I’m liking these last 3 pictures, about time we saw some working F89’s on here too many Scanias here for me 
Luckily I’m off to work in a Volvo so won’t hear the flack for dissing the Sacred Scania 
Hi David.If it’s not being nosy,where were you working in Sweden.
to all the ME drivers who contribute to this thread , thanks for some great stories & pictures posted , i usually run the the great roads over southern england & west wales 
& it’s reading these posts , that sometimes make me think i really should have gotten off my backside & done someting with my life , no, some of your experiences arn’t all sunshine & sand ,ice creams & beer , but it’s someting many of us will never experience .
great topic carry on chaps
got to say some of the pics look like it was sunshine & sand , icecream & beer
oh yes , ‘truckerash’ (before you get yer plug in)
yes i know i know , i’ll order it … amazon about £20 right ?:lol:
MolePower:
oh yes , ‘truckerash’ (before you get yer plug in)
yes i know i know , i’ll order it … amazon about £20 right ?:lol:
Ah yes - The Long Haul Pioneers! Good lad 
Actually its £18.75 now 
I’ll echo what Mole Power has said, amazing thread!!!
And your book Ash, I’m hoping will be finding it’s way to me Saturday for my birthday…least thats what I hope the girlfriend has got me, I’ve mentioned it to her enough
To quote John Ruskin. " The Law of economics prohibits you from paying a little and receiving a lot"…I paid a little more but got it signed by the author… and still worth every penny…
ALVB…RDF
truckerash:
MolePower:
oh yes , ‘truckerash’ (before you get yer plug in)
yes i know i know , i’ll order it … amazon about £20 right ?:lol:Ah yes - The Long Haul Pioneers! Good lad
Hi David Miller so its really you so glad your still alive, last i herd you
had a stroke but you have survived God Bless. I will tell Jennifer ive found you and she will be
in contect, Im driving the scania these days only two now, work is not as good now
though ive done a few to AamanJordan cant go any further now with R.H.D. left needed for Saudi.
I will be in contect as i have wifi in the truck new 64 gig mifi can run 5 laptops too much for me
one finger tipping but daughter Jill got me this… must not talk on this as its not Astran topic.
send me your phone no also.
Just come up with an old photo approaching Quazvin, not particularly exiting but ‘Might’ interest some .regards Fred
hutpik:
Hi David.If it’s not being nosy,where were you working in Sweden.
Not nosy at all. Not in the frozen north like yourself, but in Goteborg in the sunny south.
David
HH:
Hi David Miller so its really you so glad your still alive, last i herd you
had a stroke but you have survived God Bless. I will tell Jennifer ive found you and she will be
in contect, Im driving the scania these days only two now, work is not as good now
though ive done a few to AamanJordan cant go any further now with R.H.D. left needed for Saudi.
I will be in contect as i have wifi in the truck new 64 gig mifi can run 5 laptops too much for me
one finger tipping but daughter Jill got me this… must not talk on this as its not Astran topic.
send me your phone no also.
Harvey, it’s yourself God love you. Yes mate, still fighting on. I’ll send you the phone on PM.
Best regards to all your family.
David
Fred, your’e a hero! What a great picture - local built Renaults, 2 Guiness bottles crossing the road, it’s all there!
I can nearly smell it! Perfect, thanks mate.
David
My last ‘Old Grey Matter Test’ won no prizes so try this.
The logo on the door makes it obvious who owned it but what was it and just what job did it, and it’s 3 sisters do?
David
Hi Red
You should know all about camel [zb] you ran up one’s arse as I recall on the Tap Line in Saudi ,was you combing your hair at the time 
,you might have looked handsome but the scanie needed much more than a makeover,you can put the pic up if you like .just to give the readers an insite as what not to do when driving a truck
Roger
HH:
must not talk on this as its not Astran topic.
send me your phone no also.
Sod, that, the more the merrier 
I am only seeing / Middle East Drivers
Teddies get thrown around but they still come back!
Bullitt could maybe edit the title to Middle East Drivers.
truckerash:
MolePower:
oh yes , ‘truckerash’ (before you get yer plug in)
yes i know i know , i’ll order it … amazon about £20 right ?:lol:Ah yes - The Long Haul Pioneers! Good lad
It came the middle of this week and i havent put it down since I did try reading cola cowbows but i couldnt get into it like your book,The more i read the more i want to do it 
Chopsticks:
I’ll echo what Mole Power has said, amazing thread!!!And your book Ash, I’m hoping will be finding it’s way to me Saturday for my birthday…least thats what I hope the girlfriend has got me, I’ve mentioned it to her enough
If it don’t turn up mate 
, let me know and I can “do you a deal” on one. I got some here and I’ll sign one for you
David Miller:
My last ‘Old Grey Matter Test’ won no prizes so try this.
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The logo on the door makes it obvious who owned it but what was it and just what job did it, and it’s 3 sisters do? David
Looking a the state of it, I’d say it’s job was to put folk off of driving it 
But seriously, It’s an Oshkosh 6x6 and was used to “drag” trailers across the desert.
Was it you David who told me this story about one of them?;
A “local” worker was driving one of them with a very heavy trailer in tow. WIth so much power under the Oshkosh bonnett, the driver didn’t even realise that as the trailer bounced across the desert, BOTH back axles broke off the chassis so all he was towing was the chassis and body! He couldn’t see a thing behind due to vast amount of dust he was kicking up and just kept going regardless. It was only when he stopped and jumped out, that he saw what had happened!
David Miller:
Fred, your’e a hero! What a great picture - local built Renaults, 2 Guiness bottles crossing the road, it’s all there!I can nearly smell it! Perfect, thanks mate.
David
Thanks David for bringing an old nothing photo to life, hope you are keeping well, be lucky, regards Fred
I found this forum a couple of weeks ago. It really is fantastic!! I started at the beginning and am about half way (page 59). I worked for a time doing Europe, which was almost like a local run for you M/E guys. I have now changed profession, but the diesel is still in the blood 
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Since discovering this forum I have bought a number of books on the subject: Cola Cowboys, Overlanding, Not All Sunshine and Sand, Kamyonistan and of course The Long Haul Pioneers.
Can any of you M/E recommend any others? I have read a few times on here that not all books tell how it really was. The problem is knowing what is truth and what is fiction.
A big thank you to all the M/E drivers for their contributions to the forum.
jsutherland:
I found this forum a couple of weeks ago. It really is fantastic!! I started at the beginning and am about half way (page 59). I worked for a time doing Europe, which was almost like a local run for you M/E guys. I have now changed profession, but the diesel is still in the bloodSince discovering this forum I have bought a number of books on the subject: Cola Cowboys, Overlanding, Not All Sunshine and Sand, Kamyonistan and of course The Long Haul Pioneers.
Can any of you M/E recommend any others? I have read a few times on here that not all books tell how it really was. The problem is knowing what is truth and what is fiction.
A big thank you to all the M/E drivers for their contributions to the forum.
Wait for Ian Taylors book, he is putting the finishing touches to it!!!