Frankydobo:
I don’t think GUY went for the V8 but fitted the straight six engines, ■■■■■■■■ AEC, Gardner and Rolls, but the ‘walk-thru’ option was lost. Cheers Frank
Frank, In 1972 they fitted the Perkins V8 and it had the walk through cab, the extra space in the cab was great for nights out, plenty of room for a bunk.
Guy always quote 1964 as the date they made the first big j but I never saw one earlier than 1966 D reg. BRS were still getting Invincables from them in 66 with the 180 ■■■■■■■ in and the first big j’s came after them.
The big j’s we got were fitted with ■■■■■■■ 170v6 ,220,290,335. Gardner 150,180. Rolls eagle 220, 280, AEC 470,505. Perkins V8 510.
Leyland 500 fixed head (yuk!) There were other engine options available, I think R.K. Crisp had some with 350 ■■■■■■■ fitted
So Trev where did SOM get their Big J 8LXBs from then? Dennis.
It was a “Caterpillar” gen.set one of a number we loaded straight out of the 747 freighter at Heathrow during the 3 day week in 73/74.It was delivered to K Shoes factory in Kendal but they were never allowed to fire it up and plug it in by the Electric board as it turned out.I was told it was £100,000 worth in those days!!You shouldn’t have mentioned DDs you’ll have “Carryfast” blowing his biscuit all over his key board!!!Dennis.
He may have choked on the crumbs seeing that
Maybe someone might have bought it cheap afterwards to see if it would fit it in a Big J. But the yanks sometimes say that the best use for ■■■■■■■ V engines is for boat anchors and having driven a wagon with a 555 in it they’re probably not even worth wasting the space on the boat for that .
Now why did I think that you would crawl out of the cheese “Carryfast” when someone mentioned DDs!! Here’s us lads having a sensible conversation and you pop up spouting your usual diatribe! Up our way the 555 is the double decker bus that runs through the Lakes between Lancaster and Keswick!The ■■■■■■■ V I had in my D1000 gave me faultless service so I’m not complaining----what engine did your first motor have in it —an elastic band? keep taking the tablets,Bewick.
Frankydobo:
I don’t think GUY went for the V8 but fitted the straight six engines, ■■■■■■■■ AEC, Gardner and Rolls, but the ‘walk-thru’ option was lost. Cheers Frank
Frank, In 1972 they fitted the Perkins V8 and it had the walk through cab, the extra space in the cab was great for nights out, plenty of room for a bunk.
Guy always quote 1964 as the date they made the first big j but I never saw one earlier than 1966 D reg. BRS were still getting Invincables from them in 66 with the 180 ■■■■■■■ in and the first big j’s came after them.
The big j’s we got were fitted with ■■■■■■■ 170v6 ,220,290,335. Gardner 150,180. Rolls eagle 220, 280, AEC 470,505. Perkins V8 510.
Leyland 500 fixed head (yuk!) There were other engine options available, I think R.K. Crisp had some with 350 ■■■■■■■ fitted
Trev H, my cousin ran a Big J - 4 wheeler fitted with a Leyland 401 and Eaton 2 speed axle. It worked alongside a Seddon similar spec but with a Perkins 6.354. The 401 was the better engine, and probably quite rare.
Dennis, glad to hear you are feeling better, don’t let you know who get your blood pressure up!
Just caught this before it went off the front page.
I was to young to drive a Big J on the road legally, but when given the chance on the ind este, I thought they were ok.
Perhaps older hands may have a different opinion. Mind you nights out in a day cab could not of been much fun. But that was when drivers were drivers, as the old saying goes.
Frankydobo:
I don’t think GUY went for the V8 but fitted the straight six engines, ■■■■■■■■ AEC, Gardner and Rolls, but the ‘walk-thru’ option was lost. Cheers Frank
Frank, In 1972 they fitted the Perkins V8 and it had the walk through cab, the extra space in the cab was great for nights out, plenty of room for a bunk.
Guy always quote 1964 as the date they made the first big j but I never saw one earlier than 1966 D reg. BRS were still getting Invincables from them in 66 with the 180 ■■■■■■■ in and the first big j’s came after them.
The big j’s we got were fitted with ■■■■■■■ 170v6 ,220,290,335. Gardner 150,180. Rolls eagle 220, 280, AEC 470,505. Perkins V8 510.
Leyland 500 fixed head (yuk!) There were other engine options available, I think R.K. Crisp had some with 350 ■■■■■■■ fitted
Trev H, my cousin ran a Big J - 4 wheeler fitted with a Leyland 401 and Eaton 2 speed axle. It worked alongside a Seddon similar spec but with a Perkins 6.354. The 401 was the better engine, and probably quite rare.
