BOB LAURIE'S TURNER EQUIPMENT
4V95 INDUSTRIAL ENGINE Serial No. 4V1A/19/552
When purchased this engine was essentially complete but was seized and had suffered water and frost damage.
Engine as purchased
Frost damage to liner and block
Gearbox was completely seized and badly corroded
Engine and gearbox restored and painted
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS
The 1V95 and 2V95 engines were supplied with a number of cooling options.
1) Radiator with crankshaft driven fan and syphonic water flow. This is the most common cooling system.
2) Radiator with crankshaft driven fan and water pump for circulation. Usually used on applications like generators.
3) Reciprocating water pump driven off the oil pump camshaft pumping raw water. Used on marine applications.
4) Tank cooled with syphonic water flow. A remote high capacity tank is used.
5) Hopper cooled with syphonic water flow. The hopper is attached directly to the front of the engine and is configured to fit both 1V95 and 2V95 units. This option was only available on early engines as it is not included in later parts lists. There are no known survivers of this type of cooling system.
1947 1V95 Serial No. 3306/102/947. Thought to have driven a water pump at Ayr County Council. Purchased about 1995 this was the first turner engine I owned. When purchase it was complete and original. Once repairs to the radiator frame and one of the supports (rusted through) were done it was given a service and started and ran well. It was repainted but as there was very few traces of the original paint maroon was chosen.
1952 Turner 2V95. Serial No. 2V/852/1056. Drove a sawbench near Banavie Fort William. My second Turner engine, purchased about 2003 from a scrap yard in Banavie. When purchased it was siezed frost damaged and missing its radiator, fuel tank and the exhaust was rusted away. Due to various reasons I sold it to a friend than bought it back and started work on it about 2012. It was stripped, the frost damage welded, cleaned and rebuilt. The fuel system was stripped and rebuilt, a NOS radiator was purchased and fitted. The fuel system had been from a remote tank and there were no fittings for an engine mounted tank so new fittings and new tank were made and fitted.
1952 1V95 Engine/Higgs generator. Serial No. 510Y.1V3T.3878.2.52.1. This 3 phase, 5KVA generator was originally supplied to Seddon Motors Oldham as a stand-by unit and was returned to Turner's when Seddon Motors closed. It then passed to one of the directors of Turner's when he retired and was again used as a stand-by unit at his remote cottage near Airdrie. When he died it passed to a family member in Plains from whom I purchased it. When purchased it was missing its cast iron base and control panel but was otherwise complete and in good condition. It was mounted on a purpose built base/steerable trolley for ease of moving and a control panel built and fitted. The control panel looks like the original but houses a modern AVR. The unit is seen here at Glamis powering a 3 phase fan.
1947 2V95 Engine Serial No. 2942/102/547 Bought partially dismantled and incomplete this engine was purchased as a source of spare parts but when received and checked over it was too good to break. Although the piston rings were siezed with sitting the internals of the engine looked as though they had done almost no work. The cylinder heads had cork plugs in the breathers and painted over like it may have been a military reserve engine. As the history of this engine is unknown and there was no radiator with it I have decided to set it up as a tank cooled unit.
1947 2V95 Engine. Serial No. 4951/102/1047. Complete engine with electric start that had been sitting in a shed for 50 years. When purchased the engine was complete and visually in good conditon. It was not siezed but would not turn a full 360*. After sticking valves, fuel pumps and oil pump were eliminated the next probable cause of carbon build up on top of the piston was checked. This is a known problem with Vee engines that stand idle for long periods. The carbon flakes off the cylinder head and as it is at an angle the carbon accumulates on the lowest edge of the piston. This was the problem and once resolved the engine started and ran well. The radiator is original but not in a good condition, the core had a number of poor repairs that were leaking badly. Rectification work has been done to return it to usable condition. It is intended to use this engine for a working display of Turner equipment which would comprise the engine along with the two winches and gearbox shown below.
NOW SOLD.1948 2V95 Marine Engine/gearbox unit. Serial No. 6527/350/548. This engine was purchase from a Marine Chandler in France and had been recovered from a Jenny Wren class motor cruiser that was being broken up. It is a genuine factory built marine unit and the only 2V95 marine unit on the register. (A 1V95 marine unit is also on the register.) When purchased it was almost complete but was siezed and badly frost damaged. It required complete strip down, repair and rebuild. (The restoration was featured in the Stationary Engine Magazine issues 521 Aug. 2017 and 523 Oct. 2017). It had been fitted with a non original Jabsco water pump but a part of the main body of the original pump was still in place so it was repaired, internal parts purchased or made and put back to original. It is a raw water cooling system so a radiator was added to allow it to be run for short periods.
