Ive just bought Peter Daviess new AEC cd there`s 250 pictures of AECs on it …awesome
Love the U-tube video of the Mammoth Major hill climbing in N.Z. I drove this Mercury for about a year in the 70’s, by the time I took this photo it was a yard shunter, I loved driving it though, it would pull a house down.
mizzo:
Love the U-tube video of the Mammoth Major hill climbing in N.Z. I drove this Mercury for about a year in the 70’s, by the time I took this photo it was a yard shunter, I loved driving it though, it would pull a house down.
Now Les,was that (happy)! warehouse forman still at P&C when you were there, 
3300John:
Hiya …that leyland semi auto box was fitted to leylands as early as 1967…Adams butter had FRE 535E. a Beaver
with a 680 running on the london trunk for many years. They also had a 12 speed two stick Beaver on a F reg.
John
There was 2 types of semi auto box in the Beavers in 67, the originals were 5 speeds with an Eaton 2 speed axle, the later ones were a 5 speed with an internal splitter, these were not as good as the splitter diaphragm used to fail on a regular basis. The other problem was there was no restrictor fitted to prevent the driver changing down to early. We had a holiday relief driver who dropped a gear on the run down Aberford the cam follower came through the block on a relatively new unit.
Guy used to fit the AEC box behind the Gardner 180s
v7victor:
mizzo:
Love the U-tube video of the Mammoth Major hill climbing in N.Z. I drove this Mercury for about a year in the 70’s, by the time I took this photo it was a yard shunter, I loved driving it though, it would pull a house down.Now Les,was that (happy)! warehouse forman still at P&C when you were there,
Hello Vic, when I started the warehouse foreman was’nt the happiest chap I ever met, but he was’nt there long so can’t remember his name. The lad that took over was called Geoff, altogether more agreeable, the garage was ran by George Fixter and transport manager was Harry Shields. Regards, Mizzo.
mizzo:
v7victor:
mizzo:
Love the U-tube video of the Mammoth Major hill climbing in N.Z. I drove this Mercury for about a year in the 70’s, by the time I took this photo it was a yard shunter, I loved driving it though, it would pull a house down.Now Les,was that (happy)! warehouse forman still at P&C when you were there,
Hello Vic, when I started the warehouse foreman was’nt the happiest chap I ever met, but he was’nt there long so can’t remember his name. The lad that took over was called Geoff, altogether more agreeable, the garage was ran by George Fixter and transport manager was Harry Shields. Regards, Mizzo.
Yeah Les, it would be the first one on your list,i don’t remember his name but he was quite old and he maybe retired ,strange how you remember the happy ones eh.vic.
Hi Guys not sure what AEC this is took the pic at Hethersgill Vintage Club at Carlisle Airport, ■■■■■■■ 1st May 2011
NZ JAMIE:
Here you go fellas,An AEC Mammoth Major with a 760 motor and 13 speed Fuller box,loadad at about 23 tonne,driven very well by a good mate of mine. I took this video a few months ago,turn the sound up and enjoy!
The fuller box made these good trucks much much better.
youtube.com/watch?v=U3p4niBtv48
Cheers Jamie
Dont know if youve seen these Jamie thought id post `em anyway
