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[john1950]

That dump truck does have a presence. How is the M9 coming along?  

[the DT guy]

18 hours ago, john1950 said:

Just as an aside, a ball park figure of 1 per cent fall in power output for a diesel engine for each 10 degrees increase in air temperature above 90 degrees F. 32 degrees C. manifold intake temp.  

never new that john thank you for sharing, going off that the hercules should pull better as the air cleaners are mounted on the opposite side of the engine to the exhaust. were the british army fitted rolls c6's had both air cleaner mounted write next to the exhaust manifold. but they were limited to 10 mph max when loaded with a cent. so they would have been in the low gears any way so max power wasn't a massive benefit really.

[john1950]

I would think the speed limit was more to do with stopping the rig at that weight, even with the extra axles and brake drums of the later Dyson trailer. That Hercules was a well engineered piece of equipment for its day, and ahead of its competitors in some respects. Both power units give a good account of themselves even today. I was involved years ago finding out what pulling power was needed to move a 115 ton trailer and load from a standing start. It turned out the initial start was 7840 lbs with 1120lbs to keep it rolling on the level. That was within the site speed limit of 10mph, then the old equation double the speed square the power is relevant. Of course the fuel that we use today is not the same as when these engines were designed. 

Edited April 21, 2021 by john1950
addition correction

[Richard Farrant]

41 minutes ago, john1950 said:

I would think the speed limit was more to do with stopping the rig at that weight. 

Don’t forget in those days speed limit for over 3 ton vehicles was 20mph, so understandable that abnormal would be lower speed limit.

[john1950]

A good point. What would the people who set the motoring rules in those days think if they could come back and could watch the traffic go by from a motorway bridge.

[John Comber]

Arthur Carter at Truckfest Ardingly this month , he was runner up in the historic category with his stretched T ..

[Didier Belgium]

21 hours ago, John Comber said:

Arthur Carter at Truckfest Ardingly this month , he was runner up in the historic category with his stretched T ..

congratulation,very very beautyful Didier Belgium

[Didier Belgium]

On 12/4/2020 at 9:23 AM, XS650 said:

This is great thread.

Would any one like to guess how many 980/981s are still around  world wide?  100, 200, ,300.........???

And  does anyone know roughly how many in UK? 25, 50 .100...........????

Craig

 

 

I know at least eight here in Belgium but that is the minimum

[Didier Belgium]

On 9/14/2008 at 6:32 PM, Nick Johns said:

Diamond T's at Essex country show this w/e, ..another unrestored ex Italian army one

I am Didier from Belgium and I have also an Italiën Diamond T with number 279 painted in red on the bumper

 

 

 

[caprirs0]

Does anybody know if the Dawes diamond t was saved from truckbusters 

[radiomike7]

6 hours ago, caprirs0 said:

Does anybody know if the Dawes diamond t was saved from truckbusters 

If you mean USY 546 it is showing as being on SORN and having been issued with a new logbook on 23/06/2021.

Originally built by Vass and fitted with a TFL 20 crane, what was the aftermarket cab?

 

Edited April 17, 2022 by radiomike7

[the DT guy]

3 hours ago, caprirs0 said:

Does anybody know if the Dawes diamond t was saved from truckbusters 

believe it's in dave crouch's shed these days 

[caprirs0]

Think the cab is from a k series ford .

[radiomike7]

3 hours ago, caprirs0 said:

Think the cab is from a k series ford .

I should have known that having worked at the Ford plant at Langley in the mid seventies, we were still building the odd K series to special order.

[Didier Belgium]

On 9/14/2008 at 6:32 PM, Nick Johns said:

Diamond T's at Essex country show this w/e, ..another unrestored ex Italian army one

 

 

 

I have also an Italien army Diamond with number 279,;Didier from Belgium

[Didier Belgium]

On 9/18/2008 at 7:17 PM, Adrian said:

The ex-Italian T could well have been sold at the same auction as mine. I see the lot number is 278, mine was 274. It seems many of them were converted to the Detroit lump. Anyone know how these compared to the Hercules?

And myn is a 279 ;Didier from Belgium

[david1212]

On 11/30/2020 at 9:32 PM, MACCDT said:

If you have not already seen, Wartime in the Vale 2021 being held at Ashdown camp, Evesham

is to host a gathering of Diamond T's (all sizes)  to mark 80 years 

Application forms available on the hosts website in January 2021.

Following on from the event held at the Yorkshire Wartime Experience in 2016, which was 

a credit to the organising team of YWE.  Next years event will follow the same theme of a relaxed weekend 

with plenty of opportunity for meeting owners and enthusiasts alike to talk all things T 

More information will be posted as and when available 

Cheers

MACCDT

Given 2021 did not happen provisionally this was to be 2022 instead.

However given Wartime in the Vale 2022 is next weekend and I have not seen anything posted on HMVF and, at least to me, the Wartime in the Vale website does not look to have been updated recently is the Diamond T gathering happening ? ( I presume the show is on in general ).

Costs of course are an issue both for exhibitors and potentially visitors.

Edited June 21, 2022 by david1212
Missed wording and made specific to the Diamond T gathering.

[07BE16]

Tickets arrived for Wartime in the Vale at the begining of June,  I am planning to go in my Champ so I hope it is happening!

[Ashcollection]

 the old girl hasn't been out in a few years, but she still shines up well with an oily rag 

[the DT guy]

a fine photo taken by David Lee on the last day of gdsf 2022 of Jason Jefferies 981 leading my 980. 

[Rootes75]

We had a look round these two in the heavy haulage section. Wonderful.

[Didier Belgium]

On 4/8/2012 at 12:08 PM, arthur carter said:

 

hi my name is arthur this is my truck before i fixed it up an this is how i found it in queens motors and i called tony g because he was in the uk to look at the truck i bought.

 

 

what is the purpose of the two yelow canisters on the back of the cabin ??thank you very much;Didier from Belgium

[the DT guy]

30 minutes ago, Didier Belgium said:

what is the purpose of the two yelow canisters on the back of the cabin ??thank you very much;Didier from Belgium

the tall skinny can is a header tank for the radiator the other is a large remote engine oil filter. the engine in that truck is a supercharged cummins from one of the Wynn's heavy haulage pacific's.

[Didier Belgium]

On 4/16/2013 at 2:42 PM, kpu121265 said:

I do have quite a lot of DT 969A relevant stuff left over from my restoration - what are you looking for?

Ken

do you have the ventilator on top of the cab ?? Thank You Didier from Belgium

[Didier Belgium]

3 hours ago, the DT guy said:

the tall skinny can is a header tank for the radiator the other is a large remote engine oil filter. the engine in that truck is a supercharged cummins from one of the Wynn's heavy haulage pacific's.

Thank you for the fast answer,;Is a remote header tank a good suplement,or is it nessecery for the supercharged Cummins ,Is it worth to use it on a Hercules engine ? Thank you