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Non, c'est le camion de depannage Scammell!

A better view of the lockers http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?7308-Scammell-Constructor-Gallery.&p=164254#post164254

Thanks Rich, we are only just down the road at Newport Pagnell. I found this amusing quote on the Shackleton Association site: Cuba Crisis: Emergency wills, leaving all debts to relatives and friends. Nasty weapons; all came to a halt, without any further problems.

With respect Rich, Shackleton was not built as a bomber but as a maritime patrol aircraft, the Lincoln was the last bomber descendant of the Lanc. Having said that my next door neighbour was a Shackleton captain and recounts tales of carrying live nuclear depth charges which were actually known as Lulu depth bombs during the Cuban missile crisis. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with it.

The incident at Boroughbridge in 1945, new trailer, DT and roll housing in the river Ure with what looks like some sort of BARV helping with the recovery.

Seeing as they cannot even spell licence I doubt it.

According to my info the mk 3 recovery has 10" wide 3 piece rims, same size as mk 1 and 2 so no probs fitting the tyres apart from possible body/chassis clearance.

Click on 'Seguinte', no more truck pics though.

Andy, I thought that the main problems with sulphur were particulate formation and the creating of acid rain which was destroying the forests in Europe. The downside is that the increased processing at refineries to make almost sulpur-free fuels uses more energy and these increases in CO2 emissions may offset to some extent the gains made in newer vehicles.

In the case of the 18 wheeler might they have wound the spring brakes off and removed the prop while it was on its side, or lack of communication between the recovery crew. 'Wind the difficult to get at brakes off while I set up the recovery' 'Yes boss' 'Doh, what happened?' 'They were all difficult so I did the lot'

Absolutely correct, it was already called Lancaster but AVRO were instructed to refer to it as a Manchester III.

Try again, 275kms is 172 miles, 105 litres is 23 gallons. 172/23=7.48mpg, about what I would expect.

How about the Petwood Hotel near Woodhall Spa, 617 squadron's wartime officers mess with a bar dedicated to 617. Not sure about cheap but certainly good, you may be able to get a discounted rate. http://home.clara.net/heureka/lincolnshire/petwood-hotel.htm http://www.oldairfields.fotopic.net/c280523.html Don't forget to visit the BBMF at Coningsby while in the area.

Deliveries of FV12101 started in late 1954 and IRO 275 units were supplied. FV12105 was supplied to the RAF and used the same basic chassis/gearbox/axles but was fitted with a Rolls C6 diesel, 14.00 x 20 tyres, larger cab, fixed front wings and a heavy steel cargo/ballast body. It was rated at 30 tons and I seem to remember we decided that just 21 units were supplied.

It is known as the recovery mechanic's third hand, saves crushing your fingers when dragging snatch blocks and other kit about.:-)

I'm going Holme for Christmas.....

Totally agree with you Ben, AFAIK Stretty's J&K recovery has worn an Amazon badge from new, what I was trying to say was that Amazon was a variant of Crusader because of the CR100 on the data plate. So when do we get a picture of Ready Brek?:-D

C & U max width 2.5m or 2.6m if refrigerated to allow for insulation.

You are both right and wrong John, if you look at the Scammell data plate it is a model CR100 (100 ton Crusader). There are various stories about the Amazon name but Wynns CR100 fleet number 627 appeared at the 1977 Commercial Motor Show wearing a Crusader badge not Amazon.

AFAIK the Scammell/DAF MM 8x6 comes within C&U regs, the Foden IMM 8x6 is in a different league altogether, have a look in the Foden section.

Don't forget the Foden IMM is overwidth and does not come under C & U regs. You can get it registered as a locomotive which is currently exempt from plating and testing but may be subject to severe speed restrictions, from memory it is 20mph on any road except for motorways where it is 40mph. Check those figures as they may have changed or may only apply when drawing trailer(s), Antarmike would have the answer as he owned an Antar and pulled 2 trailers.

Theoretically the snow on your roof could be considered an unsafe load and subject to penalties. The artic trailer I drag about is over 13ft high 8.5ft wide and 45ft long, ten inches of snow on the roof would be a huge amount to have fall on a cyclist in a worse case scenario, but how on earth do I remove it? H&S prevents me climbing onto the roof as it is over 2m high, perhaps I should restrain it with several ratchet straps.

Congestion charge yes, LEZ is 24/7/365. However you only currently need Euro 3 which many trucks built in the last 10 years comply with.

Bumping a Saracen type vehicle up a bank every mile or so is an old wives tale, yes it will temporarily relieve the wind up in the drive gears but they will wind up again in a very short space of time. Suppose the tyres on one side are within 2% of each other, a not unreasonable tolerance for worn tyres. For each revolution, 2% represents 7.2 degrees, after 10 revolutions or circa 115 feet of travel it is 72 degrees and I doubt that even the most worn out Alvis 6x6 has anything like 72 degrees of play in the drive gears. Even with a 1% tyre tolerance the figure would be 36 degrees after just 115 feet. Once you get to a corner and the 3 wheels on one side follow a slightly different track it gets even worse.

Apparently it for recovrey whatever that is:cool2: