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That made me laugh, you must have been given the delayed inaction version

We all imagine that result every time some impatient git overtakes us, but it never seems to happen, except on TV! That immense feeling of righteous satisfaction is infectious, I feel much better after reading that..

And at 5 tons with a 32mm pin..http://www.dixonbate.co.uk/Towing/universal.asp

I had thoughts of converting to single plate, but cost was a factor then, also I now seem to remember the flywheel sizes didn't match, so Jim's setup may not work with Meadows bits anyway.

quote [in between all of this being done I removed the petrol engine and acquired an L10 Cummins diesel engine which is the same physical size, so no modifications need to be done to the truck. The bell housing as an SAE fitting so bolts up with no problems. The only difficulty we had was the Cummins engine has a twin plate pull type clutch and the Mack is a single plate push type clutch. So we modified the Cummins flywheel to accept the Mack pressure plate. I then had the Mack centreplate lined with modern friction material capable to taking the extra power of the engine.] http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?22518-Mack-no2-restoration Dunno what parts you would need but seems simpler somehow. The Cummins should have an internal clutch brake that is squeezed onto the back of the bell housing by the thrust bearing, this was missing on mine.

I like what Jim Clark has done to his Mack clutch, maybe possible to use the original Scammell/Meadows clutch mechanism and housing and that way, still need custom shaft though, wadaya reckon? See how tight it is in the front of that sump? Not easy..

Nice work Jim, I do like the neat clutch conversion, propper job.

Oh my sides hurt now...:rofl:

It should run out fairly easily, can be done by one man once the stickshion has been overcome. Something that caught me out was that the winch drive can get full of water, either from condensation or down the shaft. The oil floats on the water making it look full through the filler plug, if you haven't already, best to drain and refill, as the water may be the only lubricant, making it a bit stiff!

Dunno, but this one would help one cheat at Russian roulette.

I had customers complaining of the same problems went round and saw a couple of dehumidifiers standing in a shed with huge gaps everywhere, not saying yours is like that but. To avoid trying to dry the entire planet, you have to eliminate gaps to the outside, damp floors and such, money spent on this would pay dividends. I have done this and my shed is now dry apart from a few drips from the single skin plastic roof, I have noe dehumidifier.

Gosh that pickup pipe is so easy to do compared to an L10, which has the tube welded into the sump

A few of those would go down well at GDSF!

Some folk seem to have the knack, experience in officialese helps no doubt..

Way more impressive and unusual than that...:cool2:

:thumbsup: Thanks for that Mike, very good answer that also covers just about all the the supplementary questions I had thought of overnight. I think I was using the wrong search terms, I was searching for "Tracked vehicle steered tracks" and such when I should have used "track laying"

All god input chaps but I feel we're straying way off topic way too early...:-D

Not too sure about that, I think you would just weaken the pulse to both bearings, but I can measure a shaft if you need the hole spacing to drill a hole.

Do you need an H license to drive a halftrack? I seem to remember one was only needed if the vehicle is steered by its tracks, (skid steer) but can't find any reference to it any where now.

Yep, seen that before, impressive but not as handsome.

It will be, I have an ulterior motive though, I'm hoping you will some how catch the bit Jack bent and unbend it...

No caption needed too funny as it is,,:rofl:

So Blackpool was a possible invasion beach after all!

Check... backblast area clear...:shake:

Didn't sell...no bids