roping and sheeting

[DIG]

Must be the wet season David

Dig

[Spardo]

Must be the wet season David

Dig

Going to need that dozer in that case then eh?

[Bewick]

Must be the wet season David

Dig

Those sheets have seen some service by the looks of them !
Cheers Bewick.

[Star down under.]

Must be the wet season David

Dig

Those sheets have seen some service by the looks of them !
Cheers Bewick.

Much of it on unsealed roads too, I'd wager. I'm surprised you didn't admonish him for roping over the cap, Dennis.

[Bewick]

Must be the wet season David

Dig

Those sheets have seen some service by the looks of them !
Cheers Bewick.

Much of it on unsealed roads too, I'd wager. I'm surprised you didn't admonish him for roping over the cap, Dennis.

G' day Mate ! Nah ! the Aussie idea of sheeting and roping was much different to that in the UK but I will say it is a tidy job and never mind the lack of a fly sheet !! Regards Dennis'

[rigsby]

Damned good job that they don't have bridges where that load is going , some fair old height of a load .

[DIG]

Must be the wet season David

Dig

Those sheets have seen some service by the looks of them !
Cheers Bewick.

Much of it on unsealed roads too, I'd wager. I'm surprised you didn't admonish him for roping over the cap, Dennis.

G' day Mate ! Nah ! the Aussie idea of sheeting and roping was much different to that in the UK but I will say it is a tidy job and never mind the lack of a fly sheet !! Regards Dennis'

That top tarp looks like it is for tarping loads when the trailer has 6foot gates all around the combing rails,there are normally tarps that hang off the top of the gates and are tied off on the combing rails these are called curtains then the cap tarp goes over the top of the lot, so its probably what you call a fly sheet Dennis.
I would agree it looks like its had a hard life and travelled mainly off sealed highways and in this case i reckon its about hiding what the freight is as I think he may be a tad overweight and width possibly high but no problem if he's heading into the bush at night lol.

Dig

[Punchy Dan]

Some fine workmanship done in record time

[Bewick]

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Some fine workmanship done in record time

Obviously you've just picked it up having left it previously for the Customer to load and finish Dan'l so it doesn't wash with us very observant Lads Cheers Denzil

[Punchy Dan]

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Some fine workmanship done in record time

Obviously you've just picked it up having left it previously for the Customer to load and finish Dan'l so it doesn't wash with us very observant Lads Cheers Denzil

[MarkPretireddriver]

i thought i would add this ; what happens when you dont tie stuff down(beer in my case!)

Does anybody else have an annoying Photobucket advert obscuring the photo?

[Spardo]

i thought i would add this ; what happens when you dont tie stuff down(beer in my case!)

Does anybody else have an annoying Photobucket advert obscuring the photo?

Yes, and it is isn't it?

[Bewick]

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[gazsa401]

Is this one of “CFs”efforts?

[Lawrence Dunbar]

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[moomooland]

November 1972 and in the days before curtain-siders this was the scene at Lloyd's Transport & Warehousing depot on Water Street Manchester.
In the line up before removing their sheets to unload their reels of paper is Reeds Transport LV ERF alongside one of Dexters Atkinson's.

[Bewick]

Is this one of “CFs”efforts?

I do believe you are spot one Gaz ! How have you managed to get a shot of "CF"'s cell , sorry, his "secure accommodation" is Matron a relative of yours maybe ? or have you been visiting our knowledgeable Mate in Leatherhead ? Cheers Dennis.

[Bewick]

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November 1972 and in the days before curtain-siders this was the scene at Lloyd's Transport & Warehousing depot on Water Street Manchester.
In the line up before removing their sheets to unload their reels of paper is Reeds Transport LV ERF alongside one of Dexters Atkinson's.

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That reminds of an episode involving one of Alfred Dexters night trunkers that dumped a load of reels similar to the one on the shot down into a corn field on the hill climbing the A5 north out of Tamworth at Hints. The old Atki and trailer were stood empty on the roadside and all the reels had booled down all over the cornfield ! Cheers Dennis.

[gazsa401]

Is this one of “CFs”efforts?

I do believe you are spot one Gaz ! How have you managed to get a shot of "CF"'s cell , sorry, his "secure accommodation" is Matron a relative of yours maybe ? or have you been visiting our knowledgeable Mate in Leatherhead ? Cheers Dennis.

Haha Dennis
I’m in the secure suite next door has I’ve been temporarily sectioned due to my undying quest for the 8LXB powered GUY Big J
They are filling my room with Cummins exhaust fumes but to no avail
I will not crack
I’ve got a secret stash of Mr Gardner’s finest white smoke hidden in my hot water bottle to keep the dream alive
I hope you and your family are keeping well in this current climate
Thanks Gary

[harry_gill]

Is this one of “CFs”efforts?

I do believe you are spot one Gaz ! How have you managed to get a shot of "CF"'s cell , sorry, his "secure accommodation" is Matron a relative of yours maybe ? or have you been visiting our knowledgeable Mate in Leatherhead ? Cheers Dennis.

Haha Dennis
I’m in the secure suite next door has I’ve been temporarily sectioned due to my undying quest for the 8LXB powered GUY Big J
They are filling my room with Cummins exhaust fumes but to no avail
I will not crack
I’ve got a secret stash of Mr Gardner’s finest white smoke hidden in my hot water bottle to keep the dream alive
I hope you and your family are keeping well in this current climate
Thanks Gary

Hiya,
I wouldn't sleep anywhere near a lorry when doing the job even when driving
sleeper cabbed jobbies so no way would I want to sleep on the trailer.

[Bewick]

Will this non sleeper do for ya' then "H" Anon 1.

