sirhc Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 nice Duro! Indeed, and they aren't cheap! (http://www.mod-sales.com/vehicle/search/35349/Mowag_.htm) Wonder what they are doing with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Isnt the trailer used to move 20' ISO container around? Mark I don't think so, Mark - a friend picked one up from Withams with a load of odd stuff and I had a good look at it as he couldn't work out what it was for, but as far as we could make out it was purpose made for a non-iso military container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Another weekend, another trip to the junkyards A Stonefield Goomba [ATTACH]45652[/ATTACH] A few bits of junk in the boot [ATTACH]45653[/ATTACH] And what the hell is this as I found it at the yard that had Ferret and other assorted FV bits. Is it a special tool for FV's or is it soon to be scrap metal? I had to buy it out of sheer curiosity :blush: [ATTACH]45651[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Not actually in a scrapyard, but looks near enough. Found these today while collecting Militant parts. The Militant is currently on Ebay as breaking for spares, the owner says the others are awaiting restoration. Not too sure about the last one, not much left to restore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Bottom pic is a Zil 131, minus cab. Is the Kraz 255b for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Another weekend, another trip to the junkyards A Stonefield Goomba [ATTACH]45652[/ATTACH] QUOTE] What are the crosses about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 What are the crosses about? just the local demilitarisation. Seen them do the same in Pakistan also. I believe in Malaysian exarmy vehicles were used twice for dubious reasons, hence you cannot keep the original paint job So the tool is not Ferret? Which means I can safely cut it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 So the tool is not Ferret? Which means I can safely cut it up Don't think so I thought maybe a track tool its a bit of a beast as tools go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Yep it is quite chunky maybe keep it under the drivers seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) Bottom pic is a Zil 131, minus cab. Is the Kraz 255b for sale? The guy said they were all awaiting restoration, but you never know, money talks. His name's Fray could be worth a call Edited May 31, 2011 by Zero-Five-Two Remove phone number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Haven't had the time to go right thru this thread yet so some of these yards may well be mentioned...but.. ..I don't know if any of you have used a scrapyard near Hurstbourne/Andover way called J Hirst Ltd?....they're at the old Hurstbourne Railway Station....in the mid 90s they were cutting up a lot and I mean a LOT of Chieftains plus many other military vehicles.They literally had rows of Chietains...probably about 20 or 30 of them and they had devised a cutting method that meant they could reduce one to scrap size in about 3 days...they even had a massive old vertical miller machine tool set up alongside the cutting bay... they fitted the road wheels on and the attachment they had rigged up ripped the rubber tyre off the steel wheel. I bought a lot of gear off them during those years and was in the yard quite regularly...........other vehicles they were cutting included lots of ex Northern Ireland Humber Pigs and also small armoured cars (not sure what but sort of Ferret sized of one sort and another)....they also had quite a few armoured Landrovers and a couple that I recognised as (I think?) Shorlands?...landrovers with a little turret on the top of them...I haven't been there for many years so really don't know if they are still involved in that sort of trade or if there is anything left at the back of the yard these days but they also sold tonnes of military surplus kit too so they may well be worth a mooch........ Another cracking yard is up by Coventry owned by a Marselle de Moulder..(yeah I know...helluva name!).he's a nice fella and I did a lot of deals with him too.....his yard is (or was ... might be long gone now) an absolute treasure trove...mainly big heavy stuff...in particular he had some very big US gun tractors that looked 60s ish to me.....also lots of earthmovers,cranes,lorries , Landrovers and Unimogs and trucks and lots of it ex military...no armour but worth a mooch if you're up that way........ Also there's a few nice bits still around down my way ....especially 2 Matadors that I know of albeit quite rough now in a sawmill yard long disused......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Another trip to the junkyards. Most interesting is the Bedford which is not standard Malaysian Army so I guess UK MoD gave it to them Also a Stonefield with the Goomba upgrade, pity one of these is not preserved in the UK as were never released there or adopted by the MoD [ATTACH=CONFIG]46572[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]46573[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]46575[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]46577[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]46574[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Another trip to the junkyards. Most interesting is the Bedford which is not standard Malaysian Army so I guess UK MoD gave it to them Also a Stonefield with the Goomba upgrade, pity one of these is not preserved in the UK as were never released there or adopted by the MoD [ATTACH=CONFIG]46577[/ATTACH] Hi Mike. Its a Leyland DAF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 .Another cracking yard is up by Coventry owned by a Marselle de Moulder..(yeah I know...helluva name!).he's a nice fella and I did a lot of deals with him too.....his yard is (or was ... might be long gone now) an absolute treasure trove...mainly big heavy stuff...in particular he had some very big US gun tractors that looked 60s ish to me.QUOTE] Bob "US gun tractors" - were these big six wheeled trucks or unarmoured tracked vehicles with a typicaly american cargo body for the gun crew and stores and small one man cabs for the driver and co-driver on the front corners with the engine between. Some had an optional bulldozer blade as well. If so they are M8A1/A2 Cargo Tractors many of which got converted into drilling rigs and the like in civvy hands but I had not heard of any in the UK. Has anyone been to this yard recently? