The humble Ford D series

I drove a D series Ford six wheeler tipper for C M Philpotts of Kington now and again, when the regular driver was ill or on holiday, it had the ford 360 turbo engine and grossed 20 ton in 1970, payload was just over 13 ton, it was one of two which the firm ran, it was fairly new when I drove it and went well, quite good to drive in those days with a five speed gearbox and a two speed axle. Considering that they were a cheap lorry they went well, my regular lorry was a Bedford KM which pulled like a train, but was a bit old fashioned compared to the Ford.