6 X 6

Fantastic !!!!!!!!

Thank you for your reply. That's such a handsome and capable piece of kit and looks so good behind your Mat. I'm sad to hear of it's fate.

i trace chieftain tanks all over the world

How interesting. Typically, in which countries have Chieftains ended up ? Cheers.

Are these stills taken from forthcoming Hollywood Blockbuster ?

I am a bit out of touch, didn't realise it was now yours, how long have you owned it?

 

Hope you didn't mind me using 2 of your photos to answer some technical queries on the CCMV site?

Please use any of my 'photos as you wish. Your informed and helpful posts are always appreciated.

According to the Registration Certificate I acquired this lorry from Ted on 02 05 1999. Getting this Scammell into it's present condition has been an expensive and very time consuming business. The 'photo below shows this same lorry standing outside Ted's house in the state in which I bought it almost 10 years ago.

Slight correction there Tom, the 150 was the LX, 180 was LXB. Sounds like you enjoyed your day.

I certainly did enjoy today's outing. Thanks for putting me right, I'm no Gardner expert and was going on what Ted told me when I bought it.

yea my may mates are much the same they all exepect a drive when u have finished aswell dont they :argh:

What I've noticed is that there's a turning point where your mates stop telling you how stupid you were to buy the lorry and how you'll never be able to get this bit, or that bit, and that you'll never get it running and then start telling you you're a jammy b**ard. This turning point when you stop being totally stupid and magically become a lucky, or jammy, b**ard usually happens at about the time you get the lorry back on the road.

all your friends turn up at the same time with really unhelpful advice and happily take the p*** when it all goes a bit pear shaped?

Rob.

A well known phenomena.

They'd have to widen the corridors for Big Jenny to lie in while she waited ! :-D

I've even heard of Scammells left lying unattended in their own poo for six months or more.

Hi there, nice to others working on scammels in this chilly weather!!!

 

A few more pics of todays progress.

Looking good. Just think how long you'd have had to wait if this job had been done on the National Health Service.

Some brilliant 'photos Mike. What's the story behind this trailer ? Did you build it ?

Gorgeous pics Tom !

Well, I hope you like the lorry as this is the one you'll be driving on your forthcoming tour of inspection.

 

Is that a Gardner under the bonnet?

It certainly is. In true Gardner style there's a total eclipse of the sun every time you start it up but once it's warm, hardly any exhaust smoke at all. It's an LXB 150 uprated to 180 on the advice of Steve Guest. 'Tick Over' Ted and Steve installed it and I was told it had only done 100,000 miles when they put it in. Previously it powered a removal van. It's a very sweet engine with a lovely exhaust note.

And a few more.......

You have to be an industrial grade of bonkers to attend a show in freezing cold weather on a New Year's Day. It seems quite a few of us are that bonkers. All of these 'photos were taken today at the annual New Year's Day road run held at North Petherton. This event is organized by the Somerset Steam Traction Club. It was too cold for me to stand around waiting to get a clear shot of vehicles with NO people in the frame AND it was a very dark overcast day. I hope you find something of interest to you in these pix.

After a very early start on a bitterly cold morning I drove YSV 865 on an eighty mile round trip to attend the annual New Year's Day road run held at North Petherton. This event is organized by the Somerset Steam Traction Club. The Scammell performed superbly all day. Here's a few pix.

So far so good. Just down the lane from the farm where I have my headquarters.

Roadside check to see if all is well. No big bits had fallen off so onto Glastonbury.

Arrived !

Everyone has seen photographs taken by the prolific vintage commercial photographer Gyles Carpenter........ this is a photo of Gyles ! Gyles's work can be seen on websites and in all the magazines. He has done more than his bit for the movement and today he travelled from his home in Kent to be at this show. Good for him.

Stopping on the way home for a bite to eat in downtown Wedmore. There's never anywhere to park.

Safely back in it's den.

I think I'm getting paranoid Tom be carefull not to highlight loopholes that the powers that be have forgotten about or maybe don't even know about :sweat:! Happy new year mate and hope the runout tomorrow goes to plan ! Plenty of pics or video please ! Andy :-D

"or maybe don't even know about" there you have it Andy, I mean, if 'they' knew how much fun we're having they'd ban it tomorrow as stopping anyone enjoying themselves seems to be the main thrust of government policy. From 31st of Jan 2009 they've even banned bondage. That means it will be illegal to tie up the Mrs. No wonder people aren't bothering to get married these days. I ask you, where's it all going to end ?

Thank you for your New Year greeting. The lorry is ready and I'm sure I'll get there and back in one piece. Will take camera.

That's a concern many of us share. It wouldn't take much to get us banned from the roads. Maybe we could start a thread looking at ways whereby we could avoid this fate.

 

Good idea,:idea: go ahead.

I might start a thread on this subject in the next week or so if no one else has already done so by then. Stuff like pulling over and letting cars pass when we're out on the road with a slow moving HMV's helps avoid potentially dangerous situations building up. Most of us do this sort of thing. (I hope)

Hi.

I think 2 days ownership would have been more than enough with this one. It needs more work than i ever thought. and most of it major:eek: Still it was all i could afford at the tiime. and we'll get there in the end (hopefully before the end!!!)

 

All the best Rob.

Still, it did only have one careful lady owner.

and because the powers that be would just love to find an excuse to withdraw the priveleges that we enjoy.

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That's a concern many of us share. It wouldn't take much to get us banned from the roads. Maybe we could start a thread looking at ways whereby we could avoid this fate.

Degsy, regarding originality, I have a lorry with trafficators but I also have "lollypop" flashers on the same vehicle for road use that can be quickly removed when arriving at a show. You're dead right, it's daft and dangerous to go out on the Queen's Highway with an indicator system most other drivers will never have seen before. Kind regards, Tom

I'm sorry 6x6, but periodically posting pics of MOS Constructors will not persuade me to bring forward the restoration of Stan's motor's sister :nono:

 

Now where did I put that manual...........

What about periodically posting pics of Stan's motor's Granny ? Would that help persuade you to bring forward this restoration of National Importance ?

I've been working on trucks for more years than I care to remember and have never heard of any lubricant to put in the system, valve problems we normally replaced with new/service items, actuators we used to strip and rebuild but beware, spring actuators can be lethal. Apart from replacing diaphragms in later years we just used to fit service units as it became more cost effective. How much value do you put on peoples lives?

Thank you Degsy, excellent advice. We all have a duty to maintain braking systems in perfect working order for the very reason you allude to in your final sentence. I'm sorry if it seemed as though I was suggesting otherwise as that was not my intention. If you look back over my posts I am appealing for information rather than making a recommendation.

Really, we are voyaging into an interesting area here. I mean, what is a "restoration" ? I'm sure we can all think of vehicles on the rally circuit that were cruddy old lorries that stood for years and then were given a paint pot restoration and may now look resplendent in new paint with all the correct markings but beneath the paint is that same cruddy, and potentially dangerous, lorry.

Stan Wass's old motor.

Hi i was pointed in the direction of this site from Recovery PnP , Where i am a member and moderator. I passed my first driving test on a Scammel Explorer and have used one many times in the past.So i have a great admiration for this wonderful old lady of the REME fleet of the past. Hence my interest in this site. So hi to all you members who share your interest in old military vehicles. Oggy Ex Recy Mech

Welcome to the forum. It sounds as though you, unlike me, will actually know what you're talking about. Look forward to seeing any 'photos you may have being posted. Cheers.