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by essexpete
Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:32 pm
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 24/03/2024
Replies: 4254
Views: 2984958

Re: Classic pictures Updated 09/12/2023

hair bear wrote:Second to last pic, Duff Norton were car dealers in the Norwich/Norfolk area.

A proper eclectic mix in that photo as well. Looks like the very late 50s or very early 60s?
by essexpete
Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Jcb 3c mark3
Replies: 4
Views: 14779

Re: Jcb 3c mark3

Have a look by googling JCB Leyland clutch.
by essexpete
Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:33 am
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 24/03/2024
Replies: 4254
Views: 2984958

Re: Classic pictures Updated 25/11/2023

The third photo down is near Chesterfield, the famous twisted church spire gives the location away. :thumbup: Jeremy Did not notice that Jeremy, never seen it in the flesh, as it it were. Someone must have seriously been p1ssed off when that happened. Apparently there are several theories but one i...
by essexpete
Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: Dumpers
Topic: Winget 2S project
Replies: 61
Views: 535815

Re: Winget 2S project

cobbadog wrote:Looks great, I like 3 rib tyres plus they make the steering lighter to use. Whats next on the to do list?

Kinder on the steering box as well.
by essexpete
Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:22 pm
Forum: Loaders/Backhoes
Topic: Perkins phaser 1004 in 3cx running bad
Replies: 38
Views: 237589

Re: Perkins phaser 1004 in 3cx running bad

I would guess, if it starts and runs well when warm, then the problem is not fuel supply. It could be any number of things, including compression slightly down, injector pump needing an overhaul/recalibration and possibly cranking speed. I had a leak on an injector pump on an FPT engine that requir...
by essexpete
Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:03 am
Forum: Construction Equipment
Topic: Cement mixer ID
Replies: 5
Views: 21552

Re: Cement mixer ID

I wonder if it was a Benford? Certain it was not a Parker or Winget. Barford also made one but not that either, I think.
by essexpete
Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: Construction Equipment
Topic: Cement mixer ID
Replies: 5
Views: 21552

Re: Cement mixer ID

As Pete says this design was for 'fast tow'. Most of the mixer makers had a ' Fast Tow 'model in their range. Benford , Winget , Parker spring to mind. I do not think they were that popular as they would soon get caked in mortar. But as the small Bell type barrow mixers did not exist it was a major...
by essexpete
Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: Loaders/Backhoes
Topic: Perkins phaser 1004 in 3cx running bad
Replies: 38
Views: 237589

Re: Perkins phaser 1004 in 3cx running bad

I would guess, if it starts and runs well when warm, then the problem is not fuel supply. It could be any number of things, including compression slightly down, injector pump needing an overhaul/recalibration and possibly cranking speed. I had a leak on an injector pump on an FPT engine that require...
by essexpete
Tue Nov 28, 2023 2:15 am
Forum: Construction Equipment
Topic: Cement mixer ID
Replies: 5
Views: 21552

Re: Cement mixer ID

Hi, been lurking on here for a while but this is my first post, so please be gentle... Some time ago I bought a Villiers MK20 engine on ebay, it was the the one in the mixer in the picture (I believe the seller was going to replace it with a modern engine). The book on Villiers engines 'Everyone's ...
by essexpete
Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:23 am
Forum: Companies
Topic: TRACTOR SHOVELS LTD
Replies: 10
Views: 23139

Re: TRACTOR SHOVELS LTD

Good shot of the F12!

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