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looks like a great event and i'm glad it all went so smoothly. well done to everyone that took part

cheers nick i've decided to rent a trailer for the july show season and worry about getting a low loader after that, the truth is i've just got too much to do to muck about with trailers if i'm going to get the charioteer running for the ywe event.

i'll second that and it's nice to see some of the yank kit in british livery :thumbsup:

that's a real shame john but thanks for the help, it's much appreciated

yes, quite a pile already. the holes are actually useful as you can stand on the workshop floor instead of bending down all the time. i also ran the mig cables through them when removing rusted bolts.

put the gearbox and the hydraulic pipes in today

the restoration is back on after a short hibernation. we plan to have it rebuilt and running in 4 weeks time where it will make it's debut at the yorkshire wartime experience along with my cromwell, a valentine, a comet, a centurion and a chieftain. should be quite a display of british armour we pushed it back into the workshop this morning and gave the engine comparment a quick clean and repaint then it was onto the main task of the day which was to replace all the engine compartment damaged hydraulic pipes and fit new steel unions. the steel had rusted right through on all the fittings and had to be heated before removal, time consuming but by the end of the day all the pipes were ready for fitting which we plan to do tomorrow along with the gearbox

like you i have heard nothing on the news

thanks john that would be very much appreciated. cheers

cheers john that's a clever solution. been working on the foden this weekend and came across a bit of a problem, it had a fuel leak at the top of the injection pump and on closer inspection one of the plunger sleeves had cracked right across the top. i removed it and welded the crack but the heat from the weld melted an o ring and now it leaks froma different spot so i now need another plunger sleeve assembly. does anyone have any ideas where i can get one. cheers

keep the good advise coming guys, this trucking lark is bloody complicated

sounds like a plan

thanks nick. the first one would be ideal :thumbsup:

welcome prins scammells are a fine truck

the only cradle i know of is 60ft down on the d day centaur

thanks for all the help guys, like adrian said i want to be able to move other loads around as well and room is pretty tight in the yard so i'd struggle to get a long trailer in without knocking a few walls down. i just missed out on a nice trailer on ebay that went for £5300. i'll keep looking. cheers rick

i think that would be wise

thanks that's what i was thinking. all i've got to do now is remember how to drive one. i passed my test in the army 26 years ago and haven't driven hgv1 since. my first outing will be fully loaded with a 3m wide tank on the back. zero to hero

the foden arrived at the yard this morning but didn't get much chance to look round it as had some building work to finish today, although i did notice one strange thing and that is the manufacturers plate on the chassis states the vehicle can go up to 65 ton at 40mph but the paperwork in the cab says 44 ton with a design weight of 55 ton. why does it have 2 of what i assume to be special types weight categories

cheers i'd love to get on there one day

i doubt a transit would be able to push it on but it's worth a try

is that sennybridge ?