Great pics Wheel Nut, I hope that he has got some more 
Was the bottom one taken by the Great Salt Lake near Aksaray in southern Turkey 
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Regards Steve.
mushroomman:
Great pics Wheel Nut, I hope that he has got some more
Was the bottom one taken by the Great Salt Lake near Aksaray in southern TurkeyRegards Steve.
I have emailed him and asked the question
This is the text
Picture 1.
This is my Pal driving another of our Mercedes we are stopped on the desert half way between the road Baghdad and the Saudi border post, 1974/5 time some one had a flat tyre so we brewed the tea while others helped to change it
Picture 2.
This is my truck stopped on a Turkish TIR park just south of Ankara this is where we all stopped to cook our breakfast, time is about 08.00 hrs mid 1975.
dreva:
mr wheelnuts quiet
I didnât think he heeded any help, you did seem to be supporting a âconspiracy theoryâ & âWheelnutâ put you right, nuf said!!
Ross.
bigr250:
dreva:
mr wheelnuts quietI didnât think he heeded any help, you did seem to be supporting a âconspiracy theoryâ & âWheelnutâ put you right, nuf said!!
Ross.
Nice one Ross, âA man who is wrapped up in his own words, clearly makes a very small packageâ
All the very best RDF
I remember standing on the âstairsâ in C&E Dover, late 70âs with a DOW Freight driver in front of me, TIR Carnet in one hand and a T2 in the other for his belly tank contents.
Hi All. If you fast forward to 2mins 24secs you will see the Bulgi truck that came to grief, I took that picture and if you look on my photobucket you will see it s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/johnmcvey/ just thought Iâd share that with you 
Wheel Nut:
Reddesertfox:
ExcellentâŚBut have to disagree about Santana, I thought it was perfectâŚWheel Nut:
with backing from Carlos Santana which spoils it a bitNo I love Carlos Santana, would have just liked some engine noises.
This is just pictures and a soundtrack, but it shows some great shots.
bigr250:
dreva:
mr wheelnuts quietI didnât think he heeded any help, you did seem to be supporting a âconspiracy theoryâ & âWheelnutâ put you right, nuf said!!
Ross.
wondered when you would chelp up again 
notice more pictures from wheelnut that are not his own another m/e wannabe
Hey John,
Nice one and love the CMM on your top lip. Took six weeks Paris to Toulouse on the barge. Laissez les bon temps roulier
After Bolu dropping towards Ankara 1975
Turkey / Iran border 1975. The goats always got priority
AEC without driver between Marand and Tabriz Iran 1975
Being tonkered Tahir 1975. Hope you like
Even I was only a boy when I took these
Cracking photos Josh, that trailer/container behind the AEC is identical to the one pulled by the Crusader MUR501H - know anything about it please? And was the motor abandoned?
dreva:
bigr250:
dreva:
mr wheelnuts quietI didnât think he heeded any help, you did seem to be supporting a âconspiracy theoryâ & âWheelnutâ put you right, nuf said!!
Ross.
wondered when you would chelp up again
WTF are you, the copyright police?
Yesterday you accused Ashley of putting up a picture that wasnât his, even though I said I had put it up and Astran Kevin had allowed it to be published on the internet.
I am not a wanabee, but a could have been. You used to post such interesting articles that were copyrighted material, many are still available on the internet. That was much more enjoyable to read then the drivel you have been writing lately. When did you become bitter and twisted?
I am interested in old vehicles. I am not old enough to have driven many of the trucks in bubblemans thread but I still appreciate them. I didnât go past turkey but met some drivers who did, so I am interested in their stories. I have never ridden a speedway bike but it is still one of my favourite speed sports.
