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Hi, I bought 5 complete wheels and tyres off a dutch guy who had upgraded his MAN kat1 with aluminium wheels and 1600r16 tyres. He delivered them to the uk for me last year. i then bought 2 more wheels from german ebay, they would only ship in side germany so had to be sent to a friend. I then got two more tyres from a uk ex military dealer. The last two wheels cost nearly as much as the first 5 once i had them into the uk and all fitted!

Hi, I now fitted my TGB40 with 1400r16 tyres mounted on MAN Kat1 rims. Heavy work but they fitted as a direct swap without any problems. Need to put some miles on them now but my short test drive was good.

Thank you, I got hold of my final two rims this week soon be getting them fitted. What tyre pressure do you use on a 40 car with 1400r20 fitted?

Johan, Did you have to remove the inner nuts holding the brake drum on before fitting the new wheel? Looking good just waiting for my wheels to arrive from Germany.

Hello, I am getting ready to fit my MAN Kat 1 wheels with 1400r20 tyres. Do i need to remove the nuts that hold the brake drums on before fitting the wheels, Will the new tyres catch the body if fitted with the drum nuts? Do steering locks need adjusting too? Any other things i need to watch out for? Please post some pictures of your trucks with them fitted, i am still waiting for my last 2 rims from Germany. Thanks Jon.

Hello, My crane also has problems, i have power to the 4 cubes, and the hydraulic motor pumps when working the controls but no movement. I think there is a block in the hydraulic system? Any ideas, or how to bleed the system? Jon.

I had a similar problem, batterys measured at 24v but one battery was bad inside and dropped lots of volts under load. Battery isolator would not open. Two good batteries and all was well.

I used a jack to lift the cabin off the bed and used scaffold poles as rollers between the bed and cabin. i then used a ratchet strap to pull the cabin along the bed. My crane was not working but you could use it to pull the cabin along the bed.

We use ratch straps on cars when on a trailer or truck and there is no need for wheel chocks. Chains are used on heavy machines like trucks and the APC. We would only chock wheels if there is a problem with the handbrake to stop the vehicle moving with it is strapped down.

Hi Guys, The car had come from Germany. I had a talk with the owner about the wheels and tyres, he said the wheels were from a german military trailer so had a deeper offset than the usual MAN kat1 rims. The tyres were 1400x20 from the MAN kat. The offset means that the tyres are very close to the body when offroad so he had cut the curve in the body for more room.

It is good to have a friend with a crane! Swapping the cabins was so easy with the AEC Militant crane. I am trying to paint the cabin now but the rain is back and delaying me. It is nearly ready for the road and i want to get some spares to carry with me, does any one know what length fan belt is used on tgb 40? Also part number / brand for suitable fuel filters? Any other spares i should carry?

I would not have guessed on the real use of the Reflex, thank you for the answers, another mystery solved! I also like the use as a beer bottle opener. Im not so sure on the seating issues, i did ask a friend who MOT's cars and small lorries and even he was not sure. If i remember correctly on the registration form the seating capacity is only the driving cab. I think you would be to use it as long as you inform your insurance company that it has seating in the rear, seatbelts are still fitted and a form of communication is available( the speaker tube should be ok.) We have horse boxes that we use seating in the body and the body is connected to the main cab. Never had any issues with those.

The black and silver licence plates are used on historic and military vehicles, they also look better on a older truck than the reflective ones! I have not yet changed the head lights but i do plan to swap them for uk type with the correct beam angle. Drive under bars are not needed again due the age of the truck, i dont think there is any need anyway as there is little room on the sides that they would fit. Speedo will stay as orginial in kph, i will just add some dots to the dial for mph marker points. My Landrover 101FC is RHD but has a only ever had a kph speedo fitted. Two of other current 109 landrovers have speedos that have not worked for over 12 months! It also does not require a speed limiter or tachograph again due the age. I have started to move the staff cabin tonight, alot of dirt trapped between the cabin and the wall. Also found a couple of bullet cases and the silver clip at the bottom of the picture. Any one know what it was used for? I guess it is just a paper clip? It has a reflective white sticker on the back and has the three crowns stamped into it..

Sorry been a long time since the last update... Good weather is here so have been busy, getting fresh paint on the truck.. Been covered in green dust for days Feels good to fit my registration plates..I just need to swap over the troop cabin for my good one and paint that now.. more soon...

Thank you for the link, It seems that apart from museum gifts they were all destroyed. Such a shame.

Hi, I have a good friend who currently collects British Armoured vehicles and he is look for something different to add to his collection. He was interested in a Centurion tank and has decided he really wants a Stridsvagn 104. It seems a few went to museums but that most were scrapped or sent to a firing range as targets. Does anyone know of any that survived or could even be for sale? Any information would be welcome in tracing one, or the location where were they scrapped if parts are still available to help convert a british one to a swedish type. Cheers Jon.

Hi Guys, Been busy since the last update, lots more cutting, fabricating and welding... Good to paint all the new metal... and all the under cab is now stone chip protected.. The best news is yesterday i recived the registration paperwork and tax disk so its now fully legal in the Uk!!!

That is the cab locking arm. Fits on the right side of the chassis near the front spring and goes up to a bracket on the cab. Hope the picture helps.

Thank you!

Had a good week, been cutting and welding every night. Pictures will be better than words. Sill section under the door. Gone!!! Feels good to put good new metal in. Hope to get most of the right hand side done by the end of the week. Jon.

Update. Cab repairs are going slowly. Lots of rain so it has delayed work. The back of the cab is now nearly complete so it is dry inside at last. Alot of repairs under the gutter, and removing the engine cover. Cover off..more holes!! Yesterday i removed the drivers seat and found this magnetic sign.. Many people have driven my truck in school! More soon.

I had problems with my pump leaking, the seal had split where the pump joins the to the electric motor. I took the old seal to a machine shop and they found me a suitable one from the size of my old one. I had a bigger problem with the pump as it has steel screws in a alloy body and i had drill the screws out and drill and tap new threads in the pump body.

Thank you Humlegaard, I was curious as i guess they are of little use to most users because of the low roof hight and not having a fixed floor. I should be collecting the one pictured on sunday. It will be £250 but i dont think i will find another one over here and was suprised to find this one.

What sort of price do the crew boxes normally sell for? I have a found one in the uk that is currently on a trailer. Thanks.

Just over a 1000 miles to ALE to pick up a new cab, tempting but it will not take too long to repair this one. We have repaired worse on british trucks of similar ages and the Scania cab is mostly flat which is nice after the curved cabs we normally have to repair. Maybe one day when it is fixed we will drive it back for a holiday.