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:thumbsup: Great build Mitch, looking forward to how you build the drive train part....

:tup::Thanks for your help chaps, and your interesting info teletech, think I'll be getting the type suggested by Rover8FFR to ease the pain in my wallet, although Vinces type does look the bizz..

As above, is it better/cost effective/versatile to buy two 12v solar thingies to maintain the two 12v batteries used for 24v in my Scammell or one 24v type? No need for recharging just maintenance, what do you chaps use or is there another way?

Nice videos PD keep 'em coming..

Oi! one's enough...

Tony I believe the reason for MOT is that it's proof that the vehicle actually exists.

Mr cosrec, your tag line 'Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too' seems oddly misplaced when read by the light of your burning bridges...

there are some excellent shots in this flicker album, sadly none of the pull but including this one for Brian Carter...

Hi clack, just a suggestion, sometimes the best way to achieve what you want is to re-cab a more modern box van chassis of similar dimensions, giving you turbo Diesel, disc brakes P/S and maybe even A/C, you will only then need an period cab/bonnet/wings and so on. Doing it this way you have less hassle with insurance DVLA VOSA etc. as it is just a re-bodied truck and you haven't cut up a restore able historic vihicle. I'm sure you could easily move yours on after a good scrub up and be in pocket.

Yep and there certainly where enough of them about the place to do it..

Hi Robin, as to dead load see my reply to John, the object was to show off an Explorers pulling power, try one if that didn't work try two and so on, we ran out of arena time before hooking up a fourth Explorer... Some years are memorable years for wrecker displays, some aren't, whether moving the show has had an effect on numbers partaking remains to be seen, only time will tell.

Yes John, the blade wasn't left in its highest position, but Mark assures me it wasn't right down, although I think it may have been touching the lumpy bits!. Before the pull I noticed the LH track was against a large lump of soft earth that was thrown up doing the neutral turn and I reckon this was the problem. Forceful on his own has pulled a Centurion ARV up a gradient on dry grass no problem, what really defeated us was lack of traction.. But as the whole point was to entertain the crowd, there's not point in making it look easy....:-D Something went wrong...

I presume you had no further problems on the way home Clive?

Well we had some arena fun on Saturday because of the wet ground conditions, although we didn't manage to pull a car apart mainly due to me having brain and bodily expectations separated by 55yrs! Unfortunately on Sunday the 'ring road' was gridlocked at the time we should have been making our way to the arena. The prospect of making the whole dreary circuit into the arena and back in stop/wait/start/stop mode and adding to the chaos, meant that the half dozen or so wreckers in our area stayed put. The one way system is something that desparately needs further thought I feel. Something went wrong... Sorry for any disappointment caused but we were willing!

Marvelous... I wonder if the kite flying Colonel Cody had a hand in the design....

Presumably it's filled (ballasted) so the dotted line is the surface when it floats, or no idea why though.

Badger...this could take all night!

That'll be a Stalwart then Clive.

Ruski V tread tyres would have helped, bargrips really are rubbish!

The ground was a bit wet, so three Scammell Explorers failed to tow Markheliop's ARRV, although Forceful would have done it alone in the dry!

Vince, go sit on the naughty step ... :nut:..:rolleyes:

Great looking dozer Jim, and the whole combination, heavy metal never fails to impress....:thumbsup:

Armour re-fueling crew? Rocket fueling crew ? Pink writing.....:-D :yay::yay::yay:

Looks like the first bloke has prickly heat rash on his forearms and sweat soaked shirt, the dark patch on the second ones back looks like sweat soaking through the outer garment.

I would have been a Cletrac owner years ago if it wasn't for this problem...