Did a bit of bored surfing (chuffin dog has woken me up!) and came across a photo of my first tramper, my first home from home, about 30 years ago. Can’t believe I found a piccie of it !
Regularly forget the wifes birthday, anniversaries etc etc, but never forget old trucks
Back when Brian Kammel (Snakey) ran 8 x F12’s, an F88 and an F66 from a portacabin office at the back of his house, which conveniently burnt down the week the Taxman and man from the ministry wanted to see all his records, haha
(I wasn’t BJ or a Bear by the way, but I remember getting the unit fresh out of the paintshop, so BJ must have had the truck after I had spent about a year tramping in it)
Leyland constructor 30:25 urm138y total pile of ■■■■ but I thought I was king of the road in it.
Got a MAN 30:291 after think the reg was e36bys. Couldn’t tell you anothe reg numbe after that.
RHH 207H A series ERF, Black tin engine cover, 180 Gardiner ,fuller box…for J &W Watt. London Road. Carlisle. 1977 also had depots at Riggend and London Colney…
United Carriers, several all ending in the registration NV or RP for Wellingborough
MUM 969P Leyland Terrier that would catch pigeons
SBA 479X Volvo F7 with a powder blower
YDB 311T. 7.5t Ford D series.
AVR 982Y. 7.5t Ford Cargo 0811.
D377JBA. 13t Leyland Freighter 1315.
G575 PVU. 18t Ford Cargo 1823.
When buying the Leylands, the boss gave us the choice of sleeper cabs or curtain siders, we choose sleeper cabs as we were spending up to four nights a week away from home.
I’m not as old as most of you lot but mine was S2LTC a scania 124/400 four wheel unit.My dad got it new then when they put me through me test i got.It was S reg even though it was a private reg.
Back in 2001, M.a.n on containers with jm express(bargoed) P245 THB. A 460 but didnt know the how to dry it back then. Then a Eurostar 420 R749 GTL. To me that was the (zb). Massive inside and only being 5ft 5 i still managed to get on the top bunk! .
the first one i should have had was a volvo F89 ( king of the road i was ) but it had an overheating problem so i had the bosses 142 for a couple of weeks while he sorted it … lucky me
First regular truck after passing my class 2 was an 18t Merc Atego reg T839 ERX.
And my first regular artic on class 1 was an ERF EC11 reg R64 GDM. It was blue one which was unusual as Lynx’s colours were black. I’ve got pics but no scanner so I can’t post them.
First rigid S59XEV daf 65 heap of junk on Matthews haulage Hertford.
First unit Y883GWC Scania 144 530 \8/ topline Best truck I’ve ever driven Continental Express Nazeing
First and only brand new unit KU57JJE Volvo FH480 globetrotter xl Express freight Tilbury
F517 RBY Foden 4300 8w with Cat engine
N318 FLL Foden 3275 6w with ■■■■■■■
S146 KLM Foden 4340 6w with Cat
RX54 TUW Foden Alpha 6w 345 Cat
That’s all “my” lorries, all for the same firm.
I remember my first ever motor when I passed my class 1 in 1999 as a 21 yr old, B614 AHJ, a 6x2 tag axle Scania R112. Well used by the time I got it, it had a high ratio diff, no speed limiter and was a ■■■■■■ flying machine!!! I used to run maize germ in bulk tippers out of Cerestar @ Trafford Park over to Cargills in Hull every day… Oh happy days
Sorry about the ■■■■ quality picture
Got a job with Maguires of Cheltenham at 23, drove this F10 for a while, then got a 1997 R124 400 Scania.
