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Would that not have been tapped for an 18mm plug?

The old brain is not co-operating but I believe that the Bedford with the powered semi trailer was an AWD conversion and that it was a product of DJB Brown who went on to build the DJB ADTs that formed the basis of the original Caterpillar range of ADTs. As well as being powered, the trailer bogie a...

Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.
Angus

I had one of the blue ones except that mine was yellow! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/486897401/dinky-supertoy-571-coles-mobile-crane?gpla=1&gao=1&utm_campaign=shopping_uk_en_gb_iCOLLECTVINTAGECOM_sfc_osa&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_custom1=0&utm_content=12294982&a...

Angus it would probably be UMO plant that supplied the Russian dump trucks as they were the Belaz agents in the UK from what I can gather; Le Tourneau made some very interesting and different construction machines with some great ideas that never really seemed to take off. Jeremy Yes, I've got a co...

Thanks Angus I never realised that a twin bowl Le Tourneau had made it to these shores. :thumbup: Interesting to see that they used a gear and rack to open and close the apron. Jeremy That one was being demonstrated buy the UK agents Thomas Ward on the Brentwood By-pass and either it or a similar m...

When I was at agricultural college in the early 60s these CJ Pryor, Leyland engine TS14s were stripping overburden off a gravel pit at Roxwell near Chelmsford, Essex and the twin bowl Le Tourneau was being demonstrated on the Brentwood By-pass. http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/28...

[quote="XS650"]All O Types with the semi forward control short bonnet - Civvy ones were OB's , wartime issue square fronts to civilians were OW ( pic 1) and military square fronts were OY ( 3 tonners). Lighter K 30cwt and M 3 ton types had a longer bonnet. The Bedford OY army 3 tonner play...

I've always referred to the square fronted ones as O types , but........ . The farmer that I worked for before going to college frequently bought vehicles at the huge government disposal sales at Ruddington or one of the intermediate dealers in military surplus. Another of his "buys" was a...

Great pic - and the first wagon that I drove was an ex army O type Bedford tipper! The farmer that I worked for pre-college had several Os and an OB bus to collect the "potato gang" .The farm mechanic showed me how to adjust the tappets with the engine running using a long feeler strip and...