rbrtcrowther Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Er you've got me there.... Not sure.:red: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) If anyone is looking at 12 or 14 ply tyres, beware of new / nearly new looking tyres removed from Stalwarts being scrapped some years back. I've come across a couple of large batches of these and although at first sight they look really good ('yes, always been keep out of the sun in this dark shed'), most had sidewalls with very bad cracks - be careful!. There may well be some still floating around looking for an unsuspecting buyer. Edited January 21, 2009 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 They are rated at 6410 lbs @ 50 psi, which gets me 12,820 lbs front, axle, (gross laden 9,760 lbs) = 3,060 lbs spare capacity 24,560 lbs rear bogie, (gross laden 20,160 lbs) = 4,400 lbs " " 7,460 lbs = 3,330 ton spare load capacity. So OK for my usage and should give a better ride, unless I am missing something. :confused: These tyres should be quite easy to find NOS. You have talked yourself out of 1080lb on the back bogie, so there is more reserve than you thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gps Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) thor has the XL all round ,the tread seam to clog up in mud and the only way to clear them is to spin the wheels fast.because of the wider tyers the ground pressure is less so it dose not cut in like the bar grips in the mud, but in the dry they mark the ground less and the ride is improved and none of that jerking steering when turning at speed.im still undecided :??? Edited January 26, 2009 by gps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Anyone seriously wanting 14.00 x 20 18plys pm me as I have a friend who has just cut an M series bridging truck and he has 13 for sale they vary in condition, but they are mostly very good. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 thor has the MX all round ,the tread seam to clog up in mud and the only way to clear them is to spin the wheels fast.because of the wider tyers the ground pressure is less so it dose not cut in like the bar grips in the mud, but in the dry they mark the ground less and the ride is improved and none of that jerking steering when turning at speed.im still undecided :??? No Nuts leave trenches with all the blasat you carry !!:rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 hi gps thor is on XL not MX so people dont get confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Hi - here is a few picture of my truck through the years repairs and engines There is one of her with the meadows in There is one of the back axle and diff out The TL12 being fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Here one that I scrapped for spares from severn beach recoveries. It was being taken to the scrapyard to be gas axed - the spares have kept mine going for many years:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 YSY249 - pictures from where found and being pulled out. One went for spares and this is YSY249 being done up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Hi here is LSU when she was green Here are some of Efnick back in the nineties. Here is No Nuts (GPS) as found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Great pictures Thor ! Very inspiring ! Really great to see the restoration of the one left to nature ! Please keep em coming mate ! Regards Andy ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Here is some utter filth !! Avon Dassett in the nineties A dirty dorset - there are ten in the line up but the camera could not get them all in Hope you enjoy the photos - a better explanation of all the photos is on my thread in intros and welcomes :tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 As Andy says-really good photos Thor. :tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Here one that I scrapped for spares from severn beach recoveries. Some really superb photographs ! Thank you very much for posting them. I can remember seeing three or four Explorers, all in a very poor state, at the Severn Beach Recovery yard. There was also a DT and a very original Pioneer gun tractor that I've also seen at the Berkley Castle shows. Some years ago, at about 3am one morning, I rolled an ERF on the M4 after first going through the central reservation and Severn Beach did the recovery but, disappointingly, not with a Scammell. What a let down.:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Rather a dangerous way to get to see a Scammell Tom ! There are Scammell support groups to help get over these addictions ! I'm afraid I have lost the contact details since I was expelled as a lost cause ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 I thought this was a Scammell support group.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 No Croc the groups I ment are designed to wean sad blokes like me off of Scammells so that a "normal" life can be had ! Fortunately my case is so acute that I was deemed a waste of time and money ! Strangely people I know have described Daisy in this way also ! I think thats why me and her get on so well ! :nut::nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 :shake:sounds like you had a lucky escape Andy, you should avoid groups like that:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thor, what was the background to this find ? It looks as though they had come straight from Ruddington and were then parked at the bottom of someone's garden. Did they have any sort of life in commercial recovery after leaving the military ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Some really superb photographs ! Thank you very much for posting them. I can remember seeing three or four Explorers, all in a very poor state, at the Severn Beach Recovery yard. There was also a DT and a very original Pioneer gun tractor that I've also seen at the Berkley Castle shows. Some years ago, at about 3am one morning, I rolled an ERF on the M4 after first going through the central reservation and Severn Beach did the recovery but, disappointingly, not with a Scammell. What a let down.:-( There was 3 explorers, a pioneer and some ducks. The pioneer he used to show One explorer was mine - the clutch blew in 1974, they had also ripped the front out winching and when they borught the second explorer for recovery they gassed the back off because it had a big dozer blade as an anchor and put it on their new one, not sure where the second explorer went, the third one had a leyland 680 and now has a cummins L10 and is called lightening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thor, what was the background to this find ? It looks as though they had come straight from Ruddington and were then parked at the bottom of someone's garden. Did they have any sort of life in commercial recovery after leaving the military ? Hi limited on this I'm afraid Do not think they went into commercial use - they were parked in someones field near Dorking and left we think. One now belongs to my cousin (one on the right) and the other one was used for spares. When I see my cousin I will try and get some more history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 When I see my cousin I will try and get some more history. OK, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 The pioneer he used to show. On seeing this Pioneer gun tractor looking a little neglected I politely asked if it might be for sale. The owner didn't answer with a yes, or no, but with a condescending sneer. I took that to be a no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Link to some useful info on using UJs at excessive angles as per a previous discussion. http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/14273/css/14273_179.htm Note how at 30 degrees and 1000rpm the heavy propshaft has to be accelerated to about 1150rpm and then slowed to about 850rpm twice every revolution, which saps power and causes heavy wear of the UJs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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