8LXBV8BRIAN:
If i remember SOM had a depot at Stockton the red and cream Gardner greater piston guy big j could
be observed on the A19 in the late hours before returning to hide.
i can remember one passing SJR 450G on the A19 around the Norton billingham turn off
going north bound. just another sighting of this slippery vehicle back in the 1970`s.
The G reg you observed definitely was not an 8LXB Big J,the darkness can play tricks on the eyesight,are you sure it wasn’t an SOM TK flat you “clocked”? Cheers Bewick.
Dennis, i never said SJR 450G was a Guy bigJ with a 8LXB or it being dark.
I was only trying to translate your very eloquent description of what you “imagined” you saw Bri !!! Do they sell Newky broon as far south as Teeside by the way? Cheers Dennis.
hiya,
Dennis that should read “as far North” Newky Brown being brewed in Tadcaster, sorry good buddy but my “Old Lady” says I’m a nit picking “old git” and I always try to live up to any standard she cares to set for me.
thanks harry long retired.
this thread still going on theres at least 5 drivers including me that have drove the guy with a 240 in it who have posted on this thread you lot seem to forget there wernt the camaras about them days that there is now
8LXBV8BRIAN:
If i remember SOM had a depot at Stockton the red and cream Gardner greater piston guy big j could be observed on the A19 in the late hours before returning to hide. i can remember one passing SJR 450G on the A19 around the Norton billingham turn off going north bound. just another sighting of this slippery vehicle back in the 1970`s.
The G reg you observed definitely was not an 8LXB Big J,the darkness can play tricks on the eyesight,are you sure it wasn’t an SOM TK flat you “clocked”? Cheers Bewick.
Dennis, i never said SJR 450G was a Guy bigJ with a 8LXB or it being dark.
I was only trying to translate your very eloquent description of what you “imagined” you saw Bri !!! Do they sell Newky broon as far south as Teeside by the way? Cheers Dennis.
hiya, Dennis that should read “as far North” Newky Brown being brewed in Tadcaster, sorry good buddy but my “Old Lady” says I’m a nit picking “old git” and I always try to live up to any standard she cares to set for me. thanks harry long retired.
The Missus is “right on the button” with her description of you “H”!!! So all I’m going to claim is that my statement was “metaphorical” so to speak!!! using the word Newcastle which is of course north of Teeside!!! Thats my explanation and I’m sticking to it!!! I know the big brewers have ballsed everything up as far as brewing what and where!!! Anyway “H” would you like to join me for a taste of Madeira wine hic! don’t mind if I do sir!! Cheers Dennis.
reagle ill do it:
this thread still going on theres at least 5 drivers including me that have drove the guy with a 240 in it who have posted on this thread you lot seem to forget there wernt the camaras about them days that there is now
oops! sorry! I thought “H” and me were talking about Newky Broon and Madeira wine,didn’t realise the thread was still current with regards to the production of a rear of cab shot of an 8LXB Big J. Cheers Dennis.
8LXBV8BRIAN:
If i remember SOM had a depot at Stockton the red and cream Gardner greater piston guy big j could
be observed on the A19 in the late hours before returning to hide.
i can remember one passing SJR 450G on the A19 around the Norton billingham turn off
going north bound. just another sighting of this slippery vehicle back in the 1970`s.
Your right Brian,Stockton’s vehicles were all designated with TD****,not SD****,SD**** were designated Southampton depot,crazy,but true,Manchester were OD****,because Maddiston and Glasgow were MD**** and ND**** respectively!
Glasgow was ND**** because Grangemouth was GD****!!!..Mad!!!
I have it on good authority that The Great Bubbs has ammassed,from his vast and comprehensive archive,a veritable treasure trove of shots,various, of The Guy Big J 8LXB.But he is adamantly refusing to post them while all the “sniping” and “back biting” continues!!! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
I have it on good authority that The Great Bubbs has ammassed,from his vast and comprehensive archive,a veritable treasure trove of shots,various, of The Guy Big J 8LXB.But he is adamantly refusing to post them while all the “sniping” and “back biting” continues!!! Cheers Dennis.
What are you doing with a Shropshire reg Guy Dennis ?
Cheers Dave.
Bewick:
I have it on good authority that The Great Bubbs has ammassed,from his vast and comprehensive archive,a veritable treasure trove of shots,various, of The Guy Big J 8LXB.But he is adamantly refusing to post them while all the “sniping” and “back biting” continues!!! Cheers Dennis.
What are you doing with a Shropshire reg Guy Dennis ? Cheers Dave.
I bought a pair of Big J’s,this was one,in early '76.this one was a '74 reg the other was '73 £4250 and £3750 respectively.They were two very nice motors that had come from a good home,and they served us very well indeed Dave!! Cheers Dennis.PS the other ones reg no was OHA 401 M.
hiya,
I well remember one of Cookies drivers who always referred to his Big J as “the flying pig” just wondering could that have been the elusive big potter, well as the saying goes “pigs might fly”.
thanks harry long retired.
