[QUOTE 1706741, member: 9609"]I occasionally run timber into a sawmill that have one of these at the back of the yard, I'm always a little tempted to ask if they want rid of it, would love a good restoration project - a bit more fulfilling than wasting my time on the internet - guess the wife would execute me if I come home with something like that

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If I were still working I would be so tempted to get another one, I only sold mine as I wanted to rebuild the front garden wall and it would never have made it out of the drive as the road is too narrow.
You need strong friends and a large engine crane to do anything on it though.
I once took a wheel off to check the brakes. I managed to roll the wheel to one side and leaned it against the side of the truck. Then it took all of my strength to lift the brake drum off onto my lap and then roll it onto the ground. Checked the brakes and struggled to lift the drum back on again. The the wheel fell over!

The wheel weighs about 300+kg with the tyre on it, or that is what it felt like. 13" wide and 48" tall, with around profile on the tyre it was a rediculus struggle to get it upright again as there was nothing to get a grip of.
And how stupidly hard can it be to get the wheel bolt holes to line up with the wheel studs on something that heavy?

I had not long moved up to Manchester and didn't have any local friends to help.
Lovely truck though. Engine started on the button every time.
