6 X 6

6x6 in the heavy haulage world one is never stuck just slightly delayed

 

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was this explorer built as a ballast tractor or has it been converted pic is dated at 1960 i know there were explorers as ballast tractors for a midle east oil company but ive never herd or seen eny others ?

Wonderful photographs younggun, thank you for sharing them. I assume the top picture shows them trying to cope with a weight limit on the bridge and controlling the trailer using cables or chains. Or is the trailer just stuck ?

Just fired my Crusader up and turned it round in my yard ready to start some serious restoration work on it in the new year.

A formidable vehicle and well worth the time and effort you'll be putting in during it's restoration. Looking forward to seeing a few more photographs as the work progresses. Cheers.

Two very nicely turned out Crusaders that had travelled from South Wales and were seen on the New Years Day road run at North Petherton.

To answer yourQuestion I organise the Ringmer show (it about 50 yards down the road) from where the fireworks factory had that fire (2-3 years ago) if your intrested in coming the entry forms on the websire at www.ringmershow.co.uk

Thank you for your reply. That looks like a really friendly show and in a very beautiful part of the country. I remember the firework factory going up........it was big news at the time.

Hey Roberto, welcome to the forum. Plenty of interest in Jeeps here !

Welcome to the forum Mark. Which East Sussex show do you help organize ?

I towed the one at Winkleigh to Preston Issac's Cobbaton Combat Collection about 3 years ago.

I wish you'd brought it round to my place instead. I seem to remember it had been standing there for years. Still, at least you didn't have to tow it very far. Where are you based ekawrecker ?

Here we go 6x6 - best I can get them I'm afraid. The first shows the broken telegraph pole. Note that some pics of M.O.S. outfits show tanks in transit covered by sheeting.

Tony, thank very much indeed for both posting, and doing such an excellent job of cleaning up, these very interesting pictures. This is the first time I've seen these photographs and they're better than I expected. The 'photo below shows the two sheeted trailers on their way to Luggershall shortly before one of them ended up on it's side. Driving lorries around for a living is basically a very simple job but the potential for cock-ups is enormous.

Hippos, great trucks!!!!

A couple of pictures of preserved ones.

The first was mine and went to somwhere around Heathrow in early 90's, the transfer box had been turned round so it had 5 overdrive gears!!! Could never get into top gear as it was too high!!!

Thank you for posting these two great pictures Brooky. There was one living at Newbridge near Bath and another at Winkleigh Aerodrome. I should think they've both moved on by now.

You may recognise the Reg as she was Nightmare and black for a few years

I remember her as 'Nightmare' very well. You used to turn up with two or three other Explorers at the Longbridge Deverill "Noggin' and Natter" in the past but maybe not recently. Do you plan to be there this year ?

if not I'll have a go maybe later.

OK. Thanks.

the article has 2 good photos

 

Yeah, well, where are they then ? We demand to see these photographs !

Good stuff there 6x6. I was at the new years day road run with father and the Jeep, I didn't realise it was you, we did watch you move off though, and you're right it is a lovely exhaust note. Bloody cold day. Richard

Richard, I'm very sorry I didn't meet you while I was there. I posted some photographs of the event in the "Meetings log and photobook" section of this forum. I expect there'll be a pix of your jeep on the thread. Cheers.

I've reproduced here a letter, with captioned pictures, I received from Stan Wass about 10 years ago. In a telephone chat I had with him at about the same time he said a driver had just missed the turning for the Luggershall depot and turned the load over while attempting to turn too sharply. I don't remember him mentioning a second incident.

"The first two Centurion tanks produced by the newly opened M.O.S. Leyland Tank factory at Yarlington on route to the Tank Depot at Luggershall near Andover. One didn't quite arrive turning over in the entrance to the Depot. From left to right, Bill Harker sat on mudguard, Bert Bertram and Les Nixon. Bill Harker had just fixed the air assisted steering pipe that burst now and again".

CW, two priceless photographs. Thanks for posting them on here.

Chasing speeders with an M20..........isn't that a bit of a contradiction in terms:-D

Not if the speeders were driving a Pioneer TRMU30....... :shocked:

How is everyone's winter projects coming along?

 

Welcome to the forum and please tell us a bit about what you're driving/working on these days.

My current winter project is trying to stay as warm as possible.

and how you overcome inherant problems due to lack of spare parts.:-D

Welcome to the forum. Are there any spares you are in need of at the moment ? Also, I'm sure we'd all be interested to hear the history of your lorry when you have the time. (Plus some pix if that's possible) Cheers.

Would any Antar owners who frequent this forum care to contact Jill Madew, or Andrew Baulch, and request a few 'photos, and an update on the current state/whereabouts, of the two Antars that were acquired a few years ago by the proposed Snowy Mountain Scheme Museum ?

http://www.snowyschemecollection.com.au/Contact_Details.html

There's a few more pix on this link.

http://www.truck-photos.net/picture/number1447.asp

Hi - I am new to the site.

 

I own the Scammell Explorer OSJ 698 Thor - it has been discussed with the wrong Reg (wrong reg no OSJ 693) so thought I would put a quick message on to let you guys know !!:cool2:

A very warm welcome to the forum ! Scammell rules OK !!

I have not anything about the progress of the transformation.

Yes, thanks Mike, it's the current state of these two substitute Snowy Antars I'd be interested to know about. A while ago I read a progress report about this museum project on the web which it didn't sound very encouraging. If I understood correctly, the bloke had been unable to raise anything like the sum required for the museum to go ahead.

I've just had another quick google and I haven't, as yet, been able to find any reference to a permanent Museum dedicated to the Snowy Mountain Scheme featuring two Antars. What I'm asking is, where are these two Antars and what state are they in ? If they are just standing in the open suffering under the Aussy sun then they should be returned to their homeland.

Check this link.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/01/2047805.htm

His Pioneer is not hampered by conventional thinking either!

Is it the Pioneer with a series 2A ambulance body grafted onto the back ? Does anyone know the Scammell I'm referring to ? I once saw a photograph of this amazing looking vehicle that had been taken at a show and posted somewhere on the net but I've have been unable to find it again.

the pair of snowy mountain and crane trailer on trails with wynns prior to export

Thanks for posting that wonderful photograph younggun. I keep meaning to enquire about the fate of the Antars that went over to Australia fairly recently to be part of a Snowy Mountain Project museum. I hope they are being properly cared for so far away from home. In the age of the email it shouldn't be to difficult too find out.

Well Done 6 X 6, What a transformation, it looks great. A Proper Job!

Thanks ekawrecker, and the others, who left complementary posts. And to think I nearly weighed it in a few months ago when scrap was 200 quid a ton.