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Am trying to assemble information on the Seabrook Armoured Lorries.

The lorry was chain driven - does this imply a long chain back to the rear axle or were they front-wheel driven?



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I think the Seabrook trucks were fairly similar to the Garford trucks (attached). I think the advantage of a chain final drive was that

the differential could be mounted ahead of the wheels, the drive shaft was shorter and chains can abosrb shock loads pretty well. Hopefully

someone who knows about truck transmissions can supply a better answer.

Regards,

Charlie

 

 



-- Edited by CharlieC on Monday 18th of November 2019 11:01:06 AM

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Here's a chain-drive Mack.

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Thanks Charie and James - I was under the impression that there was no drive shaft - same as a bicycle.

Will try and build model so that no-one can see under it!



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Some info on Seabrook trucks and company here: https://63528.activeboard.com/t22904926/seabrook/

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