andym Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Looks to me like it's on its last legs ... :-) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Race car transporters? (The CAMEL TROPHY). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Be intresting to know how they got the Camels on in the first place. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Be intresting to know how they got the Camels on in the first place. :-D The camels were lifted on with a large crane of course! [ATTACH=CONFIG]78881[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 This place gets worse! :nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 This place gets worse! better :nut: :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 The Camel trophy vehicles weren't very good and had to be recovered by Don Key's haulage firm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 :bow::bow::bow::clap::clap::clap::dancinggirls::rotfl::rotfl::rofl::rofl: It sure does.. Lauren, all I can offer is a drive in the Rugged One sometime... If that could actually be called a prize... awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 awesome!!! Lauren, Beware of strange men offering you rides in their car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Lauren,Beware of strange men offering you rides in their car :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chambers101 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Thought this would be approptiate here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Ok the Acmat has a nice winch on it and unladen at 4500kg and loaded 6500kg What rating snatch block should I be looking for? So much easier with a Land Rover, you buy it in the set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I suppose this would come under Towing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosrec Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Ok the Acmat has a nice winch on it and unladen at 4500kg and loaded 6500kg What rating snatch block should I be looking for? So much easier with a Land Rover, you buy it in the set The winch will be specced up with a rope that is the rightsize for the job what you need is a block with a pulley to suit the rope. I dont know the actual size of winch and rope fitted on an Acmat but i will take a guess at 12mm rope therefore i would suggest the 4.5 inch diameter one of the type shown on this site but not specifically of this make there are a lot now made on the asian market that retail in UK for around £20 and will stand all the stick you can give them. Steer clear of the cheap ones consisting of two side plates and a pully held in by circlips they may hold the weight but they are a bit Mickey Mouse www.recovery-equipment.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 The winch will be specced up with a rope that is the rightsize for the job what you need is a block with a pulley to suit the rope. I dont know the actual size of winch and rope fitted on an Acmat but i will take a guess at 12mm rope therefore i would suggest the 4.5 inch diameter one of the type shown on this site but not specifically of this make there are a lot now made on the asian market that retail in UK for around £20 and will stand all the stick you can give them. Steer clear of the cheap ones consisting of two side plates and a pully held in by circlips they may hold the weight but they are a bit Mickey Mouse www.recovery-equipment.co.uk :thanx: that's a useful site. I was going to keep an eye out at Withams but may as well get one of these. If money permits I have to pick up 2 tirfors with rope whilst in the UK also (One for me and one for a mate). Hopefully Withams will have a tender that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1959 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I have just become the owner of a Matador converted to a bus recovery lorry. (Once it's safely at home I'll post pictures in the vehicle forum). It has the original chassis winch and a Harvey Frost crane and bolted to the bed of the lorry is this thing: [ATTACH=CONFIG]79318[/ATTACH] The flange at the base has a circle of bolt-holes and it's about 5 feet long. I can't think where on a casualty vehicle it would fit apart from bolting to a wheel hub. Anybody know what it's for? Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) You could have solved it. It would be a neat trick to lift a bus by simply bolting this gizmo to the drive hub, and the gizmo would give a good clearance between crane and side of bus. I could imagine it might have been not uncommon for buses to lose their wheels, and this would be a quick way to get the axle off the ground and some packing underneath. Edit: After a coffee and a think :coffee:, I'm not so sure. The gizmo holes look right for 10 stud wheels, not the drive shaft flange of a hub, so it would not be easy to get onto an axle with collapsed wheels. Pulling a bus sideways maybe?? Edited July 15, 2013 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Almost .... How about a tool for pulling out reluctant driveshafts / halfshafts on a disabled vehicle to allow it to be towed on its wheels after, say, a transmission, differential or even halfshaft failure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Where's Grasshopper when you need his knowledge? Gone back to my original thought as pcd of holes looks too small for wheel rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Had a look at the new London double decker bus on the Cummins stand at Goodwood Festival of Speed - come on now, how about a retro styled Matador looking recovery truck, TFL? :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 [ATTACH=CONFIG]79318[/ATTACH] The flange at the base has a circle of bolt-holes and it's about 5 feet long. I can't think where on a casualty vehicle it would fit apart from bolting to a wheel hub. Anybody know what it's for? Paul Oh, so you don't bolt it to your wheel for a bit of motorway mayhem, then? I wonder why it is so long. Is it to allow a wheel to be slid out to give you access to something? Or to allow a wheel to be fitted if one has gone astray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Considering most buses are auto. It is usual practice to take the half shaft out before lift towing, and following gallons of oil everywhere, now putting a blnking plate on. I know an ex LT Matador recovery truck, has a brass plate in the cab saying 'Do Not Park on Manhole Covers'. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Will make a nice letter box stand what it was used for no idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosrec Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You could have solved it. It would be a neat trick to lift a bus by simply bolting this gizmo to the drive hub, and the gizmo would give a good clearance between crane and side of bus. I could imagine it might have been not uncommon for buses to lose their wheels, and this would be a quick way to get the axle off the ground and some packing underneath. Edit: After a coffee and a think :coffee:, I'm not so sure. The gizmo holes look right for 10 stud wheels, not the drive shaft flange of a hub, so it would not be easy to get onto an axle with collapsed wheels. Pulling a bus sideways maybe?? i think you are nearly there bolt on to halfshaft flange to gain extra leverage when righting a double decker ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1959 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Maybe it's the anchor! you bolt it to a drain cover then hook the winch cable to it as anti theft measure. The flange is at least 20 inches across, is this a bit big for half-shafts? Also, the construction from many thin steel strips is odd, is it meant to be a bit springy? I did find this picture of a fallen bus being righted with a beam in the centre of the chassis: [ATTACH=CONFIG]79324[/ATTACH] I'm still open to suggestions, I bet I kick myself for not thinking of it when somebody provides the definitive answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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