Crusader

I was driving back to our depot in Auckand yesterday with another driver and came across this Crusader parked beside the road with its 83-year-young driver tightening up some chains. We stopped to give him a hand if required and stayed talking for about an hour. He was on the way to a truck show in Auckland this weekend (to which I'm going tomorrow) and thought the rear truck on the trailer was moving a bit and getting too close to the front one. He stopped, undid the chains, moved the rear truck back a couple of inches and was redoing the chains when we arrived.

Stan Williamson, the 83-year-young guy, has owned this truck since new and ran a big fleet of Crusaders (about fifty, I think) on logging work. This particular one has now done 3,890,000 km and still has the same 8V71 engine which Stan recently fitted with a turbo "just to quieten it down a bit".



http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz350/vicandval/SWT1.jpg?t=1256369702


http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz350/vicandval/SWT2.jpg?t=1256369702


http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz350/vicandval/SWT3.jpg?t=1256369702


http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz350/vicandval/SWT4.jpg?t=1256369702

He sure looks like swish"o" twin

WellHungVic
Guddaym8

Gr8 Pix
keep M Cummin

Good 2 C U young blokes out on the rd n joy n u're selves

LOL

Duz the Scammel Crusader have a hinged radiator to get @ all the good bitz

Here on the main Island (West NuuZeelund)

They did offer a Leyland Crusader with the hinged Radiator with yanky runnin iron


Dedlee
GuddayM8

My reel twin goes by the name of Tom Cruise

LOL


cya

What a guy! Good on 'im.

Stan's son is also keen on his trucks. Here's a few pics of his yard:
oznzclassiccommercials.blogspot.com/2009...h-peter-and-vic.html

Btw, good on you, Vic, for stopping to lend Stan a hand. Not many people do that these days.

Swishy me man,

I have found out something today - the Scammell Crusader and the Leyland Crusader are pretty much the same truck.... I am looking at a Leyland Crusader to do up....

Joe

Swishy me man,

I have found out something today - the Scammell Crusader and the Leyland Crusader are pretty much the same truck.... I am looking at a Leyland Crusader to do up....

Joe

Would have been cheaper buying a Duetz I reckon Joe.

Cam,

Me has one of the new members on here for help - buckwill from America!

I did have a bit of an issue with Buck regarding the ID of a Detroit engine - Model # 8067-7821 - ID me this engine without help, mate! I did it - I had help though!

I'd sooner the Crusader - British truck and American runnin' gear!

Joe

Sounds like a question for Basil,I`ve got no idea,I`d have to ask someone who knows,mind there`s a few to choose from in Briso.

Cam,

Tell ya number by number - saves ya the trouble of finding someone who can do it!

8067-7821

8 = Series V92
06 = 6 cylinder
7 = Fan to flywheel Truck engine

7 = Basic Engine Arrangement
8 = Design Varitation, in this case Turbocharged Aftercooled
21 = Specific Model Number

So what this essentially means is this: Model # 8067-7821 is a 6V92TA!

Joe

Here U go





Sorry Guyz U gunna Have to scroll right
But I have gr8 faith in U lot
U can handle it



Bazzr is onto a clue, n haz gone walk about for a few dayz



How many trucks now Joe?

Mack Flintstone
Deutz
now Crusader
any more
Have I missed any

LOL


Cya
[ch9787]