An old leyland I came across today pulling 60 ton bridge beams(ex army),enjoy.

It started life as an Aust Army tank transporter that they used

back in the Centurian tank days.It is owned by Rex Andrews out of Sydney
He got is as a mint condition runner with the old stecco trailer.Put an Alison auto in it,took the cab off and sent it to Brisbane for a year or 2 and used it as a steerable dolly under big beams to push them out for cranes to get. It says Leyland on it but it is really a Scammell Contactor.They were badged Leyland here because Leyland owned Scammell and by the time they arrived and they did not want the Scammell name on them.
It was once a lovely truck until Rex got his hands on it.
The Aust Army had about 12 or 13 of them .Two made it to Vietnam.There is a complete one in the Bandiana army museum and there is talk of another getting restored.Rex did give the bits from it (winch etc)that he never used to a collector who is restoring one.He gave the cab to Hi Haul trspt in Melbourne to put on an old Scammell they still use down there as a block truck.So all was not lost.

I should point out that in this set up the drivers seat has been raised.When it was first built as a steerable dolly the drivers seat and steering wheel wer down real low .Lowere than the bonnet and the guy driving peeked over the top or looked out the side .He actually sat at about the same level as the wheels.

Thanks for posting - that's one of the weirder Scammell Contractors I've seen... (Australian Army ones were badged as Leylands - Scammell's parent company)

Tim

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Heavy Equipment Model Show
Turf Moor, Burnley Football Club, Burnley, Lancs, UK.
Sunday October 16th 2016

Boom have a coulpe of Macks in a similar set up or the beams

Nice pic of a Leyland road train

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