Puff Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Steve, sounds like something my dad would like! He's lurking on here somewhere too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Happy New Year everyone. For your enjoyment (or at least Andy F) here are some pictures in the snow between Christmas and New Year. As I got back to the yard the clutch decided to stop working, fortunately just as I was parking up. On investigation it wasn't the clutch itself but the slave cylinder arrangement. It looks to have been a fairly gash repair at sometime in the past and a weld had failed. There is a bit more snow now so I may well go out "testing" later.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Testing done, clutch working OK. A bit more snow on the ground now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Lucky sod ! Thanks for posting mate just beautifull ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan turner (RIP) Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 it looks even better in the snow than without .My wifes cousin and her husband moved up to Rothiemay some years back with her ponies and dogs from Preston. We have visited once so far as my good lady had never been that far north and I wanted to visit where a maternal great great grandfather was born, managed all that and took in a sample of the amber fluid at Grants distillery, loverly stuff. Certainly plent of ground for off roading and even getting to her place was a rally stage up between 2 houses then foot down through a forest track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Propper man's toy, wedding car, Santa's transport, is there no end to the usefulness of an Explorer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 I was out playing in the snow again, the drifts up the track from the house are getting interesting. Getting stuck isn't a problem when you have a winch. Here are the video links. enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 At least you had plenty of anchors to pick from to get unstuck , luckly. Almost need a snowplow to make it through that mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I can see the plough being the next project Croc ! Thanks for showing us what real snow is like !:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Went out to play again today. The first thing I found was that the hole I left yesterday had drifted in again. Nice, deep, windblown drifts to play in. The Explorer managed to bash its way through though. Before I started I anchored the main winch to a suitable tree, this allowed me to push through the drifts and be able to winch backwards each time. In places there was a good five feet of snow, I wouldn't have got far without the winch. There is only about 100 feet of cable fitted at the moment so I had to stop when I was down to the last few turns on the winch drum. I have got a new rope to fit, just need time to get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I like the disc wheels.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk3iain Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I like the disc wheels.... New from Deamon Tweaks for mega speed and efficiency! Rear spoiler for added traction next!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrtcrowther Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 me thinks you need to find a set of tracks for the rear wheels next:cool2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hi Steve. You need to find a snow plough attachment for the front of the explorer :-D Clive ....................................... protruckservices.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hi Steve. You need to find a snow plough attachment for the front of the explorer :-D Clive ....................................... protruckservices.com For the snow we have had this year I am starting to fancy a blower. Another video from last month, only just got around to posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yes it would be interesting to see a simular scene next winter with the Scammell with the rear tracks fitted , that just might have solved the traction problem , plenty of power it was just loosing traction due to the tires being unable to push the snow out of the way along with the drag of the depth of the snow on the axles. Hows the snow in the area where you were pushing your way though the drifts now ? Nearly all the snow in my area has melted , had upwards of 4' drifts and an average of 1' now traces or less remains the drifts down to 1' or so . Been 40's to 50's f the last week . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hi Steve. You need to find a snow plough attachment for the front of the explorer :-D Clive ....................................... protruckservices.com Or a pair of Vampire engines?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Here you go trust the Russians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Never would have thought someone would build something like that let alone a fleet of them ! perhaps they are for Clearing airport runways ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Here you go trust the Russians [ATTACH=CONFIG]24631[/ATTACH] Good picture mate ! Amazing how they have to battle nature in Russia ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I have heard they were for crowd control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I have heard they were for crowd control Space heaters for outdoor events! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk3iain Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 They remind me of the MRDs "mechanical runway de-icers" we used in the RAF. Twin Derwent (I think) and opperators cab in the middle, pushed along by a tanker. I used to get to play with them at my old unit (MRT)at Bruggen in the early eighties, our sooties would double as runway clearers and of course they had to be tested! Has any one got some pics of them or remember them, or am I going even more mad! oops!!.. just realised this is kind of off thread, sorry Croc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 You might have noticed that I haven't been around much over the past couple of months, I have got some Scammell stuff to update but first, this is why I have been busy. After a 30 mile run in the Explorer to the BA Stores rally my wife, Jen, started the final stage of producing a new Scammeller. Michael Thomas Adamson arrived (12 days late) on Tuesday 18th May at 06:45 hrs. 7lb 13oz. Jen and Michael are both doing well, losing and gaining weight appropriately. The weekend after he was born was my parents ruby wedding anniversary. A big family bash had been organised in Cumbria, at 5 days old Michael got his first trip on a narrow gauge railway in Alston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 You might have noticed that I haven't been around much over the past couple of months, I have got some Scammell stuff to update but first, this is why I have been busy.After a 30 mile run in the Explorer to the BA Stores rally my wife, Jen, started the final stage of producing a new Scammeller. Michael Thomas Adamson arrived (12 days late) on Tuesday 18th May at 06:45 hrs. 7lb 13oz. Jen and Michael are both doing well, losing and gaining weight appropriately. The weekend after he was born was my parents ruby wedding anniversary. A big family bash had been organised in Cumbria, at 5 days old Michael got his first trip on a narrow gauge railway in Alston. congrats to you and yours Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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