Thanks ,the picture is from 2002 we still have the unit in the yard it has an aluminium tank and wheels now and still only 350,000 ks it was £2500 in 2002 as the firm didnt have a twin splitter driver ,they bought an fl10 in its place ,backwards or what? I think it’s worth more now!
windrush pete just blowing the dust off some old shots of ballidon quarry
just got to scan them in
Defo backwords Dan IMO, give me the ERF Anyday, Regards Larry.
Moose:
windrush pete just blowing the dust off some old shots of ballidon quarry
just got to scan them in
He will be along when we are in bed.
1950’s shot my grandfather driving the rb and I think john lees as the dumper driver
Ivor Duggan’s Foden eight legger loading lime at Dolyhir Quarry.
Is that ballidon moose,or knivton?
Kiah Stevens in his eight legger ERF.
My old mate Ivor Duggan in one of his Foden six wheelers.
Loaded with Barley at Cresswell, The driver The late Walter Moore who worked for us a long time, Regards Larry.
A Volvo eight legger coming onto the weighbridge at Gore Quarry.
A Volvo FM artic on the weighbridge at Strinds/Dolyhir Quarry.
A Volvo FM eight legger of C W Griffiths at Gore Quarry.
Scania artic bulk tipper at Gore Quarry.
ballidon quarry mid 1950’s
Just asked my dad for some memorys from his early days tipper driving in the late 70s the first one was it was about 6 months before he went to a tip as any back road or bit of wasteground was fair game to lose a load of muck
kr79:
Just asked my dad for some memorys from his early days tipper driving in the late 70s the first one was it was about 6 months before he went to a tip as any back road or bit of wasteground was fair game to lose a load of muck
It still is for some sadly
Although i dont want to see it at that angle anytime soon