dessert driver:
Hi Dave
Although the Scania was King of the road at the time, the comepition being 150/180 Gardners, that little Bedford when loaded would stick with the loaded Scania. Unforturnetly the goverment in their wisdom decided to change from “under 3 ton unladen” to “over7.5 ton gross”.They gave anyone,including me, driving a vehicle under 3 ton unladen but under 21 a HGV licence up to 10 ton gross.Therefore taking 2.35 ton of my payload.This coincided with Father going out ME so we parked the Bedford up and I went second man with him. I drove that Scania over the water for two years doing over 150,000 mile before I was old enough to get my class 1 over here.You are right in what you say about the size of the moden trucks, I now drive a 144/530 for G Mayer plant hire from Coton nr Whitchurch and would have no problem with loading a 40t machine on the stepframe. Not so long ago anything over about 12t would have been put on a drop well trailer.
Here is a couple of photos of it with a 25t machine on taken at Horsehay Telford ready to move to Immingham docks on route to Sweden.
Over weight, over sixty, and parked near St Davids Pembroke march this year.
By the way Dave most of your photos of tippers seem to be taken from the pasenger seat of your van, have you got a showfer or a seat cover taking photos for you? Also there seems to be a lot taken in a layby with a butty van in it, Does the boss know you keep stopping or have you got shares in it
