Home brew sleeper cabs...

[[zb] anorak]

Tolemans mobile carparks modified their cabs I think they were F86,s and Maggie Deuz units. It was a extension bolted on the rear of the day cab slightly larger than the rear screen, through which was the access to the bed. they jutted out over the 5th wheel and they were nicknamed the coffin for that's what they looked like. Not so good if you were a bit overweight and not so agile.
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Superb thread, this:
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Coffins are on page one. Seems that, as the design of transporters changed, ordinary cabs became acceptable.

[newmercman]

Except for the truck transporters, they have specific parts cut away to enable a certain amount of truck chassis to be carried. The Italians used to do the same, there were some very odd looking sleeper compartments around.

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[Jelliot]

And if you want to be really helpful you could leave them to soak in soapy water until you get home!

Just leave them sloshing about in soapy water for 500 miles or so. That should do the trick.
On a (very slightly) serious note- did anyone make a "washing machine" thing for trips to uncivilised places? I imagine some sort of lidded/sealed tank with a couple of cricket balls in it. Something like that.

When I was doing China I noticed one of the other lads had a proper wash bucket in his trailer box, so I thought I'd do the same. Turns out he got it from some camping shop somewhere in Holland so there was fat chance I was going to get one. One of the places we used to go had 25 liter buckets with snap tight lids, They were pretty heavy duty. and a bit mingy, after a good wash I thought they'd do the trick so I wrangled one from the forman... I think I used Tesco cold water washing powder.... I used to do half a day with soapy water, then tip that out and rinse a few times. I made a sort of grid that sat about half way down the bucket which I had drilled a load of big holes in ( cause I'd seen the other lad had the same sort of thing ) so you put that in and sat your wet clothes back on top of it for the rest of the day, which drained them out.

Use a proper washing line or a bit of string and cloth pegs... usually strung up between a couple of trucks.... Don't be tempted to use a Tilt cord cause they're really mingy and put minging black lines right across your cloths..

I did a load one day mid November and the whole bucket with all the cloths froze solid....so I spent most of the following week with very little choice of things to ware.....


Jeff...

[mushroomman]

This thread has just reminded me that I bought a Sputnik washing machine in South West Africa back in 1975 for a lot less than 100 Rand, it was ideal for working in the bush. And after doing a bit of Googling I am surprised to see that they are still selling them.

http://sputnikwashingmachine.co.za/

I.I.R.C. this photo from page 3 of the blue D.A.F. was driven by Keith Headley from Bury, Lancashire who did some Middle East work in the late eighties and early nineties.

[[zb] anorak]

700 Rand now. Worth it for the advertising alone:

"Wonder Wash is ideal for caravanners, bachelors, couples, single people, pensioners, students, barracks and even the housewife..."

[ezydriver]

This thread has just reminded me that I bought a Sputnik washing machine in South West Africa back in 1975 for a lot less than 100 Rand, it was ideal for working in the bush. And after doing a bit of Googling I am surprised to see that they are still selling them.

http://sputnikwashingmachine.co.za/

I.I.R.C. this photo from page 3 of the blue D.A.F. was driven by Keith Headley from Bury, Lancashire who did some Middle East work in the late eighties and early nineties.

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That blue daf is quite interesting. I can't quite identify what the driver's door is from. It's not a DAF door.

This thread is really interesting. Some of those jobs look really slick and professional, whereas others look ludicrous

Has anybody got any pictures of the insides of some of these home brew sleepers? Especially the small bolt on coffin types? I'd love to see what they looked like inside.

[newmercman]

Never noticed the door on the Daf until it was pointed out, well spotted!

I would say it's a bitsa, the front edge has to be Daf, the angle of the screen and hinge positions would be hard to replicate, the rest, who knows, the door handle is from an F10/12 and mounted much lower than the original Daf one.

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[pete smith]

Never noticed the door on the Daf until it was pointed out, well spotted!

I would say it's a bitsa, the front edge has to be Daf, the angle of the screen and hinge positions would be hard to replicate, the rest, who knows, the door handle is from an F10/12 and mounted much lower than the original Daf one.

