VICKERS MK6B's resto

[colin jones]

Originally Posted by Howard

Once again, Mr Jones, I am thoroughly enjoying this thread.

Said the nut to the bolt

[lynx42]

You now need two of these Colin to transport your pair of Vickers.

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I believe that there is one being restored in the UK.

Regards Rick.

[Lynn Eades]

Is it a Retriever? If so, there is also one getting tidied up about 25 minutes away from me.

[lynx42]

Lynn, it is an AEC/FWD R6T/850. The first ones were an FWD R6T with a Dorman 78 bhp engine and in 1929 AEC took over production and fitted an AEC 95 bhp engine . They were made until 1936. They had planetary gear final reduction in the wheel hubs and that is why there is the big hub caps shown.

[lynx42]

Colin, you would have these on the road in a few months at the rate of your restorations. Unfortunately they have disappeared from the REME Museum in the UK and no-one knows where they are at the moment.

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Regards Rick.

[simon king]

IWM Duxford has an R6T in the Land Warfare Hall along with a Light Tank Mk VI

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[Niels V]

The R6T is no longer at Duxford, It was lent to the museum by a privat owner, and is now undergoing restoration.

[George Moore]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Colin, you would have these on the road in a few months at the rate of your restorations. Unfortunately they have disappeared from the REME Museum in the UK and no-one knows where they are at the moment.

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Regards Rick.

I have been in contact with the curator at REME, they will get back to me (!!!!!) as they seem to have lost the details of who was going to restore them.
Been trying to find out where they went.
However the Duxford example has now been re-housed, and will be subject to a restoration. I am not at liberty to say where it is, but I have seen it and hope to get more info later.
Re the earlier photo, I am still after any details of the trailer behind the AEC. I believe it to be a 5 ton trailer, possibly Cranes, but have no other details other than one photo supplied by Les Freathy of one in what appears to be a farm yard. But I would like to have more technical info if possible.

George.

[Ben]

As one of the owners of the AEC 850 I can confirm that it is being overhauled before it runs again.
We have an option to borrow a 7.5 ton cranes trailer like the one in the photo so we could pop the carrier on the back. Strictly speaking ours is the gun tractor and not the recovery type but the towing arrangement is the same for both.

Sorry for the thread-jack.......

[jack neville]

Originally Posted by lynx42

You now need two of these Colin to transport your pair of Vickers.

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I believe that there is one being restored in the UK.

Regards Rick.

And a Carrier to push it by the looks!