Scania 140 / 141

This Vehicle was based in South Somerset (Fish farm) , Truck Magazine did a feature when it was relatively new , last known where abouts I believe is Norfolk under restoration , I spoke the restorer as he had other Scania’s for sale , the matching A frame trailer was in Merv Wines sale .

Thanks for the info on the 6 wheeler, lets hope it turns up restored!

harry:

Marcel from Valais RIP. Got killed in Spain walking across a road.

Bet he had a lovely crop of tomatoes with all that glass!

He ran Spain & Portugal all the time so that air-con kit was really needed.

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A nice tidy specialist outfit there mate & I fancy a good job to go with it (re-terms/conditions)

I would imagine Brian that in socialist Sweden the terms and conditions would be good. - might be wrong i frequently am !

Hello all, nice bit of rain today, we do need it! LB76, lemonmouth, the Michael Hancock 141 drawbar 6x2. Your posts,28.09.11. & 03.10.11. Maybe the bits of personal recollection may be of interest. I met Michael when working in France, I think about 1981. I was following a beautiful, (sad are we not, to see beauty in a lorry)! drawbar on UK plates. When he stopped, so did I, I think it was the trailer, on big single wheels that cought my attention, less so the six fibreglass fish tanks mounted on it. The trailer was produced by the Dutch builder Meppel, and according to Michael, to his design. The image shown, courtesy of Neil Jarrold, shows, if you look carefully, the twelve, (if my memory is correct), air gauges mounted above the dashboard, monitoring the compressed air supply to the twelve, (six unit, and six trailer), fish tanks. This supply was generated by a rotary compressor, (Lister powered), with a slave spare, mounted on the 141s body, feeding the tanks via the longest suzi I think I have ever seen! Plus a substantial cylindrical cylinder holding tank. As for the 141, I think it was fairly standard, except that it had a Telma Retarder, (why oh why, did not more countries follow Frances lead, and allow the maximum gross weight, plus the weight of the Telma as the legal maximum)■■ Plus the small nearside door window, and mirror. A really outstanding outfit,that I recall Michael telling me had replaced a Volvo F86, some difference eh!! I think that he was based near Chard, and his main activity was as a fish farmer, (Trout)? Certainly when I met him there was a Trout painted on the bumper bar. In conversation I discovered that he, and I shared a love of cycle racing, (a great ice breaker when working in France). Michael was grey haired, and a good few years older than me, but very convivial company. Anyway, hope I have not bored you, and have to say I enjoy this thread, (even though I am not a great Scania man, apart from the LB76)! LB76, I am amazed at your photographic archive of Scanias, and really enjoyed your Wyatt thred. I recall seeing the big green and yellow AECs, (same colour as Wolverhampton`s buses)! when I was driving for the family in France in the early sixties. Cheerio for now.

Thanks Saviem, always nice to get the proper info on anything even more so if it is in your area of interest. so thanks for the little extra!
Bill

Saviem:
Hello all, nice bit of rain today, we do need it! LB76, lemonmouth, the Michael Hancock 141 drawbar 6x2. Your posts,28.09.11. & 03.10.11. Maybe the bits of personal recollection may be of interest. I met Michael when working in France, I think about 1981. I was following a beautiful, (sad are we not, to see beauty in a lorry)! drawbar on UK plates. When he stopped, so did I, I think it was the trailer, on big single wheels that cought my attention, less so the six fibreglass fish tanks mounted on it. The trailer was produced by the Dutch builder Meppel, and according to Michael, to his design. The image shown, courtesy of Neil Jarrold, shows, if you look carefully, the twelve, (if my memory is correct), air gauges mounted above the dashboard, monitoring the compressed air supply to the twelve, (six unit, and six trailer), fish tanks. This supply was generated by a rotary compressor, (Lister powered), with a slave spare, mounted on the 141s body, feeding the tanks via the longest suzi I think I have ever seen! Plus a substantial cylindrical cylinder holding tank. As for the 141, I think it was fairly standard, except that it had a Telma Retarder, (why oh why, did not more countries follow Frances lead, and allow the maximum gross weight, plus the weight of the Telma as the legal maximum)■■ Plus the small nearside door window, and mirror. A really outstanding outfit,that I recall Michael telling me had replaced a Volvo F86, some difference eh!! I think that he was based near Chard, and his main activity was as a fish farmer, (Trout)? Certainly when I met him there was a Trout painted on the bumper bar. In conversation I discovered that he, and I shared a love of cycle racing, (a great ice breaker when working in France). Michael was grey haired, and a good few years older than me, but very convivial company. Anyway, hope I have not bored you, and have to say I enjoy this thread, (even though I am not a great Scania man, apart from the LB76)! LB76, I am amazed at your photographic archive of Scanias, and really enjoyed your Wyatt thred. I recall seeing the big green and yellow AECs, (same colour as Wolverhampton`s buses)! when I was driving for the family in France in the early sixties. Cheerio for now.

I remember Mike Hanncock he used to come into my yard for spare parts for that Scania but I seem to recall that he had oxygen cylinders on the headboard of the Scania to supply the fish tanks, He used to have to collect/deliver somewhere nearby in Nursling.

Regards Pat

How many times do you say “I wish I’d brought me camera!” I’m really so greatful for the quality pics being kindly shared with us on all of these forums. Cheers guys! - one big Scanny I remember being regularly parked at the end of my street at weekends (on the old Winwick Road A49) during the early 80’s (and that motor must have been a few years old then) was a dark blue tractor hooked up to a Diversey Chemical tanker (complete with front bumper bucket) and it looked a beast! Funny because I never ever seen it arriving or departing so methinks the driver could have been up to no good (jammy get)

LB76:
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hi lb76
when was this picture taken :question:

cheers
gaz