Puff Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I feel so sad to hear that this FWD HAR snowblower is in a scrapyard in Perth now. It has been sat in Aberfeldy for god knows how long under a hedge, and it was only just over a month ago that my boyfriend and I went to see if it was still there. I'm upset that the guy who owns this vehicle has decided to scrap it, instead of asking my dad about it (my dad has an FWD HAR 1 and they have been in contact in the past.) This would have made a great restoration project, or great for salvaging bits off it for his own vehicle. What makes it more sad is that the FWD is rare (this is only snowblower type that I know of in Britian) with only two other known FWD HAR 1's in the country. (Ben Rippingham and my dads) There are a few more shots here of the inside and whatnot http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.221453024536712.82301.100000160473802&l=f5d9ff96c6 I feel sad at hearing this news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Can't you find out which scrapyard it's in and have a deal with the scrappy? Best make it quick though, or it'll go under the torch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Yea we know what scrapyard its in and I've heard it has been put to one side at the moment. I hear that scrap per tonne is going at a good price at the moment...perhaps why they guy that had the FWD has decided to flog it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I feel so sad to hear that this FWD HAR snowblower is in a scrapyard in Perth What makes it more sad is that the FWD is rare (this is only snowblower type that I know of in Britian) with only two other known FWD HAR 1's in the country. (Ben Rippingham and my dads)[/img] There are several other former snowblower chassis/cab's FWD's about, another is being restored in sussex, there was a running one on ebay last year, was listed several times before it sold for not much money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I see the anguish though. There looks to be a lot of usable spares there if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 I see the anguish though. There looks to be a lot of usable spares there if nothing else. yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I was looking at Ben`s FWD a couple of weeks ago, I spoke with him and said what a fabulous job he had done of the restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 I was looking at Ben`s FWD a couple of weeks ago, I spoke with him and said what a fabulous job he had done of the restoration. It's perfect! :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Was out in Perth this morning trying to track it down to its current location - its still in once piece and been 'set aside' by the scrap merchant for the meantime since a number of people are taking an interest in it. It's down by the industrial estate by the harbour, right behind the prison. :-) Given a chance, my dad would love to get his hands on parts of this FWD for his own he is currently restoring :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Rippingham Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Looks to good, complete and original for breaking, just a shame that it's a snow blower which are of little use or interest to most. I hope your father is making good progress with his truck. regards Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 :-) Hiya Ben, yea dad's making great progress with it - he's almost completed the body on his FWD now. He's always working away on it when he has a spare moment - can't get him away from it lol! Will add photos when I can get my hands on them x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) cut to 'OA' size scrap (furnace feed....no more than 5' X 2' lumps basically) around these parts you can get £220 a tonne at the moment......if he's selling directly into a mill he could be getting a fair bit more than that per tonne....'oversize' is gonna a bit less so in one lump the guy is gonna want £150 a tonne for her I'd guess....what would she weigh? somewhere between 10 / 15 tonne?.. Its the old problem of simple arithmatic for the scrapyard.... unless the owner is a sympathetic fella towards rescue/restortion..........I've got a picture in a book somewhere of one of TW Wards scrapyards (a long gone but once massive scrap metal company in the UK) around 1947..... Sherman tanks are sitting, with one precariously balanced on top of the other in rows for as far as the eye can see.......it really is heartbreaking to think of what has been lamped up over the years....get in there and try and do a deal! Edited June 16, 2011 by RattlesnakeBob spelling mistake! tsk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypiesdad Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Going rate in fife for scrap is £196 a ton , please rescue it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Looks to good, complete and original for breaking, just a shame that it's a snow blower which are of little use or interest to most. I hope your father is making good progress with his truck. regards Ben Hiya Ben, my dad (Colin) made his maiden voyage with his FWD today! A great day for it, apart from the wind blowing right through the cab! Still a hundred-and-one 'little bits' to do here and there, he says, but its roadworthy at last! Karen Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 nice looking truck................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 yes very nice indeed , :cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 A great sense of achievement, well done ! Rob......................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Rippingham Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 WOW!!!!! An amazing resurection from what your dad (Colin) had to start with. The back body looks very precise and the restoration looks fantastic. A restoration that really demonstrates true grit and determination, especially as Colin has completed his restoration in just a few years! thanks for posting the pictures Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Looks great. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) Thanks everyone with the nice comments - dad couldn't wait to get it on the road! WOW!!!!! An amazing resurection from what your dad (Colin) had to start with. The back body looks very precise and the restoration looks fantastic. A restoration that really demonstrates true grit and determination, especially as Colin has completed his restoration in just a few years! thanks for posting the pictures Ben Hiya Ben, dad has dedicated a hell of a lot of his spare time to restoring the FWD to the way it is now, and like I said above, he couldn't wait to get it on the road for its first run! But what the photographs don't show you is how freezing cold and windy it was yesterday on the road run - the wind was blowing straight through the cab!! Whenever my boyfriend and I come to visit him and mum, he's always keen to show us his progress and the next part he is going to tackle! Dad could tell you in more detail than what I ever could as to what he has done to the FWD the past few months though. I even had a shot of driving the FWD briefly back at Christmas time and it was great to try out (you could also say it has excellent brakes on it too, as dad found out to his dismay ) But so far so good, another milestone reached! :cheesy: Edited January 8, 2012 by Puff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Lovely job on the restoration and I hate to see something so unusual and complete scrapped but the only way to rescue the snowblower is to go there with folding money, buy it and take it away. Although there are indeed several others around of which you are apparently unaware, it is still a very rare truck and consequently only of interest to a small number of people such as yourselves. You don't need to buy it as a project - in fact you don't even need to buy it complete. I'm sure for cash the scrappy will quite happily chop off the snowblower and the rear body leaving you with something much more manageable. - MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Did you manage to save the scrapped FWD? @Puff, that is a very good looking truck!! Well done on the restoration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Did you manage to save the scrapped FWD? @Puff, that is a very good looking truck!! Well done on the restoration! Thanks everyone for the kind replies regarding my dads FWD - it's a labour of love The FWD snowblower that's in the scrapyard is still there at this moment in time. Out of interest, what would you do with the FWD snowblower? - buy it complete, or just buy bits of it to complete your own FWD (Use it as a 'donor' as such) if you had one? Edited January 9, 2012 by Puff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Out of interest, what would you do with the FWD snowblower? - buy it complete, or just buy bits of it to complete your own FWD (Use it as a 'donor' as such) if you had one? There is very little demand for a snowblower truck on the collector scene so I wouldn't feel too guilty seeing it broken up. It depends how much space you have for transport and storage but I would get the scrap man to cut the blower off the front and the body off the back so that you just have a chassis + cab. If that is too big for you to take care of then have him cut out the axles and drivetrain and anything worth having from the cab. Whatever you do, don't umm and err for too long or it'll disappear! Also no doubt your scrappy will have convinced himself it's worth a fortune. You'll need to tread carefully but you could point him in the direction of posting Milweb and HMVF small ads. Make sure he has your number so that when no one is interested he contacts you before cutting it up. - MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markita2 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hello I am a hobby and would like to build a model truck FWD HAR1. I would be very grateful for any materials on this vehicle. Most looking drawings, with dimensions.Mam hope someone will help me. Mariusz Kita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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