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Morning Mark,
The door is very strange but the Laybond Dat on the right was driven by a member on here 3300 John, perhaps he could shed some light on it, I see him lurking on FB so I'll send an SOS! Cheers Pete

[marky]

I've heard it said somewhere (where exactly now escapes me) that Keith's cab was modified in Europe somewhere. That said, didn't RABA use DAF cabs? Could it be one of their cabs which was used on Keith's wagon?

[[zb] anorak]

Just found this:

Was in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMgU4AYfCoU

[robroy]

This thread has just reminded me that I bought a Sputnik washing machine in South West Africa back in 1975 for a lot less than 100 Rand, it was ideal for working in the bush. And after doing a bit of Googling I am surprised to see that they are still selling them.

http://sputnikwashingmachine.co.za/

I.I.R.C. this photo from page 3 of the blue D.A.F. was driven by Keith Headley from Bury, Lancashire who did some Middle East work in the late eighties and early nineties.

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Any idea who he bought that DAF off, or who the previous owner was?
It looks like ex David Sisson,.an owner driver who I used to know who replaced it with the first DAF 95 Superspace Lhd Cummins powered, in the country.

[jeffrey ellener]

A Guy Big-J and a LHD 'ergo' Leyland. robert

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I think I remember a couple of Big J sleepers of Longs of Leeds . Sold by Archbolds the local distributer.

[ERF-NGC-European]

A Guy Big-J and a LHD 'ergo' Leyland. robert

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I think I remember a couple of Big J sleepers of Longs of Leeds . Sold by Archbolds the local distributer.

Yes indeed! And here's a pic of one of them. Knightrider was one firm who built Guy sleeper conversions, though I don't know who did them for Longs. Robert

[coomsey]

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Dear oh dear !!

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Dear oh dear !!

[ramone]

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Dear oh dear !!

That could be a cut down rigid

[coomsey]

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Dear oh dear !!

That could be a cut down rigid

Does that make it better or worse ?? Does anyone care ?? I never ever drove a motor on looks, but I may have drawn a line there !!

[ezydriver]

At an RDC recently, I was sat next to the old driver of that. He used to do the middle east in it, once going to Pakistan.

[blue estate]

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Dear oh dear !!

That could be a cut down rigid

Does belong to removals company , may be the main body was damaged beyond repair but the chassis was got and he got a cheap box trailer and chopped the truck chassis instead


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[whisperingsmith]

At an RDC recently, I was sat next to the old driver of that. He used to do the middle east in it, once going to Pakistan.

Bet he flew home (via the Middle East - Not that far from Pakistan)

[ramone]

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Dear oh dear !!

That could be a cut down rigid

Does belong to removals company , may be the main body was damaged beyond repair but the chassis was got and he got a cheap box trailer and chopped the truck chassis instead


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I bet it bounced around a bit with that short wheelbase even worse unit only

[tonyj105]

my dads drivers had the benefit of a couple of these on the trailer to kip in on the way down to st tropez, had to slum it on the way back though.

[atkiman]

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Dear oh dear !!

I had one of them hatchet pods on a Bedford TL..was very cosy ..better than the parcel shelf

[Froggy55]

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Dear oh dear !!

This one could certainly have competed for "the most ugly truck of its year". Nevertheless better than having to sleep on the passenger seat!

[Singo55]

Very true i "cabbed" it in a Guy big J for about three years and the doctors can't understand why my lower vertebrae are misaligned . Progressed to an ERF A series after that at least the seats and bonnet lined up. Happy days nevertheless.

[robthedog]

Nice in LV in June

[coomsey]

Nmp

[Wheel Nut]

I had never noticed the door on Keith Headleys DAF. I remember the lorry though.

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Nmp

Blimey Coomsey, I hope that container's empty, or he'll be working those 6 gears all day! Robert

[coomsey]

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Nmp

Blimey Coomsey, I hope that container's empty, or he'll be working those 6 gears all day! Robert

For sure Robert, assuming it's a Ford chassis !!??