robthedog:
You weren’t in Romsey on boxing day were you John showing the company car
Hi it was not me my number on my motor is GEL 555 cheers JD.
31.12.13…
our Volvo dealer now is full of apathy …
Buzzer a lot of that about with Ovlov dealerships,sadly. In fact its the reason we have got Daf’s. Even when the company were looking at Daf cars - we told the dealer - they didn’t give a toss, result lost all the tractor unit sales. Pity really cos they had a good product but let their market slip thru their fingers… Seems like they don’t want the business - surely a recipe for disaster!!!
RE Skodas, did the “fuel economy” and “Residual values” ever prove to be correct ?
Had a wander past the yard over xmas, looked very good , well done to the Boys. Nice to see the fleet as pristine as ever it used to be. Lots of effort but well worth it IMHO…
Happy New Year to one and all in the “Family” over there…
Regards to the whole team
Joe C
Another question for Buzzer: just wondering why you use 6x2 units when most of your work is international? I’m not up on transport regs, can you now come here to Froggyland at 44 tonnes? I know our limit here is now 44t on five axles, but does that apply to you chaps coming in from the UK?
~ Craig
Craig 111:
Another question for Buzzer: just wondering why you use 6x2 units when most of your work is international? I’m not up on transport regs, can you now come here to Froggyland at 44 tonnes? I know our limit here is now 44t on five axles, but does that apply to you chaps coming in from the UK?~ Craig
Hi Craig 111 we use 6x2 tractors to eliminate any agro about over weight drive axle’s, especially if you have multi drop loads, there is also the weight of the fridge motor right on the nose, in the past you either had to break pallets down at the front of the trailer or risk a single pallet going over which it inevitably does and ends up costing time and money or rejection at the delivery point. As a rule the foreign authorities are usually a little bit lenient on the weight issue at least they were when we ran at 38 tons suppose this is because you cause less damage with 6 rather than five axle although not many European companies go for this axle configuration. cheers Buzzer.
Buzzer is this one of your new Skoda,s borrowed off of the interweb 
cheers Johnnie 
P S Happy New Year to ya all
sammyopisite:
Buzzer is this one of your new Skoda,s borrowed off of the interweb0
cheers Johnnie
P S Happy New Year to ya all
Don’t think so Johnnie cos I don’t think Buzzers got one of them new ragtop fridge’s
But you never know !
R Jimmer
Buzzer:
Hi Craig 111 we use 6x2 tractors to eliminate any agro about over weight drive axle’s, especially if you have multi drop loads, there is also the weight of the fridge motor right on the nose, in the past you either had to break pallets down at the front of the trailer or risk a single pallet going over which it inevitably does and ends up costing time and money or rejection at the delivery point. As a rule the foreign authorities are usually a little bit lenient on the weight issue at least they were when we ran at 38 tons suppose this is because you cause less damage with 6 rather than five axle although not many European companies go for this axle configuration. cheers Buzzer.
Thanks for taking the time to reply, obviously better to be safe than sorry. My employer (TFE) only runs 4x2 units on fridge work, even the Scanias running out of Vire carrying dairy products to the UK which make full weight pretty easily. Now the 44t law’s been passed there’s talk of going to 6x2 units in the future here in France, but nowt’s been decided yet.
Be interested to see how your Skodas perform, especially mpg-wise.
~ Craig
Hi Buzzer
We have DAFs because the Volvo man at Maidstone said to me we don’t want business from fleets of your size but so did Scania. Get us back some real lorries with 14 litre ■■■■■■■ in.
Happy New Year to all Gellers.
Cheers Rich
Hi Craig 111 just a useless piece of information I see you hailed from Redruth originally which is where I took and passed my HGV test training through the RTITB out of W H & N J Grose’s yard at St Austell and this was all done through the infamous Richard Benney from Helston not so good at business but bloody good fun socially and I spoke to him on Christmas day. His son Robert still has trucks today and he was a nipper going to school when I did my training in the early seventies. I was working for Richard for a year and then moved back home good old days and I liked it there but if you are not born there you aint Cornish enough said, don’t know if you know of any of the mentioned persons but it is a small world is it not cheers Buzzer. PS HNY 2 you sir.
HNY to you as well sir 
■■■■ Benney I know by reputation rather than acquaintance; I worked for another Helston-based haulier (Dave Boaden), bringing Contico products down to Agen amongst other destinations before Westfield got a foot in the door. I think most Cornish boys know the Benney family besides other West Cornwall notables from the past . . . Nigel Gill, Christopher Miners, etc. All of them involved in produce haulage “up country”.
