Richard Farrant

Clive, "Someone quite famous"...........do you mean that you owned it?

David, Those trailers have overun brakes as normal. I don't think the trailer is heavy enough to warrant full air braking, what will happpen is that the trailer will brake as soon as the lorry does, instead of how it is now, where it brakes after the lorry brakes, by overun action. That is my view anyway, others might disagree.

That sounds too good to be true.........but read again, "also breaking, from £5,000"

On Monday, The Cathederals Express ran two trips around Kent, from London. The engine was Tornado. Listening to Radio Kent this morning a listener was on the train when it was leaving London Victoria in late afternoon. Some commuters rushed down the platform and jumped on, not realising it was a steam hauled special. As they sat down they were heard to remark about how old the carriages were :-D. When someone explained to them what the train was, they were phoning home telling everyone.

No BS, it was true, but could not repeat it.............bit of a time waste anyhow

I think that one is a Hornet, carried the Malkara. Clive is the expert here and will no doubt tell you more.

Mike, The one I refered to was restored to original gun tractor, none of those names ring any bells. He may have supplied me with parts for a Matador some years ago.

I saw an early Matador with Weymann type cab and those early front mudguards with curved edges, in Normandy 2004. My friend got chatting with the owner, and I believe he was a member of the AEC Society, so it might be worth enquiring through them.

On first hit I got 1132.4

It broke free from the ship or tug towing around, on its way to Normandy. A local landmark!

Clive, As it looks in to good a condtion to have come up for disposal ( where MS plates were often seen), I can only hazard a guess that it might have been destined for export to another country, under Military Sales?

Not all hub reductions are laid out the same, take for instance, the Ferret Mk and 2. The shaft from the bevel box has the sun gear on the end, driving planet gears which are held in a carrier fixed to axle end, and driving the hub by the annulus or ring gear. Now look at a Ferret Mk4 and a CVR(W) Fox, driveshaft from bevel box again has sun gear attached, but here things change and the planet carrier is fixed to the hub, the annulus is the fixed point this time locked to the axle end.

They are that good a vehicle that a lot of ex-British Army ones were bought by US police forces, for their SWAT teams..........:coffee:

Chris, The wheel does not have to be removed, but it would help you to see what is happening. If you are not confident at touching the brakes best get someone along who has experience, although you will not find many who have seen a wheel cylinder of this type before. I am assuming that you or someone, has been driving this Ferret recently? The cylinder is more than likely stuck, common problem as these vehicles stand around a lot. As you drive it, the heat from the dragging brake warms up the alloy cylinder and releasing it. When cold it is back to dragging again. Whatever you do, read the EMER (workshop manual) before attempting anything, so you understand what, how and why. Richard

** It is sometime since I pulled one apart, but the manual does not mention a gasket (****), only to use jointing compound. I recommend Hylomar Blue, as I'm not a lover of those silicone sealers. A thin paper joint would do no harm, check if any of the bolt holes go right through, if they do, put a bit of sealer on the thread else oil will creep out. **** just had another look and further in the manual it does mention fitting a gasket

Reading and listening to the video clips, the desert uniform will be retained, just that the new one is more flexible with current commitments as the existing DPM is more for Northern Europe terrain. So does not look much money saving there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8422942.stm

Loggy, Not a big job. First drain the gearbox, Remove propshaft at front end and support. You will see a bolt secured by a tab washer and a large thick washer securing the output flange, remove bolt and flange. You might need a puller to remove the flange, depends on your luck. Unbolt the rear cover, knock out the old seal. Fit a new seal and use a plate or hardwood block, then knock in with a hammer, this saves misshaping the seal. Fit seal flush with cover outer face. smear a bit of light grease around the lip to help it before oil gets to it. Refit cover using jointing compound, and rest in reverse order. Don't forget to refill gearbox oil.

Hi Ted, That would make sense. Do you know, I have seen this photo several times before and never spotted those points until now. Richard

This Austin photo has some interesting points in it, notice on the ambulances, the access door to the spare wheel is fitted inside outwards. This may be to reduce shipping space. Spare wheels were often not fitted with tyres when vehicles left the factory, presumably due to tyre shortages which would hold up production. Another point, the headlamps on the K5 and K2's are not blackout type, this denotes that the photo may have been taken after war ended, or perhaps these are postwar rebuilds?

I would say it is a stuck wheel cylinder piston. You can remove the wheel cylinder from the rear of the backplate in order to free the wheel. Cylinder can then be dismantled. There are two bolts securing it to the plate, 1/2"AF spanner size.

A quick Google shows that particular dynamo model number to have been fitted to the Panzer III Ausf. E-F as well.

Hi John, Thanks for that link, as I mentioned in an earlier post, my parents always went into Wadhurst to shop at the International Stores and I can remember going with them on the following day and seeing the devastation. The shop temporarily relocated into a nearby Hall. Richard

A bit of confusion here, a Mk5 Ferret is/was not a Fox, two different animals. I remember the Royal Yeomanry also had their Foxes earmarked for Mexico, but I understood they were to have a new diesel engine and this work was to be done by Ricardos. In the end the project never went ahead and a stack of Foxes without engines and ancillaries came onto the market.

The maximum allowable towing speed of the JCB 410M as given in the relevant AESP, does not conform with the Construction & Use regulations in the UK, and Road Traffic Act 1984, for vehicles without springs. No Crown Exemption had ever been applied for or given. For all non-operational use, the max. speed of the JCB, either driven or towed is 20 mph.