Diamond T 981 towing another Diamond T 981 from Dartford in Kent back to Devizes in Wiltshire for restoration. climbing the hill on the A246 heading to Great Bookham just off the A24.
sounds even better standing on the running board, such a shame modern trucks are so muffled. i will have to figure out the gopro/editing thing and get much better footage.
I'm a modeller now of armour I just love the war history I'm sure I was reincarnated some how that era just seems natural to me it's weird to explain so the club and the model's is perfect for me I'm currently building the m26 Pacific tractor tank recovery and doing the Dimond T after it! I look for as much accuracies as losso if the kit is lacking in that area all wire's and electrical points done and the learning of each vehicle build is fantastic! Also built the LV4 4 early last month, so fantastic uploads amd always remember to film them hard to see area's in photos for people like us trying to get the detail correct for the period!
good evening Charlie the Merit and Accurate Amour kits for the DT/Rogers are very good and i don't think there is much detail lost in either that would make to much difference for the scale their in. i would happily do a walk round of my DT 980 and point out all the original factory features plus the wartime and post war field mods and upgrades etc planning to be out with 2 trucks and trailers next year moving a M4 sherman and a M18 hellcat fingers crossed.
@@samuelgoddard5248 yes and having an arm thru the wheel is the only way to do it . Often when I see vintage vehicles driven people don't double clutch as they should or take a bit more time shifting as these aren't built to be fast .
@@heartland96a these trucks are hard work to operate but the fun is in the challenge of driving them. we drove her to holland and back in 2019 with a sherman tank. hopefully wont be long before i can take some more vids.
@@samuelgoddard5248 I look forward to new installments , even a cold start and walk-around are welcome. Yes you need more skill to operate this than modern one .
@@heartland96a do plan on doing a walk round and the cold start thing i don't know as these rolls royce C6 diesel's start super easy and don't smoke unless it's -5 degrees but will figure something out.
straight pipe C6 rolls royce a very rare sound these days. going to have one of the Diamonds and south west truck fest for the 1st following weekend. should stand out a bit lol
no the road ranger box came later on and combined the compound gear box system into 1. so in the diamond t you have 2 separate gear boxes one in front of the other, 4 speed mounted to the engine then a 3 speed aux behind. the road ranger basically combined the 2 into one with much better gear ratio over lap. i will have to do a vid explaining the transmission set up and a bit of on the road footage.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 is your T a 1941? sounds like you have the early fuller 3-A-86 aux box, were as my mate's truck in the vid and my 1942 980 have the later 3-A-92 box which has a slightly taller overdrive. our trucks cruise at 30 and top out at 33. just watched some of your K100 vids, loving the 3408!!
@@samuelgoddard5248 well I've, had 2 Ts, one herc. . Which I changed for a 220 cummins 40 years ago, I must admit I have never heard of higher gears, my current T is 41, could do with one of those BOXES!!!. by the way I have 2x 3408,s kta 19 cummins,and 12v71 detroit all in trucks, and more L O l.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 the 2nd gen aux box has a completely different gear set in it long with bigger bearings and up rated winch pto. do you think a 3406B would fit in a 980? i have 2 chassis, 1 i'd like to build into a 5th wheel unit with modern engine/running gear but keep all the original exterior parts.
the auxiliary box in the Diamonds is a 3 speed so low, direct, overdrive. anything on hard ground you use just direct & overdrive as a splitter for the 4 speed main box. low in effect is a crawler for hill starts, descending long/steep hills or pulling heavy loads when off road etc. as winter is coming i will get the truck in the shed and do a few vids explaining the gear shifting style for the 980/981's and a in depth walk round in side and out.
normally do 1 at a time but some times you have no choice to do both together as the ratio gaps are big and don't have a lot of power so keeping momentum is crucial.
wow, I'm really impressed with the control of the gearbox, congratulations to the driver.
My grandad drove them in the war he was a tank transporter
do you know were about's he served? must have some great stories to tell
that C6 sounds absolutely glorious
sounds even better standing on the running board, such a shame modern trucks are so muffled. i will have to figure out the gopro/editing thing and get much better footage.
