Some detective work there Valkyrie, by gum pal! 
cheers for enlightening us mate, much appreciated.
And you’re on the ball about those Scammell Constructors, they just look like they would survive a nuclear blast! 
DEANB:
Shiels of Belfast F89 with Crane Fruehauf Cometto trailer.1
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Cheers Dean, never heard of the combo Crane Fruehauf with Cometto before.
Spardo:
And a bit later, I think in St. Afrique. Before this smart motor came into view round the corner ahead, his car pilot was stationary in the middle of the road so I pulled into a rather wider section thinking he must be really wide.Then was somewhat disappointed and made a rather derogatory comment about the pilot, but then thought, perhaps he was just making sure his charge didn’t collect any lamp posts on his way through.
And he did give me a polite wave of thanks.
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Maybe he had a pilot just because of the weight? Seems odd though as I delivered such stone crushers as well and I just cracked on (legally) on my own…
jsutherland:
An older RH Edmonds of Exter’s Volvo.0
Cheers Johnnie, and welcome back mate!
What is he winching onto the trailer? Is that a recovery bus?
oiltreader:
All credit to Rab Lawrence, cracking pic.
Oily
Cheers Oily, the old DAF’s looked better though… 
240 Gardner:
Spardo:
Nice looking Viewlines there, always a favourite of mine.Seen on the A 75, heading north towards Millau.
This is less colourful, of course a Renault, but what is it carrying? Not a tank, it’s got wheels, but a really heavy looking gun.
To pick up on the Renault link:
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Quite the difference in cab height for sure 
Star down under.:
https://youtu.be/agg-93dPmpI
Cheers for the link
240 Gardner:
pv83:
Those Viewline’s were way ahead of their time, even by today standards they look… erm… a wee bit different, shall we say…I’m not sure about the weight problems, as it would weigh about the same as the other usual suspects at the time?
There are only a handful of survivors, unfortunately, of different types. Its problem wasn’t one of weight, but of cost: for a period in 1968/9, it was listed as the standard cab on the 6x4 tractor, but you could have a Mk.2 cab instead for a discount of £150. The dual passenger seat (a bench) made it of interest for heavy haulage operators, and also for RTITB, who took several, and who believed in having two trainees at once.
Some of the survivors:
Pickfords Atkinson AMH540H by Martin Balmforth, on Flickr
London to Brighton Run 1968 Atkinson Viewline WAN 183G by Photo man 1965, on Flickr
Britannia Services Atkinson Viewline - WWT 909G by atkidave, on Flickr
Atkinson (BVB 457H) by David Furniss, on Flickr
The clue here is that the front axle position doesn’t line up with the wheel arches on the Mk.2 cab
WGC625G by keith halstead, on Flickr
And here’s BVB 457H when I owned it:
BVB 457H Atkinson ‘Silver Knight’ T3046X by Gardner 8LXB, on Flickr
Atkinson View-Line BVB 457H by Chris Gardner, on Flickr
Cheers for the info 240 Gardner
Spardo:
Nice looking Viewlines there, always a favourite of mine.Seen on the A 75, heading north towards Millau.
This is less colourful, of course a Renault, but what is it carrying? Not a tank, it’s got wheels, but a really heavy looking gun.
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Click as usual for the best view.
I’ve hauled similar things for the Dutch army Spardo, those were called Boxers, and were made by Rheinmetal. Weighed about 35t depending on how much gizmos it had. Not sure about the one you saw though, wouldn’t surprise me if it’s a French product. There’s a firm near Valence that makes stuff for the army, picked up a mobile shower there once years ago, again, for the cloggies
Hi Valkyrie, Nice pictures there.
When Tony Jordan had this Scammell(along with other examples) he invited myself and a mate of mine down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
Think it was 2002. First time I’d been, and had a great week down there. The weather was fantastic that year.
I was “given” the Constructer, and my mate had a Pickfords liveried Pioneer.
Tony also had a very nice Junior Constructor, and his 125ton Contractor that he drove himself.
We got the Senior, Junior and Contractor hooked up to the resident Crane trailer down there. It was quite a sight when you looked in the mirrors, driving the lead tractor.
Colin.
Interesting posts, a lot of elbow grease was used to get those ensembles ready to go down the road, no air, electrical or hydraulic assistance in those days, all done with brute force and experience, amazing when you think about it.
Meanwhile in the present, here’s my latest completed mission, dropped this thing off in the docks at Baltimore for shipping to Le Havre and its final destination in France, nothing to load back yet and the wife came for a ride with me, so we bounced up to New York for the weekend, found a hotel with truck parking in the Meadowlands complex and jumped on a bus into Manhattan. Two days of marching around there and I’m ready for a feet transplant, a pair of new knees and I’m not even going to think about how much we’ve spent!
newmercman:
Interesting posts, a lot of elbow grease was used to get those ensembles ready to go down the road, no air, electrical or hydraulic assistance in those days, all done with brute force and experience, amazing when you think about it.Meanwhile in the present, here’s my latest completed mission, dropped this thing off in the docks at Baltimore for shipping to Le Havre and its final destination in France, nothing to load back yet and the wife came for a ride with me, so we bounced up to New York for the weekend, found a hotel with truck parking in the Meadowlands complex and jumped on a bus into Manhattan. Two days of marching around there and I’m ready for a feet transplant, a pair of new knees and I’m not even going to think about how much we’ve spent!
I wonder who’s shifting it this side.
I’ll keep my eyes peeled, but still off the road till next week at least.
