DIG:
Some hefty lumps on this page.
I used to Drive /Drove this old girl in the 1960s when working the recovery shifts at BRS Irthlingborough,we serviced from Watford Gap to Luton on the M1 Stamford to Stevenage on the A1 when Peterborough under pressure.and any in the area ,Milton Keynes just a dream in those days.
Dig
That must have been hard work driving that DIG!
I’m sure Spardo can tell a tale or two about driving these things too
Only breakdown wagon I drove I bought myself for £65 from the auctions. A wartime 4x4 Morris Commercial with a massive straight 6 petrol engine under the bonnet it could pull anything but with no power brakes was almost impossible to stop in a hurry. Not being a mechanic I bought an original War Dept service manual from a specialist dealer for more than I paid for the wagon and, as soldiers were assumed to be stupid, it described every possible job in detail down to the last nut and bolt. This mechano numpty managed to take out, strip down and rebuild the transfer box. Sold it for more than I bought it to the son of the man who wrote The Long Walk about his escape from a gulag and trudge to England. He didn’t want the manual so I still have it to this day.
DIG:
Some hefty lumps on this page.
I used to Drive /Drove this old girl in the 1960s when working the recovery shifts at BRS Irthlingborough,we serviced from Watford Gap to Luton on the M1 Stamford to Stevenage on the A1 when Peterborough under pressure.and any in the area ,Milton Keynes just a dream in those days.
Dig
That must have been hard work driving that DIG!
I’m sure Spardo can tell a tale or two about driving these things too
Only breakdown wagon I drove I bought myself for £65 from the auctions. A wartime 4x4 Morris Commercial with a massive straight 6 petrol engine under the bonnet it could pull anything but with no power brakes was almost impossible to stop in a hurry. Not being a mechanic I bought an original War Dept service manual from a specialist dealer for more than I paid for the wagon and, as soldiers were assumed to be stupid, it described every possible job in detail down to the last nut and bolt. This mechano numpty managed to take out, strip down and rebuild the transfer box. Sold it for more than I bought it to the son of the man who wrote The Long Walk about his escape from a gulag and trudge to England. He didn’t want the manual so I still have it to this day.
I wonder what that would be worth now, probably a bit more than 65 quid David
DIG:
Some hefty lumps on this page.
I used to Drive /Drove this old girl in the 1960s when working the recovery shifts at BRS Irthlingborough,we serviced from Watford Gap to Luton on the M1 Stamford to Stevenage on the A1 when Peterborough under pressure.and any in the area ,Milton Keynes just a dream in those days.
Dig
That must have been hard work driving that DIG!
I’m sure Spardo can tell a tale or two about driving these things too
Only breakdown wagon I drove I bought myself for £65 from the auctions. A wartime 4x4 Morris Commercial with a massive straight 6 petrol engine under the bonnet it could pull anything but with no power brakes was almost impossible to stop in a hurry. Not being a mechanic I bought an original War Dept service manual from a specialist dealer for more than I paid for the wagon and, as soldiers were assumed to be stupid, it described every possible job in detail down to the last nut and bolt. This mechano numpty managed to take out, strip down and rebuild the transfer box. Sold it for more than I bought it to the son of the man who wrote The Long Walk about his escape from a gulag and trudge to England. He didn’t want the manual so I still have it to this day.
I wonder what that would be worth now, probably a bit more than 65 quid David
I reckon, it was in very good nick in our smart blue and white livery, but I wonder if the manual is worth even more still. Not selling though, you never know when another reccer will cross my path. It better hurry up though.
Happy 200th birthday btw, you don’t look a day older than 199.
Bewick:
Latest addition to the MAP fleet standing in the shop awaiting lettering and kitting out. It is a double drive, lift axle, unit which will be operating at up to 120 ton gvw with the new Famonville Megamax Dolly low loader joining the fleet shortly.
Is this the replacement for the older 80t tag axle unit Bewick?
A shot of the “old” girl “PV” delivering or collecting ( not sure which) a BA RR Jet engine. Cheers Bewick.
DIG:
Some hefty lumps on this page.
I used to Drive /Drove this old girl in the 1960s when working the recovery shifts at BRS Irthlingborough,we serviced from Watford Gap to Luton on the M1 Stamford to Stevenage on the A1 when Peterborough under pressure.and any in the area ,Milton Keynes just a dream in those days.
Dig
That must have been hard work driving that DIG!
