Happy 70 th birthday dad ( Roger Gardiner ) RIP . Tony
mercman123:
Happy 70 th birthday dad ( Roger Gardiner ) RIP . Tony
Hi Mercman your dad would have loved seeing his photo on Trucknet . Did he drive for Joints ? regards kk
Hi KK thanks for that . Yes my dad drived for Joints for about 15 years. He was one of the Shrewsbury drivers working on nights. He was there to when Joints packed up. There was cliff Ashley, Mick Glover,Adie, Wawrick, Geof etc . He really enjoined working there it was the longest he had worked for one firm . After that he went to Owens for a bit but it wasn’t the same and not long after he got lung cancer and passed away . I also used to work for Joint between 1994 and 1995 i used too tip the coils at Shotton ,Blackburn etc then load scrap at Manchester for the night blokes to take down too Port Talbot. Tony
Where were they in Shrewsbury ?
They were first aty Leaton Industrial estate . Then up and too they finished at Hanwood just out side Shrewsbury at Peter Middles yard .Tony
ah i know Pete used to speak to his lad a bit when i was at Volvo
Yes his son had a Volvo tipper . Tony
mercman123:
Hi KK thanks for that . Yes my dad drived for Joints for about 15 years. He was one of the Shrewsbury drivers working on nights. He was there to when Joints packed up. There was cliff Ashley, Mick Glover,Adie, Wawrick, Geof etc . He really enjoined working there it was the longest he had worked for one firm . After that he went to Owens for a bit but it wasn’t the same and not long after he got lung cancer and passed away . I also used to work for Joint between 1994 and 1995 i used too tip the coils at Shotton ,Blackburn etc then load scrap at Manchester for the night blokes to take down too Port Talbot. Tony
Hi mercman , what vehicles did Dad drive as i have one or two pics of JM . Was that Walker steels in Blackburn you delivered to ? regards kk
kingswinford kit:
mercman123:
Hi KK thanks for that . Yes my dad drived for Joints for about 15 years. He was one of the Shrewsbury drivers working on nights. He was there to when Joints packed up. There was cliff Ashley, Mick Glover,Adie, Wawrick, Geof etc . He really enjoined working there it was the longest he had worked for one firm . After that he went to Owens for a bit but it wasn’t the same and not long after he got lung cancer and passed away . I also used to work for Joint between 1994 and 1995 i used too tip the coils at Shotton ,Blackburn etc then load scrap at Manchester for the night blokes to take down too Port Talbot. TonyHi mercman , what vehicles did Dad drive as i have one or two pics of JM . Was that Walker steels in Blackburn you delivered to ? regards kk
Bloody hell now you are asking a question what lorries did he drive. When he first stared it was mainly old Merc lorries the old ng cabbed ones. Then because he was on nights it depened who he was changed over with. It was mainly the sk cabbed mercs from either 1729 up to 1735’s. He also drove one of the leyland daf trucks they had the old t45 cabbed one. Then it some p cabbed Scania 113 when he was the night man too warwick. Then there was the r cabbed 113 the sister too the one andrew has put on here. Then I think finaly it was the leyand daf cf cabbed trucks. I might have missed well I probably have missed a load of trucks he was there a long time and being on nights it could be any one.
Yes Walkers of Blackburn was one of the places I went also Tanks and drums , widnes etc then off to Shephards of Manchester too load the scrap bales. Tony
Hi has anyone got any pics of the Guy big J units Joints ran ? most of them were used for internal shunt work . One of them was ex Richard Hampton from the Black country regards kk
kingswinford kit:
Hi has anyone got any pics of the Guy big J units Joints ran ? most of them were used for internal shunt work . One of them was ex Richard Hampton from the Black country regards kk
hi kk,
as i remember,joint never ran many guy big j’s.i cannot recall any new ones,ever.all the big j’s i recall and that is only three,were bought second hand from ken appleyard,one was ran on the road (the convoy 1984/5),all the others were shunters in the abbey.this 1987 yard picture shows one,just left of centre.i have many more better joint motorways guy photos.i will sort out some soon.
regards andrew.
pete 359:
kingswinford kit:
Hi has anyone got any pics of the Guy big J units Joints ran ? most of them were used for internal shunt work . One of them was ex Richard Hampton from the Black country regards kkhi kk,
as i remember,joint never ran many guy big j’s.i cannot recall any new ones,ever.all the big j’s i recall and that is only three,were bought second hand from ken appleyard,one was ran on the road (the convoy 1984/5),all the others were shunters in the abbey.this 1987 yard picture shows one,just left of centre.i have many more better joint motorways guy photos.i will sort out some soon.
regards andrew.
