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Hi guy's thanks for info,i have had the vehicle parked in my yard for several years now,it has NASA ,wallops island Viginia USA stenciled on both sides of it and ministry of aviation on both doors,can anyone shed any light on the NASA part of it's life. thank's neil.

Well then, I guess we know who's collection is being sold now.

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Terry

If you want an RL, winchman, get the RL. At the end of the day, it will make you happy.

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Terry

I drive my Saracen on trips of about 50km each way fairly often. Aside from the fairly bad leak in the gearbox, it doesn't seem to have any problems with it but tyre wear is starting to be a concern.

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Terry

There are 6 to choose from Terry including at least 1 Flying Pig. Postage may kill the deal though.

The Flying Pig is my favourite! Shipping is always a killer, but you kind of have to get used to that, living in Australia.

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Terry

This is of interest. Maybe the time is right to buy myself a Pig?

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Terry

Very cool.

I never knew they went so deep. I guess that's why they keep finding them after all these years.

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Terry

Tracked vehicles are awesome, but they experience very high wear and tear on roads and need massive amounts of maintenance. Unless you have some experience with them, you will be surprised at how little driving you get to do and how much work is needed to keep them operational. Costs are phenomenal.

Wheeled armour is slightly better, but still needs a lot of maintenance.

For my money, I would (and did!) go for a Saracen. They are reasonably well behaved and are easy enough to drive on the road. Spare parts are both available and affordable and, as a bonus, you can seat 11-12 people in it.

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Terry

Very cool.

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Terry

I dropped a Saracen wheel on my foot once. It didn't hurt, but it took about 5 minutes to free myself from it, although about half of that was laughing at how ridiculous the situation was.

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Terry

Excellent work.

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Terry

Nic,

Have you sorted out the cooling issues with your Saracen? Any updates?

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Terry

Very cool

The danger of the Ferret/Saracen type split rims is overstated. As long as the tube is fully deflated, they can be disassembled without any trouble and as long as the outer row of nuts are done up properly, there is little to no danger during reinflation, especially if the wheel is mounted on the vehicle at the time.

It's not like old school split rims with a locking ring, which can pop off unexpectedly during inflation... A little bit of healthy caution and you'll be fine.

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Terry

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Installing Flash Player to watch a video clip is like burning down your house so that you can get free lunch at a soup kitchen. Sure, you can do it, but the negatives outweigh the positives...

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Terry

Excellent work, Richard.

I don't think I'll be able to go next year, as it'll be enough of a struggle to get August off of work for the Trackers 2015, but plenty of guys from the club will be going.

I'll try and make it to the one after - pretty sure that I owe you a few beers for all your help on here...

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Terry

Welcome. Which part of Australia do you find yourself in these days?

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We moved it indoors; it had been sitting out by the roller door for several years. Aside from some rust in one of the storage boxes, it came up pretty good after I washed all the spider-webs off of it.

Let me know if you want any detail photos or anything.

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Terry

Not a Pheasant, but this picture amused me for some reason...

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Terry

Thanks for the info, Graeme,

I don't know much about that particular gun, other than the fact that it was loaned to us by the DSTO and is marked as being put into long term storage in the early 70's.

If you want any detail photos or other info, let me know and I'll see what I can dig up.

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Terry

Does that number mean anything?

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Our Bofors:

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Terry

It looks like the original spec was for an SAE 140 and it was changed to an EP90 later on. I'd guess that either would work and you should be fine with whatever you have; changing to the EP90 next time.

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?35250-Bedford-Mw-oil

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Terry

We have both a Ford Number 8 Gun Tractor and a Chev Number 9 Gun Tractor at the museum (the Chev is still being restored, but is almost complete - it can be driven, but has no gauges fitted, etc). If you make it to Adelaide and make a donation towards our operating costs, a drive can probably be arranged, although that would probably have to be confirmed with members of the committee.

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Terry

The gun tractors have much heavier running gear and a 2 speed transfer case too. I drove a C15A for the first time, yesterday. It wasn't too bad

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Terry

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