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Latrine for the troops.

Clive

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Clive.

Have fun and enjoy. Welcome to the forum.

Clive

Lost connection for the last 2 nights around 9.30 :cry::cry::cry:

I'll look out for you on the 6 Oclock slot. Its about time someone has taken some interest in the Hall and I can't understand why Lincs council has not done anything. I'm told that there is some sort of tunnel from the old hall to the RAf buildings' how true this is i'm not sure.

I noticed the last time I was walking the dog that the gates had been forced open to the RAF site, and looked like people stripping out the wiring and lights and other bits.

If your in the area give us a call. contact details on my website.

www.protruckservices.com

Clive.

Which axles drive? Not clear from the hubs...

The front 2 and last 2 axles drive, with the front 4 axles steering.

The axles were Dana SD66 with X1 hubs

Hi Les.

There were only 3 of these vehicles built. the floating pontoons were made by Reynolds boughtons of amersham. here is a photo without the body work. There were other forms of the Unipower S24

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yes. its not in the uk.

It was built as a bridging Vehicle for india. It was the prototype and I beleave some more were built under licence in india, but how many i don't know. This vehicle was 55ft long x3.5m wide and great fun. If I am correct

in saying I think this is the only 12x8 ever built in the uk.

Clive

you could have come in for a cupa tea. its only next door.

Clive.

Hi Chris. Welcome to the forum.

Have fun.

Clive

Hi.

I've just bought a Tractor,GS semi-trailer 6x6 scammell constructor 1955 one of 53 built for the british army 83 BL 07, Has any one got any good photos that they could email me or put on this thread. I'll post some pics when

I get in tomorrow night.

I hope to start the complete strip down in the next couple of weeks.

many thanks

Clive

No problem.

Clive

Alvis closed Unipower in August 2000 moving the production of the Unipower RIV 4x4 to Telford. There are a couple of engineers from unipower still working there. When the production of the RIV finished

Alvis decided they didn't wont to build wheeled vehicles any more so that was that.

I understand that the Telford site is due to close at the end of this year.

If there is any info regarding the Unipower vehicles built at Watford give me a shout, If I can help I will.

Clive

I'll post some more when I get some time. heres a link to my web site.

www.protruckservices.com you can find more in the photo gallery.

This one we were testing at chobham. Unipower 12x8 prototype. This is one of the last

few vehicles we built at watford.

Hi Alan. Great job on the pioneer. good to see another scammell owner.

Clive

Hi Nick.

The Pinzgauer in the photo is a 718 T with a bespoke box body that, as it happens, was designed and fitted by Dytecna a long while ago - for a requirement known as MAPPS. I'm not sure what the purpose of the vehicle was (probably communications of some sort). It would have been built in Austria by Steyr and is probably getting on for 10 years old and is fitted with a water-cooled 6-cylinder 2382cc, turbo-charged engine, probably with a ZF HP22 auto gearbox, or possibly a ZF 5-18/3 manual. Auto is more likely.

I'm informed that the bodies have been removed and MoD are considering converting them to general service vehicles - traditionally fitted with a canvas cover over the load compartment. It would have left the factory looking like an open backed pickup.

Hope this is of some help.

Clive.

Hi Stone.

I'll have a word with a friend who worked at pinz. and 'll email this photo to him and see what he comes up with.

Nigel

They'll look great with those new Stainless steel exhaust systems fitted.

:-D:-D:-D

Clive

Looking at the pics above, that looks to me like a Stauff hydraulic shut off valve. Why is that fitted to an air system? This is not good practice.

If anyone is interested in these hoses you can contact me on my website protruckservices@gmail.com

The supplier of the hoses would normally deal only with vehicle manufacturers in quantities of 100s, but if there is enough interest for these I could possibly get a very favourable price from him on a small quantity as the owner is a personal friend of mine.

Clive.

Hi Daz. The company Details that I sent you, supplied to Scammells and Unipower and many others for the commercial vehicle industry they will

make them from a drawing or a pattern.

Regards.

Clive

No Jack. Just being in the heavy vehicle Industry for many years working at Scammells and Unipower + others, they soon mount up.

Hi Paul. I have some £70,000 worth of snap-on kit. and had some of them for many years, and they are as good as new. I also have some Britool tools well worth the money, but I mainly have the impact sockets which are a bit stronger than the standard sockets (maybe worth thinking about) hope this helps.

Clive.

There is also a Ex-Scammell employee reunion on the saturday at 14.00hrs

hope to some of you there.

clive.