Dennis, glad to hear you are feeling better, don’t let you know who get your blood pressure up!
Cheers Paul
Thanks Paul! No don’t worry “the bold one” dosen’t bother me one bit he’s just an empty vessel that spouts a lot of nonsense! Cheers Dennis.
Frankydobo:
I don’t think GUY went for the V8 but fitted the straight six engines, ■■■■■■■■ AEC, Gardner and Rolls, but the ‘walk-thru’ option was lost. Cheers Frank
Frank, In 1972 they fitted the Perkins V8 and it had the walk through cab, the extra space in the cab was great for nights out, plenty of room for a bunk.
Guy always quote 1964 as the date they made the first big j but I never saw one earlier than 1966 D reg. BRS were still getting Invincables from them in 66 with the 180 ■■■■■■■ in and the first big j’s came after them.
The big j’s we got were fitted with ■■■■■■■ 170v6 ,220,290,335. Gardner 150,180. Rolls eagle 220, 280, AEC 470,505. Perkins V8 510.
Leyland 500 fixed head (yuk!) There were other engine options available, I think R.K. Crisp had some with 350 ■■■■■■■ fitted
Trev H, my cousin ran a Big J - 4 wheeler fitted with a Leyland 401 and Eaton 2 speed axle. It worked alongside a Seddon similar spec but with a Perkins 6.354. The 401 was the better engine, and probably quite rare.
Dennis, glad to hear you are feeling better, don’t let you know who get your blood pressure up!
Cheers Paul
Thanks Paul! No don’t worry “the bold one” dosen’t bother me one bit he’s just an empty vessel that spouts a lot of nonsense! Cheers Dennis.
A photo of a Big J with the cab tilted. When launched at Earl’s Court in September 1964, the Big J was referred to as being a tilt - cab truck, and reviewed in the same articles as the Ergomatic cab. However the Guy cab was only tiltable when sat atop of a ■■■■■■■ Vee engine, and only then with significant spannering (i.e. disconnecting steering box, engine controls etc.)
Even in 1964 Guy exhibited Big Js with the more usual Gardner power, for which tilting was not an option.
Dieseldogsix:
Not sure if I’ve read that right, but the Big J was never a walk though cab, don’t remember one tilting either. But the 2 that were on display at the 1974 motor show were very special, if anyone has pictures of them, one was a four wheeler the other and artic 250 ■■■■■■■ 9 speed fuller, bought by HW Dines of Bicester and wrote off in Belgium in 1978.
Yes,can confirm that DD6, I did a couple of euro trips in '75 with the ex show Big J that Dines bought.
Pretty radical for it’s time, completly different dash and a rabbit hutch on the back, thought it was a 220 ■■■■■■■ though. John Beasly was the normal driver,is he on here?
Complete surprise to me that there is a picture of a tilted cab here—I would have bet good money on there not being one!
Dieseldogsix:
Not sure if I’ve read that right, but the Big J was never a walk though cab, don’t remember one tilting either. But the 2 that were on display at the 1974 motor show were very special, if anyone has pictures of them, one was a four wheeler the other and artic 250 ■■■■■■■ 9 speed fuller, bought by HW Dines of Bicester and wrote off in Belgium in 1978.
Yes,can confirm that DD6, I did a couple of euro trips in '75 with the ex show Big J that Dines bought.
Pretty radical for it’s time, completly different dash and a rabbit hutch on the back, thought it was a 220 ■■■■■■■ though. John Beasly was the normal driver,is he on here?
Complete surprise to me that there is a picture of a tilted cab here—I would have bet good money on there not being one!
If it had had the 8LXB in you would have won the “jackpot” and be the “star man” on the thread!!! Bewick.
Dieseldogsix:
Not sure if I’ve read that right, but the Big J was never a walk though cab, don’t remember one tilting either. But the 2 that were on display at the 1974 motor show were very special, if anyone has pictures of them, one was a four wheeler the other and artic 250 ■■■■■■■ 9 speed fuller, bought by HW Dines of Bicester and wrote off in Belgium in 1978.
Yes,can confirm that DD6, I did a couple of euro trips in '75 with the ex show Big J that Dines bought.
Pretty radical for it’s time, completly different dash and a rabbit hutch on the back, thought it was a 220 ■■■■■■■ though. John Beasly was the normal driver,is he on here?
Complete surprise to me that there is a picture of a tilted cab here—I would have bet good money on there not being one!
If it had had the 8LXB in you would have won the “jackpot” and be the “star man” on the thread!!! Bewick.
Looks like I was wrong on both counts, you learn something everyday eh.
hi all,
can’t say that i know much about these,have heard that they were alot of trouble!here are the remains of a t.s. rees v6 ■■■■■■■ powered big j taken around 1996.
regards andrew
