newmercman:
I love the Golding F16, in my eyes those F16s are the best looking heavy haulage unit ever made.
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Ever saw a Scammell Crusader mate…? I’ll get me coat…
Yes I have… and I refer you back to my earlier comment [emoji1][emoji1][emoji165][emoji165]
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You tell him Mark!
I would love to say that I would prefer a Crusader over a Volvo F16, even it was just to be patriotic!
Patrick,
Have you been to any cafe’s in Amsterdam lately to come out with a comment like that?!
pete 359:
Hi Pete,
I’ve only just caught up with this thread and I see Ivor Andrews’s Roadtrain.Ivor subbed to Joint Motorways for many years,that unit was his third I think? The last truck I remember him owning was a DAF 95 that he bought new in 1990.He also had a pub in Shrewsbury.
Morning Andrew,
The trailer stood out as Joints used to back load a lot of scrap bales from Coopers metals in Downing Street Smethwick , Thanks for the info, Pete
pete smith:
Hi Pete,
Tangye made a range of heavy duty jacks as well, Cooper Metals had some for “jacking” the baler and the shear when they jammed, forklift job to move and position them, they also done toe jacks to enable the knock out axles to be removed on low loaders, another hernia job moving those about! Cheer’s Pete
They made some nice heavy duty jacks that were light in weight for their size, we had some at the quarry. The bus company garage where my brother in law works had some as well but because they ‘were old’ the management scrapped them along with several Duff Norton ratchet jacks and an Oxford arc welder that just required a fuse in the plug! The welder was replaced by one from Machine Mart!
Agree re the Leyland fire engine chassis. I used to live in South West Lancs. Occasionally, one would see oddballs about the place, obviously ex-factory. The Police had a Roadtrain tractor unit with rectangular headlamps, for instance. It looked well smart.
I’m petty sure that brown Strato was doing northern Italy Mid to late 90’s … IIRC it used to run south with IFOR, and come back in through Nova Garitzia…
Jelliot:
I’m petty sure that brown Strato was doing northern Italy Mid to late 90’s … IIRC it used to run south with IFOR, and come back in through Nova Garitzia…
Jeff…
looks like “Puma International” does that ring any bells?
Jelliot:
I’m petty sure that brown Strato was doing northern Italy Mid to late 90’s … IIRC it used to run south with IFOR, and come back in through Nova Garitzia…
Jeff…
Hi Jeff in the early 90’s we had 30+ trucks in our fleet and we did a hell of a lot of IFOR work subcontracting to JSL ( Janerite ) from Stoke on Trent there was one other subcontractor doing that work also on for JSL, the operation was run by Hogg Robinson and when JSL got the contract from them they approached us as we had fridges and we had always done one load a month of china plates to Spain as they never went there, initially we did all the foodstuffs to a freezer ship which was moored in the docks in Split, we shipped from Ancona but later we got involved with the general traffic as well, it was good work as you were vetted by HR as were JSL and the other subbie, it was not work that got subbed out to any Tom, ■■■■ or Harry which was good for us, the only problem we had was too many drivers together and we all know what happens then especially when they have had a few drinks.
Later on we started to go overland doing the job through Germany, the good thing about that was relaxed driving restrictions on IFOR work if you had tour plates up, some times got held up at the Karawanken tunnel though, we did a lot of hazardous loads like oil and petrol in jerry cans stacked in stillages, we also took out two scimmeter tanks in the back of a fridge but not a lot of room then.
Not sure if your Strato man was on for IFOR but may have tipped to air force bases which were in Italy, in the end we lost the job as Steady Eddie bought out JSL so they got the Government contract, then there was a big piece in a truck magazine about them being hero’s looking after our troops but by then we had been doing the job for seven or eight years, typical that though, cheers Buzzer.
You tell him Mark!
I would love to say that I would prefer a Crusader over a Volvo F16, even it was just to be patriotic!
Patrick,
Have you been to any cafe’s in Amsterdam lately to come out with a comment like that?!
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Nah, they don’t serve Yorkshire tea in them cafe’s here mate… I’ll get me coat…
pv83:
You tell him Mark!
I would love to say that I would prefer a Crusader over a Volvo F16, even it was just to be patriotic!
