scammell 7377

its sounding like youll be back out with it soon well done sell it for more than scrap value and you will know it might be kept for somone else to use ( or just maybe someone here might look after it on your behalf ) :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

it was still there in use last summer my mate lives 500 yards up the road and has been told if it ever becomes available to call me ive not heard anything however

Does that mean if they are not issued by the DVLA you can put lookalike number plates all over your vehicle ?:nut:

i was thinking just that , as it was not issued by dvla id be ok :D

ok, so i have civvy black and whites on lightining (and on the living van) can i also display 02 BD 10 aswell i would argue that as it has not been in use sinse 1989 its not a valid plate and in civvy terms never was your thoughts please gents . andy

thanks mike ive just got off the phone to them and im being told the person who will deal with my enquiry will know straight away if they can help or not and may send the payment back if thats the case all i know of its history is it left york in febuary 1989

You should make an enquiry with the Royal Logistics Corps Museum, their address:

 

RLC Museum

Princess Royal Barracks

Deepcut

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 6RW

 

Tel: 01252 833371

 

There was a nominal charge for having the service done, cannot remember how much now but well worth it.

 

Give them a ring and they'll let you know how much info they need.

 

I'm sure I just sent make, model, chassis number and mil reg number.

 

 

Happy enquiries! :-D

Alec

thankyou ill be calling them this week

might they hold info on explorers ?and how do i go about contacting them ?

i had the same explorer goo in mine and in the serving gear box too having changed it and greased it well i can now just about pull the rope out on my own

there is a full drum of rope thats coils nice and neat and im sure ive got all the grease points ive now found another thread on scammell winches and had a 2 hour chat on them (thanks croc) im sure its just a case of use it and lube it many thanks for all the input

andy

having changed the oils and fully greased it all i pulled the rope out around 40 ft or so 3 times there apears to be times when it is a little freer but then stiffens up again and the grease coming out is very thin and runny but i ran out of time so im thinking i just need to find a place to run the whole rope out and grease grease grease i held the pressure arms off and made no difference the rollers all turn nicely

well thanks for that i took the filler plug out before takeing the drain plug out and a pint of yellow/ brown sludge came out the top ive now flushed it out and refilled and greased everything to death but it still cant be pulled out on my own so i think i need to pull all the rope out and back in a few times and see if that gets it all moving other than that is it possable the spring loaded arms that coil the rope be gripping the drum too tightly and stopp it turning ? andy

is it ? im no expert but it is very similar to my rubery owen but mine has only one window in the top of the stable door at the rear and one over the drawbar with a steel shutter as well it has ackerman steering -- a proper pig to reverse

having seen the you tube link in recovery and towing of the pioneer recovering a ditched tank the winch rope is run out by 1 man with little effort so should i be able to pull out the rope on my mk 1 explorer ?the hand brake linkage is all taken apart cleaned up and greased but still no joy so i then took the brake band completly off = still no joy with the left hand cover removed it needs a longish bar on the winch frame and to the large gear to get it to move it has had little use over the years so might it be a case of plenty of grease and run the cable in and out thanks andy

last year i did the explorer online just ticked the box saying i had a mot and it went through no probs

thanks mike :thumbsup:

ah yes i did make a pigs ear of that so here goes take 2 wsk 485 lightining (02 Bd 10) chasiss 7377 is owned by me andy moseley in somerset hope thats clearer thanks andy

38 # 65 lightining is 7377 not efnick they were both at 1 time with andy denton but lightining has been with me in somerset for just over a year now andy

i didnt know that information existed let alone seen it thankyou for your help (both of you ) interesting that i was talking to a mate of a mate who was telling me his father drove 91 bd 56 in singapore and i was thinking they may have been of the same contract however i can see now it may be some 2 or 3 years younger does it then follow that 00 BD 88 to 02 BD 14 is the sum total of contract no 6 -- 5067 ? and that they were all explorers

almost sure this has been covered before but i cant find it i was wondering if there is rhyme or reason to the numbering ie my 1951 explorer was 02 bd 10 from the reg can you say its a 51 from that and does the 02 or 10 mean anything when did the system start and might that have been with AA ?

thanks andy

Low aspect ratio Michelin Pilot (15.5/80)?? are almost same dia...

thanks mike im pretty sure thats what they are

If they're modern tyres they may also have a load index which will give you a guide.

 

I don't have a load rating for 14.00 x 20 12 PR but the load rating in the VOSA table I have for 11.00 x 20 12 PR (the biggest 12 PR tyres listed) is 5350 kg per axle on single wheels, and generally speaking for a given ply rating the load index increases with increasing tyre size, so I'd have thought 14.00 x 20 should be fine unless you're using the truck (heavily) laden.

 

If I remember right (again not on my list) 14.00 x 20 20 PR rate about 10 tonnes per axle.

does anyone know the modern equivilent of 1400 x 20 ? i ask because ive been offered (at my favourite price ) 8 tyres from a leyland daf 4x4 that might apear to fit but can i? i also have a set of 1500 x20 with tubes but not fitted to my spare rims are the tubes in these the same size ?

We picked up this Lucas 742 at Beaulieu a few years ago. It has the electric conversion socket screwed in the back and also WD stamped in it. It is intended that it will find a home on the Thornycroft eventually.

 

Steve

 

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steve are you looking for another one i have the matching one ie the hinge on the other side but it has a small red lens not the electric socket send me a message if your interested andy

i would like to take this momment to wish all the great people of the forum a very merry chirstmass and a happy new year

ill go with that happy christmas one and all

ive had lightening out in the snow i really need to put my other set of tires on but cant bring myself to waste the last 2 mm of tread !! i might just know for a L 10 will find out in next few days and let you know andy

nfu make a small error in that the renewal was to also cover another truck ive sold in the summer aswell i didnt read it properly but having sorted that and telling about my accident its £ 94 fully comp any driver over 25 dont know how they do it and turn a profit but im covered