ROGER PICKERING PHOTO'S

[windrush]

Nice to see the London brick Foden. They run alot of those here's another one.

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I see the Foden is only a single drive which wouldn't be so good for site deliveries ? Why would they only spec single ? would it be for increased payload rather than for traction purposes ? Cheers Bewick.

Well the later 4000 series in Roger's pic has a lifting back axle but I wouldn't think the S83 would have? Maybe they didn't venture off road with them?

Pete.

[coomsey]

Nice to see the London brick Foden. They run alot of those here's another one.

london brick foden.PNG

I see the Foden is only a single drive which wouldn't be so good for site deliveries ? Why would they only spec single ? would it be for increased payload rather than for traction purposes ? Cheers Bewick.

Well the later 4000 series in Roger's pic has a lifting back axle but I wouldn't think the S83 would have? Maybe they didn't venture off road with them?

Pete.

I was on brick lorries for 6yr n don't recall having to use the diff lock. As you probably know the roads went in first n the bricks were offloaded along side of em. One off jobs, if it looked like I weren't going to come out I didn't go in. "You can have them where I say or I'm taking them back! " much face pulling n the odd bust up but sod em. Cheers Coomsey

[pete smith]

Nice to see the London brick Foden. They run alot of those here's another one.

london brick foden.PNG

Thanks for the picture Dean,

[pete smith]

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Car collection services based in Penyffordd near Mold ran this unit.

The last time I saw one of those Dennison units was in the workshop on Kinnerton Lane Hope around 2002.

Not sure if the company is still trading.

Thank you for the information use a name, Pete

[pete smith]

Nice to see the London brick Foden. They run alot of those here's another one.

london brick foden.PNG

I see the Foden is only a single drive which wouldn't be so good for site deliveries ? Why would they only spec single ? would it be for increased payload rather than for traction purposes ? Cheers Bewick.

Well the later 4000 series in Roger's pic has a lifting back axle but I wouldn't think the S83 would have? Maybe they didn't venture off road with them?

Pete.

I was on brick lorries for 6yr n don't recall having to use the diff lock. As you probably know the roads went in first n the bricks were offloaded along side of em. One off jobs, if it looked like I weren't going to come out I didn't go in. "You can have them where I say or I'm taking them back! " much face pulling n the odd bust up but sod em. Cheers Coomsey

Morning Dennis, Pete and Paul,
London Brick used Volvo 86's and they were single drive as Coomsey says a basic road would have already been put in on site, a single drive would save weight and also a fair bit of fuel, I wish I could get away with having single drives! Cheer's Pete

[pete smith]

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[coomsey]

I must have had 7/8 motors on the bricks n, barring the Marathon, they were all twin drive. Weight wise golden type bricks, 16 packs, approx 24t gross, red nearer 30t especially if it rained on them overnight, you could tell with how the motor went. Biggest doings with bricks was the fact most site foremen n private customers thought you'd got a 10t tower crane. "Can you put em over the cab /tail end or on several occasions through that bedroom window!! "
Oh how we laughed.
Great pictures by the way Pete. Cheers Coomsey

[Chris Webb]

I remember Pentons well,they used to come into Glass Glover (MFS) Maltby,good set of lads. Aare they still operating out of Ruyton 1X Towns?

[pete smith]

I remember Pentons well,they used to come into Glass Glover (MFS) Maltby,good set of lads. Aare they still operating out of Ruyton 1X Towns?

Hi Chris,
Pentons have a big place on Maesbury road Oswestry, not sure if they still have the yard at Ruyton, Cheer's Pete

[pete smith]

I must have had 7/8 motors on the bricks n, barring the Marathon, they were all twin drive. Weight wise golden type bricks, 16 packs, approx 24t gross, red nearer 30t especially if it rained on them overnight, you could tell with how the motor went. Biggest doings with bricks was the fact most site foremen n private customers thought you'd got a 10t tower crane. "Can you put em over the cab /tail end or on several occasions through that bedroom window!! "
Oh how we laughed.
Great pictures by the way Pete. Cheers Coomsey

Cheer's Coomsey, I will pass your kind remarks on to Roger who took the pics, I'm just the messenger!

