Narrow escape – D Series rescued

[chester drawers]

 

There’s been a bit of enthusiasm shown for D Series Fords on here before, so here’s something a little different. Independent bus & coach companies often built / ingeniously adapted their own recovery vehicles.

 

How are scrap values at the moment? I thought there was some demand for D Series Fords so it seems an odd commercial decision for someone to weigh it in - even if they didn’t appreciate tat. Luckily someone's rescued it

[whitevanman]

nice.....V8 and non power steering.....someones gonna get fit

[Hudsonpie]

Blimey that looks just to tidy to weigh in......

[mouseflakes]

That has to be the one that was on ebay a short while ago. Glad it lives on.

[FredTransit]

Whoever tried to weigh that in must be a brain donor. The travelling fraternity seem to have latched on to em big time, and will pay very well for them. Glad this one was saved!

[MrRegieRitmo]

My all time favourite lorry!

[FredTransit]

Whoever tried to weigh that in must be a brain donor. The travelling fraternity seem to have latched on to em big time, and will pay very well for them. Glad this one was saved!

[MrRegieRitmo]

My all time favourite lorry!

[trigger]

I thought i was in a scene from groundhog day for a moment then!

[MrRegieRitmo]

I thought i was in a scene from groundhog day for a moment then!

Sorry, couldn't resist!

[FredTransit]

WTF???

[Lankytim]

Nothings too good to weigh in... if you cant sell it and need shot of something quickly the local scrap dealer will always have it off your hands.

[simmo]

I didn't think you could just weight in trucks, I though they had to be cut up, making it much harder work. Happy to be corrected

[brammy777]

I love D series Fords. Such a nice design. I saw one the other day in a massive yard full of old Lorries near Haynes motor musuem, anyone know the story with that?

[Dead_E23]

I didn't think you could just weight in trucks, I though they had to be cut up, making it much harder work. Happy to be corrected

Rush Green Motors have acres of them which are (to varying degrees) intact, so it wouldn't appear that's always the case. (Check out the 'Classic & Historical' sections if you want your eyes to pop out of your head!)

[IanF]

 

Cor, what a beauty. I'd love one of these but I think my missus would go spare if I brought home a festering Scammel to Shepherds Bush

[Lankytim]

I didn't think you could just weight in trucks, I though they had to be cut up, making it much harder work. Happy to be corrected

Stuff needs to be below a certain length, I think its 4 meters or something, otherwise it gets classed as "overlength" and they dont pay as much for it.

[Pillock]

I have this crazy mental image of driving that D-series.... V8 thunder, bouncing along wresting with the steering wheel whilst being sprung off the seat, trying to keep it on the right side of the road. Bliss.*goes to measure the driveway*

[Tayne]

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[bigstraight6]

That would have been a crime if that had been weighed in, once so common now rarely seen. That Perkins V8 is a great sounding motor, but I seem to recall they weren't that well liked.....

[warren t claim]

I wonder what gearbox is in it? Something antique and complicated I hope!

[harvest gold mg]

I wonder what gearbox is in it? Something antique and complicated I hope!

A six speed box with 2 speed axle was pretty common in those motors.

[CreepingJesus]

Maybe someone's chucked in a Fuller Roadranger for extra hilarity/left arm work.

 

EDIT: Another old Ford rescued - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8293181.stm

[mid diesel]

Maybe someone's chucked in a Fuller Roadranger for extra hilarity/left arm work.

 

EDIT: Another old Ford rescued - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8293181.stm

Fullers are nice and easy -- certainly less armwork than a synchro box

 

The backwards 4 over 4 pattern is a little taxing though, I will admit!

 

 

You want to try the Foden 12 speed --- overlapping ranges to catch out the unwary..

[warren t claim]

The bottom one is an Eaton twin split isn't it?

[scruff]

Looks like it wurrrrmmmm-clunk-hiss-put-grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[mid diesel]

The bottom one is an Eaton twin split isn't it?

no - it's the Foden 12 speed -- twin stick -- main stick on the floor and an air shift lever under the steering wheel --fitted to Fodens until the mid 70's

 

 

The twin splitter is a later box with 4 main positions and each is split by means of a switch on the gear knob

i.e. 1 low, direct high

2nd low direct high

 

edit to add...

 

[scruff]

I C. I bet one of those Fodens is ACE to pilot.My gramps had an ERF with a Eaton twin splitter and another one with a two speed rear axle, I'm sure the axle had a big alloy (?) plunger knob on the main gear lever, does that sound right?

[warren t claim]

Quote...I C. I bet one of those Fodens is ACE to pilot.Only until you have to stop on a hill and have to pull away fully laden.

[mid diesel]

I C. I bet one of those Fodens is ACE to pilot.My gramps had an ERF with a Eaton twin splitter and another one with a two speed rear axle, I'm sure the axle had a big alloy (?) plunger knob on the main gear lever, does that sound right?

the plunger would be the shift for the 2 speed axlesometimes there was an additional plunger for a clutch brake