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thanks richard i dont think the hub is loose now i will keep my fingers crossed does any one have a picture of this puller other than the one in the manual i think i need to try and make one . and also if anyone knows the size of the hub nut itself so i can either search round at work for the right size or make one to fit thanks nick

no i cant see any either only think i can think of antar is that the crane still has use of its engine because could have a gearbox fault of somehting along those lines . i think it would be near imposible to tow on a strait bar without the engine running to assiste the steering . with all those rather large wheels . to turn unless the driver in the crane has a pioneer at home :cool2: at a guess i would say the crane weighes in at a gd 70 tones or so nick need to update page more offten u beat me too it mike

the modifed egg and sauce as rob calls it did not work acording to plan. i think i need another baffle out of the silincer the 1 wasent enough:noyay: i wil get some pics for u rob when i gather up enough courage to start the job in question .god knows how long its been since the wheel has been off yet alone the hub . also some other explorer owners at the banbury rally told me they seem to remmber the one hub on my explorer falling off goin across the rally feild one year and i bet it was the hub that is now leaking .:argh: which is the best way to pull the hub off ? i have the use of a big 3 leged hydrolic puller which was far to big to use on the prop flage will this be any good for the job ?? nick

i think the trailer was for sale not long ago in the back of one of the classic commercial magazines think it was this year evan ? i wounder where it is now ?

spent today putting all the exehaust back on and giveing the old meadows donkey a feed and waterd . i got it all done by mid after noon so that could only mean one thing :yay:TEST RUN :yay: test run went well had a little ride round holding up other road users :-D then retired back to base to check for leaks , well there is now no oil leaking from the back dif i am happy to say . but i can see the next big job showing its head . front hub on the passer side back axel is leaking and seems to be getting worse . so think its time i got those shiny hub seals out the packeing a fitted them , pass the hub spanner please :-( nick

:cool2: dont worry bernard performahce has not been restriced in any way

good news guys today the flange decided it was going to come along quietly after all . after re thinking the puller i was using i switched to a slightly bigger puller and instead of the 3 legd puller i used a 2 legged bearing puller which worked alot better as the load was sprnead all over the back face of the flange . i wound the puller on as much as i could then heated the back of the flange with the gas and then crack ! it let go . after that it just tapped off . seal was changed without delay splines on flange and shaft cleaned reassembled with a gd dose of copperslip floyd is enjoying a nite indoors tonite in the workshop will be goin back tommorow to refit my modifed exshaust :cool2: change the engine oil and put some anti freez in nick

than.ks for your views on this guys will drag him back over a pit tomorow and have another go at it .wish me luck thanks for the video bernard

hi all apologies that i have been keeping my head down for a while i have been busy with other things mainly work. i decided to kick off the winter maintainance by tackling the rear dif propshaft seal first . BIG MISTAKE:argh: now the truck is mobile i can use works yard workshop facilities at weekeds to make the jobs a little easyier . exshaust and rear prop came off with ease and so did the nut on the end of the rear diff prop flange . after that progress seemd to stop as i spent the next 5 hours trying to persuade the rear flange to let go off the shaft . 6 oclock this evenin decided to call it a day after only getting it to move about half an inch on the shaft . i tried everything to hand . i broke 2 puller sets on it, i tried heating it up eventually it to moved a little bit . am i doin something wrong ? or is it just flood dammage again :cry: nick

hey people look wot i found out and about on my travles i cant disclose the location on the open forum as it mite get me into a lot of trouble but i thort i better do my bit queen country and scammell if any one wants to know the little information on its location please PM me

i was thinking wot a 1 ton signals box looks like on a rubery owen 2ton trailer thanksf or the pics simon :-\ humm time to start writing the christmass list :-D nick

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hi smithy was nice to meet u thanks for putting these nice pics up not long got back from the show a lot more turnd up today nearly twice wot was there yesterday . the engine on the trailer i think is from a cheffitan tank not sure of the make but its twink crank 2stroke and I WANT ONE thanks nick

to me it looks like some one tired to build a rather poor replica of a sherman i know of another on simile looking in the dearby area nick

:-Dthanks for that andy hope u had a gd day out :-D

his ?? scammell sex change now i have heard everything :coffee:

me and scammell shall be there from sunday if all goes to plan truck shall be located in the comerical section i shall be kicking around the playpen most of the time . hope to see a few of u there nick

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thts a very tidy explorer i hope shes still petrol powerd ?

see u both at dorset my passes came in the post yesterday :yay::yay:

:-D i know very little about my scammells past so anything u know about mine please tell :-D goin out for a noisy drive in the country tommorow just for the hell of it :-D

all 3 programs are here http://www.channel4.com/programmes/engineering-britains-superweapons for those who missed them :-\

thats a nice looking engine shawn. there are some parts of the pump wich look the same as mine i think just the governor on the end is different . just got home after spending all day cleaning mine .:-D nick

that was quite an etertaining afternoon out with the stolly . needs to work on his directional controle it got a little too close for comfort to the £40,000 moterboat mored next door . :shake:

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