Patrick,
Have you been to any cafe’s in Amsterdam lately to come out with a comment like that?!
Nah, they don’t serve Yorkshire tea in them cafe’s here mate… I’ll get me coat…
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Yarkshire Tea? You will be Chris Webbs best mate with comments like that!
pete smith:
Hi Pete,
Tangye made a range of heavy duty jacks as well, Cooper Metals had some for “jacking” the baler and the shear when they jammed, forklift job to move and position them, they also done toe jacks to enable the knock out axles to be removed on low loaders, another hernia job moving those about! Cheer’s Pete
They made some nice heavy duty jacks that were light in weight for their size, we had some at the quarry. The bus company garage where my brother in law works had some as well but because they ‘were old’ the management scrapped them along with several Duff Norton ratchet jacks and an Oxford arc welder that just required a fuse in the plug! The welder was replaced by one from Machine Mart!
Pete.
I still have a couple of the Lake and Elliot jacks, if you don’t chuck them around and crack the base they are good jacks.
Agree re the Leyland fire engine chassis. I used to live in South West Lancs. Occasionally, one would see oddballs about the place, obviously ex-factory. The Police had a Roadtrain tractor unit with rectangular headlamps, for instance. It looked well smart.
Jelliot:
I’m petty sure that brown Strato was doing northern Italy Mid to late 90’s … IIRC it used to run south with IFOR, and come back in through Nova Garitzia…
Jeff…
looks like “Puma International” does that ring any bells?
regrads
Colin
Thank you Jeff and Colin for the comments on the Strato, Pete
Jelliot:
I’m petty sure that brown Strato was doing northern Italy Mid to late 90’s … IIRC it used to run south with IFOR, and come back in through Nova Garitzia…
Jeff…
Hi Jeff in the early 90’s we had 30+ trucks in our fleet and we did a hell of a lot of IFOR work subcontracting to JSL ( Janerite ) from Stoke on Trent there was one other subcontractor doing that work also on for JSL, the operation was run by Hogg Robinson and when JSL got the contract from them they approached us as we had fridges and we had always done one load a month of china plates to Spain as they never went there, initially we did all the foodstuffs to a freezer ship which was moored in the docks in Split, we shipped from Ancona but later we got involved with the general traffic as well, it was good work as you were vetted by HR as were JSL and the other subbie, it was not work that got subbed out to any Tom, ■■■■ or Harry which was good for us, the only problem we had was too many drivers together and we all know what happens then especially when they have had a few drinks.
Later on we started to go overland doing the job through Germany, the good thing about that was relaxed driving restrictions on IFOR work if you had tour plates up, some times got held up at the Karawanken tunnel though, we did a lot of hazardous loads like oil and petrol in jerry cans stacked in stillages, we also took out two scimmeter tanks in the back of a fridge but not a lot of room then.
Not sure if your Strato man was on for IFOR but may have tipped to air force bases which were in Italy, in the end we lost the job as Steady Eddie bought out JSL so they got the Government contract, then there was a big piece in a truck magazine about them being hero’s looking after our troops but by then we had been doing the job for seven or eight years, typical that though, cheers Buzzer.
Hi Buzzer,
Was it Snapper Morrison lining the trucks up for a shoot that caused the hold up? Thanks for the comments, Pete
pv83:
You tell him Mark!
I would love to say that I would prefer a Crusader over a Volvo F16, even it was just to be patriotic!
Patrick,
Have you been to any cafe’s in Amsterdam lately to come out with a comment like that?!
Nah, they don’t serve Yorkshire tea in them cafe’s here mate… I’ll get me coat…
Yarkshire Tea? You will be Chris Webbs best mate with comments like that!
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pv83:
You tell him Mark!
I would love to say that I would prefer a Crusader over a Volvo F16, even it was just to be patriotic!
Patrick,
Have you been to any cafe’s in Amsterdam lately to come out with a comment like that?!
Nah, they don’t serve Yorkshire tea in them cafe’s here mate… I’ll get me coat…
Yarkshire Tea? You will be Chris Webbs best mate with comments like that!
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I salute you Sir! Can’t leave home without a proper brew, no point telling Pete that, he’s used to PG bags…
