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    Steve, if you are talking about the superb red one belonging to Barry W, it had the wrong rear axle ratio for the electric motor which made it sluggish on hills. He may have rectified it by now so I may be wrong. Mike
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    Thanks Andy, I can now see the differences.
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    OK Neil, what pressure would you like in them?:cool2:
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    Is that the Science Museum one or has someone created a replica?
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    It wasn't just the weakness of early leather cone clutches but the fact that they were either in or out and in the case of buses would result in any standing passengers falling over when moving off. One of my friends has completely restored a Tilling Stevens bus and the smoothness of the transmission is amazing, although the solid tyres can rattle your fillings on uneven roads. TS became part of the Rootes group and designed the famous opposed piston TS3 engines as fitted to Commer trucks. Mike
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    I have seen it done (but not on Scammells) using both Bedford and 'D' series parts, the Ford ram being quite substantial. The blue Junior Constructor owned by Paul Hammond has the OE hydraulic system if you can get to see it, but think the column is different to one with the air valves. The ram goes in place of the air cylinder. Mike
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    Have you driven a late Mountaineer/Constructor with hydraulic power steering? Chalk and cheese compared with the air assist and the ram fits in the same place. It would also work on an Explorer. Mike
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    If you read the Q & As under the Bedford chassis, I think you will find he listed the wheels as a 'buy it now' for someone who had asked about the price, so not as daft as it may appear.
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    There were 2 35ton 8TW RE trailers at Witham 2 weeks ago. Mike
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    Mike , I had always assumed that the L and R referred to the accessory positions, but looking through the parts book it is the side of the engine that the camshaft is fitted to. Furthermore it appears that the block is symmetrical end to end and that the crank flywheel and timing gears can be fitted either way round to produce an engine with the cam on either side.
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    Thanks Richard, it must be one of the longest serving engines ever, having started out in the early '50s as the 'C' series and still retains identical bore/stroke dimensions. Antarmike has a C6TFL in the Antar while Unipower used a 400 version in the 8x8 bridging units with a huge remote intercooler. It is still available for industrial applications from CAT who are now the owners of Perkins.
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    Do you know what the differences are, I suspect it is more than just pump settings? Does the 350 still use a chargecooler rather than an intercooler? Mike
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    Mike, I am almost sure the 16 stud wheels are 24", the lightweight version had 20".
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    Could well be 6x6, it looks to have mudflaps which the cargo versions didn't, and wasn't the shaped roof bracing only used on the gun tractors? Would you like me to identify the mechanical malady that caused it to be 'on tow'?
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    No information about the Mountaineer except that although fitted with DROPS equipment it is not the IMM DROPS submitted for trials which had larger wheels and tyres. Scammell re-submitted an 8x6 IMM but the contract ended up going to Foden.
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    Amazon (CR 100) v Crusader 168" (14ft) v 156" (13ft) wheelbase 12.00 x 20 18 ply v 11.00 x 20 16 ply tyres 8" v 7.5" wheels RTO 12515 v RTO 915 Fuller gearbox 7.5 ton v 6.5 ton front axle 40 ton v 30 ton max tractor weight 30 ton v 21 ton imposed 5th wheel load Uprated chassis, lightweight Contractor type rear bogie. Max governed rpm for the Rolls is usually 2100, the green zone ends at 1600. From memory, Crusaders were fitted with rev counters as an afterthought in a central pod with an 'off the shelf' type without a red zone. Mike
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    Roland if you look on the Jackson site they have some Renault 6x4 tractors which use a similar Berliet cab to the Transcontinental (or 'H' series as it was known within Ford), but I don't remember Ford ever supplying any when I worked in Special Vehicle Ops who would have been involved with Ministry sales. The Transconti was a real multi national mongrel, engineered in the UK, American driveline (Cummins/Fuller/Rockwell), French cab and built in Amsterdam. Mike
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    I see you too have done your research Roland, I believe the 5.68 and 5.2:1 were used on the Leyland Marathon 6x4 which had the same rear bogie. The Amazon (CR100) axles are completely different and are essentially from the lightweight Contractor, using Panhard rods for lateral location.
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    If it is the recovery ratios you are going for Terry Ainger has a pair of complete axles for a similar price which would be a good source of spares for the future. You can find his ad in the mart section on the Scammell Register site.
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    I'll second that:)
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    Havn't seen that picture before Les, it's from the same batch as mine - 71KB96. If you look at the model badge it reads 2630 which makes it a Rolls not a Cummins.:-D There were some 2635s with civilian front bumpers trialled as tank transporters but I don't think any were ordered.
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    Andy, that is the heavyweight or 240 ton version with huge reduction hubs and 14.00 x 24 tyres. There is a mis-conception that only the crew cabbed ones are 240 tonners; Scammell could provide either cab on either model. Mike
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    Les, if my information is correct they all had an in depth re-furb before they left.....:argh: To get a larger view of a thread picture, you can either double click on it or copy and paste to 'my pictures' and then zoom in/out. Mike
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    Les, the one in the second photo is badged as a Scammell although the brochure refers to them as Leyland Contractors and some did indeed wear a Leyland badge. They are lightweight Contractors with a 30 ton rear bogie similar to the one used in the Amazon or CR100. Mike
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    Hi Roland, did you use the axles from a recovery? Mike
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