The AEC Mammoth was introduced in 1930, being largest truck in the AEC range and the first to be available as a cabover. It was originally a 7/8 ton 4x2 lorry with a six-cylinder overhead valve engine developing 110 bhp (82 kW) on a wheelbase of 16 ft 7 in.

The third generation of the heaviest AEC model - Mammoth Major 6 / 8 - had the payload of 12-15 tons and was equipped with a 125 hp engine. It was offered in 6x4 and 8x4 versions with a few variants of wheelbases, with maximum 7.6 m length of …

The AEC Mammoth was a heavy truck produced by the British manufacturer Associated Equipment Company (AEC) from 1930 to 1978 in various designs. A distinction is in principle made between the three-axle AEC Mammoth Minor with the wheel formula 6 × 2, the three-axle AEC Mammoth Major 6 with the wheel formula 6 × 4 and the four-axle AEC Mammoth ...

As well as the other updated AEC models, the Mammoth has got the Leyland Ergomatic cab. The trucks were equipped with AEC AV760 engines, 9- or 13-speed Fuller transmissions and Leyland double drive hub reduction back axles. The new Mammoth range included 3 models: - Mammoth Major 6 - model TG6R, 6x4, producing years 1965-1978.

The first internal combustion-engined eight-wheeler was an AEC - the Mammoth Major, a model destined to have a long production run through several marks over more than forty years. Mammoth Majors were not to be found in Ireland until …

A new doubledrive rear bogie is used for the model--the V8 Mammoth Major—but the two-spring suspension layout is based on that available on the Marshal eight-wheeler introduced in August. The front end of the chassis is virtually the same as that of the V8 Mandator which was the first chassis to take the engine.

The Mammoth Major was a multirole truck: wrecker; livestock transporter; liquid tankers; tippers; mobile cranes; abnormal transporters; industrial transporters; circus animal transporters; and much more. It is one of the most sought after classic trucks in the U.K.

These trucks were equipped with 4 or 6-cylinder gasoline engines (5123 or 7413 cm3, 80-92 hp), single plate dry clutch, 4-speed gearbox, spring suspensions, hydraulic brake with vacuum booster and very durable welded frame. In 1948 the trucks were replaced by …

Feb 23, 2024 · The AEC Mammoth Major Mk. V and Ergomatic cab ranges by Edge, Graham, 1948-Publication date 2006 Topics AEC trucks -- History Publisher Manchester : Gingerfold Publications Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. 72 p. : 24 cm

The Mammoth Major Mk II was introduced in 1935; the eight-wheeler could carry 15-ton loads. It remained in production until 1948 when it was superseded by the Mk III, which was mechanically similar but had the Park Royal cab.