[harry_gill]

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Will this non sleeper do for ya' then "H" Anon 1.

Hiya,
NO.

[harry_gill]

Hiya,
A little story I put on Trucknet many moons ago was concerning the
Scania 80 and the story was rubbished by one or two Trucknetters,
It concerns when Bowkers were based in Blackburn and I'd just been
allocated their first Scania 80 I parked in the yard uncoupled and
getting ready to couple up to a loaded trailer ready for the next day
When Mr B himself told me to put my motor out of the way tilt the
cab and go and get a cuppa for half an hour, as I moved away some
guys one of them I knew swarmed round the motor looking at and
taking photo's (The guy I knew was a test driver for Atkinson's) the
only information I ever got was that at the time the Sed/Ak was on
the stocks and the cab layout and tilt mechanism was being looked
at, I personally thought the Sed/Ak was similar in appearance to a
Scania 80 when it became available, All hush hush at the time. I
was told at the time If I spoke about anything i'd seen I would have
to be shot, something to do with the official secrets act, LOL.

[240 Gardner]

Hiya,
A little story I put on Trucknet many moons ago was concerning the Scania 80 and the story was rubbished by one or two Trucknetters,

It concerns when Bowkers were based in Blackburn and I'd just been allocated their first Scania 80 I parked in the yard uncoupled and getting ready to couple up to a loaded trailer ready for the next day. When Mr B himself told me to put my motor out of the way tilt the cab and go and get a cuppa for half an hour, as I moved away some guys one of them I knew swarmed round the motor looking at and taking photo's (The guy I knew was a test driver for Atkinson's)

the only information I ever got was that at the time the Sed/Ak was on the stocks and the cab layout and tilt mechanism was being looked at, I personally thought the Sed/Ak was similar in appearance to a Scania 80 when it became available, All hush hush at the time. I was told at the time If I spoke about anything i'd seen I would have to be shot, something to do with the official secrets act, LOL.

Was that when the Scania was new, Harry? In which case that wold have been 1969/70? The 400 Series prototype wasn't first shown until 1974, although Atkinson were supposed to have been doing at least preliminary design work on a new steel tilt cab prior to the Seddon takeover in late 1970. Was the Atkinson driver Pete Brooks?

[harry_gill]

Hiya,
A little story I put on Trucknet many moons ago was concerning the Scania 80 and the story was rubbished by one or two Trucknetters,

It concerns when Bowkers were based in Blackburn and I'd just been allocated their first Scania 80 I parked in the yard uncoupled and getting ready to couple up to a loaded trailer ready for the next day. When Mr B himself told me to put my motor out of the way tilt the cab and go and get a cuppa for half an hour, as I moved away some guys one of them I knew swarmed round the motor looking at and taking photo's (The guy I knew was a test driver for Atkinson's)

the only information I ever got was that at the time the Sed/Ak was on the stocks and the cab layout and tilt mechanism was being looked at, I personally thought the Sed/Ak was similar in appearance to a Scania 80 when it became available, All hush hush at the time. I was told at the time If I spoke about anything i'd seen I would have to be shot, something to do with the official secrets act, LOL.

Was that when the Scania was new, Harry? In which case that wold have been 1969/70? The 400 Series prototype wasn't first shown until 1974, although Atkinson were supposed to have been doing at least preliminary design work on a new steel tilt cab prior to the Seddon takeover in late 1970. Was the Atkinson driver Pete Brooks?

Hiya,
Yes Chris the 80 wouldn't have been very old and the Atki driver was
indeed Pete Brooks an at the time fellow Darrener and have enjoyed
many a pint with the same lad, maybe with your timescale the lads
looking at the Scania were interested in ideas for the Atki prototype.

[harry_gill]

Hiya,
A little story I put on Trucknet many moons ago was concerning the Scania 80 and the story was rubbished by one or two Trucknetters,

It concerns when Bowkers were based in Blackburn and I'd just been allocated their first Scania 80 I parked in the yard uncoupled and getting ready to couple up to a loaded trailer ready for the next day. When Mr B himself told me to put my motor out of the way tilt the cab and go and get a cuppa for half an hour, as I moved away some guys one of them I knew swarmed round the motor looking at and taking photo's (The guy I knew was a test driver for Atkinson's)

the only information I ever got was that at the time the Sed/Ak was on the stocks and the cab layout and tilt mechanism was being looked at, I personally thought the Sed/Ak was similar in appearance to a Scania 80 when it became available, All hush hush at the time. I was told at the time If I spoke about anything i'd seen I would have to be shot, something to do with the official secrets act, LOL.

Was that when the Scania was new, Harry? In which case that wold have been 1969/70? The 400 Series prototype wasn't first shown until 1974, although Atkinson were supposed to have been doing at least preliminary design work on a new steel tilt cab prior to the Seddon takeover in late 1970. Was the Atkinson driver Pete Brooks?

Hiya,
Yes Chris the 80 wouldn't have been very old and the Atki driver was
indeed Pete Brooks an at the time fellow Darrener and have enjoyed
many a pint with the same lad, maybe with your timescale the lads
looking at the Scania were interested in ideas for the Atki prototype.

PS Chris the cup of tea would have been taken in the Hamilton.

[oiltreader]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/100259436711849/
Nicely sheeted and roped secure yet vosa requires straps as well.......farcical. Updated regular so may have to scroll down to find Ferguson load and comments.
Oily

[Bewick]

There is a shot on this thread somewhere of a wee drawbar flat loaded with sand (loose) and it has a strap right over the middle--hilarious ! No doubt the VOSA "w------" would compliment the driver on his load securing prowess ! Bewick.

[Bewick]

[Punchy Dan]

An immaculate sheeted job parked in Moffat overnight