antarmike Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 More Timber Hauling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Timber hauling hulk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 If you are going to put a drop down crane on a Mat you need a plan as to how to drop it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 HB = Herring Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Looks like this one has squeezed through a few too many trees... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Do you know the reg or chassis number? Sorry, no, but I'll find out histroy from Geoff himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 And talking of Geoff, here is his Mat, well before he let his son have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 This Canvas roofed Mat was lurking in a shed at Skellingthorpe sawmills, when I bought a pole trailer from them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Welsh pair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 This Mat limped into GDSF with a broken rear half-shaft. Beleiving he was in gear when he wasn't, He had rolled back on a hill start with the living van behind and decided to slam it into gear rather than using the brakes! Result one big bang. It took us days to get the half shaft cap nut free to effect a repair.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 Do you know the reg or chassis number? Geoff acquired it from a large timber operator at Brixworth (Mabbots?) who also ran an unsual 4x4 Commer. It had been fitted with a Leyland 401 (hello Sisu ) but not very well as the front axle had been clouting the sump. It went to someone near Oakham and is thought to have been restored. Getting back to the HMV theme, these Douglas tractors feature because of their Matador lineage, but did Douglas use new or reclaimed (from ex mvs) Matador running gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi Mike, the 'Welsh pair' live in the same village as me. My brotherin law usedto have a recovery Mat (yellow) as far as I remember it went to an enthusiast in Mid Wales some years ago,hopefully it will have been restored by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Douglas used both new and used parts. As far as I know my douglas uses totally new parts bought Direct from AEC, but Douglas used Austin, commer, leyland Foden, in fact just about anything they could get there hands on. Most of the Douglas 4x4 loggers were converted from Matadors, but at the ende Douglas used their own gearbox cases but fitted AEC shafts and gears into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Petrol 854 Matadors again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 and another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 And another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Built as a petrol 854 The Beach Family, amusement caterers converted this one to A Gardner 5LW, but I would have thought a 6LW would have been a better choice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Built as a petrol 854 The Beach Family, amusement caterers converted this one to A Gardner 5LW, but I would have thought a 6LW would have been a better choice.. Would fit in a lot easier though! Guess it was what was available... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 FHR is a Douglas Convertion from a Wartime matador JXO behind it is not an Ex PO Matador as the reg suggests, just another ringer, using a logbook from another Mat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 This Douglas is a "new parts" Timber tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 SPG is another New parts Douglas, in fact it is the very next Chassis number and a twin to mine And here is mine at Heathrow Airport (when she still had a perspex roof to reduce the chances of hitting an aircraft, wing, prop etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Douglas also built six wheel Logger and Transporter chassis using AEC Matador and Militant components This is a Transporter model (Arthur Ingram) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Douglas Logger 6x6 Chassis Same Douglas loading a biggish butt, and the same one again, this time unclothed in a recent rebuild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Back to matadors again tommorow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Bus Company convertions actually I must admit I prsonally am not a great fan of the genre, so I can't be bothered to say too much about each one, though I will try to answer any questions that arise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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