I agree with you Andrew! that is a motley collection of motors! Who parked them up—the fitters? Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
pete 359:
kingswinford kit:
Hi has anyone got any pics of the Guy big J units Joints ran ? most of them were used for internal shunt work . One of them was ex Richard Hampton from the Black country regards kkhi kk,
as i remember,joint never ran many guy big j’s.i cannot recall any new ones,ever.all the big j’s i recall and that is only three,were bought second hand from ken appleyard,one was ran on the road (the convoy 1984/5),all the others were shunters in the abbey.this 1987 yard picture shows one,just left of centre.i have many more better joint motorways guy photos.i will sort out some soon.
regards andrew.I agree with you Andrew! that is a motley collection of motors! Who parked them up—the fitters? Cheers Dennis.
A fine Guy withan 8LXB parked next to the Marathon.
Dave the Renegade:
Bewick:
pete 359:
kingswinford kit:
Hi has anyone got any pics of the Guy big J units Joints ran ? most of them were used for internal shunt work . One of them was ex Richard Hampton from the Black country regards kkhi kk,
as i remember,joint never ran many guy big j’s.i cannot recall any new ones,ever.all the big j’s i recall and that is only three,were bought second hand from ken appleyard,one was ran on the road (the convoy 1984/5),all the others were shunters in the abbey.this 1987 yard picture shows one,just left of centre.i have many more better joint motorways guy photos.i will sort out some soon.
regards andrew.I agree with you Andrew! that is a motley collection of motors! Who parked them up—the fitters? Cheers Dennis.
A fine Guy withan 8LXB parked next to the Marathon.
Pass me my Sradervarious violin someone ,please!!! Dennis.
Bewick:
Dave the Renegade:
Bewick:
pete 359:
kingswinford kit:
Hi has anyone got any pics of the Guy big J units Joints ran ? most of them were used for internal shunt work . One of them was ex Richard Hampton from the Black country regards kkhi kk,
as i remember,joint never ran many guy big j’s.i cannot recall any new ones,ever.all the big j’s i recall and that is only three,were bought second hand from ken appleyard,one was ran on the road (the convoy 1984/5),all the others were shunters in the abbey.this 1987 yard picture shows one,just left of centre.i have many more better joint motorways guy photos.i will sort out some soon.
regards andrew.I agree with you Andrew! that is a motley collection of motors! Who parked them up—the fitters? Cheers Dennis.
A fine Guy withan 8LXB parked next to the Marathon.
Pass me my Sradervarious violin someone ,please!!! Dennis.
Go well with the dog biscuit Dennis,you took the bait and bit 
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Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Bewick:
pete 359:
kingswinford kit:
Hi has anyone got any pics of the Guy big J units Joints ran ? most of them were used for internal shunt work . One of them was ex Richard Hampton from the Black country regards kkhi kk,
as i remember,joint never ran many guy big j’s.i cannot recall any new ones,ever.all the big j’s i recall and that is only three,were bought second hand from ken appleyard,one was ran on the road (the convoy 1984/5),all the others were shunters in the abbey.this 1987 yard picture shows one,just left of centre.i have many more better joint motorways guy photos.i will sort out some soon.
regards andrew.I agree with you Andrew! that is a motley collection of motors! Who parked them up—the fitters? Cheers Dennis.
A fine Guy withan 8LXB parked next to the Marathon.
hi dennis,
how are you mate?i took this photo definatley during first two weeks of august,cause that was the only time of any year when so many tractors were parked there.this area was for loaded trailers usually.the first two weeks of august was a big shut down period for british steel and joints would have 80+percent of the fleet in the yard.
regards andrew.
Clyro Radnorshire
chepstowchap:
hi cc,
thanks for posting that picture of f126 heading for the abbey with shotton scrap,joints motors did that run many times 
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regards andrew
Does anyone live in Radnorshire or is it just another name for “Camelot”? Anon.
Gentlemen, great photographs, really evocative, and bring back the memories. Joints tractors always looked quite tidy, but just like my very good friends, Roy, John, (RIP), and Clive Jones, (Adam Jones and Sons), their trailers always reminded one of the “AAs gently undulating road”, so bent were the side raves. Yet so many other hauliers on the same type of traffic managed to keep tidy looking trailers. Why so?? Cheerio for now.