Birmingham and black country firms

r slicker:
here is a blast from the past for you.

i worked at stokes drums in west brom. are they still going ?. 2 ford cargo tractor units all steel drums handball on handball off. thats how i honed my crown green bowling skills rolling them off. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

I worked for Stokes’s in the 1970s, he had a Bedford tk and a d series artic then, he later changed the tk for a long wheel base 7.5ton d series, I think the artic had a ■■■■■■■ engine, nice runs down to Fry’s of bath.