sirhc

The Royal Marines still have some DUKWs in service.

http://Http://www.pirtek.co.uk ?

You were looking at Stormers & Shielders, they have a different style of track to the standard CVRTs.

Stormer sprocket rings have longer teeth and the track horns are also longer.

I am interested in finding out if there are any abandoned Foxes lurking anywhere. Scrap yards, paintball sites, firing ranges etc. Anyone seen one?

Thanks,

Chris

Does anybody know if you can get the keys and see if the vehicles start i am interested in the Nissan Pathfinder and maybe another DAF but which one?

 

I was looking at the Drops but they all look a bit rough.

 

I am planning to go on Friday afternoon.

You can find one of the yard guys and they can start it for you. They are usually more than happy to help, and will even jump start, as long as you don't go mad and want loads of vehicles starting!

This is what you need...

There's always the new master cylinder option....!

http://www.thexmod.com/item_detail.asp?id=445

If you get new seals, they need to be soaked in oil for a while before you try and fit them, otherwise they will split when you try and put them over the piston. I know this from experience!

Chris

The Dutch Lightwights belong to Withams, they have/had loads of them stacked up in one of the sheds.

Chris

I've experienced both of these problems before. Andy's Striker lost steering in the arena at Beltring last year. One of the steering callipers locked on, we changed the master cylinder and it was fine after that. I've also had the starter fault, everything was working then all of a sudden no starter. After taking the decks off we found the wire to the thermal trip had become detached. It would be worth checking both of these.

Chris

Not a lot of it worth saving in 2003 when I saw it..

06FD39 is a Scimitar and will be still in service.

That was not a fun day! I was sat in the arena at Beltring on the Sunday afternoon, 2004 I think. I had a hand resting on a side hatch when it gave way and caught my finger. The worst thing was having to drive all the way home afterwards, every time I changed gear I bashed my damaged fingers

Hi David,

I think it was us who bought your Bedford?

Chris

The DAFs we are talking about have power steering, I hear they are nicer to drive than the Bedfords. Try searching the forum, this topic has come up a few times.

http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicle/,26,/19107/Leyland.htm

Chris

I like my Mk 1. Lighter, faster, more room inside and space to give 2 people a ride, even if a bit of a squeeze.

Chris

The latest standard of diesel gearbox is much stronger, but probably costs as much as 5 running Spartans. Take out boxes do come up from time to time, I've only ever seen one recon box for sale. Not cheap either.

Chris

That looks a super layout, but am I missing something, where do military vehicles fit in?

There was a map with the display fields at Stoneleigh so I guess it will be published soon.

Chris

For someone living so far away from the UK you need to be buying the best vehicle you can, then shipping it over with spare engines, gearbox, wheels, track, etc etc. It can be hard to find these bits when we need them, much harder for you when you need them!

Hi & welcome.

Plenty of Land Rovers coming through the disposal system at the moment, do you remember the registration numbers of any you served with?

Chris

The CVRTs in the tender sale are petrol variants that have been stood outside for 10 years.

Chris

Belgian vehicles all had the earlier (under the front lip) headlamps. They were there because of wading screens. When the wading requirement was no longer needed in the early 90s the British removed the old lights and fitted standard headlamps, same as ferret etc. The protective covers came in when the Sabre conversion was carried out in 1994/5. Wading screen brackets were cut off when vehicles were base overhauled after then. The exception is RAF vehicles which never had the wading screens.

I think the Repaircraft conversion would cost more than the base vehicle, it is aimed at military end users and not the likes of us! There aren't exactly dozens of Spartans for sale, I think you'd need to see what comes up on Milweb or who responds to a wanted advert. Jacksons will be selling Belgian vehicles which are probably very tidy. If someone was to sell one privately I'd expect it to make about £15k if it was a nice one.

Regarding the width of the drivers compartment, I think you'd have a hard job making any more space in there.. the bulkhead is right up against the engine, and the engine isn't that big!

There's also several Saracens at the paintball place in Ollerton.

There is one diesel Spartan and one diesel Sultan in private hands. The MoD only bought so many diesel kits, vehicles which weren't converted were cast in 2004 and the majority ended up being cut up. A fair number of these had messiers fitted when in service, but they were removed along with other bits in short supply before being sold off. This means most Spartans that were restored were fitted with Armstrongs as they were easier to find.

Chris