Like you I also did my test HGV test out the back of Grose’s yard in Holmbush, done through Cornwall Transport Training at the time with Ford D Series trucks in the mid eighties. There were two Grose transport firms, both based around St Austell, cousins or brothers, I’m not sure. It’s a small world eh? Cornwall’s a fine place, but not ideal for trying to make a living out of haulage (and worse since the A30 has been improved).
Wishing you a healthy and profitable 2014. (Now taking pasties out the oven to celebrate the New Year properly here!)
~ Craig
Craig 111:
HNY to you as well sir■■■■ Benney I know by reputation rather than acquaintance; I worked for another Helston-based haulier (Dave Boaden), bringing Contico products down to Agen amongst other destinations before Westfield got a foot in the door. I think most Cornish boys know the Benney family besides other West Cornwall notables from the past . . . Nigel Gill, Christopher Miners, etc. All of them involved in produce haulage “up country”.
Like you I also did my test HGV test out the back of Grose’s yard in Holmbush, done through Cornwall Transport Training at the time with Ford D Series trucks in the mid eighties. There were two Grose transport firms, both based around St Austell, cousins or brothers, I’m not sure. It’s a small world eh? Cornwall’s a fine place, but not ideal for trying to make a living out of haulage (and worse since the A30 has been improved).
Wishing you a healthy and profitable 2014. (Now taking pasties out the oven to celebrate the New Year properly here!)
~ Craig
Remember Chris Miners when he was starting out he ran an very smart F86 six wheeler which was better for loading the produce round them tight lanes of Cornwall, he came from Porthleven a favourite place of mine. When I worked for Richard they had a little TK Bedford and a Ford D series tipper which went to the farms to collect the gear and you with the artic were parked in a layby being fed with the spuds or broccoli to make up your load, all afternoon you waited then sheet it then at about five off you went to do Bristol, Birmingham and Cardiff markets, and as you say no bypasses in those days into the White House café for supper and press on, Richard had a bloke with a tin leg who you met at a café in Bristol and he went with you to unload through the night and he was brilliant as all these loads were handball back then and then back into Avonmouth for animal feed for Cornwall Farmers and straight home to tip (on the second logbook by now) and lucky if you didn’t get stopped by the cops coming over Bodmin cos they did not have much else to do but give us aggro. Also remember Richards and Osbourne they had a huge fleet for the day and we used to go by there yard at Indian Queens on the way up to Exeter, also Riviera Transport and Nigel Gill and Dennis Oates all coming back to me now also Suttons who did the fish, remember the day they got a brand new Foden eight wheeler always bright yellow in colour. Hey its good to look back at the old times as I think although they were hard but we just got on with it and had a laugh on the way, cheers Buzzer.
PS. Do you remember Smoky Joes Café, I do and can still see that girt steak on a plate with an 2 eggs on top and a heap of chips, yummy !
Buzzer:
Went to the yard today to fill up me pickup and took this shot while there, sorry Ringrose only three in park mode so missed the boat there but sure Andrew will do better when he gets going, cheers Buzzer.
Thank you for the yard picture Buzzer, much appreciated.Three are better than none!
Looking forward to lots more pictures in 2014 from the official photographer once he has the Scania. 
No rain this morning so put the whole fleet in together and it went better than expected, only problem the café was still shut so missed the half way coffee and bun, cheers Buzzer.
02.01.14…
HNY to you all.
JD, where does the fridge unit go on them there horse trailers ■■? Looking good though must say… And a good day for it - for a bloody change …
Joe C …
03.01.14…
Buzzer,
Can you use the same carriage for different number of horses , just different harneses ; or do you have to have a separate carriage for each combination?
Joe C …
Joe C:
03.01.14…Buzzer,
Can you use the same carriage for different number of horses , just different harneses ; or do you have to have a separate carriage for each combination?
Joe C …
Hi Joe C I can fit one pole or two and have different fittings to drive in what ever formation you wish all with the same carriage, I nicked this picture of another thread hope they don’t mind cheers Buzzer
03.10.14…
Buzzer,
Thank you for that - I can go to bed a wiser man than when I woke up… The full team look stunning , a bit of a handfull I’d guess…
Joe C .
Joe C:
03.10.14…Buzzer,
Thank you for that - I can go to bed a wiser man than when I woke up… The full team look stunning , a bit of a handfull I’d guess…Joe C .
Hi Joe C later in the year me and a friend from Bere Regis are hoping to put together 8 horses, four pairs in a line which will need a bit of room to do a yooey and also 3 in front of 3 and 2 out in the lead just for the crack so watch this space cheers Buzzer.
The view from behind cheers Buzzer.
