Gears on old dumper

[V8Druid]

I think the MK/TK 380 Diesel had a larger box, where as the twin wheel CF and 4 pot TK used the same small box, yes power steering was all in the upper arms, and if I remember rightly, we had to steer into the bend and out of it! Very little camber angle

yeh they were a handful in the steering dept., especially loaded .... used to lift the front up on mine, warm the swivels and pump the grease in .... only way to get a good dose into the swivels .. made a big difference to the steering ... only ever owned the 330 - 6 pot motors in TKs and a 550 in a Coles 12/14 crane

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

yeah TK 3 ton tippers used to put the load more on the back end to get power steering, did quite a few king pin kits on them, they too were 330/6’s on post office telephones we only had the option of 4cyls or 4 cylinder! The Leyland red lines ran 6’s

 

[V8Druid]

yeah TK 3 ton tippers used to put the load more on the back end to get power steering, did quite a few king pin kits on them, they too were 330/6’s on post office telephones we only had the option of 4cyls or 4 cylinder! The Leyland red lines ran 6’s

had a 4 pot TK once ... was a nice little truck, but not a lot of guts loaded ... the 330 was a much better vehicle ... done a lot of miles in a 6 pot Leyland Terrier too, which pulled relatively well ... the Redline were weird looking thing and an awkward cab to get in and out of

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

had a 4 pot TK once ... was a nice little truck, but not a lot of guts loaded ... the 330 was a much better vehicle ... done a lot of miles in a 6 pot Leyland Terrier too, which pulled relatively well ... the Redline were weird looking thing and an awkward cab to get in and out of

P.O ones weren’t to bad to get into they had devised a crew cab with square doors behind the front wheels, like getting into an aircraft cockpit There were loads of the old TK’s in horse box conversions about!

 

[Bri963]

I think the MK/TK 380 Diesel had a larger box, where as the twin wheel CF and 4 pot TK used the same small box, yes power steering was all in the upper arms, and if I remember rightly, we had to steer into the bend and out of it! Very little camber angle

I’d forgotten about the 4cylinder TK’s. Mind you, I think the CF’s had the same ally box as the VX’s and Ventura’s, certainly the petrol ones.

 

[V8Druid]

I’d forgotten about the 4cylinder TK’s. Mind you, I think the CF’s had the same ally box as the VX’s and Ventura’s, certainly the petrol ones.

yeh I'd forgotten about the one I had .... Had a pantechnichon body on it ... made a tidy mobile shed ... was fine for light duties and drove nicely, but didn't keep it long .... was a steal off a trader I used to deal with and did nicely out of it .. eventually became a donkey box

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

That old 3.3 petrol lump did a good turn too, in Crestas, Victors and Bedford RL’s

 

[Bri963]

The CF’s took the slant 4, 1.8 or 2.3. I doubt there’d have been room for the 3.3, it was a helluva long lump.

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

The CF’s took the slant 4, 1.8 or 2.3. I doubt there’d have been room for the 3.3, it was a helluva long lump.

CF didn’t use a 3.3 I meant the 4 pot TK box was used on the CF twin wheel chassis, but nodoubt somewhere someone would have put a 3.3 in one!

 

[V8Druid]

CF didn’t use a 3.3 I meant the 4 pot TK box was used on the CF twin wheel chassis, but nodoubt somewhere someone would have put a 3.3 in one!

I've seen 'em with Mr Rover's finest V8 in 'em ....... the guy who bought my SD1 Vitesse came down with a CF V8 transporter to collect it

 

[Bri963]

I've seen 'em with Mr Rover's finest V8 in 'em ....... the guy who bought my SD1 Vitesse came down with a CF V8 transporter to collect it

Some conversions, you have to ask, Why?

 

[V8Druid]

Some conversions, you have to ask, Why?

donkeys and torque

 

[Canal Navvy]

Some conversions, you have to ask, Why?

Grin factor