N.O.S.

Oh crikey, did I really want to win that? :shake::shake::shake:

Pile driver - bridging work maybe?

The not-so-pleasant side of recovery work :-(

Why did Ted have a chrome plated Bex Bissell handraulic carpet cleaner strapped to the side of his bonnet?:confused:

Not quite, Norman. TTM has dual diaphragms in his brake cylinders (a spacer with separate air inlet pipe and second diaphragm makes effectively two cylinders one on top of another), and a separate air tank and dual circuit foot valve, so is a Dual-circuit system, but they are not spring chambers. I'm looking at the possibility of spring brake chambers but not easy due to lack of "headroom" for cylinders. On a Scammell Constructor for example it is easy to put an extra brake actuating lever and spring chamber on, which is what I'm trying to scheme for the WLF. DT may be easier if more space available.

Mobile HMVF Clubhouse to go behind Jack's Autocar maybe?

In all seriousness, 6x6, I imagine the trailer will have survived very well underneath that lot - the last couple I've seen have been a bit on the 'tender' side.

But where are you going to live, then?

Priceless pictures, thanks!

TRAILERS, not TEA ROOMS.....

If I were the person trying to stimulate interest in, and organise, a UK version of Tanks In Town - I think I might be pretty hacked off at this stage too. How about chanelling brainpower into developing a suitable theme for a PW tracked/wheeled event instead? :thumbsup:

Living History Field Trip?.....

Lofty - take note, I don't think this is correct - I believe the one below is nearer the truth: Hey Lofty, Welcome to the Friendly Forum. Bad backs are as honourable as bad knees, so join the happy gang in rehab. We have already had the best of the biscuits..

Welcome to my World

That French livery would have stood out a bit in the green and brown landscape of the battlefield and behind :shocked:

Don't you mean 2010 Jack? For goodness sake give me a fighting chance - it looks a lot better in the photos :n00b: And I've just lost 2 weeks through having to work (who needs customers, eh?) and 2 days rat-proofing the workshop :argh:

May I suggest you take a SATNAV, as the Emergency Services are a bit thin on the ground out there :whistle:

Hang on, spoke too soon - the description just posted suggests the rear wheels were steerable by the pole method, not the front carriage :confused:

Seems to me like you might have cracked Antony's puzzle there, Mike - even without seeing the photograph. Certainly explains those odd lugs on the turntable :thumbsup:

Wow, Les - ALL THAT FROM ONE PHOTOGRAPH! Yet nobody suggested it might have been taken in 1966 in the New Forest, and that the long timbers were destined to become a radar mast..... Got any more like that? :-D

Marty, I thought they had black wheels originally, moving to wood later as the furniture industry got involved in making all manner of stuff from wood to save more precious material......but I've been wrong before! Even the US piano factories turned out products like this I believe.

Funny you should say that, me too :-D

John - if you are still having trouble might be worth contacting www.midwestbrake.com - they offer to make bespoke air brake cyl. diapragms from a special 2 ply 3,000psi burst press. ptfe material, using an old one as pattern, or from a drawing.

What a great incentive to get a jeep up and running :thumbsup: I'm sure the jeep boys and girls will give you plenty of support. Welcome and good luck with the restoration. And to help you meet the deadline I've put in an application to have you barred from the clubhouse bar at weekends :-D

Well my understanding is that the Mountaineer was a 4x4 development of the Oilfields truck, and built primarily to service an export market far, far greater than our own heavy haulage market at the time - they were used for all manner of applications. And yes inevtiably they eventually found their way into the UK heavy haulage market. I believe they were sold as a 60T GTW tractor for UK haulage applications - and at this loading I'm sure they were quite adequate. I'm sure you are right that Pickfords found them wanting - no doubt they really wanted something bigger and were obviously wrong to think they could do the job of an 80 tonner 6 wheeler, be it 6x4 or 6x6. Their fault, not Mountaineer's! It seems they had to wait until Scammell saw an export market big enough to justify development of a new breed of truck.....CONSTRUCTOR! We have a lot to thank the rest of the world for!