I’m almost ashamed to ask, being a devoted fan of my BRS Big J, but was the lorry ever produced with a tilt cab?
Retired Old ■■■■:
I’m almost ashamed to ask, being a devoted fan of my BRS Big J, but was the lorry ever produced with a tilt cab?
Not sure about the 8LXB engined ones but some of the Big J cabs with the V6’s could tilt.
Pete.
Retired Old ■■■■:
I’m almost ashamed to ask, being a devoted fan of my BRS Big J, but was the lorry ever produced with a tilt cab?
Hiya,
Some did tilt, but it was “major surgery” required before it could be tilted and
according to a BRS fitter mate of mine said it was only ever done if major work
in the engine bay was ever necessary and all ours being fitted with ■■■■■■■ or
Roller engines very rarely needed much more than oil and filters.
thanks harry, long retired.
Thanks, H. I did wonder if they made the change into the 1970s. The early tilt cabs that I came across were a bit of a nightmare. Remember that great long screw you had to undo inside the Ford D-series cab? And even the wonderful Volvo F88 was a bit of a performance after the torsion bars had weakened.
windrush:
Big J cab tilted, credit to original poster.Pete.
That is the only thing that M A Evans did to theirs was alter the cab to tilt.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
windrush:
Big J cab tilted, credit to original poster.Pete.
That is the only thing that M A Evans did to theirs was alter the cab to tilt.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave, I think even with the tilt they would be a bit awkward to work on if the fitters were big lads, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Dave the Renegade:
windrush:
Big J cab tilted, credit to original poster.Pete.
That is the only thing that M A Evans did to theirs was alter the cab to tilt.
Cheers Dave.Hi Dave, I think even with the tilt they would be a bit awkward to work on if the fitters were big lads, Regards Larry.
Most of them are Larry at M A Evans, even the boss Roy Edwards is a big bloke.
Cheers Dave.
Here is the surviving Tolley Guy when it was in service
After this shot was taken it apparently had a bump and was then refurbed and painted white -
I’d like to know what happened to this one - not seen it at a show for years
1974 Guy Big J Concrete Mixer by Colin Pickett, on Flickr
Lawrence Dunbar:
Dave the Renegade:
windrush:
Big J cab tilted, credit to original poster.Pete.
That is the only thing that M A Evans did to theirs was alter the cab to tilt.
Cheers Dave.Hi Dave, I think even with the tilt they would be a bit awkward to work on if the fitters were big lads, Regards Larry.
It wouldn’t have been too bad, Larry- half of the engine was sticking out of the back of the cab even before it was tilted! But some won’t believe it.
windrush:
Big J cab tilted, credit to original poster.Pete.
Thanks, Pete. I’ve never seen one chucked over.
Guy Big J6,AUY 98M,Pioneer.TruckNetUK,Old Time Lorries, Guy Big J 8LXB Tractive Unit Thread,Tuesday,13th October,2015.
fryske:
I’d like to know what happened to this one - not seen it at a show for years
1974 Guy Big J Concrete Mixer by Colin Pickett, on Flickr
Guy Big J6 6x4 Concrete Mixer Lorry,AUY 98M,Pioneer Concrete.
I too remember seeing this lorry at historic motor vehicle rallies,including the Trans Pennine Run,on The Stray,Harrogate. I was told by the owner
that Guy built special strengthened chassis versions of the Guy Big J6 rigid 6 wheeler for concrete mixer applications.
Apparently,this lorry was last on the road in 2001! Is it that long since? …it doesn’t seem five minuets since!
…time flies
DVLA Motor Vehicle Check:-
Registration number: AUY 98M
✗ Untaxed
Tax due: 01 October 2001
MOT
No details held by DVLA
New keepers must get tax before using the vehicle.
If you have taxed, made a SORN or had a MOT it can take up to 5 days for these details to be shown above. If you have a valid paper MoT certificate this is proof that the vehicle has been tested.
