kevin fullard:
well boys what about them old fodens, i can saftely say foden gave me a bit more than erf which i am a fan of and have ran since 1978 starting with a b, series the edge foden gave was they could supply an oversize rad and i had that cause crossing the alps twice a week ment climing mountains inside tunnels to get to the top an once trucks had run before me there was no cool air to keep the truck cool, a number of trucks had blown up already doin the same so i wasnt havin any of that. also i didnt want seal for life front axle bearings, running a truck till the bearings seizes aint a good idea then have to pay god knows what for recovery it aint cheap across the channel. then they had to put plastic header and sump tanks on the radiator then there was the micky mouse gear linkage must of used parts of a sewing machine for that. then you couldnt get a roadranger gear box . it seams all the things that was right with the erf they change. the things that needed doing like the cab- exta livin space an storage and such must have bin an after thought.but all the british trucks were guilty. if i could have brought a new b series ide have that. with foden i had o/s rad 525 ■■■■■■■ an jake 18 sp roadranger h/d props double drive diff locks cross locks and in the dead of night minus 30 snowin crossin the alps loaded you get one shot and thats it. and foden well they delivered for me cause i allways wanted british trucks i allways loved our country i think i you want to take from the pot you got to put some in and i held on as long as i could… be safe god bless…
Hi Kev, how ya doing bud, been a long time since we worked at Thomas Ingles , did I see you in a yellow Foden Alpha a while back ? remember when you had the first B series you got some mileage from those !
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here you are all you foden fans,curtesy of bubbleman,used to do european and eastern block,north africa turkey istanbul etc,this one is the wessex warrior and was on for chiver international there was a sister to her called the wessex warlord,but have no photo of her.the one in the picture had the biggest cat engine in her,the canadian loggers call them a four and a quarter snooker,married up to a fuller 12speed box.Jog anyones memories.
Great photo of this 1949/50 Foden Bus, I do believe the export models had to be called Podens, The word Foden I was told was a rude word, Regards Larry.
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but this five part video of a McKelvie Foden delivering a boiler to the Scottish isle of Islay by road and sea is fascinating and well worth a look. I very much doubt the brand new Foden had a long life after the experiance
here’s a few Fodens from my photo collection, the Redmires lorry dates from the early sixties taken at Wolsingham Show,Chris Waite was taken at Wetherby truck show ,Scotties was taken near Kielder Forest in 2003 same year for H & E Trotters, Conleys lined up 2007. regards prattman
, did I see you in a yellow Foden Alpha a while back ? remember when you had the first B series you got some mileage from those !
ex-Military, anyone know?
