m109a3uk Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Well quick update I bought a comms body cheap on good old ebay and needed something to drop it on. Had a look at Withams tender and Auctions but kept getting out bid by dealers on the auctions(one guy just exports them to Africa) So we popped over to see David Crouch he had about 30 of them along with the same in MJ TM etc looked along a line found the one I liked(later lights had a refurb looks like a new cab etc) tyres were worn so part of the deal was a new set. Drove the 120 miles home fine comfy at 52mph and pulled really well. Seemed no to bad on diesel aswell. This is what I got. What do you think? now onto converting the inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ellis Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) On 9/26/2010 at 8:59 PM, stal108 said: I have had both and would go for a daf gs anyday, cummins v bedford daf1 5speed v box 4 speed daf2 tilt cab v fixed cam daf3 permenant 4wd v rear selactable 4wd daf4 pas v non pas daf5 Price value??? daf6 looks bedford1 daf faults front tow hitch on a daf is very far back makes it hard to push things with a stright bar as you damage bumpers. as far as bedfords bomb proof em,,, my friend has a mk, first problem was a front oil seal turns out the crank had been damaged took lots of work to sort, it also had water pump, alt ,starter ,transferbox .front prop .fuel pump. it a mint truck not many better but was made on a friday. I gave the daf death worked it hard, old bedfords are not in the same league, The test is drive either 100 mile see how you are??? i bet the daf drive will be quieter faster same easier to drive with pas. As far as what is better its the daf. A bedford is a classic army truck but old. Um, Lets revive this very old post, and see what the commentors think now of the Leyland DAF v Bedford compared to back in 2010/2012.But lets just correct some of Stal108's comments The M type had power steering and 5 speed boxes as an optional extra. People have easily fitted TL power steering to standard M types, as it's all the same gear. Bedfords were selectable 2/4 wheel drive, not permanent. And also mention The M type also came as a twin rear wheel at 11,200 kg gross. The Early Marshall M type bodies of the 70s are slightly different to the later M type bodies of the 80s. That is to say that the early ones had stowage for the stripped down canopy and superstructure, and the late ones didn't - because they were cheaper to make. The Bedford multifuel ran on Diesel, Petrol or Aviation fuel, but the tank had to be drained before switching the injector pump over. See David Bradley's article https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oafJOkhIEb1B9V_hOixPojEUcXUMHyvD/view?usp=sharing Edited May 17, 2023 by Mark Ellis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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