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Not sure yet Tim,agreed a time schedule with Greg that suits the pair of us as they won`t get started on until well into the new year as we have a few other "bits" we can get on with ..

Getting the wheels ready to be repaired so we will see what magic happens to them while they are away down Devon.

Thanks for the extra photos there`s quite a few which are fresh to me. I quite like this one as you could almost imagine what he is thinking with a bus load of women !

Yes, there`s quite a few cracks around the front end which need addressing this is probably the least of our worries as we are a steel fabrication shop as our day job.

I was told the Continental engines used here were built here under licence almost identical to the American engines apart from the English blocks and heads were cast as one and the American engines had removable heads.It would be interesting to know who made them. The gearbox and axles are American import . Added a picture which Richard posted on Dans thread showing what we are looking for.

As some of you already know we are starting to gather parts and info to rebuild this Palladium. I am looking for a period engine to fit just incase somebody has a suitable candidate lurking at the back of their shed .We believe it was originally fitted with a Continental similar or the same as Dan has fitted to his Halley ,initially we thought we would be able to get one from the States but as always when your looking they all hiding .I think I am going to treat it similar to my Daimler in that I will fit an early 4 cyl petrol engine so it can easily be swapped if the correct item surfaces so I will be grateful and open minded to all replies. thanks in advance Duncan Pittock

Looks like a civilian Daimler CB22 following .

Just bumping this back to the top as we are only a couple of weeks away , its got the feeling of being very good.

Beamish superb !!!

We wanted to go with the Daimler but were told we had to be a member before December 2017 to enter which is a shame, so there are a couple of us entering the Ipswich Felixstowe run instead if anybody else is interested which falls on the same day.

Beamish 5th - 8th April ,very good last time they held this event I think it was 2014 ! http://www.beamish.org.uk/events/great-war-steam-fair/

Thought it might be helpful to start a discussion on planned events involving WW1 lorries this year where and when people can see them out.I`ll start the ball rolling with the ones we are planning to attend. 11 Aug WW1 convoy Bovington Tank Museum to Great Dorset Steam Fair stopping at Blandford for lunch ,this will be a repeat of the 2014 event but with more and a "special" heavy load for the steam 23- 27 Aug GDSF looking as if its going to be something quite special as it is its 50th with 500 full size traction and the WW1 centenary display

Thought the project was very good,just curious as to how it was funded and who owns it ?

As reported on another forum the Leyland sold for 25 K .

That's the one I bought as nobody wanted it :wow: ,initially I bought it blind as I was going to rob the diff out of it for the Daimler and when we went to cut it up and saw it in the flesh I realised it was too special as it was mostly there apart from engine rad and steering box plus the diff was twice the size required.Gearbox and prop shaft all intact and all gears went in and out the brake rods moved and it rolled,what more could you ask.The initial idea is to paint it in civilian colours and have "on war service" across the bulk head as per one of the Palladium photos, but it will be in a year or twos time.Already had the conversation with Dan as he has the right engine for the Palladium going in his Halley. Thanks for flagging it up.

Tidy up the loose ends on the Daimler and its back onto the Traction engine for Dorset's 50th ,not sure if it will be finished but it will be in steam and drivable as I have to finish my wife's kitchen for "Christmas"as I only had a temporary stay of execution. The next project after the Engine is the remains of the 3 ton 1913 Palladium which I bought a couple of years ago just incase anyone has the slightest bit of info I'd be greatful .

We had a few weeks of midnight oil as John M had asked us earlier in the year if we were interested in helping form a period convoy to deliver the bells to Ypres .We were unsure right to the wire as we hadn't actually driven the lorry until the Tuesday morning when the low loader pulled up to take us to Dorset and we decided to use the play pen as our test track, hence the reason we went round so many times as we felt each lap was about a mile.No real problems apart from a fuel vaporising hick up in the heat of the day which was partly solved by adding 2 stroke oil at 100:1 which I also felt would help the sleeve valves .After GDSF the low loader dropped us off at Dover docks where we made our own way to Ypres using back roads and a copy of a 1916 map which proved challenging as the new roads and junctions wanted us to join the motorway which we needed to avoid due to our top speed.We did go through a speed trap and it proudly displayed 37kph which wasn't flat out but comfortable.We think we averaged about 8 miles /gallon.The route with the bells was interesting in that after the cemeteries we came back into Ypres to the Menin gate along the Menin Rd and Hell Fire Corner which is now a run of the mill round about and was once the most dangerous road on the Western front with nothing to say as much. I'll add some more photos in the next day or so. As this adventure I feel has brought to closure the rebuild of my Daimler which along with my friends would not of been possible to complete for the centenary .Theres a handful of small jobs still to do and a couple of mods which will make her more user friendly which we will do over the winter.Thanks to members of this forum who gave me information and leads for various items which are now in use on the lorry which helped give her a aged feel.