DEANB:
Another good post “VALKYRIE” about the Scammells.Click on page twice.
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It’d be interesting to know what happened to that outfit, is it still around, preserved somewhere, or was it abandoned after it’s useful life and is now rotting away in some desolate place in the Urals, or cut up for scrap… 
Fergie47:
DEANB:
Another good post “VALKYRIE” about the Scammells.Click on page twice.
It’d be interesting to know what happened to that outfit, is it still around, preserved somewhere, or was it abandoned after it’s useful life and is now rotting away in some desolate place in the Urals, or cut up for scrap…
I would imagine there are a fair number of heavy Scammells rotting away around the world. I dont know how many heavy Scammell’s
were exported but imagine it was a fair number. I dont know if Patrick joined the Scammell register who may have details of the numbers
sold abroad.
Should have been flying to Hong Kong today but cancelled with all the on going trouble there. Here’s a clipping about some
contractors that were working there. I was gonna try and contact the company and see if they were parked up in some yard
or had been cut up.
colinwallace1:
1Hi Valkyrie, Nice pictures there.
When Tony Jordan had this Scammell(along with other examples) he invited myself and a mate of mine down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
Think it was 2002. First time I’d been, and had a great week down there. The weather was fantastic that year.
I was “given” the Constructer, and my mate had a Pickfords liveried Pioneer.
Tony also had a very nice Junior Constructor, and his 125ton Contractor that he drove himself.
We got the Senior, Junior and Contractor hooked up to the resident Crane trailer down there. It was quite a sight when you looked in the mirrors, driving the lead tractor.
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Colin.
Must have felt like you were King of the Road…? Well, at least of the “heavy haulage arena”
Spardo:
newmercman:
Interesting posts, a lot of elbow grease was used to get those ensembles ready to go down the road, no air, electrical or hydraulic assistance in those days, all done with brute force and experience, amazing when you think about it.Meanwhile in the present, here’s my latest completed mission, dropped this thing off in the docks at Baltimore for shipping to Le Havre and its final destination in France, nothing to load back yet and the wife came for a ride with me, so we bounced up to New York for the weekend, found a hotel with truck parking in the Meadowlands complex and jumped on a bus into Manhattan. Two days of marching around there and I’m ready for a feet transplant, a pair of new knees and I’m not even going to think about how much we’ve spent!
I wonder who’s shifting it this side.
I’ll keep my eyes peeled, but still off the road till next week at least.
Might be TLR (Transport Lucien Robinet) from Orléans? They shift a lot of agricultural machinery.
DEANB:
Fergie47:
DEANB:
Another good post “VALKYRIE” about the Scammells.Click on page twice.
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It’d be interesting to know what happened to that outfit, is it still around, preserved somewhere, or was it abandoned after it’s useful life and is now rotting away in some desolate place in the Urals, or cut up for scrap…
I would imagine there are a fair number of heavy Scammells rotting away around the world. I dont know how many heavy Scammell’s
were exported but imagine it was a fair number. I dont know if Patrick joined the Scammell register who may have details of the numbers
sold abroad.Should have been flying to Hong Kong today but cancelled with all the on going trouble there. Here’s a clipping about some
contractors that were working there. I was gonna try and contact the company and see if they were parked up in some yard
or had been cut up.0
Don’t think the Russians are into preserving…anything really…
I’ve sent them a e-mail some time ago Dean, still haven’t heard from them… to be continued…?
pv83:
colinwallace1:
1Hi Valkyrie, Nice pictures there.
When Tony Jordan had this Scammell(along with other examples) he invited myself and a mate of mine down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
Think it was 2002. First time I’d been, and had a great week down there. The weather was fantastic that year.
I was “given” the Constructer, and my mate had a Pickfords liveried Pioneer.
Tony also had a very nice Junior Constructor, and his 125ton Contractor that he drove himself.
We got the Senior, Junior and Contractor hooked up to the resident Crane trailer down there. It was quite a sight when you looked in the mirrors, driving the lead tractor.
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Colin.Must have felt like you were King of the Road…? Well, at least of the “heavy haulage arena”
More worried about doing something wrong Patrick, so many spectators with cameras trained upon you, ready to immortalise any mistake.
I think we had the Pioneer bringing up the rear, at one stage but don’t have any pics.
GDSF is a cracking show, with something for everyone. And the weather certainly helped that year. Colin.
colinwallace1:
pv83:
colinwallace1:
1Hi Valkyrie, Nice pictures there.
When Tony Jordan had this Scammell(along with other examples) he invited myself and a mate of mine down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
Think it was 2002. First time I’d been, and had a great week down there. The weather was fantastic that year.
I was “given” the Constructer, and my mate had a Pickfords liveried Pioneer.
Tony also had a very nice Junior Constructor, and his 125ton Contractor that he drove himself.
We got the Senior, Junior and Contractor hooked up to the resident Crane trailer down there. It was quite a sight when you looked in the mirrors, driving the lead tractor.
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Colin.Must have felt like you were King of the Road…? Well, at least of the “heavy haulage arena”
More worried about doing something wrong Patrick, so many spectators with cameras trained upon you, ready to immortalise any mistake.
I think we had the Pioneer bringing up the rear, at one stage but don’t have any pics.
GDSF is a cracking show, with something for everyone. And the weather certainly helped that year. Colin.
Can imagine your biggest fear is making a mistake, when half the country is watching
Skipped the last two editions, but I might be going next year. Got lucky weatherwise when I visited the fair, 4 days of sun, two years in a row