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Chris, how does that work, there is nothing in the terms and conditions that mentions it? Mike

Don't forget Seddon Atkinson, which would also theoretically include Rotinoff.

Really confused now, Google it both ways and you get 85,900 sites with two 'l's and 49,800 with one. Must admit my tank reference book uses Loyd.

Did you not mean Carden-Lloyd?:-D

Richard, the puller I am familiar with looks like a heavy flanged bell with a large bolt through the centre. The wrench is a heavy single ended ring spanner about 3ft long, and as in your case would also fit the hub nut. I have seen pullers made from spare hub caps, but never used one and thinking about it I have seen a picture of the one you described.

As you say Mike, the law is too complicated and ambiguous; how's this for a daft ruling: My pal had to collect a 40 ton excavator from a site and exchange it for a smaller 20 ton machine. As the 40 tonner was outside of the scope of C&U, he loaded the 20 tonner on an STGO2 transporter but broke down on his way to the site. VOSA somehow got involved and he was reported for using an STGO when the machine was capable of being transported on a C&U type vehicle. Also, how do the crane support vehicles get away with running STGO? They often carry stacks of weights which are clearly divisible and capable of being carried singly or in pairs by a conventional C&U artic:confused:

Forgot to mention it is a Hallford from Halls of Dartford.

Andy, you may be lucky and they will virtually fall off but I doubt it. If one refuses to budge, load up the puller as far as you dare and then give the end of puller bolt a clout with the sledge. Slacken off the brake adjusters first to avoid damaging the linings with any ridge on the drum. As Richard suggested, a shaped block of wood to support the drum makes life easier and prevents shock loads damaging the wheel bearings.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Have you got the correct/suitable puller + ickle slogger spanner + sledgehammer?

Mike, double click on the photo and all is revealed:)

That is what I suggested Rick, do they still take them at Bradwell?

Andy, one of our waste transfer stations in MK used to accept tyres, so it may be worth trying your local council. Do not under any circumstances try burning them, the smoke and greasy fallout is horrendous.:shocked:

Mark, what is the significance of 122 72?:confused: Were you quoting to 8 decimal places? The answer is 161mph or 260kph assuming the airspeed indicator is reading 140 knots on it's first time round. Mike

Hi Steve Thanks for sorting that out; it was Barry that suggested the diff ratio shortly after he finished restoring it many years ago. Have a look at this which I came across while searching for an answer to Tim's campervan. http://www.chrishodgephotos.co.uk/pixv/halford%20petrol%20electric.jpg It seems that petrol/electric was a Kentish fad. Mike

See:http://www.jedsite.info/transport-mike/mike/martian_series/martian-series.html for a list of all the projected variants, few of which entered service. The picture shows one identical to mine, note the full height tilt and if you look carefully, the small dropside at the front of the body to access the spare wheel. When mine and another were sold off by BCA Shepshed, the auctioneer began the sale with the following: "Gentlemen, here we have an example of the biggest piece of sh*te the armed forces were ever issued with" In all honesty he was not far wrong, here was a vehicle that could gross 24 tons plus whatever it was towing, yet was powered by what was essentially two bored out Champ engines. The drive to the air compressor was nothing short of comical while the power steering was downright dangerous, the pump capacity being far too low for the ram and with pressure being stored in a pair of hydraulic accumulators which had to be charged with nitrogen. The transfer box was prone to a destructive vibration which was elegantly resolved by placing a 'do not exceed 32mph' notice in the cab, while the entire fleet was withdrawn for a year or so to enable the engineers to re-design the troublesome twin plate clutch. It was this problem that resulted in the 1950s purchase of a further batch of AEC Matadors to fill the gap. Good points? The chassis was quite robust and fitted with a Scammell type vertical spindle winch on the non recovery variants, the walking beam rear bogie was a better stronger design than the Watford product and the front axle was a centrally pivoted portal design to increase the ground clearance under the rather large diff casing. First low was something like 190:1 giving huge pulling power providing you had the grip.

6x6, do you have any captions for the Martians in the previous post? The Recovery and crew cab gun tractor are obvious but I had always thought that the gun tractor for 8" howitzer was similar to the cargo but with a lower tilt and a crew access ladder plus door on the nearside. Look at USY 925 on the first page of this thread and you will clearly see the ladder and split in the canvas, yet it has a full height tilt. Compare with my old one OSU 809 which had the full height tilt but only two small dropsides at either side for access to the spare wheel which I am sure was a 10 ton GS cargo. Am i right in thinking that the lwb cargo with spare mounted between the cab and body was a concept that did not make production?

Alien, I am not sure where your info is coming from, but I have always understood the Blackbird was capable of mach 3.2 or so, while the Starfighter maxed out at about 2.2:confused: Anyone else know better?? Mike

Direct link: http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicle/,31,/17625/Foden.htm# Looks quite tidy but I would think it has been canibalised because the parts are no longer available. Also, why take bits off a good one to repair another, it could well be that it has other faults. Don't forget that Witham set the guide price and act as agents, the ministry have the ultimate say on reserve price. The guide price on the S26s was £12.5k when they first arrived last January, and most of you know what I paid. Mike

Bernard, have you since fitted the clutch brake? I suspect that drag from the twin plate would make it difficult to engage a gear from neutral.:confused:

In my case it was quite OK to run on red, which saves at least another 50%:cool2:

Last time I asked about the Scintilla magneto they were still available from Bosch for £1300 + vat.:shocked: The cap was £66 and a rotor arm £22. The only good thing about the mag is that it is self contained and will get you home even if the batteries are flat. I always used to carry a good spare one ready timed up which I could have swapped over in 10 mins.

Well spotted Tony, that is my old one that I sold in 1988 having been given a strange black and tan paint job. Mike

Mike, are they not Champion D16? It is 20 years since I ran an Explorer but D16 rings a bell and they should still be available. Mike

I seem to remember there were 333 in total which would tie in with the 280 or so MANs that are replacing them. As with the Commanders, they will probably be totally re-furbed and donated to some country that let us use its facilities in a previous conflict. As has been suggested, they are only really of use as a winching tractor or recovery crane in the UK.