fv11301 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Ah MSU 955. Done a few miles in that old girl myself. Very reliable at the time. nice old 680 leyland in her. used to belong to Steve Guest then Geoff Waite and then the reclamation yard where she lies now. Dont know the persons name. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Oh no, and we've only just got Andyfowler settled down again after an extended bout of excitement.......... Nuuuuuuuuuuuurse ! Its happened again ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 here she is in better days http://miliblog.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/creative-ideaz-gallery/creativeshow.php?pid=1691 http://miliblog.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/creative-ideaz-gallery/creativeshow.php?pid=1692 C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 got me a feeling we shall see her rise again now her lair has been found ...I really hope so anyways ! :-D if only I had a driveway to accommodate :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 A friend of mine working as an RSPB ranger for a season sent me these three photos of an old trailer out somewhere in northern Scotland. Not quite a scrap yard relic, but it is certainly looking rather tired. I don't even think it is military; perhaps someone more knowledgable than I might be able to identify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangie Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I don't believe it! A Radar Trailer!! Gutted of all its equipment and looking like its been used in the past as a shepherd's hut! Whereabouts is it? I have often fancied a turntable trailer for behind my Bedford......... Alec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I don't believe it! A Radar Trailer!! Gutted of all its equipment and looking like its been used in the past as a shepherd's hut! Whereabouts is it? I have often fancied a turntable trailer for behind my Bedford......... Alec. Now I'm embarrassed, I didn't even think of a radar trailer. As for its location my friend was based in Perth and originally said it was about two hours drive from him. I've asked him for any further details and we'll see what he says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 another junkyard trip with same same... but a few odd ones found a Wico Model X Magneto Y-111 which seems to be fitted to Wisconsin engines..... it's in an army junkyard so does anyone know if they had gensets etc? [ATTACH=CONFIG]67925[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRDM Driver Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Some over grown Bedfords and a pile of very large drop tanks (horse shoe on ground in front for scale - these were about 12 feet long) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinthemartian Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 They look like Tornado F3 drop tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1968 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 A friend of mine working as an RSPB ranger for a season sent me these three photos of an old trailer out somewhere in northern Scotland. Not quite a scrap yard relic, but it is certainly looking rather tired. I don't even think it is military; perhaps someone more knowledgable than I might be able to identify it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]66766[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]66767[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]66768[/ATTACH] There is one these radar trailers in a scrap yard near bitterwell lake in bristol exactly the same........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Some junk we picked up Anyone know what the thing is with a shovel handle on both ends?? [ATTACH=CONFIG]67954[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Some junk we picked up Anyone know what the thing is with a shovel handle on both ends?? At a guess, so two men can carry a roll of barbed wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 At a guess, so two men can carry a roll of barbed wire? Dunno as has a lever that turns 90 degrees and one that lifts up. I thought it was a towing bar when I first saw it but then when we pulled it out saw the wooden handles. My mate bought it as it was 'green' So I guess it's technical name will be the 'thing' for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo barten Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I wonder if any of them featured in Frituur Zorro? Well no. Of course We know about traveller Dave's activities ( faithful buyer of our books) and of course La Calmette in France. But our relics are in better shape (most of them that is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Waiting - been waiting a long time :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Looks like I may have missed the chance to save Dads Constructor if its among these Royal Engineers Scammells :embarrassed:! Picture will change to poor old Scammells if a piece of plant equipment is the main photo when you open the link ! :-D http://www.mayer-enviro.com/casestudy/5/operation-grapple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Here you go, Andy: Did you realise they came back to a dump on Teeside? See extract from article below. I have a 30t excavator on standby Amazingly it looks like the only radiation found was from luminous dials in military vehicles :undecided: THESE photographs show for the first time the full scale of the clean-up operation at a remote Pacific island which led to hundreds of tonnes of waste from British nuclear bomb tests being dumped on Teesside. The military carried out the secret detonations of hydrogen bombs at Christmas Island in the 1950s. Half a century later the UK reached agreement with the nation now known as the Republic of Kiribati to return and remove all waste abandoned after the tests. Hundreds of tonnes of scrap metals, asbestos and radioactive sand were then collected and shipped back to Britain, where they were buried at the Port Clarence landfill site on the north bank of the Tees opposite Middlesbrough. Local residents spoke of their shock when it was revealed that the material had been dumped at a site close to their homes, but the Environment Agency, the Ministry of Defence and landfill operators Augean stressed the waste poses no risk to the public. They maintain that low levels of radioactivity detected in the load came from luminous dials found in abandoned military vehicles, and not from the bomb blasts. Read More http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2011/06/24/tees-n-bomb-waste-link-christmas-island-clean-up-revealed-84229-28931954/#ixzz28MhFZtSX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I wonder if its worth starting a petition to have them dug up and reburied at the back of my house mate ! :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1968 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I know where there is a very tidy RL cargo truck sat in a yard waiting to be rescued and also and RL wrecker thats a bit sorry for itself but could be bought. If any one is interested please pm me for adress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 A friend of mine working as an RSPB ranger for a season sent me these three photos of an old trailer out somewhere in northern Scotland. Not quite a scrap yard relic, but it is certainly looking rather tired. I don't even think it is military; perhaps someone more knowledgable than I might be able to identify it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]66766[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]66767[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]66768[/ATTACH] Some more info on this trailer http://www.anti-aircraft.co.uk/radarNo3Mk2.html Did it ever get saved ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Here is something you dont see very often so please excuse the number of photos The owner plans to restore it and it is not for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Hi Tim, From the second photo I deduced it was ex-British army ( oil can holder for Wesco can), then the rebuild plate on the dash for a Southern command workshop. Finally the engine rebuild plate for the REME Workshops at Ashford, Middlesex. A nice find, but I wonder why it has newspaper wrapped around the radiator stay bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 At a guess the owner is buying the missing bits one at a time, and had just received that by post. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 At a guess the owner is buying the missing bits one at a time, and had just received that by post. :blush: and I thought he had masked it off to paint the engine :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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