Some more big Kenworth’s, hope you’re watching DIG 
DEANB:
combi89:
1“combi89” Thats an intresting photo,do you know the make of the tractor unit ■■
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Now that looks interesting indeed! I once saw something simular years ago in Spain too, only thing I was able to identify was the CAT engine, apart from that, not a clue… didn’t take a photo of it, something I still regret.
pv83:
DEANB:
combi89:
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Now that looks interesting indeed! I once saw something simular years ago in Spain too, only thing I was able to identify was the CAT engine, apart from that, not a clue… didn’t take a photo of it, something I still regret.
Just as I didn’t take a photo of a KM Bedford with a CAT engine in pulling a piece of heavy machinery at an outback truckstop in NSW.
Or perhaps I should say, a CAT engine with a KM cab perched on top. Funniest thing I ever saw. 
Spardo:
pv83:
DEANB:
combi89:
1“combi89” Thats an intresting photo,do you know the make of the tractor unit ■■
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Now that looks interesting indeed! I once saw something simular years ago in Spain too, only thing I was able to identify was the CAT engine, apart from that, not a clue… didn’t take a photo of it, something I still regret.
Just as I didn’t take a photo of a KM Bedford with a CAT engine in pulling a piece of heavy machinery at an outback truckstop in NSW.
Or perhaps I should say, a CAT engine with a KM cab perched on top. Funniest thing I ever saw.
5thwheel:
"DEANB"A & T Keogh Foden.Hi Deanb,started my transport career as 2nd man in this Foden,George being the pilot on a push and pull rig taking steel fabricated roof trusses to Wylva power station from Redpath Dorman Long in Trafford Park,most enjoyable days too.
Thanks for your post re Tommy Keogh’s,a great reminder of days past.NMP.
David, that must have brought back some good memories then,small world !
pv83:
“DEANB”“oiltreader”“Any idea of the trailer make anyone ■■”
My guess Dean would be Dyson.
OilyCould be Oily,not sure have some Dyson stuff but not like the ones in the pic.
Its amazing how many trailer manufacturers there were back in the 50’s,60’s’70’s.
Could it be a “self engineered” piece of equipment? As a lot of firms did seem to build there own trailers, Heanor comes to mind…
Speaking of which, I bumped into a few pic’s of this trailer, any thoughts?
Patrick i think those trailers were manufactured because i seem to remember Pickfords owning something similar.
Have to see if we can find anything on them.
Heres a bit more about Kaye Goodfellow.
Click on page twice to read.
pv83:
A 1940’s Kenworth, the tank above the cab was filled with water to cool the brakes whilst decending steep hills.
Good pic,some of the loads of timber that the Pacifics and Hayes trucks load out of the American and Canadian forest’s are crazy. 
Having said that i dont know if any Hayes trucks would still be operating as they were taken over by Paccar and the factory was
shut in 1975. From what i have read they were built that well,strong and reliable that they lasted too long. In the long run that
helped towards the end of Hayes,as older trucks were not being replaced with newer ones !
Hayes.
Pacific.
DEANB:
Heres an article regarding the Kenworth pic you posted with the Space Shuttle.0
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Cheers Dean, I remember that you’ve posted it on here before, but I didn’t realise that it was the same unit 
Nice article about Kaye Goodfellow, what happened to them in the end?
Good pic,some of the loads of timber that the Pacifics and Hayes trucks load out of the American and Canadian forest’s are crazy.
Having said that i dont know if any Hayes trucks would still be operating as they were taken over by Paccar and the factory was
shut in 1975. From what i have read they were built that well,strong and reliable that they lasted too long. In the long run that
helped towards the end of Hayes,as older trucks were not being replaced with newer ones !
Sounds a bit like what happened to Scammell and FTF doesn’t it? Too strong and tough for their own good!
It wouldn’t surprise me if some of those Hayes are still earning their keep, why replace something that’s proven to be quite solid and only needs a bit of maintenance by something modern?
pv83:
Nice article about Kaye Goodfellow, what happened to them in the end?
Indeed, and where does the Kaye come in? Was that his own first name? I always assumed there was a Mr. Kaye at some point.
He wasn’t far wrong on the 50mph point though was he, 56 now, near as dammit?
Was confused at first as to why his dedication to Guys was featured in the Leyland Journal, then the penny dropped, Guy was bought by Jaguar, and Jaguar… 
pv83:
… From what i have read they were built that well,strong and reliable that they lasted too long. In the long run that
helped towards the end of Hayes,as older trucks were not being replaced with newer ones !Sounds a bit like what happened to Scammell and FTF doesn’t it? Too strong and tough for their own good!
It wouldn’t surprise me if some of those Hayes are still earning their keep, why replace something that’s proven to be quite solid and only needs a bit of maintenance by something modern?
I’ve never quite followed that argument. I would have thought that, if the Hayes vehicle proved itself to be more durable than another make, it would be that other maker who would lose a sale- to Hayes. Unless, of course, there was a price premium, and all the operators were tight-fisted and short-sighted. Never!
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anorak:pv83:
… From what i have read they were built that well,strong and reliable that they lasted too long. In the long run that
helped towards the end of Hayes,as older trucks were not being replaced with newer ones !Sounds a bit like what happened to Scammell and FTF doesn’t it? Too strong and tough for their own good!
It wouldn’t surprise me if some of those Hayes are still earning their keep, why replace something that’s proven to be quite solid and only needs a bit of maintenance by something modern?I’ve never quite followed that argument. I would have thought that, if the Hayes vehicle proved itself to be more durable than another make, it would be that other maker who would lose a sale- to Hayes. Unless, of course, there was a price premium, and all the operators were tight-fisted and short-sighted. Never!
It’s more about operating in a specific corner on the market, rather than producing the daily bread and butter stuff, I imagine. At least that seemed to be the case with FTF, for every FTF that was sold in a week, DAF sold ten units a day for example, you can’t compete with that, can you?
All the operators being tight fisted and short sighted… well, nowt has changed over the years then
One for Dispatcher
Posted this on the Timber thread a while back, Hayes logging trucks with max loads and right at the end of the clip the gear change.
youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cQjuWXGlU
Oily
oiltreader:
Posted this on the Timber thread a while back, Hayes logging trucks with max loads and right at the end of the clip the gear change.
youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cQjuWXGlU
Oily
Brilliant clip Oily, legendary motor.
[zb]
anorak:pv83:
… From what i have read they were built that well,strong and reliable that they lasted too long. In the long run that
helped towards the end of Hayes,as older trucks were not being replaced with newer ones !Sounds a bit like what happened to Scammell and FTF doesn’t it? Too strong and tough for their own good!
It wouldn’t surprise me if some of those Hayes are still earning their keep, why replace something that’s proven to be quite solid and only needs a bit of maintenance by something modern?I’ve never quite followed that argument. I would have thought that, if the Hayes vehicle proved itself to be more durable than another make, it would be that other maker who would lose a sale- to Hayes. Unless, of course, there was a price premium, and all the operators were tight-fisted and short-sighted. Never!
The trouble is “anorak” they did just last too long and Hayes/Pacific could not sell enough trucks to make them viable. At the end of the
day there are only so many of those specialist trucks you can sell into the timber market. That clip Oily put on perfectly sums it up,read
some of the comments.
Operators use to refurb them ,rebuild engines etc but they were indestructable trucks.
