SebBrady Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hi all, thought I would post up about the vehicle! To be honest with you im completely new into this and often branded nuts due to my age! haha. Not often you get someone going out to buy a tank over a fast car or some holiday to spain! So onto the tank! :angel: I recently purchased a FV434 from a collector which is from 1968 and ending service i believe in 2007. I really dont know much more about the history but thats on the to do card. There is me primarily involved in keep this thing up and running however a lovely rookie bunch of friends are all to willing to help and was sort of a joint idea to start a bit of a blog, mainly at first as somewhere we could put all the pictures we take but also as a little record of the things we are getting up to. Ill provide the link here to the blog so you can nip over and then see all the pictures, most are at lovely high res so no tiny thumbnails or anything. Anyhow ill stop rambling but hope you enjoy it! Blog is here: http://02ed31.blogspot.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Welcome to a very unique club! I was 21 when I bought my first 432.. word of warning, it's addictive and soon spirals out of control! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well done mate nice to see some fresh victims, sorry young blood, coming into the hobby! Looks in great nick you will have fun with that. Cheers Timbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 The following are worth a read if you get 5 mins as well! http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?18621-Top-Ten-Tracked-Armour-Safety-Tips http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?25555-Hand-signals-for-directing-armour-and-tracked-vehicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebBrady Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Thanks guys and i shall have a quick nosey through them! I cannot think of a better thing to own at this age! Got to give the dad credit for bringing me up and drilling his interests into my head! And i must admit it is great fun but yes i have a niggly feeling this will spiral out of control.... but when was that such a bad thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Are you missing the hook and length of chain of the end of the crane ? If so I have one for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 While i'm sure its aggro to do so, but if you can post the blog directly into this forum it will please others;) The 434 is not a tank in case no one has pointed that out to you yet. I assume you are the one driving it. Do you have a recovery plan and the kit to achieve that? Looks like a nice late model spec unit. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebBrady Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 What do you mean when you mean directly to this forum? just post bits up to this thread? And i know its not a tank, just a lot easier than putting REME vehicle or what not... missing some rather prominant features for it to be a true 'tank' Recovery wise we arn't about on the road in it yet however in the event of a breakdown where we are storing I am able to use the recovery vehicle we use for recovering broken down buses with some heavy duty tow ropes, its not far back into the warehouse where we store her so no problems there I also have access to a low loader with heavy duty winch capable of about 25 tons, again we use for the buses so quite handy being involved restoring about 15 routemaster buses haha! Seb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffy_massive Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 A picture of a 434 lifting an L60 engine while we changed the starter motor on Ex in Germany. Shows how good a vehicle they were if the lockouts worked as they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Of all the 430 family the 434 is my favourite. As yet we have yet to get one at work but I live in hope. Having operated the Stolly with the 350 degree rotation crane and the Bedford with crane (CALM) I do have to say I like working vehicles. Oh how I lust for the 434 R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m109a3uk Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Mine might be up for sale when the BV is done! Of all the 430 family the 434 is my favourite. As yet we have yet to get one at work but I live in hope. Having operated the Stolly with the 350 degree rotation crane and the Bedford with crane (CALM) I do have to say I like working vehicles. Oh how I lust for the 434 R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 First Dibs please Tony, Do you do terms, like on the never never? Will you come round to collect each week like the man from Littlewoods? R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffy_massive Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Another one of my Barra while serving with C Sqn RHG/D in Germany in the 80's. This time with winter paint job as done by my fair hand. Taken in a village just West of Hameln on FTX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebBrady Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 That's an excellent photo of one in the snow i must admit, sadly my 434 has been passed along now however i really did enjoy it, one day maybe should more cash flow my way i can indulge in another... who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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