Just been told by my daughter 16 more sleeps and its back to the trenches !!!!! :cool2:

Almost feels like the Dorset Steam Fair seasonal push is with us again as we are trying to get as much done before "D" Day.Lance finished off the "NEW" half shafts for me which included the final trimming to length on my old "Doodle " bug lathe which came out of Peenemunde so a bit more history.The bonnet is nearly there ,I made it out of stainless as I had some stainless hinges and correct D section beading which was stainless so that was how it came about.We had to have a move about which required the Weds night crew nearly managing a photo call !

Haven't updated for a while so here goes.Fabricated a modern prop shaft to fit as the original flexi disc type coupling was working outside the 7deg angle spec so it will give peace of mind and reliabilty.Brakes all working now ,i was able to buy an original early BSA handbrake and gearstick which is about as close as i'm going to get to Daimler components as BSA owned Daimler.Tacked together the gear linkage to check i'd got it correct which i will tidy up when i take it to bits for final welding and painting.It went quite well considering it was a combination of information from the 3 ton variant the Daimler at Beamish and made to incorporate the BSA components .Even though we have had the engine running i wasn't happy with the variable oil pressure relief valve which wasn't quite doing what it should so whilst i was fiddling /adjusting the piston and spring dropped in the sump down the oil return gallery which turned into a blessing.After removing the sump and having a general look we spotted a split pin missing on one of the sleeve valve pins which meant we had to split the block away from the crankcase to get to fit the split pin. Must admit the sleeve valves are smooth in their operation and seemed simple until i went to double check the timing .Originaly we weren't going to do much to this engine as it is only a stop gap and appeared to be in good order.We will use it until we get the other engine done at a latter date.I had a dimension for the steering column and pedals from an original drawing we had but unfortunately i've had to change the angle of the steering column as i couldn't fit behind it comfortably and operate the pedals,so we will make this our secret.Also got round to making the top and bottom coolant pipes plus the over flow pipe.Fitted an inline thermostat which we will see how we get on ,if it proves to much of a restriction its easily removed and replaced with a longer hose.I think it will be fine as this engine originally had one as part of the top casting and wouldn't of been as efficient as a modern one.

Thanks for the info .Checked out Corsair don`t think so as mine is 66 inches and what I can find is that a Corsair is 4o".But what I now know is that it is a Hamilton Standard Hydromatic Prop who appear to of fitted them to about everything just need to narrow the search down with the length.

You could be right as in reality I know very little on the subject so you could tell me anything and I`d digest it all. On the edge of the ally nearest the hub is an alphabetic scale engraved not shown on any of the photos .I don`t know if it was a manual preset setting or if it was adjustable in flight and the scale was a datum to check all blades were equal when initially fitting. Dimension wise its 5`6" o/a and the hub neck is 5"dia and surprisingly heavy.When I cleaned off the clay /accumulated grunge there was traces of green paint and a faint trace of what looked like yellow paint on the tip.

Purchased this prop blade at an auction last week ,the seller informed me that his father retrieved it at the end or just after the war from one of their fields about 1 mile south of RAF Stradishall in Suffolk .Now trying to id it as it looks as if every bomber in use flew out of Stradishall at one time or another I am not sure but whether its off a Wellington or not as I came across a report of a Wellington crashing on take off on 6th Jan 42 unfortunately killing all on board .

SNAP :-D

Brief update,finally got round to fitting the gearbox and filled it with Morris oil .(Team Gosling look away) We machined the input and output shafts and flanges to take modern twin lipped seals as the shafts were pitted and when i measured them up they all worked out to standard seals for the od and id dims after machining.We also did the the same to the diff input shaft after finding out from the other Daimler that if you went in reverse any distance the worm acts as a pump and forces the oil out past the felt seal.If you look closely at the last photo of the diff seal carrier you may spot the spacer ring we had to make as the casting was iregular and we had no option but to take it over size and make a sleeve.From the outside you would have to be pretty smart to spot the lack of felt seal .We have now turned our attention to pedal and gear linkage which is now slowly coming together.