Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

oiltreader:
Sheeted and roped from the same firm, 1960 Octopus.
oily

Magic, Oily, pure magic!! I see that they were using wide canvas straps on the load to minimise damage to the paper.We used a few sets on the Bowater Scott tissue loads,they were OK up to a point but we switched to “bottle sheets” which we found ideal for all over load holding.Anyway those Guard Bridge shots show off the fine art of sheeting and roping at it’s best.One thing the Scots lads could do is sheet and rope proper like ! We had a couple of ex Caledonian/McKinnon drivers at Bewick Transport and they were both masters of the art,as well as top flight drivers.Cheers Bewick.