I'm a modeller now of armour I just love the war history I'm sure I was reincarnated some how that era just seems natural to me it's weird to explain so the club and the model's is perfect for me I'm currently building the m26 Pacific tractor tank recovery and doing the Dimond T after it! I look for as much accuracies as losso if the kit is lacking in that area all wire's and electrical points done and the learning of each vehicle build is fantastic! Also built the LV4 4 early last month, so fantastic uploads amd always remember to film them hard to see area's in photos for people like us trying to get the detail correct for the period!
good evening Charlie the Merit and Accurate Amour kits for the DT/Rogers are very good and i don't think there is much detail lost in either that would make to much difference for the scale their in. i would happily do a walk round of my DT 980 and point out all the original factory features plus the wartime and post war field mods and upgrades etc
planning to be out with 2 trucks and trailers next year moving a M4 sherman and a M18 hellcat fingers crossed.
Beautiful sound! 👍👍👍
Thanks for posting.
Will done on the shifting , just a bit of help from friends .Thanks for sharing
glad you enjoyed it, sometimes if the camber of the road is wrong the truck will drift while doing the shift as there is no power steering at all.
@@samuelgoddard5248 yes and having an arm thru the wheel is the only way to do it .
Often when I see vintage vehicles driven people don't double clutch as they should or take a bit more time shifting as these aren't built to be fast .
@@heartland96a these trucks are hard work to operate but the fun is in the challenge of driving them. we drove her to holland and back in 2019 with a sherman tank. hopefully wont be long before i can take some more vids.
@@samuelgoddard5248 I look forward to new installments , even a cold start and walk-around are welcome.
Yes you need more skill to operate this than modern one .
@@heartland96a do plan on doing a walk round and the cold start thing i don't know as these rolls royce C6 diesel's start super easy and don't smoke unless it's -5 degrees but will figure something out.
Bravo Sam !
Good gear set ,surprised Ordinance didn't screw it up.
Big 6 cylinder and a 4&3.....real trucking for you there
straight pipe C6 rolls royce a very rare sound these days. going to have one of the Diamonds and south west truck fest for the 1st following weekend. should stand out a bit lol
What a Handful, is that What's Called a ROAD-RANGER Transmission ?? Either Way COOL Truck & Video !!
no the road ranger box came later on and combined the compound gear box system into 1. so in the diamond t you have 2 separate gear boxes one in front of the other, 4 speed mounted to the engine then a 3 speed aux behind. the road ranger basically combined the 2 into one with much better gear ratio over lap.
i will have to do a vid explaining the transmission set up and a bit of on the road footage.
And all done at 23mph max. I know, I've got one,
she has the C6 RR so cruises at 30 mph on the flat happily all day long, yours must have a hercules still??
@@samuelgoddard5248 would you really call it cruising? Mine has a 6 71 detroit, all those revs and it just scrapes 30,
@@grumpystruckshop3807 is your T a 1941? sounds like you have the early fuller 3-A-86 aux box, were as my mate's truck in the vid and my 1942 980 have the later 3-A-92 box which has a slightly taller overdrive. our trucks cruise at 30 and top out at 33.
just watched some of your K100 vids, loving the 3408!!
@@samuelgoddard5248 well I've, had 2 Ts, one herc. . Which I changed for a 220 cummins 40 years ago, I must admit I have never heard of higher gears, my current T is 41, could do with one of those BOXES!!!. by the way I have 2x 3408,s kta 19 cummins,and 12v71 detroit all in trucks, and more L O l.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 the 2nd gen aux box has a completely different gear set in it long with bigger bearings and up rated winch pto. do you think a 3406B would fit in a 980? i have 2 chassis, 1 i'd like to build into a 5th wheel unit with modern engine/running gear but keep all the original exterior parts.
So is twin stick shifting just high and low ratio like a UK splitter box, Dennis
the auxiliary box in the Diamonds is a 3 speed so low, direct, overdrive. anything on hard ground you use just direct & overdrive as a splitter for the 4 speed main box. low in effect is a crawler for hill starts, descending long/steep hills or pulling heavy loads when off road etc.
as winter is coming i will get the truck in the shed and do a few vids explaining the gear shifting style for the 980/981's and a in depth walk round in side and out.
Not the why you supposed to shift those, shift one at a time
normally do 1 at a time but some times you have no choice to do both together as the ratio gaps are big and don't have a lot of power so keeping momentum is crucial.
is that a set of spicer boxes ?
no there both Fuller boxes, 4 & 3 driving double reduction Timkin axles.