Handsome
Harry mentioned Mk 3’s with a drawbar, I was just a van lad at the time but we had 3 x Mk 3’s with Dyson drawbars at Harrisons of Dewsbury (London trunk at night, shunting locally during the day). Regular loads were bailed rags out of London docks for delivery locally up here. When I was put on 'drivers mate duty the experienced drivers would let me try to push (front pushing bar) the Dyson into a tight mill yard, I never did quite master the art.
Hiya,
I’ve heard wag and drag men who’ve boasted they’ve never resorted to
having “hung one on the nose” to get into the odd tight spot, all I can
say is they haven’t delivered to many of the old Lancashire cotton mills
or those back street rag shops of Manchester or the Dundee jute works.
Oh’ I did once do an off duty move for Billy Smarts Circus this was made
up of an old Octopus and two drawbars fortunately it was straight off a
showground onto another showground no shunting required “phew”.
Harry,we never nosed trailers in at MFS,always reversed in normally when shunting.But we did have power steering,it would have been hard work without. Reversing A frames was just summat you got used to with practice,it were always summat I wanted to have a go at. When I went back on artics I kept putting wrong lock on when reversing.
I have possibly mentioned this before but without trawling through 40+ pages I’m not sure so will repeat it here!
Before I started at the quarry, and before Tilcon, they had some Mk 5 AEC’s on bag work, Sam Hambleton had one and broke a spring on the nearside second axle. Arthur, the fitter, was instructed to stop behind and fit one. When Sam arrived next morning the second axle wheel was a few inches off of the ground, apparently the front and second axle springs had different radius and they only had one for the front axle but fitted it anyway. Sam queried it but was told that with a load of bags on it would be nearer the ground so he loaded it and off he went, no harm done and probably some tyre wear saved as well!
Handsome
Harry mentioned Mk 3’s with a drawbar, I was just a van lad at the time but we had 3 x Mk 3’s with Dyson drawbars at Harrisons of Dewsbury (London trunk at night, shunting locally during the day). Regular loads were bailed rags out of London docks for delivery locally up here. When I was put on 'drivers mate duty the experienced drivers would let me try to push (front pushing bar) the Dyson into a tight mill yard, I never did quite master the art.
Hiya,
I’ve heard wag and drag men who’ve boasted they’ve never resorted to
having “hung one on the nose” to get into the odd tight spot, all I can
say is they haven’t delivered to many of the old Lancashire cotton mills
or those back street rag shops of Manchester or the Dundee jute works.
Oh’ I did once do an off duty move for Billy Smarts Circus this was made
up of an old Octopus and two drawbars fortunately it was straight off a
showground onto another showground no shunting required “phew”.
My dad used to tell me he nosed them in regularly because some of the old mills around Bradford were built for horse n carts , very slippy too with cobbles
Is there a man on here who would disagree when I say that “a Mk 5 MM is the most handsome motor that’s ever been built”.
Seriously, I’d take the AEC before any of the so called modern day ‘super trucks’.
The Mk 5 was blessed with good looks, easy driver access, easy steering, and a comfortable driving position,
grumpy old man:
Is there a man on here who would disagree when I say that “a Mk 5 MM is the most handsome motor that’s ever been built”.
Seriously, I’d take the AEC before any of the so called modern day ‘super trucks’.
The Mk 5 was blessed with good looks, easy driver access, easy steering, and a comfortable driving position,
I agree with everything you say about the MK5 AEC,I loved both of mine.
grumpy old man:
Is there a man on here who would disagree when I say that “a Mk 5 MM is the most handsome motor that’s ever been built”.
Seriously, I’d take the AEC before any of the so called modern day ‘super trucks’.
The Mk 5 was blessed with good looks, easy driver access, easy steering, and a comfortable driving position,
I agree with everything you say about the MK5 AEC,I loved both of mine.
