What would be the GTW there then? - cracking photo- looks like the NCR?
hiya,
The whole caboose about 95 tons about 75 for the transporter rig with tank about 20 tons for the tug but I’m a bit rusty now.
thanks harry long retired
Harry you won’t be far out it depends what’s on the antar but I would say 95 is minimum and pulled by something rated at 65 GTW so the crusaders were just the same as the old scammells 50% extra no problem
cheers Johnnie
hiya,
Now there’s a surprise Johnnie someone agreeing with me, mind you I did have to give the old grey matter a good raking over before I could work it out took me all of two minute, you never loose it eh’.
thanks harry long retired.
Cheers for the replies.What would the BHP be on that motor 300?
Rolls Royce eagle 305 bhp fuller roadranger 15 speed 10 speed plus 5 gears deep reduction
mrken:
Another one of good ol’ Dennis Anderson’s crusader. RIP.
It was an ex-middle east vehicle of Reece Brothers, London E14. (Think it was called Olui Line or something similar)
Hi Mrken, This Crusader would have been Yellow in colour with two large intertwining O’s on the doors as they traded as Ollins Overland and ran mostly to Teheran. I think that they had Four of them in the seventies. One of their drivers was a big blonde londoner called Mick, One had short crew cut hair and was called Dave and another was a coloured gentleman whose mother was German and his name was Ron Roberts. He also had a Hotel in Illfracombe. Howzat for memory recall after thirty five years. Regards Jamie.
Jamie what a memory yes your right I can remember going to get some pump coupling shims for a spanish Dodge and the Dodge agent was Doe engineering and thats where those Scammells parked
Also my uncle had those AEC winged badges on all his units and Dennis used to drive for him so I suppose he just carried it on I had it on a couple of mine to
Always remember a pub by that Scammel place at Millwall and Chartermoors tankers was in the next yard
This was my first motor when i passed my class 1 at 21 years old
this shot was from my second week driving this fine truck
she had a V8 DD71series 290 bhp 15 speed fuller plus deep reducton hub
she was plated at 65 tones but would pull any weight as long as you could get it on the King Low Loader trailer
This load is a part of one of the blast furness at BSC Scunthorpe and was over 60 tones
sadly this is the only photo of the truck
years later she ended up in Phil Brake truck scrap yard Scunthorpe,
Happy days
andy
when i was in my teens i used to drive the diggers for G P plant which was goodman price and London Demolition used to move the machines with a Scammel Cusader unit i used to sometimes go to give the driver mickey a hand he taught me a lot about loading and unloading machines low and behold i later on in life got my class 1 and did a lot of low loader work but i wondered if anyone might have any pictures of the London Demo crusader they came from Iselworth nr Hounslow
Hi Steve, thanks mate, I did indeed! In fact I was overjoyed to see them because I am making a model of this very lorry at the moment mate, the additional details are very helpful, even if it is looking worse for wear and weather.
