commander Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Never having had a British post war truck before I was wondering what a Bedford TK was worth in fair condition Commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 You either love 'em or hate 'em. I love them, good one realistically £2000. Check for rust in cab, and state of brakes, the cylinders are quite hard to get but can be re lined by Pastparts. Best option really. check how it steers. They either steer well or they don't and if the don't you'll never cure it. The disiel is very much one speed, you get plenty of time to admire the view. TK should be 4x2 MK is 4x4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 A good place to brush up on TK guide prices is the Ad section of Classic & Vintage Commercials - usually a fair selection of TKs of all sizes and conditions, this should give you an idea of what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Given the choice of the TK or the Mk - I'd go for the MK everytime. We had both up at Chelsea and if you drew the short straw you got lumbered with a TK..... Ocifers used to like them though as it wasn't so easy to fall out of the cab!!! :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Given the choice of the TK or the Mk - I'd go for the MK everytime. We had both up at Chelsea and if you drew the short straw you got lumbered with a TK..... The TK is a bit faster ( higher geared ) and much lighter on the steering, with more lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I learnt my trucking on TK's a lot ended up as horseboxes. There was a version used for tipping with a two speed axle also petrol versions and by C*** they would go! Got told off for doing 75 mph in one once. I also got a fantastic deal on a 2 sped rear axle, bloke had had it converted at mega cost to a horse box, but it would only do 30mph and screamed the guts out, gear box is gone. I went and looked at it with my boss. We drove it and sure enough 30 and a lot of noise. So my boss wasn't intrested, I persuaded him to buy it for £200, drove it round the corner, flicked the lever to high ratio and off we went. It is nice to get one over on a complete idiot with more money than sense. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 :beer: Your right about that ! what happened to it since then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Honestly don't know it was 20 odd years ago. Since the change in weight allowances on driving licecnces in 1991a lot of privatly owned 7.5 tonners have dissapeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 We still have our TK , parked up in the yard & retired now with a pretty constant stream of pikeys coming in wanting to buy the old girl . These days it seems pretty pedestrian & for an everyday working vehicle bits were starting to be a pain when it came off the road . That said , it was a huge leap forward when compared to the threepenny bit Austin it replaced - although I did love that 4 litre straight six . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Still a desirable old bird. A lot went abraod, you can still see them beibg worked to death, but they keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 2 speed rear axle Didn't you just love the sound when you didn't give it quite enough time to engage?....... :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 As I wasn't the only one driving it, I put it in high and disconnected the lever. If I got her stuck, I knew how to engage low. Have happy memories of the old girls, especially as a lot of horse boxes had living accomadation on them. Its true what they say about horsey women. :evil: :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Its true what they say about horsey women. :evil: :-D What's that then Tony ?? :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Ever read Gilly Cooper's Riders? Load of junk its to tame. But being a gentleman...... Ah days of my youth :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Went to Withams today (for genuine business reasons....honest :-D) David Green showed us a batch of MJ's just in . They had been completely stripped, engine & gearbox overhaul , new panels in the cabs , completely de rusted,new dash , new paint etc etc etc at a cost of around £12000 each , put into storage three years ago until the PTB decided that erm.....they didn't actually need them. So now they are up for sale at a fraction of their overhaul cost . Didn't ask prices but they look great and have to be a bragain for anyone in the market . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 A lot of MKs and Drops were bought for commercial use. I was talking to a guy who had a contract on the high speed rail line, he got it because the Drops would go anywhere. I'll bet a lot of these ones end up on the dark continent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I spotted these the other day too http://www.witham-sv.com/infopage.php?ID=1507&Overide=1 Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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