Perkins 6-354 into CMP

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Bob McNeill

Richard may come in here ,but in the UK when we were there a lot of Ford Blitzs had Fordson Diesels fitted, down on top speed but allowed on Rego. Perkins 4/236 or 4/248 have trouble getting the revs and Hp for our conditions [ speed ] and most not designed for automotive use, unlike 3/152[ UK taxi,s ]

Hi Bob, you called?
I can remember a company running converted CMP gun tractors with derricks on them for their business of erecting concrete barns. They had Fordson 4D engines in them. Speed was not important in those days, but they would travel the country (England). I have a feeling the Perkins P6 was used by some companies, a bit smaller than a 6.354. An owner of a Chev HUP fitted a Bedford 220 4 cyl diesel some years ago.

Away from CMP/Blitzs, I know someone who put a 6.354 in a Bedford QL, quite a tight fit, then found there was no room for the handbrake lever so an air handbrake had to be devised. A fairground operator in England is still using a Bedford QL powered by a P6.

cheers Richard