john1950

Got a picture?

I had P brackets and shafts once from one my father salvaged in the river Coquet. As usual someone stole them. I do not know what happened to the boat after he passed away I went back and it had gone. There was a V drive in the hull.

Hi Scania 111 pretty bullet proof. I only had a 96 4x2 would pull way out of its class. Had a 112 6x2 tag another good truck, I made the mistake of trading it in for a 113 6x2 tag. I ran some Magirus Deutz 232 dump trucks they were thirsty but worked their socks off. I used to say they was powered by a V8 motor bike engine, that air cooled lump.

They just got it sorted at the end of its service life. Multi fuel is a whole other engineering world. Liner seals or the lack of are still a problem no matter what make of engine. A reciprocating engine that is expected to run at max revs and power from start up is always going to have a high maintenance/attrition rate, compared to normal use ones. That is were alternative power sources have to be looked at but they come with their own problems. I am sure that I read somewhere that the Chieftains gave better availability in the first gulf war than the Challengers. I wonder which mark of L60 they were fitted with, and why that was. 

Scavenge blown by 2 lobe Roots type blower, trials with a 3 lobe. These are the days before screw type blowers. 19 lts for up to 600 bhp target impressive for its time, but now would expect 750 plus from 16 lts 4 stroke. But as with the Napier Deltic and Foden FD6 also the Tillings and StephensTS3 engine a light weight compact engine with high power output was the goal. Designers trying to get the proverbial quart from a pint pot. GM engines used a blower and turbocharger set up, but still could not get the emissions down to modern acceptable levels.  

I have not heard anything, It has 2 GMs fitted.  I have not been back for a while.

Hi if you mean the memorial it used to be near the old weighbridge in the harbour. If you mean the hull, it is in a storage yard on West Sleekburn Ind. Est. NE22 7LQ. It was in Blyth Harbour for a few years before moving to Amble where it had the fire.

A few electrical connectors and cables, one L/Rover 12 pin trailer plug. Some wires/connections marked Ptarmigan.

Find your local oil seal supplier they should be able to help. Firms like Bearing Services.

Nothing is invincible. It is a sad fact but these are machines of war. Unfortunately when they go onto a battlefield they are at risk as are the crews.

Unintended consequences of the legislation?

I see Ajax is on the go again. They seem to have spent the time trying to mitigate the effects of the problem rather than solve the root cause. Issuing 2 types of ear defenders will help but if that is what is needed! So our modern army ends up having to use and make work on overweight outdated designed vehicle, let us hope the equipment that it is fitted with comes up to scratch. We are not the only ones with problems, the American army replacement for the Bradley is having problems with stability. 

To much ether = alcoholic. To much use dries bores/ liners of oil film, causing ring and surface damage in the longer term.

As we suspected it is slowly turning into a war of the factories. To keep the front line supplied.

Gone to new home.

I must clean my binoculars, or maybe buy a telescope. Its another one in the saved row. 

That is big project along with the what looks like a CMP and a Marmon.

You very often find brass zips on overalls.

You wold be surprised just what some of these people can find. It costs nothing to ask.

Start with your local shop that does clothes alterations.

We have people with the ability and willing companies, It is political foresight and willingness to expect the unexpected this country lacks. We support lame ducks and deride success in many cases. We cannot support the military with a just in time supply system used in the commercial sphere of operations. No politician seems to have any idea how many rounds a weapon of any class can fire or need to fire in a combat situation. They have not seen the Red or White ball express films of Diamond Ts pulling trailers loaded with ammunition heading for the front line. They never thought to ask where did they come from. A most recent debacle is HMS Leaky and HMS Wobbly both built with foreign design input from firms with no track record in design and installation of the items they were given a contract to install. Sorry if it looks like a rant.  

That is a bit of a killjoy attitude, When sitting around a campfire are all things discussed fact and not given to some artistic license and fantasy. Especially when some falling down water is added. 

Nothing is child proof.

A hole in the exhaust does not help, Spitting, start with timing and distributor/coil, then carb, and manifold. Then valves. E5 is good for a year but it pays to drain off the moisture before starting after a lay off.

There are still steam engines running today from the 18 hundreds. So I see no reason why not.