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2 years 5 months ago #227973 by JOHN.K.
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There are some good pictures of the Tramways Scammel removing a overturned truck on the old Brekky Creek Bridge in the 1960s....on this forum ,I think.

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2 years 5 months ago #227974 by JOHN.K.
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I remember the Scammel towing trolley busses,probably between depots...there was another Scammel behind a shop at Plainlands many years ago,no one seems to know where it went.............but in those days a 6LW was gold for a trawler,and any truck or bus with a Gardner was sure to be wrecked for a boat motor.
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2 years 5 months ago #228035 by Muttlee
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Thanks V8Ian. That truck is a Scammell Pioneer, a 6x4. Believe powered by a Gardner diesel.
The Explorer is a 6x6 powered by a Meadows petrol engine. In civilian use, many were repowered to diesel - Meadows or Leyland were very popular.

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2 years 5 months ago #228036 by Lang
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Here are some showman trucks
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2 years 5 months ago #228055 by Muttlee
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Great pics thanks.
The Explorers were dirt cheap when British army sold them to the public.

I have a original set of operator manuals for an Explorer. Doubt l’ll ever find one here in Aus…

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2 years 5 months ago - 2 years 5 months ago #228056 by Lang
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Here are a few more

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2 years 5 months ago - 2 years 5 months ago #228057 by Lang
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And a few more

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2 years 5 months ago #228077 by mammoth
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The 4 x 2 are Highwayman prime mover and the fairground ones are special build Showtrac model

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2 years 5 months ago #228096 by Muttlee
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For info theres a good FB page (group) ‘Scammell Restorations’ with lots of pics and info.

David Hardy has a beautifully restored Explorer and as he mentioned today, just hoined an GB Army (REME) page and has been given loads of history on her army use. Power of Facebook for that kibd of stuff is incredible….

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2 years 5 months ago #228113 by Morris
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That Royal? Blue photo of "Chunky" shows off the articulation of the British War Department designed (in 1926) tandem suspension as used in my 1927 Morris Commercial and by Scammell, Austin, Guy and Thornycroft.
I have my shoulder to the wheel,
my nose to the grindstone,
I've put my best foot forward,
I've put my back into it,
I'm gritting my teeth,

Now I find I can't do any work in this position!
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