daz76 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Extreme gardening ! I love it ! Very handy vehicle now ! :-D This has just given me an idea how to trim the top of a high hedge...:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 I hope you take your camera when using the Explorer for gardening duties Daz ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) I did some realy extreme grdening on the IOW one year after the Haven st steam rally. I will post the story and pictures of the award that i had to recieve infront of 300 people!! :police: Edited December 2, 2009 by ace1 smelling pistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Nice one Alan ! I look forward to seeing them ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Well here goes.:sweat: We were leaving Haven st on the IOW, living van on tow behind, (3.5 tonns & no breaks) & having made our way up "the chute" just outside the rally (very narrow, & 1 in 5 up hill) we got stuck behind a steam roller doing 3 mph. Normally i would not worry to much, but we had to go the full length of the island to catch the ferry to Limington, so i tryed to get passed. The front offside wheel caught in a culvert or something, the next second the front of the lorry was pointing at the sky!!! When it came down it was pointing at the hedge! so that is the way we went. (i didnt know that a pioneer wouid stop in half its own length from 25mph.) After my mate had peeled himself from the winscreen, he jumped out to see if any cars had parked in the back of the living van, apparently not, so i backed on to the road, and set off after that pesky roller again, only for him to turn off before i could overtake,(such is life). The next year i got this award which sat on the front all bank holiday monday.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I will post a list of excuses and mitigating circumstances later. Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Thanks mate , they do say speed kills ! Never thought I'd hear of a Pioneer trying to overtaking anyone :sweat: :-D:-D:-D:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I hope you take your camera when using the Explorer for gardening duties Daz ! :-D I'll try, but it might fall out of my pocket when I'm dangling upside down from the jib...............:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Ont the Island many years ago we were going down that samne road to the railway in a bus. We met a Scammell explorer coming the other way and he just drove up the bank (and through a hedge) into a field to let us pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) As far as i can remember, i only go through hedges by accident.:drive: Edited December 22, 2009 by ace1 smelling pistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 The next year i got this award which sat on the front all bank holiday monday.:cool2: That's great! Bet you thought you'd got away with it too. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 You must be joking, the news got to the great Dorset show before we did!:trustme: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Here is MY list of excuses ect. 1. This was only the second time out, so i was still getting the "feel" of the lorry.:??? 2. Trying to rush. (you cant rush anywhere in a pioneer).:nono: 3. The roads on the island are only wide enough for a bike.:??? 4. Gremlins in the steering box.:evil: 5. Slippery road.:banana: Thats it, a lesson learned,:embarrassed: fourtunatly no damage done, (except the hedge) and a few scraches down the paint. Oh, and a new set of pants for my long suffering copilot.:n00b: Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Batchelor Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Was on the trail of a Jeep today, didnt find it yet, but did find this: Definately not for sale but I got lots of pictures inside (it was pretty gloomy in the shed) if anyone needs some close ups of inside the cab let me know I can email pics. It has all its original fittings inside, fire extinguisher, medical box, gun racks etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Nice, just looking at the colour scheme of it from the back did Billy Smarts Circus have any of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Batchelor Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Dont know but this was used as a bus breakdown truck until it got too slow for "rapid response". Inside is still original green, outside is returning to green although there is what looks like RAF blue under the layers of paint too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) This ex tank transporter is interesting i think it was one of the small batch converted by the army for draw bar haulage with concrete blocks mounted where the fifth wheel would have been and from demob had found a new life as a civvy recovery. I cant make out the name on the headboard but the building is owned John Wise agriculture engineers Good news Les! I was staying with friends near Thirsk over the weekend so I asked about Metcalfe's. They took me to their yard and lurking in the corner was this Scammell. I spoke to Mr Metcalfe and he gave me some of the history of the company back to his Grandfather. The black and white photo is taken from one in their office. It shows the Pioneer in all it's glory when in regular use. The colour shots show it now. I only had my phone to take photos and space was limited, so sorry they're not great quality. I must stress that it is definitely not for sale and is awaiting restoration. :yay: Mr Metcalfe is clearly attched to it and told me they bought it in 1962 and it did have concrete on the back for ballast. They built their own crane on the back as can be seen in the photos. It is still a runner, although the starter motor is a little dodgy. It was sold in the early 80's to Wise's of Carlton Miniott. It then went to Mansell Lane garage at Knaresborough and later to Wells of Otley. Mr Metcalfe looked for it for a long time and had a chance conversation with someone who saw the photo in the office and said " I know where that is". It was on a farm owned by Norman Harrison at Askwith near Otley and Mr Metcalfe had to track it down and negotiate for more than four years to buy it back. A lot of it's history is unknown and Mr Metcalfe would love to find out more about it. I have photographed the chassis plate, but it reads: Veh. No. 71 YY 54 Chassis No. 4527 Overhaul 1254 B394 V3/145(or 6?) Please can anyone help fill in it's history and let me know? I told Mr Metcalfe about HMVF, so hopefully he'll be able to find out more here. Cheers. Daz Edited December 7, 2009 by daz76 text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 One more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Excellent Daz, good to hear the old girls to be restored i gather mr metcalf is going to restore her as per your first photo well done Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Well done Daz ! Thanks for posting the pics ! Hope she gets some TLC soon ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I was surprised to find it to be honest. Les- I don't know if the plan is to restore it as in the photo. The good news is that despite flaky paint , the structure of the cab etc is actually very sound. The driver's door which is missing in the photo is actually there, so I think it's a fairly straightforward job...:sweat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Hopefully it'll be restored soon. Back to its former glory. Clive ............................. protruckservices.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantters Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Anyone know where there are some front ballast weights for a 2V/2S or one I can borrow as a pattern to make some of my own? Thanks Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV2S Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Plantters, We have two original weights with our Pioneer, you are more than welcome to measure (but we are in Somerset) alternatively I could post the measurements for you?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantters Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Plantters, We have two original weights with our Pioneer, you are more than welcome to measure (but we are in Somerset) alternatively I could post the measurements for you?! That would be brilliant as Somerset is a little of my beaten track mate!! Thanks Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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