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    Hello Diana,you probably already know this but flick pest control had quite a few F/C,s.i beleive they bought the last batch of 2B,s made.i rebuilt one years ago i,ll find the chassis number and let you know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    Dunno details, but its on the side of the highway down near Bena
    I reckon, If you asked 6.5rangie nicely, he'd be able to take a piccy next time he heads down to deliverance country

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    Quote Originally Posted by master chief View Post
    Hello Diana,you probably already know this but flick pest control had quite a few F/C,s.i beleive they bought the last batch of 2B,s made.i rebuilt one years ago i,ll find the chassis number and let you know.
    Justin

    I think I may have one of the Flick units - I hear the spray was pretty caustic which promoted rust scaling on the steel components.

    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    I reckon, If you asked 6.5rangie nicely, he'd be able to take a piccy next time he heads down to deliverance country
    Pretty Pleeeaaasssee 6.5 Rangie - will you take a pic for me next time you pass. A number * would be even nicer - then I can start a rogues gallery er arrgh I mean an Album.

    Diana

    * the chassis number on the S2B (and I am assuming the S2A) is on the outside of the RHS front spring hanger
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus View Post
    When we moved to Caboolture there was one parked in a local paddock.
    Its long gone now tho, and no idea where it went

    There was also one in the Tamworth area which I believe may still be there.
    NM

    That seems to be the general story, someone used to know of one somewhere.

    This pic was given to me a while ago - in a saw-mill somewhere near Narrabri in the 1990's.

    (Addit: If this were a Hollywood movie, I would be able to get the computer to pan around the other side and zoom to read the chassis number!)

    The 2nd S2B I have came without body panels, as the PO wanted to keep a set of spares for his project. I managed to buy a set off eBay to complete my vehicle - so that is a vehicle that must have gone to the crusher.

    Although the eBay vendor had just sold another complete S2B vehicle to someone in Bigga in NSW. Someone who has an 80" and a lightweight - the REMLR guys may know him.

    Diana
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    Of the three we sold out of Truck and Bus, Brisbane, two went to bee keepers, one from near Grafton and the other I can't recall. The third went to a cattle station near Charters Towers. This one was fitted with smaller tyres, maybe 8.25 x 16 in lieu of 9.00 x 16 (could have the sizes wrong) at the buyers rquest as it was to operate in "basalt country". Why this terrain needed smaller tyres is a mystery to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm View Post
    ..... The third went to a cattle station near Charters Towers. This one was fitted with smaller tyres, maybe 8.25 x 16 in lieu of 9.00 x 16 (could have the sizes wrong) at the buyers request as it was to operate in "basalt country". Why this terrain needed smaller tyres is a mystery to me.
    Thanks Brian

    Do you know if the Leyland Truck and Bus books still exist? They would be a good addition to the Grenville Motors records currently held by Chris Baker (owner of R860138).

    Regarding the 8.25 tyres - they would make the vehicle even slower. Yuk. But at least the size is still readily available, unlike the 9.00 variety.

    I wonder if it was for sideways stability? The civvy F/Cs particularly the S2A had a bad reputation for that. The 3/4" reduction in axle height coupled with the wider track of the S2B would increase the stability quite a lot.

    C Ya
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus View Post
    ....There must be more than a handful still around tho...I'm guessing they are tucked away in sheds and the like
    Will agree with you there, the one in Kangaroo Valley is hidden in a shed. Regarding keeping track of them, at present there are a number of individuals in Clubs identified a registrars but no National 109/110 Forward Control Register. Perhaps we can do something through AULRO.

    In the mean time I have listed on the Info Thread the ones I am pretty confident still exist in Oz. We can make additions to the list as they come to light.

    C ya
    Diana
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    The 2nd S2B I have came without body panels, as the PO wanted to keep a set of spares for his project. I managed to buy a set off eBay to complete my vehicle - so that is a vehicle that must have gone to the crusher.

    Although the eBay vendor had just sold another complete S2B vehicle to someone in Bigga in NSW. Someone who has an 80" and a lightweight - the REMLR guys may know him.

    Diana
    Or maybe you ended up buying the panels that the PO took off your 2nd S2B and eventually decided that he didn't need a spare set!
    Roger


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    Quote Originally Posted by Xtreme View Post
    Or maybe you ended up buying the panels that the PO took off your 2nd S2B and eventually decided that he didn't need a spare set!
    Sounds feasible - but no. They are a slightly different colour and the same "panel" was left attached to both the firewall on the cab chassis and another on the eBay set. Plus I have a good relationship with with the vehicle PO.

    Cheers
    Diana

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    Hello all,there was one at bulga n.s.w.,it was a 2B,the bloke wouldnt sell it,passed away.FC scrapped!.another one was at a clearing sale in victoria was passed in and scrapped.also one two years ago at a clearing sale near Dubbo i think that sold not sure where it is now.
    and that photo looks familliar of the one in the sawmill Diana,I took it,also saw the other one first hand but no photo,it was complete.

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