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Simon, Pigdog was asking about exhaust valve clearances on a 'B' series, they are side valves and don't have rockers.

Apple nie dobry! Krakow is up to it's ears with snow, don't worry about the Poles(in England), every disease passes!!:-)

That's cheating, so try my broken Polish; unfortunately my typewriter does not have Polish accents! Dzien dobry Robert, jak sie masz i jaka jest pogoda w Krakowie? Anglicy musimy uczyc sie Polskiego bo unas to Polakow jak mrowkow! Narazie!

Have you seen the first year RFL penalty for daring to buy a medium/large 4x4 from this year? £900:wow: I can understand the thinking behind taxing the rich but for many such as farmers and my wife whose work involves visiting farms and garden centres a 4x4 is a necessity not a luxury.

I assumed it was an MR3, my mistake. My neighbour used to pilot Shackletons and had several hairy moments when the Vipers failed on take off; apparently they were run on petrol which gave the fuel pumps a hard time. He also told me of about flying with live nuclear depth bombs during the Cuban missile crisis.:shocked: I assume it was these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_101_Lulu 'The weapon lacked any speed sensors to detect free fall from an aircraft, i.e., intentional dropping in flight, so if the weapon accidentally fell off an aircraft parked on a flight deck and rolled overboard it could detonate when it sank to the preset depth' !!

Yes, at Mimoyecques putting the site beyond repair, although the 'high pressure pump' was never developed to a point where the shells could have reached London.

Good picture showing 617 squadron toys: Tallboy, Upkeep and Grand Slam.

http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/

Who mentioned Grand Slam? Alien referred to Blockbuster, otherwise known as Cookie, the thin cased bomb which was basically a 4000 pounder but which could be used in multiples of 2 or 3 welded together. You posted a good picture some time ago of the various large bombs used by the RAF which showed both Tallboy and it's big brother Grand Slam, both being essentially 'earthquake' type devices with a heavy streamlined casing enabling a high terminal velocity and the ability to penetrate steel/concrete before detonating.

I was pointing out to Alien that he was correct in assuming that the bombs used were Tallboys and not Blockbuster Cookie type bombs.

Trust me Alien, all three missions used Tallboys, Group Captain Tait was my father in law.

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Vipers too??

Almost, and worth a few bob these days!

So did they pass it, refuse to test it or tell him to come back once he had made the vital bits accessible? Common sense dictates that you cannot pass something that you have not inspected.

A good friend of mine drove a Universal Carrier + trailer in WW2 and told me about the track warping system. He called the steering device a 'swiggle tree' if I remember correctly.

Mike, I agree with all of that, but still have not come up with the dispensation for crane weight carriers which carry say 10 weights each of 10 tons or so which could go 2 at a time on a C & U vehicle. Re the Foden DROPS, if the loading equipment is removed it could qualify as a heavy locomotive. As I understand it there is no need to carry additional ballast. Alternatively as the method of ballasting is not specified it may be possible to disable the DROPS and claim it as ballast.

If you consider each joint as a complicated universal joint the pins have to be in line to give an overall constant velocity. I assume these joints are filled with a thick oil, but how are they sealed, the end caps look like they are in 2 halves for a start? Were conventional Hooke joints not in favour at the time?

Thanks Adrian, I might have known you would be the one to respond. I will look up the Merritt Brown system. :readbook:

Many years ago I drove a Drott tracked loading shovel which had no diff but a clutch pedal and brake lever for each track. Left to itself it would drive in a perfectly straight line over undulating terrain until a clutch was disengaged which would initiate a gentle turn. Pulling on the brake lever would slow or stop the undriven track for tighter turns. Last year I spent the morning driving a turreted 432 and got the impression that it had just a diff and a pair of brakes to slow the tracks?? The slightest change in ground conditions or camber resulted in an unplanned turn and a quick tug on a brake lever giving a feeling of instability. I appreciate that having the turret didn't do the C of G any favours but it still seemed very nervous. The question is, what steering systems do other tracked MVs use?

Must be the only Pioneer with pantograph wipers:shocked:

Or even better Bostik 'Never Seize' available in 980C, 1400C or nuclear grade. We always used the standard grade on Mitsubishi Evo turbo studs and never had any problems.

If your tow vehicle happens to be a 11/12 seat LWB Lendraver you will also need a minibus test. You might get away with with leaving the rear seats at home though.

Nick, have you got space for the later versions, same threaded fitting but with a much larger lens which gives a better light? I have amber and red ones available if you are passing, but don't bring a steam loco down our lane!:-)

That's a complete nonsense then, on supermarket distribution I spend more time loading and unloading than driving, so are you suggesting I can get away without the 35 hours training every 5 years? Apparently the only requirement is that you show up at the training venue, there are no tests or modules to pass. Theoretically I can turn up on the day, ask the instructor to wake me up at the end of the course and fall fast asleep.