john1950

Hello Tedly. With the Vigor radiator cleanliness was a thing you had to do, I always carried a couple of blocks of wood for the tracks. Snow plates cured most of the trouble. I am sure in the dark box I have a rocker cover for a C8. My father had a Paxman 6RPH with a Napier Turbo Ex RN. Commers with TS3 engines were well powered for their time some had York trailing axles and went well as six wheelers.

Welcome. If possible any pictures.

Quality, Work to be proud of. Thanks for posting

I would start with tyre pressures and Tyre diamiter miss match, easiest first Good luck

Hello Tedly. Costain mining used to have a Tc6 Euclid Dozer with side by side C/6s on an opencast near where I live when I was at school. The radiators were behind the driver and It suffered from O/heating I remember. Sites are quieter now what with H and S. Body exhausts and funnel size silencers.There Is a quarry In Cumbria that keeps antique plant running, I will give you a report when I go. I last drove a GM engined dump truck about 8 years ago I think it was a V8 supercharged and turbocharged but it was well past its best. I drove a Yale 2500 loading shovel years ago It made its own music Trumps are allowed. Vickers built Two prototypes with C8SFL engines I remember sitting on them. I have a C4SFL with 10 registered hours. C8s have a soft unhurried exhaust note. keep porting eludes me to sorry.Regards John. (Remembered 2 strokes ports no valves, keep on running)

Hello Tedly. I used to drive a Ts14 motor scraper with 2 LEYLAND 680 engines working with GM engined ones they were faster on the flat but I could bank faster. We also had Terex dump trucks with V16 GM engines on an opencast not far away. I am afraid my favorite is still the RR C6SFL. In A Vickers Vigor or a SF65 enginedTs24 I spent many hours driving a Vickers dozer without a hick . An exhaust note in its own class.(It only had an expansion box silencer and 4 inch angled output)

Hello Tedley. Most of our journeys were less than 50 miles with lots of short climbs and downs. Another sound box was the Foden 2 stroke. A local concrete company had a fleet of them and they could be heard all day, A missed gear was allways heard. We had a Deltic working the line past my house a couple of years ago It was mostly only on one engine still lots of smoke and an instantly recognizable sound. Keep on porting Regards John.

Welcome. A good old work horse as well

Hello Tedly. Thanks for the info. We used the later ones as 16 ton gross tippers or flats. when they were on song they could catch pigeons, but you could hear them before you could see them. Some drivers could break the pencil shaft in their sleep. Regards John.

Welcome. I can still hear the TS3 (Tillings and Stephens) from driving a Commer Maxiload. There were stories of a TS4 on test in Roots parts delivery trucks but I never saw or Heard one.

A tele handler will pull it straight out

Off and running

Thank you for posting and for being there

When they say just the basics! Good luck. Look forward with interest

There is always more than one way to look at something. You take the two opposites and end up somewhere near the middle. You have to at least explore what can go wrong before diving in. Ignore that little voice in the back of your head at your peril

Optimistic Can Do attitude Good Luck

A personal poignant moment. Others were there in spirit with you at your shoulder. You were not alone.

Depends on the vehicle mostly do not have greasers now. Hope they have got it fixed.

Thank you for taking the time to post. A salute to your friend.

Keep it coming

Cab lifters can be a pain, because they are not used very often when you go for them the gremlin is waiting.

Running with Ki Gas increases the power output, but lifts the internal stress levels above the metals capabilities. Hence blown gaskets and legs out of bed. It should only be used sparingly for starting.

Sound like it is short of oil

2x 10.50x16 Two piece wheels and tyres. Tyres one sidewall damage, one numerous small cracks.

I would pay £20 is this any good? Regards John.