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Hi Mike. Its a Leyland DAF oops :red: not a bad looking truck though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 .Another cracking yard is up by Coventry owned by a Marselle de Moulder..(yeah I know...helluva name!).he's a nice fella and I did a lot of deals with him too.....his yard is (or was ... might be long gone now) an absolute treasure trove...mainly big heavy stuff...in particular he had some very big US gun tractors that looked 60s ish to me.QUOTE] Bob "US gun tractors" - were these big six wheeled trucks or unarmoured tracked vehicles with a typicaly american cargo body for the gun crew and stores and small one man cabs for the driver and co-driver on the front corners with the engine between. Some had an optional bulldozer blade as well. If so they are M8A1/A2 Cargo Tractors many of which got converted into drilling rigs and the like in civvy hands but I had not heard of any in the UK. Has anyone been to this yard recently? David hiya Dave.... they were 6x6 trucks and mighty impressive too... ..a little like a lot bigger and more modern versions of Diamond Ts or Ward La Frances but shorter in the chassis and with a more 'military' look to the cab and general design......they had flat bonnets / hoods and I remember climbing in one and the name plate said something along the lines of 'US M??? Heavy Motive Tracter' ...or words to that effect.....they looked like they were rigged to pull draw bar trailers (or guns?) ...they didn't have a bed of any sort on the back just storage lockers for I guess chains/blocks/tackle etc... I don't know if Marselle is still around or in business but this link should show you his yard.. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=52.4513673&lon=-1.4327288&z=16&l=0&m=b ..........it does however look like there has been one heck of a clearup compared to what it looked like in the mid 90s though!.....happy hunting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 ..I don't know if any of you have used a scrapyard near Hurstbourne/Andover way called J Hirst Ltd?....they're at the old Hurstbourne Railway Station....in the mid 90s they were cutting up a lot and I mean a LOT of Chieftains plus many other military vehicles.They literally had rows of Chietains...probably about 20 or 30 of them and they had devised a cutting method that meant they could reduce one to scrap size in about 3 days...they even had a massive old vertical miller machine tool set up alongside the cutting bay... they fitted the road wheels on and the attachment they had rigged up ripped the rubber tyre off the steel wheel. I bought a lot of gear off them during those years and was in the yard quite regularly...........other vehicles they were cutting included lots of ex Northern Ireland Humber Pigs and also small armoured cars (not sure what but sort of Ferret sized of one sort and another)....they also had quite a few armoured Landrovers and a couple that I recognised as (I think?) Shorlands?...landrovers with a little turret on the top of them...I haven't been there for many years so really don't know if they are still involved in that sort of trade or if there is anything left at the back of the yard these days but they also sold tonnes of military surplus kit too so they may well be worth a mooch........ Unfortunately the days of Hirsts handling complete vehicles are long gone - I was talking to Neil Hirst about this a couple of months back. When MOD ran their disposals direct from Ludgershall, Hirsts were the obvious local choice. Now it's all handled by Withams the vehicles are scrapped "Up North" - there's no sense in transporting them back down South again. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Bob Thanks but it was the tracked gun tractor that I have on my 'lottery' list. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Some more bits: NOS Land Rover dizzy [ATTACH=CONFIG]48404[/ATTACH] Fancy cleaning cans [ATTACH=CONFIG]48405[/ATTACH] A box of Pinz bits [ATTACH=CONFIG]48403[/ATTACH] then mystery item, 24V armature. I saw a few of these and the box was old, any ideas???? [ATTACH=CONFIG]48402[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover8FFR Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 What a nice Dizzy u have there Mike........Luverly :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 What a nice Dizzy u have there Mike........Luverly :cool2: Weird I find new ones of these all the time. It's like they bought too many or don't break as I seen them in another yard also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover8FFR Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I know where to go if mine pack up now!:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 That's a very nice dissy, I have three spare of those, including one converted to electronic. One of them came from Kuala Lumpur, and another I picked up for £40 at Newbury 4x4 and Vintage. Nearly had the chaps arm off when he said how much he wanted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiler Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Unfortunately the days of Hirsts handling complete vehicles are long gone - I was talking to Neil Hirst about this a couple of months back. When MOD ran their disposals direct from Ludgershall, Hirsts were the obvious local choice. Now it's all handled by Withams the vehicles are scrapped "Up North" - there's no sense in transporting them back down South again. Andy Ludgershall? Bottom! That's where I live! Nothing here now as far as I know/can see. :undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 From the now cleared yard of Beke, Paris: A brace of Diamond Ts, just resting up for a while..... GMC wooden bodies, complete with loads..... A bit of everything.... The odd Pacific 5th wheel or two.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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