could make at your mother language.

I think Diamond Ts came originaly with a Rogers trailer, then later Crane and Dyson trailers as well.

I have been looking for some of the airlines and connectors some I have not seen for a while.

A term that little oft ignored voice playing in the back of your mind (buyer beware) comes with any second hand vehicle.

Quite a bit of detective work to do.

A good clean with a wire brush, or possibly electrolysis may reveal some part numbers.

Simple things first, check wires from regulator to generator and battery actually go to the correct start and destination terminals.

That looks a smart well ordered vehicle.

That is a very specialist piece of equipment. Any photos of the Fordson, what engine does it have?

There are some photos of a dismantled QL transfer box in my post of May 2019 in not a vehicle but needed. You can see the gear train is a mixture of spur and single helical gears.

A good place to start North East Truck and Trailer spares, Hetton Lyons ind est. 0191-5263753. I have used them in the past and found them very helpfull.

If it is a Packard V12 4m-2500 which it looks like, it is a 41.8 ltr beast. Packard Merlins V12s V-1650 engines were 27Ltr

Have you run it manualy to see if the generator is working generating the designed output.

I think there is a Citroen half track on a large estate in Scotland

Until the military vehicles get out into civvi life and start having problems no one wil know. Does anyone have a tame bod from an OEM or Dealer workshop to ask? I only know the first time I drove a MAN truck I could not open the truck front to check the oil, I would not start the days work until I had done. After a conversation which included doubts about my parents I went to the local dealers. Where it was found the cable for the lock was broken the bill went way into three figures and I was not flavour of the month. I do remember it needed a good glug of oil to get it onto the mark though.

It is ok for basic stuff but these vehicles have engine management boxes missing and transmission controls. These are going to be mega money from MAN. You could buy 2 or 3 vehicles to get one missing piece then it would have to be coded to the vehicle. This stuff is 5th and 6th generation stuff. Send for the 10 year old they will know how to program it.

One of the last companys I worked for had real time remote driver behavior monitoring, and did phone some drivers to tell to adjust there speed and or engine revs. Also Fridge temperature monitoring and also in real time vehicle manufacturer monitoring and security monitering. I always thought if they have the tech to watch they have the tech to intervene.

A few more the first one is really usefull when working on batteries, and the last when a brew is handy.

Have you any dry electrical spray it may just be the connector pins not contacting.

Possibly the best chance is the Ground nut scheme area if any were left and are still hidden in the jungle. Pictures are good to look forward to.

If the factory have the shutdown codes, It does pose the question, What if an aggressor got there hands on them. On a Mercedes I drove it had a manual get you to a safe place switch for the gearbox in the armrest, for use if the auto system shut down. In these days when vehicles automaticaly send fault codes to the factory, It seems they are sometimes reluctant to share this information with the people trying to fix the fault.

Thanks for the reply.

I think there is no vlewing on site because they do not have the personel to cater for an influx of civvy buyers. Also costs associated with insurance etc.

Any information on Vigor disposals would be appreciated if you have the time.