big chris

sheep dealing ? its sheep breeding not so sure about nato green that stuff i bought is prob going to get a tint of something else in it as cow s**t brown dont look good on the door

Was that the invisable trailer then steve!!!! Haha

Yes when i bought it the engine blew on first road test had oil in it but i think it was a cheap detergant in it as it washed the engine inside and welded the caps to the crank!!! It was easier to get a engine than repair the old unit thanks chris

More picures please im surprised that you never put a battery on it and a jerry can i would have liked to see it drive its way out through the bushes on to lowloader bet it would have!! Chris

how much did you offer i know someone after one was there a trailer? thanks chris

road tested over the weekend went very well lets hope good cooling continues as for my french my friend not that good i believe it was worked at a farm as a tractor but not sure location was south england although im trying to find out more history this is proving difficult but we can try the windscreen was frrrreeeeeeeeee the best price im lucky really im among the scammells up here locally there are 4 explorers (3 in my shed all on road i might add) 2 pioneers and 1 constructor within a 20 mile radius all of us help each other as you have to there has been some discussion on oils in the forums anyone looking for a oil or specific grade of oil they req then drop me a post if i can help i will im a distributor for a good oil company that can supply most oils or equivalents available at the right money and carriage can be arranged easily also on my pictures you may notice new hoses i can supply these too with spring guard of different sizes just drop me a line im always happy to help thanks chris

Wow thats awsome you would think it would fill the back with water at that speed and sink haha

I bet that guy selling engines wont get 600 for both for scrap it 60 quid a ton here so i reckon about 200 for both is about right

thanks for that i made the gap between fan and rad a fraction bigger than the distance between the crank pully and cross member the engine is mounted forward against front crossmember so it shouldnt be able to move forward or at least thats what im hoping

perhaps shes a hiker on the pull or shes got a flat

fan works perfect now it really would wip your wig off if passing the front cooling perfect also anyone going to the scammell spectacular this week end?

i think alot of people disconnect the cooler when swapping engines to diesels mine was and still is disconnected but ive tested it and it holds water sxk460 was also disconnected supose its just one more job to do when i went with my friend who bought sxk460 we noticed the cooler had been disconnected but thought it would be ok on a drive home it wasnt the oil pump didnt work pinon ran dry and bearing went after recovery home we realised that it wasnt the fact the cooler was diconnected there was a broken oil pump cover in the spares box a previous owner had broken the rear cover(and pump) replaced the cover but left the damaged pump in the axle causing failure in a big way not what you want on a drive home really!! :coffee:

if you didnt smile you would prob cry and i thought i was busy

hope this is helping andy

knackered today trailer blasted it takes alot longer than you think to remove rust/scale (thanks geez) 1st coat of primer went on same day but was too dark to get a good photo when i look tomorrow i will have missed loads i bet better spend today as a wife day kids may want to see me some times when im not working on my ever growing fleet of ****

rear wheel sets getting low low on tread tyre revival in between jobs at work (dont tell the boss)

as promised picture of the fan modification some of you may think about the extra weight on the waterpump bearings as its aluminium it weighs nothing at all so as long as i grease the bearing i think it will be ok

What specs on 690?its just a 680 power plus wid a turbo (i think) fan mod works a real treat fully on now and actually pulls the hair on yer head when your in front (good job i aint got a wig haha) draws as much air through as a meadows thats all that matters so lets hope thats an end to the cooling problems i have now got hold of a drawbar trailer for the scammell so even more work begins now an shows are upon us removed wooden floor today as its totally rotten on the trailer and im going to shot blast it tomorrow pics tomorrow will be added so stay tuned i thought hobbies were supposed to let you chill out when ? Thanks chris

anyone with any history on this scammell please come forward i bought it from a roofer in watford but i would like to know more history about it if possible thanks

i think it makes your scammell stand out i have never seen another one with anything quite like that on the front

after a run out at the weekend she got a little hot so i have decided to do a mod to the fan which seems a long way from the radiator with the 690 engine in so i made a lightweight fan extension as i have no rad cowl pic to be added when i fit tomorrow hope you are all not to bored yet!!

starting to look like an explorer now with rear body re floored and some good second hand t&g boards for the sides almost ready for painting

bought a reme badge for the scammell so it has to be on the grill got it from e bay

i have now got hold of a second hand windscreen for the explorer this was local and i got it for free (even better) so i decided to pull out the old paneling and see if the old screen could be fitted back in i was surprised how bad the fit looked compared to what i had pulled out but after checking in the garage i looked at the other 2 explorers and they were a no better fit than mine so it was bolted in and sealed up

new front brake hoses and spiral gaurd was fitted to the front and a lot of air leaks were sorted including tanks welded up which now means its sits very well at 12bar