any idea what the book was called??the sed atki with the tractors on was driven by bob noble before dad got it
peterq5422:
any idea what the book was called??the sed atki with the tractors on was driven by bob noble before dad got it
No i have been trying to think but cant remember,1 of Hill Hires mechanics had a photocopy of it in his van but hes left now it was pictured at the bottom of Thornton Road
That photo is in Trucks In Britain Vol.1 - The Eight Wheeler by Colin Wright, probably out of print but ISBN is 0-907941-05-2 - it’s still only 5"x3" but very clear, hope this helps
It won’t be much of a substitute, but I’ll try to post a photo of the cab trailer model I made a few years back, in a-one colours though not Ashy’s
jj72:
That photo is in Trucks In Britain Vol.1 - The Eight Wheeler by Colin Wright, probably out of print but ISBN is 0-907941-05-2 - it’s still only 5"x3" but very clear, hope this helpsIt won’t be much of a substitute, but I’ll try to post a photo of the cab trailer model I made a few years back, in a-one colours though not Ashy’s
Nice 1 i knew i wasn`t going mad
maxhagar the erf on page 1 awr 973 s was brownies truck my dad got it when he left and ramone cheers for book title just bought a copy from ebay where did you work with bugsy and co?
just told dad about the latest pic it was driven by dennis stansfield then tommy jock finally ending its days as yard shunter at doncaster i remember the seddon at doncaster and probably been in it at some point
I saw Farmer (old Ashys driver) yesterday he`s driving for Bradford Waste Traders on bowling back lane he had a newish FM artic
peterq5422:
picture of the aec drawbar loaded with 13 tractors some machine and all made in house they had two of these the pic is from one of this montrhs truck magazine would love to get my hands on a good copy of it0 still looking for a photo of the cab trailers can anyone help
I’d like to know the all up weight of that!!!
i asked dad the same and he said tractors were about two tons each and overall weight would be near forty tons hell of a weight to pull to ashworths yard what would the engine bhp be about 150■■
peterq5422:
i asked dad the same and he said tractors were about two tons each and overall weight would be near forty tons hell of a weight to pull to ashworths yard what would the engine bhp be about 150■■
Off the top of me head,if it was the AEC 9.6 engine it would be 125 bhp.If it was the AEC 11.3 it would produce a hefty 150 bhp.
Bags of power. 
Chris Webb:
peterq5422:
i asked dad the same and he said tractors were about two tons each and overall weight would be near forty tons hell of a weight to pull to ashworths yard what would the engine bhp be about 150■■Off the top of me head,if it was the AEC 9.6 engine it would be 125 bhp.If it was the AEC 11.3 it would produce a hefty 150 bhp.
Bags of power.
From what i heard Ashworth was a brilliant mechanic and could work wonders with AECs ,so the bhp could have been much higher and to pull up allerton rd its no wonder !!!
nice to see this one going again 
Just had some drawings done after years of trying to find someone to draw them
B series ERF AWR973S with Ashworths in-house built cab trailer driven by Bob Quirie
Seddon Atkinson 400 DWW967T with ashworth built double deck baler trailer again driven by Bob Quirie
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hiya pete my dad drove that seddon he loaded them tankers from butterfields in baildon