any good interior shots of these motors?
pete 359:
Hi all,
Cool thread.i remember seeing the Waugh mercs in Swansea when I was a kid in the 70’s.i saw this restored 6 wheeler at a show in Belgium a few weeks ago.didn’t some of them have air/hydraulic brakes
Regards Andrew.
My 2024 had full air and a proper spring brake handbrake on the two rear axles…it still had poor brakes with its original axles…but when we put the wider drummed 1626 New Generation axles on it,she would cling you to the road…just as well 'cause we used to run at 30~33 tonnes on three axles 
They also had a poor throttle linkage system,which needed to be set up correctly,or otherwise you were way down on power. It wasn’t so easy to diagnose this as the pump governor still allowed the engine to reach maximum revs,but the the rack in the pump wasn’t opening fully,thus producing less power then was available. When a driver complained about lack of power,most fitters just checked for maximum revs,and consequently never fixed the problem. We re-engineered part of the throttle system and it made a huge difference to the truck,as the cab was semi suspended at the rear and cab movement used to knock the throttle set up out of kilter. Those old naturally apirated Mercs were set very lean on the injector pump,and if you adjusted the fuel delivery slightly(you had to remove the pump to do so)those engines would really come alive. You also need the tappets adjusted correctly to let the engine ‘breath’ as well. The same applied to the later New Generation Vee engines as well.
Our 2024 weighed in at just over 11 tonnes empty with the bulk tipping body,and we used to aim for a 20 tonne payload. I used to run beside guys with Volvo F10 299s with chipliners hauling out of the same mill. They generally used to gross 36~38 tonnes on five axles. On a long pull,I used to outrun them…every time…but I had to have my gearchanges perfect! I remember a driver giving me lip one day comparing his new Volvo to my old Merc…we both loaded 20 tonnes in the sawmill…15 miles out the road on a long drag I pulled alongside him both of us pulling hard …the Volvo died on the pull…the old Merc dug in and pulled away…One Volvo driver very quiet the next day we met when I asked him was his handbrake stuck 
toomanybikes:
any good interior shots of these motors?
Sorry no interior shots but I remember they had a nice roomy cab, non suspension seats and a steering wheel the size of a dustbin lid.
There is a comment on the one of Scania threads, which mentions that the LB76 had a plusher, more inviting interior than the “cold” Mercedes- I had always thought the LP1620 cab pretty impressive for 1963- a nearly-flat floor and two wide bunks in the long version- can anyone add anything to this?
I forgot that I had a photo of the interior from the LP333 visiting Gothenburg. Obviously it´s earlier then the modern flat floor cabs… and high roof 
/Stellan
pete 359:
Hi all,
Cool thread.i remember seeing the Waugh mercs in Swansea when I was a kid in the 70’s.i saw this restored 6 wheeler at a show in Belgium a few weeks ago.didn’t some of them have air/hydraulic brakes
Regards Andrew.
Your correct Pete, we were often in the Swansea area in the seventies, we would back load out of Felindre with tinplate for Newcastle (through JR Adams). I often used the Heads of the Valleys road at that time (before the motorway was opened). I think the first bit of the road over the tops to be opened would be the Glyn Neath Bypass? That was a hard climb in the 1418!! Also you needed your wits about on those hills 'cos the Merc brakes were RUBBISH. regards Kev. Ps Ebww Vale Steelworks was another backload.
I posted this before in the “Mercedes Beauties”-Thread.
But there are only modern plastic-trucks…
So here again the LP1620 from Iquique in the “like new”-state:
Best regards!
Unterflur
Arrecife airport still has a fleet of them working pumping fuel.
Isn´t it so that vehicles at airports mostly have more hours then miles so they get a longer life, and taken care of in a different way than a road vehicle? Really great photo 
This is the first Mercedes in this size I´ve ever seen with a bogie, I hope someone here know what model it was before it got the extra axle…
Photo taken in Hannover 1985
/Stellan
Airpikey:
Arrecife airport still has a fleet of them working pumping fuel.
Hi
At Rome airport last year I saw a good few merc lp Artic tankers.
Regards Andrew.
This firm liked em
Hi pete 359!
Thank you for your wonderful image!
Could you please answer me a few questions, please?
Was this a german firm and if so, do you know where it was or how it was called(the plates look a little german but they are very tiny on this pic)?
The thing is that i first came in touch with trucks in the mid eighties and with early Mercedes NGs with exact the same bulk-trailer from the manufacturer “spitzer silofahrzeuge” in southern germany.
Every school holiday i spend in these trucks, transporting cement all around our region.
So, if there are any more pictures or you know a little bit more about your picture, please post areply!
Best regards!
Unterflur
Unterflur:
Hi pete 359!Thank you for your wonderful image!
Could you please answer me a few questions, please?
Was this a german firm and if so, do you know where it was or how it was called(the plates look a little german but they are very tiny on this pic)?
The thing is that i first came in touch with trucks in the mid eighties and with early Mercedes NGs with exact the same bulk-trailer from the manufacturer “spitzer silofahrzeuge” in southern germany.
Every school holiday i spend in these trucks, transporting cement all around our region.
So, if there are any more pictures or you know a little bit more about your picture, please post areply!Best regards!
Unterflur
Hi unterflur,
Glad you like the picture.i think?a mate from Germany sent it to me.
Regards andrew
ONE OF CAWTHORNS 1418S
twin splitter:
Nice period pic’ with a ‘transistor radio’ on top of the dashboard:)
Ross.
