RWG686 40,517 Posted November 6 Author Report Share Posted November 6 Just British Army lorries. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Steve 25,051 Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 Nice one Richard 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 40,517 Posted November 6 Author Report Share Posted November 6 This is an interesting article on a vehicle fitted with the 'Mine Cab' https://www.keymilitary.com/article/blast-past 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Loopy 2,538 Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 Where @Gorby loves steam lorries, I love trucks. As my collection will attest. Haven't built any yet*, though... * Haven't built much of anything, really. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Dr Loopy 2,538 Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 (edited) Some weird and wonderful machines there, @RWG686! Gorb-o-rama! . Edited November 15 by Dr Loopy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,593 Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 9 hours ago, RWG686 said: Interesting machine. This is a video of it working: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Loopy 2,538 Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 (edited) I knew it! I just knew that that was (one of the ones) that he'd go for . Edited November 16 by Dr Loopy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,593 Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 A vehicle I haven't seen before, the TV1000 Rhino: https://tankhistoria.com/cold-war/tv-1000-rhino/ 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Loopy 2,538 Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 Heavy metal... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Mad Steve 25,051 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 ooooooooooohkaaaaaaaaaaay... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,593 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 9 hours ago, RWG686 said: When you reeeeeally want a T-90 but can only afford a Fiat Panda. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulC 548 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 On 16/11/2023 at 08:27, Gorby said: A vehicle I haven't seen before, the TV1000 Rhino: https://tankhistoria.com/cold-war/tv-1000-rhino/ F.A.B. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 40,517 Posted Monday at 09:15 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 09:15 PM 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Loopy 2,538 Posted Monday at 09:24 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:24 PM @Gorby paradise! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,593 Posted Tuesday at 07:39 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:39 AM 10 hours ago, RWG686 said: Oooooooooh! Aveling & Porter steam road roller, 1867 UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 14: Aveling & Porter steam road roller, 1867. Illustrated plate by Mallet, taken from 'Engineering', 4 October 1867, showing one of the first steam rollers built by the Rochester engineers and ironfounders, Aveling & Porter, for use in the city of Liverpool. Thomas Aveling built his first steam roller in 1865, and his firm went on to build more than all other manufacturers' combined output, during their production period. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Loopy 2,538 Posted Tuesday at 08:05 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:05 AM (edited) I find this one very intriguing. How does it work?* And what does it do? It looks a bit like part of the famous 'Ball Tank'. A bit. * I can (sort of) see how it works. Edited Tuesday at 08:07 AM by Dr Loopy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Loopy 2,538 Posted Tuesday at 08:19 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:19 AM 39 minutes ago, Gorby said: Oooooooooh! Aveling & Porter steam road roller, 1867 UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 14: Aveling & Porter steam road roller, 1867. Illustrated plate by Mallet, taken from 'Engineering', 4 October 1867, showing one of the first steam rollers built by the Rochester engineers and ironfounders, Aveling & Porter, for use in the city of Liverpool. Thomas Aveling built his first steam roller in 1865, and his firm went on to build more than all other manufacturers' combined output, during their production period. I grew up in the days when steam rollers were still called steam rollers, but were in fact powered by diesel engines . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,593 Posted Tuesday at 10:00 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:00 AM 1 hour ago, Dr Loopy said: I grew up in the days when steam rollers were still called steam rollers, but were in fact powered by diesel engines . Same here. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 40,517 Posted Tuesday at 10:13 AM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:13 AM Me too and I still call them that, much to the amusement of my grandchildren. @Dr Loopy That thing is a farm tractor. No idea of any other details as I didn't look. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,593 Posted Tuesday at 10:19 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:19 AM 2 hours ago, Dr Loopy said: I find this one very intriguing. How does it work?* And what does it do? It looks a bit like part of the famous 'Ball Tank'. A bit. The Douglas Self online museum (which is well worth a wander around if you have time) has this to say: The monowheel tractor: approx 191? Here the engine is inside the wheel, but not the driver. This image was 'found on the net', and all attempts to find out anything about it, including a reverse image search, have failed. If anyone can assist I would be very grateful. Since its date is unknown it has been inserted here arbitrarily. Drive to the wheel is via the two internally-toothed rings, and there is what looks like a power-takeoff (PTO) pulley this side, for driving other farm machinery. This actually looks like a rather practical idea. It has been suggested to me that this is actually a diwheel, with the two wheels mounted right next to each other. That would explain why there are two internally-toothed rings rather than one. It would also explain how the thing was steered, by changing the relative speeds of the two wheels. The little wheel at the back seems to be just a stabiliser, and quite incapable of steering the machine. A farming site says: This Victor tractor sold briefly in 1919 bucked all traditional design and utilized a 6-foot-tall rim with a 2-speed transmission. The wheel had internal ring gears driven by roller pinions. And then shows this beauty: This Ford Model B, sold in the mid-1910s, actually inspired the founding of the Nebraska Tractor Test because it was so poorly designed. It's one of several machines built during that era on which the engine was placed between the 2 large front wheels opposite a small single rear wheel. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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