I was in the maintenance dept of Scammell Lorries There were two factories in Tolpits Lane Watford, The 'top' Factory made the all the truck inc the Scarab, the other factory was about two mlies west that made the trailers for the Scarab . This was the early 60s, what wonderful machines were made there, Until they were bought under the wing of British Leyland, it all seamed to go down hill from there. Some thieving scumbag nicked the sign where the Factory stood, Opposite was The Highwayman Pub.. Was the pub named after the Highwayman Scammell.. . Happy days working there.
@@1stMrSceptical google says explorers were made in the 20s, i dont think so , pioneers were 30/40s and explores were after that im sure early 50s thanks
If you listen closely you will hear a constant engine tone thats because supwr crawler gear was engaged it will climb just about any bank in that gear it 8s all about not causing wheel slip with 6 wheel srive and supwr low it can take on sreeper than 1 in 3
Back in the 1970s I rode with the guy who used an Explorer to pull the Big Top trailer for an Irish circus. On the lions steep hills he would sometimes put a brick on the throttle and get out and walk.
@Jennifer Brien hey Jennifer that scammell is still alive and well today , and was restored , the truck was with fossetts circus in Ireland, I can send you pictures if you'd like to see it again
you can keep your big hp give me gearing everytime I have had the big hp vehicles for recovery give me a super lo/ crawler gear everytime never fails on or off rosad
Scammell Explorer is just an awesome piece of machinery!! Thanks from an American!!
Just shows the off road use of this once great Army Vehicle. Thanks for posting. Ex Scammell driver REME.
What an awesome piece of kit the Scammell Explorer is as shown here. What a shame Scammell trucks and multipurpose vehicles are no longer made.
Uni of far superior and Mercedes Benz has not gone under like Scammell.......
Not fast, maybe 25-30mph downhill with the wind behind it but it more than made up for it with sheer grunt in the pulling power dept.
Failed to move with the times
I was in the maintenance dept of Scammell Lorries There were two factories in Tolpits Lane Watford, The 'top' Factory made the all the truck inc the Scarab, the other factory was about two mlies west that made the trailers for the Scarab . This was the early 60s, what wonderful machines were made there, Until they were bought under the wing of British Leyland, it all seamed to go down hill from there. Some thieving scumbag nicked the sign where the Factory stood, Opposite was The Highwayman Pub.. Was the pub named after the Highwayman Scammell.. . Happy days working there.
When was the scammell explorer first made? What engine did they have ? Everyone is posting fictitious nonsense from google when i ask these questions,
@@thomascatford2627 sorry too far back to remember, goole will know, i would guess sometime in the late twenties
@@1stMrSceptical google says explorers were made in the 20s, i dont think so , pioneers were 30/40s and explores were after that im sure early 50s thanks
you can't beat the old ones 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
I remember seeing that particular Explorer at Slab common in Hampshire and possible at Bovington back in the early 90's
Don’t care where you live , or what you drive , a unimog is an awesome beast in super low crawler !
Love the ballast tank on the back!
My left ear is feeling left out of the fun
If you listen closely you will hear a constant engine tone thats because supwr crawler gear was engaged it will climb just about any bank in that gear it 8s all about not causing wheel slip with 6 wheel srive and supwr low it can take on sreeper than 1 in 3
Back in the 1970s I rode with the guy who used an Explorer to pull the Big Top trailer for an Irish circus. On the lions steep hills he would sometimes put a brick on the throttle and get out and walk.
@Jennifer Brien hey Jennifer that scammell is still alive and well today , and was restored , the truck was with fossetts circus in Ireland, I can send you pictures if you'd like to see it again
you can keep your big hp give me gearing everytime I have had the big hp vehicles for recovery give me a super lo/ crawler gear everytime never fails on or off rosad
Thats my old mate Chris in the Explorer! Wonder if hes got Ferret with him?
Has it still got the 220 Cummins in
omg its butch the breakdown van
Cute!
why were they so tall?
To allow the axle articulation required for military duty in all types of terrain.
@@ralphdadge302 thak you