Scammell4199 Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I've put up here some photos showing me, my brother and dad stripping down our Scammell SV/2S for restoration the summer before last. Unfortunatly only minor works have been carried out since, because I had to go back to university. Now that uni is finished we hope to make considerable progress. Lifting the crane off the back Winch assembly out More to be added as progress is made Mod Edit.. sorted out the photos for you... Lee :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 :whistle: got some work, there,.............by the looks of it. Good luck from me, as well................ Is that a Matador, parked in front of chassis ?? :-) All the best, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 Yes it is, the matador is the next project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Mkaes it look easy when you have the right equipment :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 Cheers for sorting the photos Lee, what did I do wrong? Yeah its easy when you have the equipment, unfortunatly I no longer have the telehandler at my disposal, but I do have a whole Scammell spread to the four corners of the barn, so if anyone knows of a telehandler looking for a good home, or one I could borrow occasionally in the Yeovil area email me at - scammell4199@hotmail.com Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Sandblasted the chassis at the weekend. See photos below. This was our first time at trying blasting on this scale ourselves, and I now believe its the way to go if you can get the equipment, much cheaper and you get the result you want. http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/scammell4199/Image026.jpg[/img] Clearing the mess up http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/scammell4199/Image027.jpg[/img] Darth fader with a blasting gun! http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/scammell4199/Image028.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Awesome :-D that has to be the best looking vehicle out there, good luck guys. Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Yes it is, the matador is the next project! I'n envious,...............a Scammell Pioneer, ...AND a Matador.................... :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Any more progress! Be interested to see some more photographs. That's a helluva blast kit. Looks similar to what was used on my 101 chassis when I took it to be blasted. Had to use my small kit at home to tidy up missed bits afterwards though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 What do you figure the crane set up weighed?seems it was a massive bunch of hardware . were there originally a weight box and winches back there? if so what was the winch rated at in tons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Sorry not much progress. I've blasted and painted a load of chassis fittings and hope to fit them this week. It certainly is a helluva blaster you wouldn't believe how fast it is. I figured the crane weighed just over a ton, maybe ton and a quarter. There is ballast on the front of the vehicle to hold down front end when lifting on the crane, but no ballast as such at the back, just the mass of heavy recovery equipment carried in the wooden lockers which mount on the outriggers on the crane structure. There is a winch you can see it under the crane as its being lifted off, plus theres a photo of it on a pallet just after it came off, its rated at 8 tons. Unfortunalty progress is slow since I work away alot see photo below, yes those tracks are as tall as me! Also while i've got people interested we've just being given our marching orders on the barn we rent for the Scammell and Matador and have to be out by new year, so if anyone knows of any space available in the Yeovil/ Crewkerne area of Somerset please please let me know ASAP cos we're running out of time on: scammell4199@hotmail.com OR richard.fryer@sewardwyon.co.uk <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/scammell4199/200907VISIT026.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Dad and I drove upto Staines a few weeks ago to pick up another engine for the Scammell. The original has very low oil pressure and shards of white metal in the oil!! I've got another with cracked cylinder blocks but good bottom end coming. I hope to build one good one and maybe a spare out of the three. See photos of latest acquisition below in my work's workshop in Bristol, I've left it there for now until we find some room for it at home!! It looks a bit manky but it ran well. For those of you taking an interest in this project, we are busy sorting out the barn we had to move to after getting booted out of the last one. But fear not there is a little progress being made on the vehicle itself. I had a week off recently which I spent blasting and painting various chassis fittings and brake mechanisms. I've also been machining several new components recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Good to see you're still on with it! Be good to see some more photo's as well. Are engine parts still available for the old Gardners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrat Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Keep up the good work, that motor looks cleaner than mine! Is that an oil filler bolted to the side of the head in pic2? I don't have one of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 To whet your appetite. Heres some more photos of us loading up for the move to the new barn. I think I put these pics up before, maybe they got lost when the site crashed. We hired a big tractor and plant trailer to move most of the heavy lumps, and did I think 4 trips with that, plus I loaded the remnants of an original Matador body onto the Mat along with the Scammells winch and drove that there, plus there were numerous Land Rover and trailer journeys. First out, Scammell cab Scammell gearbox Original Matador body Loading the Scammell winch All loaded ready for the off Lastly, just for the hell of it picture of me with Allis Chalmers M6 HST at the Marshall Museum in Holland earlier this year. This is one of my all time must haves!!! An absolutley brilliant museum as well, well worth a visit. Some parts are available for Gardners, depends what model and age you have, and how fat your wallet is, one of the best places to look is http://www.gardner-enthusiast.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hi Madrat, I think you are referring to the oil filler, you're right yours should be mounted down on the front of the timing case, which is where it is on the engine that came out of my pioneer. But this engine came out of a Foden and they were speced differently for different vehicles. This is one of the things i'm going to change during the rebuild. If you look on http://www.gardner-enthusiast.co.uk you'll find parts list and diagrams for the 6LW, its not only very useful when it comes to identifying parts and their numbers, but also shows the number of different configurations there were for various engine components. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Batchelor Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Matador looks well, what was it used for in civvy life? Does it need a lot doing to it, judging by the Scammell strip down you dont dothings by halves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Lastly, just for the hell of it picture of me with Allis Chalmers M6 HST at the Marshall Museum in Holland earlier this year. Nice HST Richard, but did you get a pic of that Mack NO behind it by any chance? Another great truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrat Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I think you are referring to the oil filler, you're right yours should be mounted down on the front of the timing case, which is where it is on the engine that came out of my pioneer. Thanks, always interested to know the differences between these engines. I agree that the diagrams on Gardner enthusiast are great. Don't suppose you would want to sell one of your many exhaust manifolds? :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 The Matador was a breakdown truck for a local haulage firm, before being laid up in a field behind the owners house for some ten years, then I bought it about 6 years ago. I shall do a similar job on it as the Scammell, strip it down and go through everything. I will have 2 Pioneer manifolds when the third engine arrives, the third is different since the engine came out of a Foden, and i'd like to keep the spare Pioneer one and hopefully rebuild a spare engine and run it on a trailer behind the Scammell eventually, since i'm a bit of a Gardner buff aswell - sorry. Sorry I don't have a picture of the Mack at the Marshall Museum, i've got plenty other photos if you'd like me to start a new thread and put them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 I mentioned a couple of posts ago, that I was machining some new bits for the Scammell. See below one of the fruits of my labour, its a new fitting for the air system that the trailer taps screw on to, the old one was bent and the thread was stripped. I've also recently ordered new cork seals for the front hubs which are being specially made to order, new thrust bearings for the front king pins and some new wheel bearings, all of which should allow us to start re-assembling the front axle. Keep on truckin, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 See below new front hub cork seal in its housing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 See below new front hub cork seal in its housing That looks nice. You can't beat doing a job properly. Looking forward to seeing a few more pix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Small bits of progress have been made. Over the winter i've mostly been taking bots home, blasting and painting them. Nearly completed trailer brake servo Couple photos of some of the other bits i've completed, including pedal arms, various brake, air system and chassis fittings. Hope to blast and paint the back axle soon, and then have the walking beams off because they seem a bit stiff and probably lift the diff too to check it over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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