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Jan 23, 2008 18:47:41 GMT
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Hi something a bit different, not sure if its quite retro but definitely classic   This is our Sentinel S4 Singleway tipper waggon, Rebuilt by my dad over 20 years from a pile of bits. It has a 4 cylinder poppet valve engine and 3 speeds, It was new to Aberdeen corporation Electricity works and worked with them until the 1960's and was then converted into a tractor unit to haul a showmen's engine to shows and carnivals it was then dismantled and rescued by my dad in the 1980's, I Haven't got that many pics on my computer at the mo but will try and get some more of it when it was being rebuilt.  Has been on the road now for 5 years on and off and is shown around the south during the summer.  Cheers Matt  |
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Davenger
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Jan 23, 2008 18:52:45 GMT
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That's brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
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BiAS
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Jan 23, 2008 18:54:46 GMT
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Awesome, that's some piece of kit.  |
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Jan 23, 2008 18:55:20 GMT
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I love big old trucks, theres something wonderfully brutal and simple about them |
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Jan 23, 2008 19:08:32 GMT
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Brilliant! That just looks so right! Bet the treehuggers love that when its belching smoke like that!!!!
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Jan 23, 2008 19:14:11 GMT
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Thank you for all the great comments, Believe it or not its more the fellow steam engine owners that moan about the smoke!
Cheers Matt
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Jan 23, 2008 19:22:24 GMT
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Fantastic machine! Well done to your dad for rescuing and renovating it, it's really great to see something like that fully operational If you do get hold of any build-up pics, or particually pics of it as it was found i'd really be interested |
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Jan 23, 2008 19:25:21 GMT
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that my man is gourgeous
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v8lee
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Jan 23, 2008 19:27:21 GMT
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Marvelous!
Do you get out of paying the conjestion charge with that?
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Jan 23, 2008 19:27:47 GMT
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Thats Awesome! Even got safari windows ;D
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Jan 23, 2008 19:51:57 GMT
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What a great looking truck,total respect to your dad for resurrecting it.  It's crying out for some sign writing though. ;D |
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Jan 23, 2008 19:54:26 GMT
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Congrats! You win the special forum award for biggest and slowest vehicle! Good work by your dad to stick with it for 20 years. Am I the only one thinking it needs whitewalls to go with the red wheels |
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Jan 23, 2008 19:56:44 GMT
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Beautiful!!!!!
I love stuff like this.
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An awesome bit of kit, even if it's slow! Now then, how does one go about turbocharging a steam engine....? ;D |
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2008 0:31:14 GMT by Samage
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Great stuff, definately interested in some "build pics"
What sort of engine does it have?
and I thought it was difficult to get spares for mine.... ;D
Not just biggest and slowest also one of the oldest on here!
Agree with Anglia 68, bit of signwriting would just finish it off nicely, has your dad got any plans?
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2008 5:20:13 GMT by Oldbus
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Yay!!! Stuff like this is great!!!! More pics please, especially of the rebuild ;D
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Jan 24, 2008 14:01:33 GMT
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Yeah, thats just damn fine! 20 years?!.. Id never have the patience, outstanding! |
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Jan 24, 2008 14:26:17 GMT
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Proper machine that Agree with sign-writing suggestion - but she looks great anyway. |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Jan 24, 2008 21:33:34 GMT
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Posted by v8lee on Yesterday at 7:27pm
Marvelous!
Do you get out of paying the conjestion charge with that?Not sure about the congestion charge never tried taking it into london i'm sure we could cause plenty of congestion though ;D Posted by oldbus on Today at 5:18am
Agree with Anglia 68, bit of signwriting would just finish it off nicely, has your dad got any plans?Yer i'm teaching myself signwriting at the mo so hopefully before the show season it will be in its original livery although it will be a guess as we haven't got any pics of it as it left the factory  all we know is that it was green with white or cream writing on the front panel and on the tipper body. The main plans are to get some signwriting on it and hopefully get the tipping ram manufactured and bolted up for this year and hopefully operational by next year! Spares are few and far between secondhand spares go for silly money and new tyres are £400+ each! Will get the build pics from me dad and hopefully put them up over the weekend will also find out some info about the engine too as I only know a little Cheers Matt
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what exactly is a poppet valve engine?
does it run on diesel, petrol... coal...
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all we know is that it was green with white or cream writing on the front panel and on the tipper body.