Here is another picture that I donât own 
And if your previous post was intended to make me bite, it worked, that is why I have 23000 posts on here because you are supporting me financially. Thanks for that
well have a look for eurowheels.then you will see where most of trucker ashes pics come from and bitter and twisted not me mate.you forget i stuck up for you on the vdb thred when some said you were an idiot.but not spouting drivel asked a question and get the normal crap of the m/e heroes of astran the only firm ever to do m/e.the picture thing just bugs me if you put other peoples pics up at least you should say they are theres.and im not saying you do.but certain people on here do.so hope this answers your question.and i will await the reply from the only people to do m/e
jj72:
Cracking photos Josh, that trailer/container behind the AEC is identical to the one pulled by the Crusader MUR501H - know anything about it please? And was the motor abandoned?
you beat me to the question jj72, was it abandoned? and i never linked it to the crusader (but you do know your stuff), someone must know the tale.
A Mandator in Turkey in 75 ? my dads used to break down between Bradford and Bury on a regular basis ,whoever was driving that shouldve been on big wages
jj72 / Brenics77
In answer to your questions, the truck / trailer were not there when I was on my way to Tehran that trip, and I did pull over to see if anyone was about or needed a hand when I saw it on the way back.
No one about and all looked intact ie batteries etc still on.
I am fairly sure it was still there on the next trip out and back which was about 5 weeks later as I seem to remember stuff was missing.
But so long ago the pics are the only thing that is going to hold up in court!!!
Sorry canât be of more help but it might ring bells with some other old gits.
H4 1976 I stopped for breakfast and up rolled the Jordanian fleet
H4 1976 First trip for that trailer
Eleskirt eastern Turkey 1975.
Between Bam and Zahedan Southern Iran, near the Iran / Afghan / Pakistan border 1975
Reddesertfox:
brenics77:
would that be the pics ive seen with the massive side tanks on the turk units? and cheers r.d.f. guess thats what the tank farm was all about.Yes they are the tanks in the pics posted earlierâŚâŚâŚâŚ
The Turks became ridiculous, whilst most of the westerners had their belly tanks which probably varied between 1500 â 2000 litres, the Turks were pulling 5000+ litres out of Saudi and then selling the diesel in Turkey. At times they also had oil drums filled with diesel in the trailer and were heavier coming home (so called empty) than they were going down with their loads.
From our side the belly tanks were not only good for coming back, we had them filled with red diesel in the UK and bonded under a âT Formâ through to the German / Czech or Austrian / Yugoslavian border where the âT Formâ was cleared and then it was all the way down on the good old claret.
Having said all of that, I remember Mick Chinock used to fill his belly tank with Petrol in Saudi and had a deal going in Greece. That was when we were using the ferry out of Tartous
Our ole mate Sinbin, and others can probably expand on this subject more.
Turk belly tanks like these !! I took these photos at Ramtha, it was getting ridiculos, and we would struggle to get out of Syria with more tha 200ltrs.
I preferred it when we could come home via Iraq, running tanks brimming and a few full 45 gallon drums strapped down in the empty trailer. Some bananas and pillows at the deisel dip usually did the trick didnt they RDFâŚ
GS
CMM? Me and her just come back from Italy, went via Mont cenis, hope you and K in the pink, must hook up again soon
josh:
Hey John,
Nice one and love the CMM on your top lip. Took six weeks Paris to Toulouse on the barge. Laissez les bon temps roulier
After Bolu dropping towards Ankara 1975
Turkey / Iran border 1975. The goats always got priority
AEC without driver between Marand and Tabriz Iran 1975
Being tonkered Tahir 1975. Hope you likeEven I was only a boy when I took these
cheers, you can even see on that big tank thr channels for the chassie rails its so big!
nice pics boys keep them coming
GS OVERLAND:
Turk belly tanks like these !! I took these photos at Ramtha, it was getting ridiculos, and we would struggle to get out of Syria with more tha 200ltrs.
I preferred it when we could come home via Iraq, running tanks brimming and a few full 45 gallon drums strapped down in the empty trailer. Some bananas and pillows at the deisel dip usually did the trick
GS
How did they get those huge tanks out from under the trailer? My big belly tank on my EX Dow trailer was a round cylinder and it would roll from under the trailer,as it was fairly easily detached.