N.O.S.

Is this what you had in mind?

Will it go round corners

According to my dad it certainly won't steer on a ploughed field with 6T of lime on the back :cool2:

This one that should not have been allowed to slip away not only was it a good bit of kit it would have kept a British company afloat at the time,

Too right Les, I saw the bridging units under construction during a visit to Tolpits Lane - what a smashing truck - a well balanced clean design. Oh well, we can but dream.

Tony

We're all anoraks in one way or another.....

Here are some pics snapped at a special 'Scammell Register' day at Bulford Camp afew years back - ISTR the first of the Seddon Atkinson Crusader replacements had just arrived.

We were not to be trusted with a loaded trailer (yes, we all got to have a drive!!).

The servicing bay was a sight - and work was not limited to routine stuff - some pretty serious repairs were being undertaken there.

One Commander was used as ballast to give the Crusader a bit of work do (well it stopped the trailer bouncing about anyway). I don't remember having a drive of that - note the unsuspecting Mario about to be placed on a Charge by the fast approaching NCO for having his hands in his pockets on the Parade ground....sacre bleu!

What a house boat though or palace ship !!!!!!!

Plus garages and workshops plus some more, and just think of the impact it would cause to land on a French beach and have Tanks, half tracks, Jimmies ect roll out for the first time since 1944..................................

 

But better still if it did all go pare shaped you could still sell her for scrap :shake:

ROSIE! Get on here quick - R3 is begining to sound serious about this one!!!!

snap!

Landing Ship, Tank

Les,

If you think it was taken in Portsmouth area, then I think it was taken in a long gone dealers yard just off the A3M as you come down towards Hayling Island. Was it called Southern Counties or something like that :???

Might that have been Southern Counties Trading? And was it that company who traded as several different names before becoming Winchester Marine, who now have a 2nd depot at RAF Binbrook, Market Rasen , Lincs and have simply loads of useful trucks, engines, gearboxes and other stuff as well as a lot of ex MOD kit, or am I talking complete scribble again?

Still for sale, try www.securemeasures.co.uk.

There's been a Cummins 6B engined Stoly for sale for about 9 months in a boatyard - looks tidy from the pic. I posted details on For sale/wanted thread some time back (unless it got lost). That would sound nice, and depending on which model it might have enough power too? You'd just need to do the clutch job then :-D Come on, no excuses. I'll look for ad later.

I take it that you guys on here all own and restore these old military vehicles?

Yes, No and everything in between On this forum, you don't actually need any more than a bit of enhusiasm for the vehicles. It costs but a little time to dream.........then you're hooked :-D

That long chin moly bobble, is the same sort of stuff as Slick 50. I've used it in old Land Rover engines and boxes, expensive but does appear to make a diffrence.

Slick 50 sounds more like a laxative, you sure it's for vehicles and not humans/horses?

I can confirm that I sold the green Constructor to Paul Rhodes.

John Riley

Thanks for that, Antar. Can you help with any additional info on the history / ownership of this truck before you acquired her?

Denial is just a stage of becoming an anorak.

Dylan - Boise, Idaho was where the 388th Bomb Goup was first activated back in 1943 (at Gowen Field), eventually flying B17s from Suffolk - any significance that you have a plane as your logo?

Oh, and welcome back, and more on your fun job please!

Catweasel, could you pm me the moly coddle stuff info too please?:tup::

They were not take up by British Army, but were supplied to Jordan and others.

I've often pondered the question why we kept on with 'oversized' tank transporters like Commander when all around us went on to lightweight high-powered commercial 6x6 tractors like MAN and MERC?

The only obvious reason is drastically improved stability in soft ground provided by the slightly wider axles, but can anyone provide any practical experience-based reasons as to if and why our units were significantly better performers, e.g. during Gulf campains?

It is only a question of time before I dress in grey annorak and start having personal hygiene problems and then there will be no going back ! :-D :-D :-D

I would just like to apologise to the grey annoraked person smelling a bit high at W+P, who I kept on calling 'Andy' and who obvously thought I was out of my tree.....I didn't think he was very responsive :confused:

Very clean - not much Rustavi on that......

Whatever will turn up next on HMVF?

Still trying to find a way to be able to turn left in the horsebox.

Must be a stuffed steering box. Assuming it's an old TK Bedford, I might just have a good steering box, and I'm sure Catweazle will be along shortly to offer you a good price for fitting it.

You've then just got to work out a route which enables you to do turn right only turns to get to his place (if anyone can do it, you can). He has a nice old Champ for a courtessey car.....

i'VE JUST COME OVER ALL EMOTIONAL !:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

You'd best not visit my yard then - you'll need some serious psychotherapy afterwards :-D:-D:-D

As with many things, when the missus wants to know where $400 went, it's easier to obtain forgiveness than permission - take the chance when you can!

 

S.

Got a good solution to that Simon, - some of my enthusiasm has rubbed off and she's going to fly too!! :-D

Have to agree with you on "do it sooner than later" - no doubt insurance / aviation regulations will eventually ground these aircraft before they beome too tired to fly any more :-(

Tony

10 gears shifting is not as fast as automatic drive of MAN, Mercedes or Scania - but makes me more fun :-D

Roland - see you at the Hi/Lo and Splitter Group socials maybe? We meet in HMVF Clubhouse bar second Wednesday each month and play tunes on old crash boxes :thumbsup:

10/10, 6x6.

The colour photo of the body seems to show RAF blue/grey overpainted with green, so this truck must be one of those transferred to army stock.

Very atmospheric views of the two 30T tractors, I wonder what has become of these 3 girls some 8 years on?

Nice pics, Les. Just think of the huge volume of vehicles to have passed through Vass's yard. There was a photo in the office of a whole train load of Humbers (I think) heading off abroad somewhere.

Anyone remember Mr. Chistianson? And is the old Coleman yard crane still around?

Caterpillar, Cat? I think you'll find Gardner were the best diesel engines ever made.