PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONModerators: ERF-NGC-European, dieseldave By posting content to TruckNet, you're agreeing to our terms of use and confirm that you have read our Privacy Policy, and our Cookie Use Policy. You acknowledge that any personal data you post on TruckNet may be accessed by other members of TruckNet and visitors to the forum Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONH.Twycross Scania.
Prestons Mercedes. Anyone recognise the ERF ? Looks like Richard ??? on the sheet. ATH ERF bulker. Alcan Scania 111. G.R.Stein Seddon Atkinson. Edge Transport DAF. Belfield Bros Volvo F88. Looks like its had a hard life. P.G.Herdsman Volvo F10. Dont think we have had one of these on here,anyone know where they were from ? Bathgate Silica Sand Foden.
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Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONRegarding bolted versus rivetted chassis, give me bolts every time! I well remember how time consuming it was replacing spring hangers etc on Bedford and BMC chassis, grinding rivets off and then having to ream the holes out to install 'dead fit' bolts whereas with a Foden etc five minutes with a zip gun and the job was done. Very rare that we had loose bolts, usually it took a lot of strength to loosen them for changing gearboxes etc and this was on tipper chassis where rough work and twisting was normal.
Dean, the haulier I mentioned didn't work for a magazine! ![]() ![]() Pete. Foden Forever!
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONMorning Dean,
The Smiths Flour Mills Volvo must have been based at Langley Mill as I can't remember "bag wagons" running out of Walsall Mill in the Volvo years!
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONMorning Dean,
The Servosteel Premium may be one of their own fleet or one of Mamble Transports, Servo had depot's in Stourbridge and the old Simon Engineering factory near Dudley, Cheer's Pete
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Morning Dean and Pete,I have spent many times waiting to tip up servo Stourbridge they weren't exactly quick tipping
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONWith the shortage of drivers to day a lot of companies will look at driver "likes" when looking at new motors, how much an hour would you want to drive an A series ERF to day, FULL TIME !!! Harvey[/quote]
I would prefer an A Series than the pile of crap that is a midlift automatic CF that i`m currently driving ![]() Hi Pete, So sorry to hear that mate, what with Christmas coming up an all, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Yes i was,,,,,,, did you used to wear pink shorts ????? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Morning Rigsby, The Mamoth Major was a good motor in its day, I worked at Volvo with one of there salesman with a huge ammount of experiance, ( he moved to Volvo when Southall became Leyland ) and in fun he would say thats why the NUTS are on the outside. It became the Leyland Octopus, even lighter and pay load was its big pitch to the market. Harvey
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And of course Mr Davies a very tasty Mandator, One carefull owner, never raced or rallied. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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That's not you in Preston's 1632 is it Lance?
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONIt could be
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Herdsman was from Oswestry area, used to carry out of Shotton on occasions but in the main timber, the 2800 DAF. Was the wife’s uncles who drove for Edge in Chester also......also had a TM and KM Bedford with a detroit v8....yeeh ha!!!!
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B T Hicks have a depot now in Rotherwas ,Hereford regards Keith
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Couldn't find any in my size ![]() I worked in Ocean Village for 8 years, 2001 to 2009
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The Herdsman who was the timber haulier/merchant and did for a few years out if Shotton and for a longer time Brymbo works was W T Herdsman, the F10 in the pic is P G Herdsman, I've no idea if there is any relationship between the two.
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONHurdsman Motors for Steelboy and acd1202, the Oswestry based one! Cheer's Pete
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Yes it was W Willie T Herdsman from Oswestry ,as well as Shotton ,thier timber work was out of ETC Ellesmere Timber Company as well ,thank you Trevor
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Hi Dean and Harvey, From memory I think the Renault was a subbie for Matsolex who's office was a couple of yards from The Frog and Frigate,I also remember Arthur Porter a larger than life character he started with a lovely round cab ERF 6 wheeler back in the early 60's,doing the Channel Islands produce to all the markets,they don't make chaps like Arthur anymore more's the pity. Regards Richard
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Good morning Richard, I must put something right, The Frog had very interesting customers not to be confused with the Juniper berry customers, my pink shorts quip was in jest. So: who can recognise this driver on his night out from his wagon ???? Harvey
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Hello DEAN ......really like the Alcan Scania pic ....most of thier 111s were day cab .....would see them at places like Westlands aviation Yeovil ,and a factory at Banbury that produced foil .......Alcan at Rogerstone finished up with G series Renaults ........lol .......Geraint
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONThanks for the comments and photos chaps,been a bit manic this week.
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Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONSome odds and sods.
Click on pages twice to read. Fodens. Bedford's 1960. India Tyres. Anyone remember them ? ERF. AEC 1967. Advert.1964.
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONSmart looking DAF of Torbay Freight.
Anyone recognise the DAF ?? Newton Steel Stock Scania Pargat Group Leyland/DAF Dutch DAF. Civil & Marine DAF Smurfit DAF Pattemores Transport Iveco. Looks like a milk tanker ? Shell ERF tanker. Malc Rowland Mercedes.
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONAnyone recognise the Volvo F10 bulker ??
Anyone recognise the Bedford TM rigid ?? W.Brennan tidy DAF. Dont think we have had one of these on here before,anyone know where they were from ? C.C.Pritchard Transport ERF from South Wales.Looks new. Cant make the name out on the Foden car transporter ?? Allegro shed on the bottom. ![]() Heatons Removals Leyland draw-bar. Buzzer knows all about this one. Think its been to the moon and back ! ![]() Think this was taken in Southampton ? Cant make the name out on the Seddon Atkinson. Smoking well ! ![]() Gardiner Bros Truck Rental Berliet. Stephens & Chambers ERF loaded with scrap.
Re: PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTIONHi I think Brennans tankers were from Leeds they used to have a yard at Tingley behind the Bulls head pub
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hello DEAN ,the Foden is another Shropshire gem from you ,ex Valley Transport Bishops Castle ,they had 2 of them along with Dodges and TK Bedfords ,but your picture it is with Chester Car Carriers ,thank you Trevor
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Hi Dean ,the TM 4 wheeler is ex Passey Knott of Kington ,agriculture merchants ,looks if it now belongs to a farmer. Trevor ,can remember Valley transport ,they ran buses as well ,and the transport side taken over by a company named Morris and continued to transport cars they had Dafs and F10 Volvos ,when they finished one of thier drivers started Mid Wales Car Deliveries with Scanias ,regards Keith
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DEAN ,Oh My Days !! another Stephens and Chambers ! Brill !! Pauls collection of South wales photos must be like a bottomless pit ! That ERF is probably ex Showerings Shepton Mallet and hauling scrap into the Abbey , enjoyed the Welsh Crusader spectacle a few pages back ,this thread moves so fast !!. amazing stuff MT .
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