big chris Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Bob hope & no hope of that i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 A few more explorer photos to enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 taken in Sarre Kent about 7 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Nice pics Les keep em coming please ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julezee001 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Is the left hand one the ex-RAF Explorer that Amos bought from a windmill owner? Must have been about 7 years ago? Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Could there be two windmill owners with Ex-RAF Explorers in Kent ? You never know there are a lot of eccentric people in the South East ! :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 The sole Explorer at the Scammell roadrun at Chatham Historic Dockyard today ! Well travelled as I have seen her at GDSF:bow::bow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I cant be certain but i believe one of those Explorers at Sarre is ex Norringtons garage that used to be on the A20 at Sellindge. I remember it being sold and heading that way when it broke down in the wood area of Stone Street heading for Canterbury i will find the photos and post them on here cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Found one of the photos it was closer to hand than i thought, it shows her in the woods on stone street only about 3 miles from Norringtons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 follow up photo of the Explorer when in service with Norringtons seen here in the rear yard of the premises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 OK you lot, what's going on here and what is the other lorry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Commer cabbed Ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) Give you that one Mike, Ford E4 3ton GS. pic came from an article by Les in 1987. So who put this meaty looking spade on? Blimey, just noticed that's a pioneer! Edited October 26, 2008 by gritineye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 So who put this meaty looking spade on? That spade was fitted by the Experimental Beach Recovery Section, REME. This section also designed the Hollebone drawbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Correct Richard, another from Les's article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chambers101 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 The other lorry could possibly a Thames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
younggun Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 moved floyd to his temparery home this moring all went well have been working hard to get him mobile again these past few weeks now hes back starting on the button . air builds up and holds nicly and i have brakes which is allways good but still no cluch :argh: hope andy didant get his hopes up expecting some 250 ton daf with more wheels on than the M25:-D but its was free so it did the job nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 (edited) Well done Nick, thought you'd been quiet for a bit, free is goooooooood! Looks like you've got a working hinged roof hatch as well, hope it survived the journery. Edited November 3, 2008 by gritineye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 The other lorry could possibly a Thames. I think Thames was the British name for Ford commercials so you're probably right as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 OK you lot, what's the other lorry's chassis number? Is it GXCR6754/88/fEd004 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Is it GXCR6754/88/fEd004 ? Now look young 6X6, have you been using elektrikery on my posts in order to show off? :shocked: I'm sure I never asked for that! No doubt you are correct though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Now look young 6X6, have you been using elektrikery on my posts in order to show off? :shocked: I'm sure I never asked for that! No doubt you are correct though. Sorry gritineye ! Just me up to mischief and thank you for your good natured response. While I'm posting, may I also thank you for your advice regarding Scammell front hub seals. Replacing these seals is a job I've got coming up soon so reading through the various related posts, many of them yours, has been very helpful indeed. When I pointed out to the previous owner of this lorry that oil was running out of the front hubs and onto the tyres he said, "good, that means there's still oil in there". You can imagine the mess awaiting me inside the brake drums. I do think this kind of exchange of practical advice is the forum at it's very best. It's all very well having workshop manuals etc. but hearing the experience of someone who's actually done the job, and seeing colour 'photos, that's hard to beat. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Yes 6X6, I've noticed your mischief before, I'm still smarting from the REME markings incident at Eastbourne! :red: thanks for the thanks P.S. how did you do that? perhaps better not :shake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 I have finally got around to going through my GDSF pictures. We had a very good week of it (monday to monday) split between vintage diggers, military and playpen (thanks again Mike, sorry to see your clutch didn't make it home) I bumped into a few people but missed Andy Fowler which is odd, as we seem to have a very similar set of pictures (see page 44). Andy missed one and I never got a picture of the Booths one so I believe that made 18. Here goes with mine though. 35 BC 00 7044, 35 BC 38 7101, 35 BC 95 7351, not sure if this chassis no was for Efnick or Lightning. 7353, this is the one that Andy missed. 7356, 01 BD 89 7451, 7875, 91 BD 77 7931, 92 BD 33 7943, 92 BD 45 7963, 8007, 93 BD 09 8133, 94 BD 35 8529, 02 A? 96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Nice photos Croc! Thanks for posting ! Good idea getting the numbers , I'll try to do that from now on ! It'll keep Bernard on his toes !:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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