Scammell (Leyland) Contractors in Australian Service?

[Philliphastings]

Well done Richard and thanks - (REMLR saves the day - again)

It should be no problem to trace the ARN via the chasis number.

The engine number may be another matter as my best detective work has failed to locate the original cummins engine - despite rumours it is still powering a pump on a minesite near Coolgardie...

Winch unknown but radiator and surround went for scrap and the fifth whell equipment was never know to be in the district. The Scammel hauled a huge water tank for most of it's local service.

Cheers

Phill

[phoenix]

I don't know about save the day, but it's some of them. I'm not sure how many were delivered, and I certainly don't have every registration between 100-000 to 180-999, although i'm working towards it

Maybe I should have a heavy hauler chapter to compliment the inter chapter, or maybe I should finish some 1/2 finished projects first LOL !!

[Mike Cecil]

Answers:

(1) don't know.
(2) There was only one Army spec. The official description includes '35 ton/60 ton' which says it all: the tractor was for both 35 ton (STECO 35 ton plant trailer and 60 ton Aust No.1 Mk1 tank transporter).
(3) See 'Mud and Dust' heavy vehicle chapter. Time you bought a copy, Dianna!
(4) No: there were two. Again, see 'Mud and Dust' for details.

Mike C

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Answers:

(1) don't know.
(2) There was only one Army spec. The official description includes '35 ton/60 ton' which says it all: the tractor was for both 35 ton (STECO 35 ton plant trailer and 60 ton Aust No.1 Mk1 tank transporter).
(3) See 'Mud and Dust' heavy vehicle chapter. Time you bought a copy, Dianna!
(4) No: there were two. Again, see 'Mud and Dust' for details.

Mike C

I know this is dredging up the past, but I was filling pout some missing contractors on the REMLR lists after seeing an article about one of the scammel badged vehicles (although that article had a number of mistakes but I digress).

THe description of the Contractors doesn't appear to match any defined census code that I have found to date, was there one on the vehicles data plate at all??

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Richard,

I have the CC listed as 6815.

You'll find it in the AMB books, Vol 6.

Mike

[phoenix]

I thought I had completely digitised that book here http://www.remlr.com/ARN/census-all.php


Apparently I didn't finish, thanks for that Mike, i'll update my lists.

[Mike Cecil]

Read your latest with some interest.

I have to ask: where has the story of the 5 unassembled trucks, which presumably were manufactured to the Army spec, but never assembled, and then sold back to Leyland rather than through the auction process, who in turn didn't assemble them, but sold them to a civilian company to assemble them themselves, come from? Is the source reliable?

Knowing how the Army/Defence did business, it sounds just a tad implausible to me, but hey, I'm all ears!!

Mike C

[Cameron Reed]

Hi Diana, if you havn't already, try having a look or asking on the hcvc forum big range of trucking knowledge on there. Beamish heavy haulage have a few of those folding type gooseneck trailers.
good luck with your enquiries
www.hcvc.com.au/forum/YaBB.pl