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The
Tm was produced in the thousands from 1974 till 1986, so where have they
all gone? There was only one example at each of the 2001 & 2002 Bedford
Gatherings. However we have managed to find three that are still working.
This is there story on video.
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The
three trucks are all double drive 6 wheel tippers. 2 are powered by the
famous Cummins L10 and 1 has the now rare Detroit 2 Stroke.The Detroit
has one of those distinctive engine sounds. You can here it working under
load in and around deepest Somerset
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Over
20 years of trucking lie behind the Bedford TM's featured in our video.
Here Chris Herbert loads up for the days run ahead. Then you can listen
to the growl of his 335BHP Stroker
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We
are travelling in a cab with Alan Herbert, another TM fan. Our video gives
you a unique chance to ride in cab and see not only 1 but 2 Bedfords working
together. Dont forget these trucks were British designed and built.
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Chris
Herbert is a committed Detroit fan and has now fitted a 335BHP Turbo Charged
engine. Here he explains why all is not what it seems with the 2 TM's
they operate. It requires a unique blend of ingenuity and improvisation
to keep them running
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Peter
Hamilton is a fully qualified mechanic and has done some interesting things
to the TM.
He used to maintain the TM for his dad Ken. However during the course of filming Ken retired and Pete has now taken over the business. |
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Chris
and his son Allan, have done some major work too both trucks. Allan is
a fully qualified mechanic. You can see his handy work up close during
our indepth interview with Chris at their Somerset base.
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We
joined Ken Hamilton on some of his regular runs from a
Cheshire Sand Quarry, up into the Derbyshire Peak District....Its tough going but the Cummins engine has never let them down. |
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It
doesnt take long to load 16 Tonnes of sand. However the TM's do have one
fault, which makes a big difference to both trucks carrying capacity.
Find out why on the video. |
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Our
time with Ken and Pete included an Oil change and a spring replacement
plus some attention to the chassis.
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Pete
Hamilton is looking to change the TM so we are lucky to have been around
to film its last days. You can hear his views on the Video, Fortunatly
Chris Herbert has no such plans. |
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The
drivers door window mechanisim has suddenly given up the ghost. Pete soon
solves the problem , All is revealed on the video.
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