Andrew Gibb AUS Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Hi. On a c1921 truck chassis I have, there was a Davenport Miles counter attached, mounted on the nearside chassis rail, about half way along, driven by an output shaft from the gear box. Has anyone seen another one surviving? Cheers, AG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Nothing quite like that. The more usual place is the front hub like this Stewart Warner: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermike Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Hi Andrew, is your chassis an English truck? I have 2 American makes with mileage recorders in the front hubs, and the mid twenties albion truck I've got has a recorder halfway down the chassis like yours, driven by a cable from the rear of the gearbox, I think its albions own recorder? same idea, different maker? mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gibb AUS Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Hi lads, It seems there was a few different styles of counters, but not that common. Keeping track of the Miles would be a good thing for servicing, but I guess it was early days in the development of trucks. The chassis is a Clarkson (steam) lorry, built in Chelmsford, Essex. Cheers, AG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Now that is very interesting. Do you have any photos of it? Thanks Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITT24423 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I seem to recall reading somewhere that there was a business relationship between Clarkson and Davey Paxman.I may be wrong just got to remember where I read it :nut:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gibb AUS Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Now that is very interesting. Do you have any photos of it? Thanks Tim Here it is when new (ish) as a bus in Sydney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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