Will it START & DRIVE? 6x6 Military ACCO Army Truck SITTING for YEARS!
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- čas přidán 12. 11. 2023
- In this video, I see if I can get the International Army ACCO 6x6 Off-road military truck to start again and drive. This truck is fitted with a Perkins Diesel Engine. It was a junkyard rescue truck and it did initially start but then the starter motor suddenly stopped working so I start by trying to fix that issue. The video of the rescue can be found here:-
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A couple of subscribers wanted to see me get the truck driving after I answered the question will it start so here is my attempt at getting this old army truck to drive under its own power! Thanks very much for watching, Bruce.
As a young digger I rode as a passenger from Melbourne to Darwin in a Petrol ACCO for exercise Kangaroo 89. Our ACCO ran fine in the cooler weather down south but as soon as we got north of Alice Springs it started acting up. We were the last vehicle in each night of an 80 odd vehicle convoy. Each night the RAEME mechanics would go over it and each afternoon it would get hot and refuse to go over about 50 km/h. It ended up dying completely at Adelaide River. Ended up rolling into darwin on the back of a Mack Wrecker
I feel like Bruce would kill it in the service truck class at Dakar!
hooning round the paddock with the full noise now that is fun
Bruce I’d like to thank you for sharing your knowledge on these engines quality that has surely skipped a generation but with these videos that is put to bed
My favorite heavy equipment mechanic!!
🎉Back in the early 82 I worked for a starter and alternator rebuilder in Knoxville Tennessee. Quality Rebuilders. We did a lot of work for the mining industry. As you were taking apart that starter I remembered the details of rebuilding them. The am on the arm for the solenoid is used to set the depth of the drive. Funny how that all came back to me as I watched.
Very satisfying video Bruce!!!
That thing is sooo rusty! I love your videos.👍
Bruce is a legend
Nice job, I see you really enjoy driving these old vehicles. Keep making them run and drive.
Brilliant video Bruce ! Some good engineering on that stop cable and accelerator pedal , always good to watch what you do mate ! Easy to understand ! Say hi to Jax and you and him take care ! Scott 🌵
There goes Bruce…always having in mind the next person in mind who may have to tinker…even on a piece of Swiss cheese like this. Victory lap deserved!
Great stuff. Not seen starter motor stripped down.
Great video and starter repair. Awesome sounding engine. Real old school steering, the old truck drivers used to have arm muscles like melons😅 looking forward to your next adventure. Regards from a Pom. Retired Truck driver.
Hi Bruce. Im a new subscriber, enjoy your videos. Was a mechanic for much of my life and now retired in BC Canada.
Awesome old beast. Ready for active service again! Well almost.
Mate. That’s the best bush throttle I’ve ever seen. Always fun mucking around with old starters that are impossible to reach. Good onya Bruce.
Bruce, you may not be aware but 1/4" Whitworth is still a standard thread for a camera to mount on a tripod. Yep, good old 1/4" Whitworth in use world-wide right up until the present day!👍
Thanks Bruce!!!
muy bueno,👏👏👏 me reí cuando salió a dar una vuelta ,parecía un circuito y se notaba que lo disfrutaba ,un saludo del Uruguay