Somerscales Heavy Haulage - Firing up the Scammell
Firing up our 1960 Scammell Super Constructor in the workshop. Plenty of smoke from the Leyland/Albion 902, 15 litre diesel engine. www.somerscales.co.uk
A 1948 atkinson starting with Gardner 120 engine
starting old atkinson after 2 months sitting in the shed
Primed the injectors press the button eventually starts
A lot of smoke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PICKFORDS-SUNTERS -ECONOFREIGHT-WYNNS HEAVY HAULAGE
some pics from my collection remember most of these loads were moved before motorways infact you were lucky if there was a dual carriageway
THE LIKES NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN ON BRITISH ROADS
old truck start up will the old Dinosaur start?
See my field find 63 impala restoration videos, please. Old chevys never die, this truck once sat for more than 20 years and started right up so ofcourse it started this time, it had only sat for a year.
Pickfords 1961 ~ Scammell Junior Constructor Heavy Haulage ~ GWR 4073 Caerphilly Castle
The complete story in 1961 of the transportation of the Great Western steam locomotive 4073 "Caerphilly Castle" from Park Royal, Swindon to Kensington Science Museum.
Pickford's Scammell Junior Constructors are responsible for hauling the massive load through the narrow streets of London.
This engine has now been returned to Swindon's Steam Museum.
scammell highwayman 1958
had it started no oil pressure in gearbox. filled it with oil still no pressure bad oil leak from gearbox. fixed the oil leak from the gearbox still no oil pressure moved the neutril now has oil pressure
Somerscales Heavy Haulage - 23m storage tanks
Somerscales Heavy Haulage transporting 23m long x 3.9m diameter storage tanks from Gainsborough to Immingham for shipment to Wick, Scotland on Broshuis 8 axle and Nooteboom 4 axle semi lows. www.somerscales.co.uk