I’m sure Spardo can tell a tale or two about driving these things too
Only breakdown wagon I drove I bought myself for £65 from the auctions. A wartime 4x4 Morris Commercial with a massive straight 6 petrol engine under the bonnet it could pull anything but with no power brakes was almost impossible to stop in a hurry. Not being a mechanic I bought an original War Dept service manual from a specialist dealer for more than I paid for the wagon and, as soldiers were assumed to be stupid, it described every possible job in detail down to the last nut and bolt. This mechano numpty managed to take out, strip down and rebuild the transfer box. Sold it for more than I bought it to the son of the man who wrote The Long Walk about his escape from a gulag and trudge to England. He didn’t want the manual so I still have it to this day.
Chlechowicz, a Polish company who run a lot of Scanias. However, this time it is a Mercedes. Here are a few more pictures of their fleet: Transport – Chlechowicz.pl
jsutherland:
Chlechowicz, a Polish company who run a lot of Scanias. However, this time it is a Mercedes. Here are a few more pictures of their fleet: Transport – Chlechowicz.pl
I’m sure Spardo can tell a tale or two about driving these things too
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Only breakdown wagon I drove I bought myself for £65 from the auctions. A wartime 4x4 Morris Commercial with a massive straight 6 petrol engine under the bonnet it could pull anything but with no power brakes was almost impossible to stop in a hurry. Not being a mechanic I bought an original War Dept service manual from a specialist dealer for more than I paid for the wagon and, as soldiers were assumed to be stupid, it described every possible job in detail down to the last nut and bolt. This mechano numpty managed to take out, strip down and rebuild the transfer box. Sold it for more than I bought it to the son of the man who wrote The Long Walk about his escape from a gulag and trudge to England. He didn’t want the manual so I still have it to this day.
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Quite a tale David.
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This would have been more in your line David I did one tow job with one of these it was the most stressful day I had in rush hour traffic I swear the lights would change twice on the time I took to cross the intersections lol.I couldn’t find a pic of one with a wrecker body but this pic shows the model ex military the mighty QL.
jsutherland:
Congratulations Patrick on reaching 200 pages. Quite an achievement. I thought a picture of an Econofreight Scammell would be fitting for such an occasion… There is even the number 200 on the side of the excavator
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Great choice Johnny for Patrics 200 th and good to see you back .
Dig:
This would have been more in your line David I did one tow job with one of these it was the most stressful day I had in rush hour traffic I swear the lights would change twice on the time I took to cross the intersections lol.I couldn’t find a pic of one with a wrecker body but this pic shows the model ex military the mighty QL.
But when you did get it rolling how did you stop it? I was very lucky with my Morris. Keen to get some work with it for money (it was bought to bring back purchases from the auctions without the need for a 2nd driver) I told all the local police authorities about it, including the ability to recover HGVs, and even camped in the cab outside the police post at Trowel Services for a few nights without success. Lucky, because if I had had a heavy on the back I would never have been able to stop at any lights, never mind get through them before they changed.
Bewick:
1Latest addition to the MAP fleet standing in the shop awaiting lettering and kitting out. It is a double drive, lift axle, unit which will be operating at up to 120 ton gvw with the new Famonville Megamax Dolly low loader joining the fleet shortly.
Is this the replacement for the older 80t tag axle unit Bewick?
A shot of the “old” girl “PV” delivering or collecting ( not sure which) a BA RR Jet engine. Cheers Bewick.
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jsutherland:
Chlechowicz, a Polish company who run a lot of Scanias. However, this time it is a Mercedes. Here are a few more pictures of their fleet: Transport – Chlechowicz.pl
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Impressive line up.
I didn’t recognose it at first, but after seeing the more usual grey livery, the penny dropped! I take it the Merc was bought secondhand and used to be part of the fleet of a German haulier?
Obligatory mid 80s shell suit jackets all round in that last picture!
Great set of pic’s flammen, cheers! Was this the job where they delivered it to a museum? I remember reading about it somewhere, but never saw any footage of that particular job.
Dig:
This would have been more in your line David I did one tow job with one of these it was the most stressful day I had in rush hour traffic I swear the lights would change twice on the time I took to cross the intersections lol.I couldn’t find a pic of one with a wrecker body but this pic shows the model ex military the mighty QL.
But when you did get it rolling how did you stop it? I was very lucky with my Morris. Keen to get some work with it for money (it was bought to bring back purchases from the auctions without the need for a 2nd driver) I told all the local police authorities about it, including the ability to recover HGVs, and even camped in the cab outside the police post at Trowel Services for a few nights without success. Lucky, because if I had had a heavy on the back I would never have been able to stop at any lights, never mind get through them before they changed.
Is it fair to assume that the brakes were pretty much non-existing…?
