BogMonster Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Out at the missus' new house, which used to be a farm, there have been a few random bits of metal sticking out of the ground which I decided to investigate over Christmas, one of them looked like the edge of a brake drum or something. So, out with the winch, bit of a scratch around, heeeeavvvve and Erm plenty more where that came from At this point we filled the hole back in and took a trailerload of scrap to the tip as it looked like being a bigger job than I wanted to tackle at that moment! Any thoughts as to what it is off?? God knows how much is buried there : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discovan300tdi Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Looks remarkably like a salisbury back axle off a series landrover and the bits of leaf springs aswell oh no does that now make me an Anorak???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 No drive hub to count the number of wheel studs, but i'd say S3 109" rear or 101" rear axle. you'd have to speak to a professional anorak (not an amature like me) to know the axle widths of a 101" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 looks like you have found an ancient landrover burial site, call Time Team and their "delicate" JCB excavation kit to get the rest out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101nut Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 No drive hub to count the number of wheel studs, but i'd say S3 109" rear or 101" rear axle.you'd have to speak to a professional anorak (not an amature like me) to know the axle widths of a 101" It's cold here so I be blowed if I'm going out to measure my axle! But thinking laterally it looks like short leaf from the spring on the grass ... so must be 109 as 101 doesn't have a short leaf. AndyG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I'd say it's a Salisbury from a Sreies LR. don't scrap it put it on ebay, some clown will buy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hard to tell from the pics, but the 101 has parabolic type springs as there are only two leaves on each, if that is any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Grave robber... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 There are still more "bones" buried there if you look closely near the pile of springs in the first photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Its not a landy salisbury, look at the bottom brake shoe mounting point, it is two pivots, this looks rather like the brake shoe mounting on the Timken axles on my GMC 6 x 6, i think the brakes on that are Bendix, so its most likely a Dana 60 if it is basically landy size. Yankee origin will not have a flat flange for the propshaft but a half yolk/u bolt fixing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Its not a landy salisbury, look at the bottom brake shoe mounting point, it is two pivots, this looks rather like the brake shoe mounting on the Timken axles on my GMC 6 x 6, i think the brakes on that are Bendix, so its most likely a Dana 60 if it is basically landy size. Yankee origin will not have a flat flange for the propshaft but a half yolk/u bolt fixing Phil, No offence, but that is THE most anorak reply yet! Top marks! Cheers G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintman Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Looks like the basis for you to start a very interesting restoration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Turner Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 It's easy, early ground anchor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Phil, No offence, but that is THE most anorak reply yet! Top marks! Cheers G Maybee, but i was the first to spot the non LR brakes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 It's easy, early ground anchor It did take a good pull to shift it, but I think waiting for it to grow in at each location would be a bit time consuming Also having picked it up and put it in the trailer by myself I think it is a bit heavy to cart around all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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