Seems a fair lump for that little motor with the four in line to be dragging about Larry. I would hate to have been stuck behind him going over Carter Bar.
Eddie Heaton:
Seems a fair lump for that little motor with the four in line to be dragging about Larry. I would hate to have been stuck behind him going over Carter Bar.
It sure does, Ive studied the reg It looks like JET Which is a 1953 Rotherham reg, Plus the wagon I would say is a O Model Bedford and it appears to have an extra fuel tank mounted behind the cab, Larry.
Eddie Heaton:
Seems a fair lump for that little motor with the four in line to be dragging about Larry. I would hate to have been stuck behind him going over Carter Bar.
It sure does, Ive studied the reg It looks like JET Which is a 1953 Rotherham reg, Plus the wagon I would say is a O Model Bedford and it appears to have an extra fuel tank mounted behind the cab, Larry.
The MAP Cat3 “A team” hard at work today moving this 76 ton Material Handler from Purfleet Dock round to Rochester at the other side of the Thames.
Great Pics there mr buzby davies brackmills looks a touch heavy ha ha love it keep them coming
Mike Ponsonby:
davies brackmills looks a touch heavy ha ha love it keep them coming
Nah, the rims haven’t touched the bitumen yet, 
Buzzer:
Buzzer Fri
This ones a 1968 model Buzzer similar paint jobs but front guards square instead of roundish and I dont think the air horns are standard .
Dig.
Thanks Buzzer this was my 1968 Super Hippo which I had repowered with a ■■■■■■■ 220,I have put this photo on before its the best one of only 3 I have.
Dig
That looks a bit dodgy, Dig. You’d have been tip-toing through the corners. 
Star down under.:
That looks a bit dodgy, Dig. You’d have been tip-toing through the corners.
Didnt have a problem SDU but have to admit reasonably straight road between Fitzroy Crossing and Derby.
Plus I gave the Crossing Inn a miss that trip 
Same road 45kms part.
Dig
DIG:
Star down under.:
That looks a bit dodgy, Dig. You’d have been tip-toing through the corners.Didnt have a problem SDU but have to admit reasonably straight road between Fitzroy Crossing and Derby.
Plus I gave the Crossing Inn a miss that trip
Same road 45kms part.
Dig
The later pictures would also be almost 45 years apart from the Leyland photo, surely.
Did you ever run out to Woody (Woody) or Telfor?
Lawrence Dunbar
Hello Larry, any idea what brakes were on the O type Bedford low loader ?.
I would imagine it was an interesting drive with that sort of weight behind it.
Regards, Allan
Spardo:
Buzzer:
BuzzerAn interesting trio there Buzzer.
Firstly down memory lane to the blessed Carr Mill Cafe on the East Lancs.
Then I noticed that the pepperpot MRS ‘garden shed’ has no mirrors. Not needed I suppose if you are going so slowly if you want to see what’s behind you you simply get out and have a walk round.
And lastly that interesting Norwegian. Is that fold over axle the same as those the Americans use for extra spread, can’t remember what they call it, or is it simply my first thought, which was that it is a spare?Also I note that while both Pickfords and the Norwegian have 9 axles on the road, how on earth did they spread the weight in MRS’s time? Perhaps simply did a lot of damage to roads and avoided bridges?
Tut tut David, that “shed” is the mighty Scammell 100 tonner! Only two were built, one of those was up for sale at a auction not that long ago. Originally powered by a petrol engine, they soon found out that a Gardner was more economical to use.
How they distributed the weight over the axles beats me, but 100t ( and more sometimes)on just 4 axles… you do the math
I think it was the late Pete Sunters that said that the road network was designed to cope with 44t per axle.
Things have certainly changed over the years, but it all can be traced back to those Scammell 100 tonners.