Spardo:
5thwheel:
Na David,like me it’s probably your bladder!David
Nope, one before bed sets me up for the night, but once on my feet again, I do have to make haste.
Lucky you! I make haste, assume the pose, then suddenly realise it was a false alarm! 
Mmm, DHL 595V. Travelled a few miles in that Haulmaster, and rebuilt it’s engine. Regular driver Dennis Bond (rip) would leave our quarry on a monday for a short run to Lichfield and often not return until friday or saturday much to the annoyance of our dispatcher! 
I occasionally ran with C.W Griffiths lads when working out of Gore quarry near Kington. They always ran a tidy fleet.
Pete.
Buzzer
So if you were driving a 1950s Foden, was there much of an improvement going from the S20 cab to the S21?
essexpete:
So if you were driving a 1950s Foden, was there much of an improvement going from the S20 cab to the S21?
Big improvement , the s20was spacious and cold and the12speed auxiliary lever was a big thing down on the left at floor level . The s21 was compact , slightly warmer and the air change auxiliary on the dash was a huge step forward . The earlier s20 had hydraulic booster brakes that worked best at high revs , not much help of the revs dropped . In an emergency throw it in neutral , brake with left foot while holding the accelerator down to keep the revs up . They soon went over to full air .
rigsby:
essexpete:
So if you were driving a 1950s Foden, was there much of an improvement going from the S20 cab to the S21?Big improvement , the s20was spacious and cold and the12speed auxiliary lever was a big thing down on the left at floor level . The s21 was compact , slightly warmer and the air change auxiliary on the dash was a huge step forward . The earlier s20 had hydraulic booster brakes that worked best at high revs , not much help of the revs dropped . In an emergency throw it in neutral , brake with left foot while holding the accelerator down to keep the revs up . They soon went over to full air .
Interesting, as a kid I thought the 21 was stylish and different but looking into the cabs as an interested adult, they look cramped. The S20 still looks a smart cab 70 years on. I suppose some of the modernisation applied to the 21 could have been applied to the 20?
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Shipstones Star Brewery at Nottingham were longtime Foden users, they were painted red and there are several in preservation and still have the two stars on their cab fronts.
Pete.
