bedfords rock!

[rovers90]

I know its an old thread but possibly thinking of buying a Bedford TM - would it be possible to mount the crane at the back of the bed instead of behind the cab as most people in the pictures have done. The thinking behind this is it would then be possible to load a trailer as well.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Like this?

[rovers90]

Yeah, like that. Trouble is to buy such a truck you are looking at £15000 plus! We've got an Epsilon crane and just need something to mount it on. Saw some ex army DAF 45s today which look good.

[Robert_S]

You can do it, my mate had one with bolsters on it and a crane and grab, he then towed a trailer with the holder on it for skidding timber out, he then loaded the timber on the Bedford it was a cool set up.

[Dean Lofthouse]

The Bedfordshire are ok but have a reputation for throwing you through the windscreen on first application of the brakes on a cold morning. I spent five years of working on them daily.

[rovers90]

Was that repairing the windscreens after pulling the people out Dean:001_smile:

 

The DAF 45 is looking favourite at the moment if we can find a double hydraulic pump to run off the pto outlet to power the crane. Saw a tipper today that had an Edbro single pump installed but would need a double for the Epsilon.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Haha.. Blummin iPads,

 

My last post should obviously read "Bedfords" not "Bedfordshire"

[difflock]

Quite right about the bedford brakes being sharp..... immediately after a cold start...... about 1982 in Magilligan camp/ranges, Albert the MT sergant asked in something of a panic "can anyone drive a Bedford".........& being a young keen, willing to volunteer farmboy I of course replied in the affirmitive.

Well I could drive her 100%, except for that first stop at the road end:blushing:

When I returned to camp wor Albert was positively apoplexic and demand to know why I claimed to drive when I did not have the appropriate licence.

I simply replied that he had not asked if anyone had a licence, and I COULD drive her, as per his stated request.

(which was before someone grassed me up for the slightly sudden stop)

But I digress.