Vehicle details
Vehicle make :GUY
Date of first registration :07 May 1974
Cylinder capacity (cc) :0cc
CO₂Emissions :Not available
Fuel type IESEL
Vehicle status :Not taxed
Vehicle colour :GREEN
Vehicle type approval :Not available
Wheelplan :3 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight :22360kg
VALKYRIE
Ha, tilt cab that was a joke, only the very early ones with the V6 ■■■■■■■ and it was nigh on over an hour to do it, you had to take so much stuff off it was only 2 front mount bolts and unplug the wiring for the cab to come off !
When they fitted upright in line engines they dropped the idea, it was quicker to take the cab off completely.
I wonder how long it took Bill Lyons to realise he’d dropped a gigantic Bollock by agreeing to use the ■■■■■■■ V6 as the first choice engine for the launch of the, then, new Big J ? and weren’t they going to build the engines in the old Henry Meadows plant nearby ? Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
I wonder how long it took Bill Lyons to realise he’d dropped a gigantic Bollock by agreeing to use the ■■■■■■■ V6 as the first choice engine for the launch of the, then, new Big J ? and weren’t they going to build the engines in the old Henry Meadows plant nearby ? Cheers Bewick.
We know for a fact that he preferred a good sized straight 6 ( or a V12 ) in his cars to the point of killing off the great 4.5 litre Daimler V8 in the Majestic.So it’s a reasonable bet that it wasn’t his first choice from day 1 and he listened to some dodgy ‘advice’ from those in the ‘lorry’ world who thought they knew better.Just like Stokes etc did in the case of the 500.
Anyway are we any closer to finding out if the Evans wagon was a conversion or one of VALKYRIE’s list.
Carryfast:
Bewick:
I wonder how long it took Bill Lyons to realise he’d dropped a gigantic Bollock by agreeing to use the ■■■■■■■ V6 as the first choice engine for the launch of the, then, new Big J ? and weren’t they going to build the engines in the old Henry Meadows plant nearby ? Cheers Bewick.We know for a fact that he preferred a good sized straight 6 ( or a V12 ) in his cars to the point of killing off the great 4.5 litre Daimler V8 in the Majestic.So it’s a reasonable bet that it wasn’t his first choice from day 1 and he listened to some dodgy ‘advice’ from those in the ‘lorry’ world who thought they knew better.Just like Stokes etc did in the case of the 500.
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Anyway are we any closer to finding out if the Evans wagon was a conversion or one of VALKYRIE’s list.
It doesn’t appear so at the moment “CF” !! Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
Has anyone ever built one,sold one when new,repaired one,DRIVEN one,or at least seen one or possibly got a photo (side view) showing the 8 potter sticking out the rear of the cab .
Hi Dennis, Jim Wall Container Transport, Liverpool had one at the Leyland Museum August 23rd to attend the Great British lorries day meeting. dpickup15.
Carryfast:
Bewick:
I wonder how long it took Bill Lyons to realise he’d dropped a gigantic Bollock by agreeing to use the ■■■■■■■ V6 as the first choice engine for the launch of the, then, new Big J ? and weren’t they going to build the engines in the old Henry Meadows plant nearby ? Cheers Bewick.We know for a fact that he preferred a good sized straight 6 ( or a V12 ) in his cars to the point of killing off the great 4.5 litre Daimler V8 in the Majestic.So it’s a reasonable bet that it wasn’t his first choice from day 1 and he listened to some dodgy ‘advice’ from those in the ‘lorry’ world who thought they knew better.Just like Stokes etc did in the case of the 500.
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Anyway are we any closer to finding out if the Evans wagon was a conversion or one of VALKYRIE’s list.
M A Evans Guy Big J was one of the original ones. I spent 30 minutes talking to Roy Edwards about it.
Cheers Dave.
dpickup15:
Bewick:
Has anyone ever built one,sold one when new,repaired one,DRIVEN one,or at least seen one or possibly got a photo (side view) showing the 8 potter sticking out the rear of the cab .Hi Dennis, Jim Wall Container Transport, Liverpool had one at the Leyland Museum August 23rd to attend the Great British lorries day meeting. dpickup15.
Yep - and there’s pictures of it earlier in the thread!