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  1. radiomike7
    Super Beaver or Super Hippo, can't quite make out the rear axle(s)
  2. radiomike7
    In 1956 a Scammell FV11202 6x6 artic tractor was £10k while the average UK house price was £2280.
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    Thanks Nick, I gave Carl a call earlier and got the full story.
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    Is that the one on Milweb and if so what is it like, some of the ones going through Witham 25 years ago were basket cases? I could be interested if it is a sound one.
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    Currently on auction with Witham, similar concept to the 'unibeam' used to recover Unipower 8x8 bridging vehicles but of a lighter construction. http://www.mod-sales.com/auction/vehicle/related/64240/Heavy_Duty_A_Frame_.htm
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    Always had a liking for the RL ever since I bought 6 when the AFS units were being sold off in the late 1980s. The cross country ability is amazing as the chassis is designed to flex about 10 degrees front to rear. I originally thought the floor timbers had shrunk but apparently they were built with small gaps to prevent the body tearing itself apart when the chassis flexed.
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    That's one good looking RL Duncan, how does it drive on those Goodyears?
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    Hi Ted, have you ever seen a REME one with a davit, I had always assumed it was used on the AFS ones to deploy the ambulance?
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    http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p311606506/hF6D4521#hf6d4521 http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p311606506/hF6D4521#h1cbf2a0b Some more info: http://www.g0akh.f2s.com/Fire/373_ALC_History.htm
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    Not sure if you know but the brackets between the ramps and rear lifting eyes are for the rear feet of the ballast box. There are no signs of the holes for the mudguard poles which many of these had even though most of the in service photos show them running as artic tractors. Top marks to your paint guy for not blathering paint all over the tyres!
  11. radiomike7
    Like this? http://www.motorstown.com/imgs/63032-reo-28-1.html
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    I have never come across one but they must be out there somewhere. Don't forget the T45 Roadtrain book will provide a large number of relevant parts, it is mainly the gearbox and rear bogie that are heavier duty. The info I provided recently for the gauge senders was all from a T45 manual.
  13. radiomike7
    Nice in service photo of a 30 ton Constructor with what looks like a pair of 20 ton behind:
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    This is a gardener:-D
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    Like this? Not convinced about the gardener though.
  16. radiomike7
    Guys, the OP needs to charge his mobile phone not run a searchlight, he needs a max of 2A. The biggest concern if going down the cig lighter route is the vehicle polarity, the outer case needs to be negative which probably conflicts with the vehicle being positive earth. The cig lighter could be fitted in an insulated panel but it is not good electrical practice.
  17. radiomike7
    The Rolls will happily sit on the limiter all day making a huge racket but it will burn fuel like there is no tomorrow. Ideally you want to cruise at about 1500rpm and be at the point of maximum torque. With the standard gearing (6.39:1 axles, 12.2:1 first gear) the RAF ones are rated at 65 tons but in civvy street the same combination is rated at 100 tons. Try ebay member 'scammell305' for SOMA diffs, he is breaking some RAF refuelers. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEYLAND-ROADTRAIN-LOW-DATUM-CABS-AND-SPARES-/181326488142?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item2a37e6a24e
  18. radiomike7
    DVLA site is missing the engine size but the info should be here:
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    There are photos of them both on the CCMV site, not sure of the dates though. http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p221652648/h3FAE6A14#h3fae6a14
  20. radiomike7
    Yes, pedal switch for service brakes, air pressure switch for when the parking brake is applied. If you look at my diagram the air pressure switch is in the same line as the dash park brake warning lamp switch.
  21. radiomike7
    Go back to posts 34/35 , identify the 'switch park brake lights' and disconnect it. As far as I can see from the circuit diagram there is no relay in the stop lamp circuit. Up to the 1980s trucks used to show brake lights whenever the handbrake was applied and the keyswitch was on, the later 9 component block does away with that feature.
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    Not sure if you know but YZ would not be the original reg but a 1949 re-reg of wartime vehicles under the census number system.
  23. radiomike7
    The air gauges get a negative signal via a variable resistor in the transducers, one last check would be to make sure the cable has not shorted to earth. All the air gauge sender cables are green/light green but the one you need to check is on pin 7 of the 18 way connector on the rear of the instrument panel.
  24. radiomike7
    Correct, here is the full list: ----------switch, gauge 1 *** transducer, gauge 1 switch, park brake warning *** switch, park brake lights ----------switch, gauge 2 *** transducer, gauge 2 ------transducer, gauge 3 *** switch, gauge 3 ----------switch, gauge 4 *** transducer, gauge 4 Try swapping the gauge 1 transducer wiring with gauge 2 transducer to prove the fault lies with gauge or transducer.
  25. radiomike7
    Wishful thinking but the way they are throwing money at it is mind blowing: http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/news/lancaster-nx611-return-to-flight/Holy-Grail-of-propeller-parts.htm In terms of number of £s that is more than a complete Lanc cost during the war for 5 relatively insignificant parts.
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