[pete smith]

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[DEANB]

Some more of Marleys motors Pete.

[pete smith]

Some more of Marleys motors Pete.

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Cheer's Dean, I'll take the Mandator please!

[Chris Webb]

Hi Pete.
Tony Fane was from Eagle near Lincoln.

[HRS]

Some more of Marleys motors Pete.

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Cheer's Dean, I'll take the Mandator please!

Yep !!! and me......Harvey

[Chris Webb]

Some more of Marleys motors Pete.

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Cheer's Dean, I'll take the Mandator please!

Yep !!! and me......Harvey

Me too please gaffer.

[rigsby]

What do you want the Mandator for when there's a proper lorry on the right of it ?

[Chris Webb]

What do you want the Mandator for when there's a proper lorry on the right of it ?

Volvos are too modern for me.

[rigsby]

What do you want the Mandator for when there's a proper lorry on the right of it ?

Volvos are too modern for me.

On 'tother side Chris , proper British lorry not foreign rubbish . Only had a Volvo for 2 days and couldn't wait to get my ERF E series back . S36 Foden was a lorry for drivers not screwdrivers .

[Retired Old Fart]

……………..says the bloke with a luxury Japanese car!

[pv83]

What do you want the Mandator for when there's a proper lorry on the right of it ?

Volvos are too modern for me.

Even the ones that are 30 years old by now? Had a go in both of them last June, reckon I'd go for the Volvo, thank you very much

[Lawrence Dunbar]

What do you want the Mandator for when there's a proper lorry on the right of it ?

Volvos are too modern for me.

On 'tother side Chris , proper British lorry not foreign rubbish . Only had a Volvo for 2 days and couldn't wait to get my ERF E series back . S36 Foden was a lorry for drivers not screwdrivers .

Well said that Man The S 36 would be my choice too, Of course having owned one Which proved to be a good buy, And made a few bob for me, Happy Days long gone, Regards Larry.

[rigsby]

……………..says the bloke with a luxury Japanese car!

Well I can't get a luxury British car can I ? They are all foreign owned now .

[pete smith]

Hi Pete.
Tony Fane was from Eagle near Lincoln.

Thanks for the info Chris, never heard of them

[pete smith]

……………..says the bloke with a luxury Japanese car!

Well I can't get a luxury British car can I ? They are all foreign owned now .

Riggers,
I know where there is a Maxi for sale!!

[pete smith]

It looks like a tie between the AEC and the Foden then!
On about Fodens, I can remember my Dad saying that the Foden FG didn't drive as nice as the Albion CX 7's the company had, down to what each of us prefer eh? Cheer's Pete

[pete smith]

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[Chris Webb]

I don't know who the F10 belongs to but look at the state of that LO-COST shed with tail lift ram cover missing,MFS had a couple of 28ft single axle trailers like it for "oss and cart" delivery points,full of scrapes and dents.

[Me.Paul.101]

I don't know who the F10 belongs to but look at the state of that LO-COST shed with tail lift ram cover missing,MFS had a couple of 28ft single axle trailers like it for "oss and cart" delivery points,full of scrapes and dents.

The F12 has the name 'Partridges' on the headboard but I don't know where they're from....

[240 Gardner]

Bob & Nick Wright were from Hoole, near Preston but, by the time they were operating this Merc, they had moved to Holme Road, Bamber Bidge, in the old Horsley Smith timber yard - their depot has now been swallowed up by Bowker.

I first knew them in the mid-70s, when they had 5 blue Mk.2 Atkis on traction for Pandoro. I think it would have been about 1997 when they packed up.

Here's an earlier one of theirs:

UEE 301J Atkinson Borderer T3246XB by 240 Gardner, on Flickr