paulob1 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I have recently purchased an 8 x 4 with flat bed, I am assuming it was a tanker at some stage in its life, I dont have as yet its army number......how can I find the trucks correct age,I have been searching the internet but getting no where... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 extrogg Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hi Paul, The vehicles military Reg No. will be stamped onto the data plate somewhere on the chassis..usually under the cab. Also do you have a copy of the Application For Disposal Of A Cast Vehicle document MOD Form 654? This will tell you the date when the vehicle was first in service and also the reg no. If it was disposed of through Withams then they may have the info on their records. The Foden is a lovely truck to drive...used to drive them when i was in and we used them mainly for carrying Heavy Stress Platforms when i was at an air drop trials unit. We had 2 steel and 2 fibreglass cab models and all were 9 speed..4 over 4 with 9th overdrive..range change being a paddle shift. Id say yours was originally a GS version and not a tanker..someones just modified the rear of the bed into a beaver tail. Hope this helps. Andy. Hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Farrant Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 A lot of the 8x4 16 tonne Fodens had the army rego with letters GB, which denotes 1973-74. But...I am not sure that is the build or in-service date in this case. ( Could have been when they were ordered) Memory serves me that I started work with the Army at that time and these vehicles had not arrived, in fact it was several years after this date and there was a shortfall in heavy GS trucks, so much so that WW2 Leyland Hippos were drawn from storage depots until the Foden arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 extrogg Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I think all our 16 tonners were GB's. Most of the 8t TM's we had at 27 Regt RCT were GT's or AJ's. 14t TM's were mostly KE. My 8t TM CALM is KB and its Date in Sevice is 25th August 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 paulob1 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 okay will do a bit of searching on the truck, hopefully I can find something. The gearbox right now is awful, it has an eaton 4 over 4 and it is awful at changing...it needs sorting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 barrynevuk Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hi Paul, Your truck is simular to ours. I dont drive it as I have no HGV, but thr two guys that do have both stated there is a knack to the gear changes. As has been said in 1 of the other threads there is a brake on the clutch, so you only need to press it down a fraction of the way for normal gear changes. Ours was definately a tanker, and was changes over by a member on here, I belive from what we have found out that all the electrics go through breakers, and everything is wired positive and negative, not a negative earth. If you find a data plate let me know where it is as I would like to find the history of ours, but we havent found a data plate with the military reg number yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Degsy Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 All tankers that carry an inflammable load are required by law to have an insulated return electrical system. Other regs require the use of conduit for the wiring and a firewall behind the cab. Insulated return systems are now standard factory fit on a lot of LGV's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 paulob1 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 there must be a foden register somewhere of truck chassis numbers...I will keep looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 landyandy Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 think you will find double de clutching on the up shift and down shift will work ,same gearbox as the old leyland marathon pigs to change till u get the nack of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 barrynevuk Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 This was ours as a tanker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 paulob1 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 This was ours as a tanker[ATTACH=CONFIG]41290[/ATTACH] interesting not the same as mine in many ways but mine has been played with I suspect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 barrynevuk Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Today we've been working on our Foden, starting to prep it for an MOT. I was using a steam cleaner, and cleaning the chassis rail, front near side and under a couple of layers of paint I revield the data plate. It is rivited to the chassis by a rivit in each corner. Ours was 54 AD 05, which was made in 1980. The layer of paint over the plate was a desert stone colour, now wondering if it went to the gulf war? Still we can now trace some of the history. Really pleased to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 norseman 02 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) On the subject of Foden gear changing .. I drove (civvy) artic road tankers in the 'eighties, with 9 speed Fuller 'boxes & Lippe-Rollway (spelling?) clutches with what's known as a clutch-stop. To change up the pedal was depressed half way when coming out of gear, then fully depressed to slow the engine slightly before selecting the higher ratio, thus enabling a faster change. Down changes were made by just depressing half way & matching road speed/engine revs. as in any 'crash' box. If you really knew what you were doing, changes both up & down could be achieved without using the clutch at all. Models from the 'seventies had a wonderful (not) system of a 4 speed main 'box & separate control on the side of the instrument panel for low/direct/overdrive selection, giving a total of 12 speeds, but I don't recall these versions having a clutch-stop. Happy days ! (most of the time anyway) Edited March 29 by norseman 02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-1 Johno Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Johno I note that someone has put 27 LSG Regt RCT, 8 Sqn had 32 x 16 tonne GS LLMC between A & B troops, each troop had a Fuel section of 4x1300Ltr MK Pods and 4x22,500 Ltr Foden TTF, we got all the Fodens from Nottingham (can’t remember the depot) brand new in 1978 just before a UN tour so probably April, all GB’s, cracking trucks and very user friendly if not Squaddie proof . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I have recently purchased an 8 x 4 with flat bed, I am assuming it was a tanker at some stage in its life, I dont have as yet its army number......how can I find the trucks correct age,I have been searching the internet but getting no where...
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