Green day out-england

[m880 unimog]

today i got all the b-s from the vehicle licensing authority,s put away and went to get another green machine for the fleet-1991 leyalnd daf-winch truck-4x4-
neat little trucks-cummins 6bt 12valve power-spicer 6 speed trans-getrag 304 2 speed transfer-12.00x20,s-winch is 5500kgs with 75m cable-

here,s a load of pictures from the yard i got the truck-it,s crouch,s,been dealing with david crouch for many years,and he always plays straight.

there were a few bits of tut around the yard too-DROPS-FH70 HOWITZERS-BEDFORDS -SCANIAS-SCAMMELLS-RB44,s-ETC-

 

[srodocker]

Thats awesome. any more pics of that trailer?

 

[m880 unimog]

Thats awesome. any more pics of that trailer?

hey,im pulling the U.A.V. shelter off the trailer tomorrow,so will get some shots of it bare,it is plated at 2.5 tonnes but we have had almost twice that on there and it tows like a dream.

it,s a MESA corp trailer built in switzerland for the british army.

cheers

 

[ODw/envy]

If only we had drive trains like that in the trucks here in the States!

Cool stuff!

OD

 

[123mack]

 

[jaxsof]

Please, Mom, Can i get a howitzer!??

 

[bigjmcconnell]

Nice. Cool to see stuff from across the pond!

 

[m880 unimog]

thanks guys,the howitzer is pretty cool it has a volvo b20 engine which can self propell it and run the hydraulic pack.the main howitzer wheels are able to be driven from the saab/scania 111s 6x6 prime mover-making it an 8x8.

i hope to get to drive one of these before he sells them all!!

 

[cjtroutt]

Great POST m880 unimog.

 

[m880 unimog]

thanks cjt....here,s a few more pics-we have our first local hot rod/antique bike/military vehicle show here this weekend-i organised it in memory of my kid bro-should be fun-will get some pics up of that too-

the last three show-the MESA trailer with the fitted frame and tilt/canopy and with the drawbar short coupled.

the last is of a foden DROPS -an 8x8 beast of a truck-seen these drag 48tonne chieftain hulks across warminster tank ranges-awesome indeed.

[i know a chieftain weighs more than 48 tonnes] ,but after a HEAT/APFSDS/HESH diet,they weigh considerably less-
it is truly sobering to see 3 foot thick homogenous armour with holes blown through it.

 

[T. Highway]

I see the more in-depth pictures are over here. Hey PJ

 

[Pawnshop]

If I ever win the lottery or otherwise become obscenely rich I will have to build a hangar to house all of my EX MOD iron... those Leyland-DAF 4x4s are sweet. Thanks for sharing!

 

[m880 unimog]

here,s the UAV shelter mounted on my truck-it,s around 2500kgs and really smooth,s the ride out.
couple more of the MESA trailer-it will be getting the deck extended to full length to allow bigger vehicles to be carried.
here,s our par tay tent-the tilt was from an old RAF truck,and the frame work is aluminium,U.S. ARMY.really easy and fast to put up.and stores away very compact.
our group motto ' the future,s bright-the future,s green '

 

[m880 unimog]

If I ever win the lottery or otherwise become obscenely rich I will have to build a hangar to house all of my EX MOD iron... those Leyland-DAF 4x4s are sweet. Thanks for sharing!

cool-a friend of ours has just such a structure,it,s 300 feet long and around 100 foot wide-he call it his 'toybox' -it,s stuffed full of green-machines;-lucky man.

 

[Pawnshop]

cool-a friend of ours has just such a structure,it,s 300 feet long and around 100 foot wide-he call it his 'toybox' -it,s stuffed full of green-machines;-lucky man.

That is one of the goals in my life That and enough land that my neighbors can not hear me shoot, much less see me...

 

[m880 unimog]

hey,found a few more shots-
another HUDDLE of swedish army howitzers-
two generations of bedford GS cargo trucks
a TM bedford and a SCAMMELL crusader wrecker
a IVECO 110 [i think] and a beddy tm
a FODEN FH 70 artillery limber [155mm howitzer]-although crane is usually mid mounted
2 small comms shelters
a UAV control shelter [top] and a liason shelter.
a MILITANT wrecker
a BEDFORD TM 6X6 cargo gs crane truck
and a beautiful SCAMMELL BALLAST TRUCK

 

[dmetalmiki]

what exactly is the BS "put away" ? you experienced with the local DVLA.

 

[m880 unimog]

it,s short for BULLSH*T

glad you liked the pictures.

truck now useable and headed to it,s second rally this weekend.once i have spent some time living in it-i,ll know right where i want all the equipment set.