A selection of Turner products. A 1947 2V95 diesel engine with electric start and charging system coupled to a Turner T5-250 gearbox out of a Dodge 50 series truck, driving a Turner 5000Lb winch from a Humber 1Ton truck. On the front is a Turner 5000 Lb winch from an Austin Gipsy recovery truck. All operational and mounted on a purpose built frame.
Another unusual engine a 2V95 fitted with an original Turner re-circulating water pump in the cooling system (another one has since turned up in Sweden) It was originally fitted in a Petbow welder but unfortunately the welder and mounting frame had been removed and disposed off before I got it. The engine was purchased as shown in the first photo with agreement that it would all be secured to a pallet for me to arrange a courier to uplift. When it arrived the radiator had been removed and not sent as can be seen in the second photo. An over centre clutch that had been removed from another engine was included in the sale and it was delivered. A test run of the engine showed that it had low oil pressure, was firing erratically (possible timing or injection problem) , the water pump was leaking and there was a rattle from it. The top end has been stripped and repaired where necessary including an overhaul of the water pump. The over centre clutch, which was siezed and had a worn input shaft has been overhauled and fitted. I think it is better to retain ancillary equipment with it's original engine but as the welder had been disposed of before I got the engine and the clutch is an original Turner unit it makes a good unit. Photo's 3 and 4 show the engine now in running order with the correct radiator, fuel tank and replacement starter motor fitted.
Turner 2V95 engine Serial No. 2V3TZA.6950.501Y.460
This was one of four fire damaged engines, two 2V95’s and two 1V95’s. The 2V95 engines were not badly damaged but the 1V95’s were badly damaged with one only suitable for spares. Although there was no known history with this engine it was fitted with an automotive clutch, marine type front engine mountings, two into one exhaust manifold with water injection and an extension shaft with bearing on the front crankshaft. One air filter was missing and the other had what looked like a cooler between the filter and the head.
Once I got the engine home and removed the inlet manifold I discovered that what I thought was a cooler was a flame trap (Spark arrestor) and the water injection on the exhaust was actually an EGR valve that connects to the flame trap. The flywheel did not have a starter ring and a blanking plate was fitted over the starter mounting flange. Further investigation showed that the accessories fitted were used on engines adapted for the Hibberd Planet tug for use in hazardous environments and the front crankshaft extension was for an air start.
I had been thinking about using one of my 2V95’s to build a yard tractor for some time and decided to use this engine as the power unit for the project. (See 2V95 TRACTOR PROJECT page)
TURNER WINCHES
Winch Model AWG6743 Serial No.11972 off an Austin Gipsy. Winch Model 6VEH 6447 DB 871 Serial No. 2569 off Humber 1ton.
Turner 7 1/2 ton winch Serial number 9104 out of AEC Matador complete with front fairlead. Pictures 1 & 2 show it as purchased. The winch is complete (less rope) and turns freely but the brake band operating mechanism was completely siezed and the adjuster bolt had been cut with a burner to remove the band. Pictures 3 & 4 show the winch with the brake mechanism freed off, the adjuster bolt welded up and the brake unit assembled on the drum.
Turner 71/2 ton winch C/W transfer box from an AEC Matador fitted in an ex army sankey trailer chassis
Turner 3 1/2 ton winch from a Bedford QL. Probably out of a QLB as winches were only fitted to the QLB (gun tractor ) and QLW (air transportable tipper). It is shown as collected and is complete with brake band and all operating mechanism. Other than the drum not turning on the main shaft bush everything works as it should although the fairleads are missing.
Turner Capstan Winch Serial No. 10014 6.64. The previous owner purchased it from a man in Jersey about 10 years ago and intended to fit it on his Series 1 Land Rover but never got round to it. I purchased it to add to my collection and on checking the mountings found it is actually for an Austin Gipsy. It is complete with the drive shaft and sliding clutch but is missing the operating lever.
TURNER GEARBOXES
Turner T5-250 5 speed synchro box. This particular gearbox came
out of a Dodge 50 Series truck and although manufactured under
the Spicer name the design and development was carried out
before the Dana take over.
Turner T5-300 gearbox Model No. T5A 3264. Serial No.11593 976 547. Customer No. 91020317. Removed from a 1989 AWD Bedford but must have originally been fitted to an earlier Bedford as it was manufactured in 1976. It is a 5 speed overdrive box.
