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I've always preferred to charge pairs of batteries together (i.e. charge in series at 24V) - you know they are balanced then. But having said that, if you have a decent 12V charger why can't you charge them in parallel? They might not be balanced (as charge will travel path of least resistance) but they can be done at the same time.... The pain here is that you have to disconnect the leads and re-connect for parallel, if charging at 24V you just clip the leads on and go!

No, but someone else does

Also, a quick go at the Risk Assessment for this job might yield another reason for not placing anything between the Dozer and dragline (just in case). (clue - 60 ft...) :cool2:

Soft old banks, them fenland drairns - drive you careful bor, even that that there 6 by 6, do Arthur, he'll hev ter come out wi' his ol' Standard Fordson an' Stanhay winch, an' pull th' ol' army truck out, an' most likely that there blade on clatterpiller tracks an' all! An' Arthur, he don't hev no truck with them there pulleys things neither.... He only live the other side o' the ditch, an' he'd a' had the job o' recuvverin' the navvy too, but he wanted ter pull the blasted thing strairght across the ditch ter save the 20 mile drive ter get ter the other bank.... But carry you all on, we're larnin a little as we go...!

Priceless story SPC, thanks for sharing! :-D

Welcome Boely, you are just in time to join the working party who will be building up the banks around the DUKW pond. These have eroded badly due to wash from amphibious vehicle trials, and are in danger of flooding the Post War vehicle workshop - your expertise will be much appreciated. And thanks for the tip off about the new wrecker book - unfortunately I will now have to borrow yet more money from the tanker restoration fund!!! Enjoy and share.

Nice Scalextric set, CW :cool2:

It has to be said there are worse places to live, Mike It also has to be said there are worse mvs to own too :-D You're not into strong black coffee as well by any chance?

You learn something new every day on here! Crikey, that was a few more than we had wasn't it? Welcome LongJohn, nice Champ answer - best not to excite Catweazle too much too soon, keep him sweating a bit longer :n00b:

I inherited 4 x meadows parts books with my Mountaineer, they give 2 different crank numbers :-D Depending on which book you choose, the Meadows part number for a 6DC-630 Mark 10/3 crankshaft is either 6/20S-7 or 6/20S-9. In both cases the main intermediate crank bearing shell number is 49760. The fact that the engine is a mark 10/3 suggests it might just be possible that over the development there have been some variations in the crank, who can say? Any idea what mark yours is? The illustrations in both Meadows diesel parts book and the MOD 20T Constructor parts book are identical, but these are 'generic' drawings so that doesn't really help. What the heck, I'd take a chance and say you'll be ok given the history of the petrol engine design - perhaps someone else can give you a more informed answer :idea: Let us know how you get on Rob. Tony

Suppose I could have done one of Jack's truck with the bonnet up.........

As they say on HMVF, what's a thread without pictures? Sorry same as last year but hope the newbies like it!

Wo's a gor'n on 'ere then?

I like the butterfly heads on the setscrews holding the tyre on (surely not for speedy puncture repairs on solids!!!), so I presume there would have been a problem with keeping the steel tyre rims tight..... They would have been pressed on with a pretty tight fit originally, so was this a problem caused by the tremendous torque coming out of those reduction hubs? :-D:-D

You could well be correct! All I have to go on is the I.D. of the base truck. When I put "pre-Brown AWD" I did mean "All Wheel Drive". I think it was only when DJ Brown resurrected the dormant company that it became known by its initials "AWD". So from what you say Mike the complete snowblower vehicle could possibly be a Douglas build....?? I cannot find any other info on this machine. It came from Oxfordshire.

Was there a connection between Douglas and the pre-Brown AWD?

The M.O.D. Bedford 330 engine frame will accept a Jimmy engine/box at the rear end, the front will only require very minor alteration. And it sits on 4 very nice anti-vibration mounts! If you can pick one of these up it will save a lot of work. Try Withams maybe? I can get you measurements in Jan., but hopefully someone will be along soon to advise.

It is a AWD Runway Snow Blower. The extra front axle takes the weight of a big auger which moves snow sideways to a blower. The whole thing is driven by a Dorman 6 cyl diesel mounted in the body, driving forward under the cab on either side through a ridiculously huge drop box with 2 output shafts and 2 propshafts, one for auger, one for blower. The axle/blower assembly demounts from the base truck with 2 pins. The circular thingy in the windscreen is a spinning blade (like on a ship's bridge) to keep the snow clear for visibility. The truck is AWD, with Commer Superpoise cab and axles that look very much like Bedford, but are not quite.... the transfer box is not Bedford :confused: How do I know all this? I obtained one a few years ago (without front axle/blower)just for the P6 engine in the truck. The Dorman will make a brilliant pen knife sharpener once I have mounted 2 x 12" grindstones (1 x coarse, 1 x fine) on the outputs from the drop box :-D If anyone is in need of a complete chassis/drivetrain or transmission parts for one of these, let me know as it will have to be broken before long :-(

OK, just ordered mine! All books are signed with a personal dedication. Apparently it was 10 years in the making, have to say I'm really looking forward to receiving this. Great call, Brooky :tup:: This place is costing me a fortune....

Interesting that some of the carb to manifold pipes are short, others much longer. What effect(if any) does the diferent length have on rate of throttle response, and is this noticeable?

If you don't abuse the durability of the flimsy budget motor, it is doubtful that you would wear the compressor out. Then, the fundamental difference between budget and quality unit is the thickness of the air receiver. In the world of annual business insurance inspections it is the receiver which will probably limit the life of the unit.

All that fun and not a gallon of petrol used!!!

I'm thinking just the same Vince. Problem with budget machines is they may not stick too many years of constant use - but if treated considerately should last quite a few vehicle restorations out. Something that size will be a slow speed unit, so problems associated with those horrible smaller direct-drive units not arise. The Hydrovane units are the biz, but prohibitively expensive. What blast cabinet are you thinking about? I was looking at the larger Sealey units last night (on offer at present), but don't know what to think. 18cfm is recommended. It might be easy to make the cabinet somewhat bigger maybe, which would be useful for longer components....... Personally I blame that 42Chevy guy for posting the photo of his workshop cash machine!

Me too, but I won't be able to see it if you shove it up there!

I know someone who named their German Pointer LUGER. What do you mean off topic - it's all canine/K9....