A question for the Foden guys: There is a YouTube video of the recent Gaydon rally included is a Foden 8 wheeler with an S39 (or similar) with a 5th wheel coupling and shortish trailer. Where these a regular Foden offering and was is to get around gvw of the era. Thanks Peter
essexpete:
A question for the Foden guys: There is a YouTube video of the recent Gaydon rally included is a Foden 8 wheeler with an S39 (or similar) with a 5th wheel coupling and shortish trailer. Where these a regular Foden offering and was is to get around gvw of the era. Thanks Peter
They were designed to run at 32 tons but then the weights for normal artic/trailer combos was raised from 30 to 32 so they became redundant. Harveys sherry had some that ran to the continent and Foden’s had a couple in their fleet. Powered by the supercharged two stroke engine they were real flyers.
Pete.
essexpete:
A question for the Foden guys: There is a YouTube video of the recent Gaydon rally included is a Foden 8 wheeler with an S39 (or similar) with a 5th wheel coupling and shortish trailer. Where these a regular Foden offering and was is to get around gvw of the era. Thanks Peter
Peter, have a look at page 448 on the Paul Gee thread as i put a fair bit on there about them. 
DEANB:
essexpete:
A question for the Foden guys: There is a YouTube video of the recent Gaydon rally included is a Foden 8 wheeler with an S39 (or similar) with a 5th wheel coupling and shortish trailer. Where these a regular Foden offering and was is to get around gvw of the era. Thanks PeterPeter, have a look at page 448 on the Paul Gee thread as i put a fair bit on there about them.
Thanks
I will have a look.
windrush:
essexpete:
A question for the Foden guys: There is a YouTube video of the recent Gaydon rally included is a Foden 8 wheeler with an S39 (or similar) with a 5th wheel coupling and shortish trailer. Where these a regular Foden offering and was is to get around gvw of the era. Thanks PeterThey were designed to run at 32 tons but then the weights for normal artic/trailer combos was raised from 30 to 32 so they became redundant. Harveys sherry had some that ran to the continent and Foden’s had a couple in their fleet. Powered by the supercharged two stroke engine they were real flyers.
Pete.
Thanks Pete, I had missed your post.
DEANB:
essexpete:
A question for the Foden guys: There is a YouTube video of the recent Gaydon rally included is a Foden 8 wheeler with an S39 (or similar) with a 5th wheel coupling and shortish trailer. Where these a regular Foden offering and was is to get around gvw of the era. Thanks PeterPeter, have a look at page 448 on the Paul Gee thread as i put a fair bit on there about them.
Found it thanks!
essexpete:
DEANB:
essexpete:
A question for the Foden guys: There is a YouTube video of the recent Gaydon rally included is a Foden 8 wheeler with an S39 (or similar) with a 5th wheel coupling and shortish trailer. Where these a regular Foden offering and was is to get around gvw of the era. Thanks PeterPeter, have a look at page 448 on the Paul Gee thread as i put a fair bit on there about them.
Found it thanks!
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Harveys also had one fitted with tanks that ran to the continent, I used to see them both going through Reading on the A4 heading for London although occasionally one of those little three wheeled Scammell Townsmen made the journey as well.
Pete.
coomsey:
Bet you couldn’t get away with this now! NMP
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That’s in Buxton, they only made the one dumper of that type.
Pete.
windrush:
coomsey:
Bet you couldn’t get away with this now! NMP
0That’s in Buxton, they only made the one dumper of that type.
Pete.
Did she survive Pete?
This Dump Truck was developed on a more or less ‘Grape vine’ piece info that the NCB wanted a high capacity British built Dumper to replace their US types they used at the time for open cast work. The NCB already used four and six wheel Foden Dump Trucks on their sites but mainly on pit waste disposal so they decided to go ahead with the design of this more specialised truck as they were a good customer. It had a 300 bhp Rolls turbo engine, a new 3 speed Foden box with auto three stage torque converter and 15Ton and 30Ton axles for a 28Ton max payload in the 18cuyd body. The completed model tested and worked well at the max payload but the desired orders from NCB didn’t come. Fortunately other companies such as Earls Cement, Richard Thomas and Baldwins and some others who had also used previous Foden Dump Trucks bought the vehicle but the limited sales didn’t justify the design and production outlay of the FR6/45 which also used no previous parts from other models being completely new from front to rear the parts could not be used for other models. Fortunately at the end of the 50’s and start of the 60’s Foden was still selling well in the standard road haulage market but this venture must still have hurt the bank balance! Franky.
Frankydobo:
This Dump Truck was developed on a more or less ‘Grape vine’ piece info that the NCB wanted a high capacity British built Dumper to replace their US types they used at the time for open cast work. The NCB already used four and six wheel Foden Dump Trucks on their sites but mainly on pit waste disposal so they decided to go ahead with the design of this more specialised truck as they were a good customer. It had a 300 bhp Rolls turbo engine, a new 3 speed Foden box with auto three stage torque converter and 15Ton and 30Ton axles for a 28Ton max payload in the 18cuyd body. The completed model tested and worked well at the max payload but the desired orders from NCB didn’t come. Fortunately other companies such as Earls Cement, Richard Thomas and Baldwins and some others who had also used previous Foden Dump Trucks bought the vehicle but the limited sales didn’t justify the design and production outlay of the FR6/45 which also used no previous parts from other models being completely new from front to rear the parts could not be used for other models. Fortunately at the end of the 50’s and start of the 60’s Foden was still selling well in the standard road haulage market but this venture must still have hurt the bank balance! Franky.
Intresting comments about the FR6/45 Franky.
Heres an advert featuring it from 1958.
Spotted these yesterday together with a bonneted AEC a Foden dumper 3 Leyland land trains 2 road trains
Hi Dan, The Foden looks like its the hot spanner on its chassis. 
Larry.
Punchy Dan:
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Spotted these yesterday together with a bonneted AEC a Foden dumper 3 Leyland land trains 2 road trains[/quote
Where were they Dan , i saw a bonneted AEC on Salvage Hunters somewhere in Derbyshire a while back and he had other motors too