I don’t know why theres so much fuss about 8pot gardners. They were bloody freezing to work in,
I know one driver who drove with a lit stove under his seat and even that froze up!!! Give me a nice
warm ■■■■■■■ any day. Ps they also sound a lot better. regards kevmac47
just for you info on the smiths fleet numbers the d did not stand for depot it told the office what the gross weight of the vehicle was D was a 32 tonner A was a 28 tonner X a 16 tonner and V a 7.5 tonner glasgow depots motors started with n which stood for northern st albans moters were l for london southampton was s for southern stockton was t for teeside newport was g for gwent these were the first depots smiths opened then as they added more then they tried to use the town ie f for falkirk g for grangemouth and so on
Bewick:
I have it on good authority that The Great Bubbs has ammassed,from his vast and comprehensive archive,a veritable treasure trove of shots,various, of The Guy Big J 8LXB.But he is adamantly refusing to post them while all the “sniping” and “back biting” continues!!! Cheers Dennis.
What are you doing with a Shropshire reg Guy Dennis ? Cheers Dave.
I bought a pair of Big J’s,this was one,in early '76.this one was a '74 reg the other was '73 £4250 and £3750 respectively.They were two very nice motors that had come from a good home,and they served us very well indeed Dave!! Cheers Dennis.PS the other ones reg no was OHA 401 M.
GBS 927P , a GUY Big J is for sale in this months Classic Comms magazine its in the Lancs area,its not 1 of your old motors is it Dennis?
Bewick:
I have it on good authority that The Great Bubbs has ammassed,from his vast and comprehensive archive,a veritable treasure trove of shots,various, of The Guy Big J 8LXB.But he is adamantly refusing to post them while all the “sniping” and “back biting” continues!!! Cheers Dennis.
What are you doing with a Shropshire reg Guy Dennis ? Cheers Dave.
I bought a pair of Big J’s,this was one,in early '76.this one was a '74 reg the other was '73 £4250 and £3750 respectively.They were two very nice motors that had come from a good home,and they served us very well indeed Dave!! Cheers Dennis.PS the other ones reg no was OHA 401 M.
GBS 927P , a GUY Big J is for sale in this months Classic Comms magazine its in the Lancs area,its not 1 of your old motors is it Dennis?
Bewick:
I have it on good authority that The Great Bubbs has ammassed,from his vast and comprehensive archive,a veritable treasure trove of shots,various, of The Guy Big J 8LXB.But he is adamantly refusing to post them while all the “sniping” and “back biting” continues!!! Cheers Dennis.
What are you doing with a Shropshire reg Guy Dennis ? Cheers Dave.
I bought a pair of Big J’s,this was one,in early '76.this one was a '74 reg the other was '73 £4250 and £3750 respectively.They were two very nice motors that had come from a good home,and they served us very well indeed Dave!! Cheers Dennis.PS the other ones reg no was OHA 401 M.
GBS 927P , a GUY Big J is for sale in this months Classic Comms magazine its in the Lancs area,its not 1 of your old motors is it Dennis?
Hiya “ramone” the P reg Big J we got new was 318P,I’m just having difficulty remembering the prefix letters but IIRC it was PEC!! It was the first of 3 new Big J’s I bought the others being SEC288R & TEC 470R.None of them had the 8LXB Gardner engine so,very sorry, can’t set another hare running there then!! Doh! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
I have it on good authority that The Great Bubbs has ammassed,from his vast and comprehensive archive,a veritable treasure trove of shots,various, of The Guy Big J 8LXB.But he is adamantly refusing to post them while all the “sniping” and “back biting” continues!!! Cheers Dennis.
What are you doing with a Shropshire reg Guy Dennis ? Cheers Dave.
I bought a pair of Big J’s,this was one,in early '76.this one was a '74 reg the other was '73 £4250 and £3750 respectively.They were two very nice motors that had come from a good home,and they served us very well indeed Dave!! Cheers Dennis.PS the other ones reg no was OHA 401 M.
GBS 927P , a GUY Big J is for sale in this months Classic Comms magazine its in the Lancs area,its not 1 of your old motors is it Dennis?
Hiya “ramone” the P reg Big J we got new was 318P,I’m just having difficulty remembering the prefix letters but IIRC it was PEC!! It was the first of 3 new Big J’s I bought the others being SEC288R & TEC 470R.None of them had the 8LXB Gardner engine so,very sorry, can’t set another hare running there then!! Doh! Cheers Dennis.
Both secondhand Big J’s parked together in the old yard in Milnthorpe circa '76,they really were a nice pair of tractors,the McGuffie one ran between S. Lancs/Cheshire/Wirral and West ■■■■■■■ and we operated the Bewick one within the long distance fleet.
kevmac47:
I don’t know why theres so much fuss about 8pot gardners. They were bloody freezing to work in,
I know one driver who drove with a lit stove under his seat and even that froze up!!! Give me a nice
warm ■■■■■■■ any day. Ps they also sound a lot better. regards kevmac47
KEVIN you must have sniffed to much of this stuff now put the can down.
on the A19 around the Norton billingham turn off
