Vacuum wipers

solarman216 · 20-01-2014, 23:04

anyone else remember these, Rick

makeitfit · 20-01-2014, 23:09

'fraid so

Ruddy aweful things.
A friend of mine in school had an old ford anglia or something (pre Harry Potter style one) and the wipers on that ran off the spare tyre

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 21-01-2014, 00:10

had air wipers on a bus. bloody awful west midlands fleetlines, their cast off scrap
adopted by post de regulaion operators. little air motor sounding off few inches in front of your face all shift. trying to regulate to point easier to look through rain on screen than use em.

solarman216 · 21-01-2014, 00:11

Ah right, it's not just me then, I had a senior moment, wasn't sure if I was just dreaming, Rick

rustic · 21-01-2014, 01:19

My father used to drive the steam trains, and when he went over to diesel, some of these had air powered wipers.

I don't know what the advantage was, I can only assume reliability over electric ones, I assume you can stall them without anything burning out.

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21-01-2014, 00:11	#4
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	Ah right, it's not just me then, I had a senior moment, wasn't sure if I was just dreaming, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

21-01-2014, 01:19	#5
rustic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB Posts: 7,825	My father used to drive the steam trains, and when he went over to diesel, some of these had air powered wipers. I don't know what the advantage was, I can only assume reliability over electric ones, I assume you can stall them without anything burning out. __________________ Ford Maverick GLX 1995 2.7TD LWB in illusion silver, 98k miles. Owned since new, for 22 years. Best car I have ever owned. Just wish I could drive it more.

20-01-2014, 23:09	#2
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	'fraid so Ruddy aweful things. A friend of mine in school had an old ford anglia or something (pre Harry Potter style one) and the wipers on that ran off the spare tyre