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Great pics Steve :claphands: the bloke on the frame in the 5th photo down, that would not be allowed today, Health & Safety would do their nut :lol: the Poclain 75 of Gallaghers I wonder where that was taken? The Hymac 580B with the non-standard engine canopy on it in the last but one photo, loo...

Pete, sometimes I don't post photos as the owner has asked me not to, some folk don't mind, but its good manners to ask first.

Jeremy

I had spoken to Andrew, he was thinking of putting it off till March, however looks like he has changed his mind, I haven't been up since before Christmas for one reason or another, my last days holiday when I could have gone up, I was ill with Covid. I'm just waiting for a bit better weather before...

I have a question for the collective brains of this fine forum... I read somewhere that the Petter PH engines don't have a copper sealing washer between the injector and the seat in the head. That seems a bit counter-intuitive to me, and in fact someone had fitted a sealing washer at some point in ...

hair bear wrote:Transcontinental - in comparison to other things then they were huge.
In the pic with the O&K, if that was me that stump would go end over end straight back in the river!

Same cab as the Berliet trucks, yes they were a big truck.

Jeremy

Love the Mk11 Atkinson Venturer in the second photo, this truck is now in preservation, powered by a 240 Gardner engine.

Jeremy

Phil, I would guess that it just depends on the piston to cylinder top height as to whether there are any base spacer rings fitted, so long as you have the correct clearance, there may not be any need for them, just measure and check with a decent dial gauge to confirm you have the correct clearance...

You've made a smashing job of that Norman

Jeremy

Nice pics Steve thanks for keeping this excellent thread alive.

Jeremy

Lawrence, hi and welcome a fuel pipe would not vent to the atmosphere, could be a leak off which should be connected to the tank return, or so I would have thought?

Jeremy