My dad may have disagreed but that was because his was a 9.6 and 5 speed box with a trailer which it wasn’t really built for. The MKV i posted had the 11.3 and 6 speed box and he liked that. He got a new 71 Atki 180 Gardner and DB6 after the MM and he wasn’t keen . He left and went to Harold Woods
grumpy old man:
Is there a man on here who would disagree when I say that “a Mk 5 MM is the most handsome motor that’s ever been built”.
Seriously, I’d take the AEC before any of the so called modern day ‘super trucks’.
The Mk 5 was blessed with good looks, easy driver access, easy steering, and a comfortable driving position,
I agree with everything you say about the MK5 AEC,I loved both of mine.
My dad may have disagreed but that was because his was a 9.6 and 5 speed box with a trailer which it wasn’t really built for. The MKV i posted had the 11.3 and 6 speed box and he liked that. He got a new 71 Atki 180 Gardner and DB6 after the MM and he wasn’t keen . He left and went to Harold Woods
Can I ask a relevant question “ramone” being like an interested ex Trailer Mate of yesteryear ! Were those Yorkshire AEC MM’s that pulled trailers double drives or were they single drives ? Cheers Dennis.
grumpy old man:
Is there a man on here who would disagree when I say that “a Mk 5 MM is the most handsome motor that’s ever been built”.
Seriously, I’d take the AEC before any of the so called modern day ‘super trucks’.
The Mk 5 was blessed with good looks, easy driver access, easy steering, and a comfortable driving position,
I agree with everything you say about the MK5 AEC,I loved both of mine.
My dad may have disagreed but that was because his was a 9.6 and 5 speed box with a trailer which it wasn’t really built for. The MKV i posted had the 11.3 and 6 speed box and he liked that. He got a new 71 Atki 180 Gardner and DB6 after the MM and he wasn’t keen . He left and went to Harold Woods
Can I ask a relevant question “ramone” being like an interested ex Trailer Mate of yesteryear ! Were those Yorkshire AEC MM’s that pulled trailers double drives or were they single drives ? Cheers Dennis.
Afternoon Anorak,
I think it is a recent film as that motor has been preserved, could be Keighley bus museum?
Cheer’s Pete
well spotted- a quick perusal of Google Images reveals it to be Keighley Bus Museum. Here is the same lorry, on show in 2005; flickr.com/photos/9896710@N … 8/sizes/z/
Afternoon Anorak,
I think it is a recent film as that motor has been preserved, could be Keighley bus museum?
Cheer’s Pete
well spotted- a quick perusal of Google Images reveals it to be Keighley Bus Museum. Here is the same lorry, on show in 2005; flickr.com/photos/9896710@N … 8/sizes/z/
It was only when I spotted Denholme on the door and saw the buses! I have a depot in Keighley I look after and been meaning to visit that bus museum for over 4 years now but never seem to find the time when I’m up there and this CV-19 has put it right out of scope now! Cheer’s Pete
There is usually a posting date on YouTube but of course not necessarily when filmed. There was another Ergo under work in the clip. The AEC looked so much better with the original style chrome grills.
Afternoon Anorak,
I think it is a recent film as that motor has been preserved, could be Keighley bus museum?
Cheer’s Pete
well spotted- a quick perusal of Google Images reveals it to be Keighley Bus Museum. Here is the same lorry, on show in 2005; flickr.com/photos/9896710@N … 8/sizes/z/
It was only when I spotted Denholme on the door and saw the buses! I have a depot in Keighley I look after and been meaning to visit that bus museum for over 4 years now but never seem to find the time when I’m up there and this CV-19 has put it right out of scope now! Cheer’s Pete
I think its a Mercury and well known on the rally circuit. At first i thought it could be one of Henry Longs old motors because they had a SKU …J reg but that was a Mandator , i dont live far from Denholme but i dont know where that was filmed . Very bleak up there in the winter on a par with nearby Queensbury but not quite as cold
