Saviem:
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.
hi saviem,
you are bang on right with your comment about joint’s trailers, the damage to them,in my experience was caused mainly by the shunters,some of them were sadistic the scrap didn’t help either.
Saviem:
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.
hi saviem,
you are bang on right with your comment about joint’s trailers, the damage to them,in my experience was caused mainly by the shunters,some of them were sadistic the scrap didn’t help either.
regards andrew.
I think I’ve suggested eleswhere that Andrew just un-coupled the trailer and load and the whole outfit was dropped into the furnace!!! Dennis.
Saviem:
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.
hi saviem,
you are bang on right with your comment about joint’s trailers, the damage to them,in my experience was caused mainly by the shunters,some of them were sadistic the scrap didn’t help either.
regards andrew.
Hi Andrew saw you on the Wye bridge in Hereford on your way to the show . gave you a toot ! Is your Merc the 1748 ? regards kk
Saviem:
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.
hi saviem,
you are bang on right with your comment about joint’s trailers, the damage to them,in my experience was caused mainly by the shunters,some of them were sadistic the scrap didn’t help either.
regards andrew.
Hi Andrew saw you on the Wye bridge in Hereford on your way to the show . gave you a toot ! Is your Merc the 1748 ? regards kk
hi kk,
sorry,but i don’t think i saw you cracking turn out here at hereford show and hot .
regards andrew.
Saviem:
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.
hi saviem,
you are bang on right with your comment about joint’s trailers, the damage to them,in my experience was caused mainly by the shunters,some of them were sadistic the scrap didn’t help either.
regards andrew.
Hi Andrew saw you on the Wye bridge in Hereford on your way to the show . gave you a toot ! Is your Merc the 1748 ? regards kk
hi kk,
sorry,but i don’t think i saw you cracking turn out here at hereford show and hot .
regards andrew.
i just had to take this one,earlier today.yes kk,g800 hth was a 1748 g cab merc.the only one joint ever ran.
Good picture Andrew is it taken in the same place you took the picture of Billy’48 ? If it is how long a go did you take the picture of Billys lorry ? Tony
mercman123:
Good picture Andrew is it taken in the same place you took the picture of Billy’48 ? If it is how long a go did you take the picture of Billys lorry ? Tony
hi tony,
yes that’s pretty much the same place,i even crossed the road and climbed up the bank.the original photo with g800 loaded with scrap would be returning from shotton during 1991-ish.have some of my joint album’s out ready to put through my new scanner.will post some soon.
regards andrew.
mercman123:
Good picture Andrew is it taken in the same place you took the picture of Billy’48 ? If it is how long a go did you take the picture of Billys lorry ? Tony
hi tony,
yes that’s pretty much the same place,i even crossed the road and climbed up the bank.the original photo with g800 loaded with scrap would be returning from shotton during 1991-ish.have some of my joint album’s out ready to put through my new scanner.will post some soon.
regards andrew.
Well stop “poncing” about Andrew and get them flowing onto the thread,drip feed if you like!! Gives us 'old uns something to keep “coffin dodging” for!!! Cheers Dennis.
mercman123:
Good picture Andrew is it taken in the same place you took the picture of Billy’48 ? If it is how long a go did you take the picture of Billys lorry ? Tony
hi tony,
yes that’s pretty much the same place,i even crossed the road and climbed up the bank.the original photo with g800 loaded with scrap would be returning from shotton during 1991-ish.have some of my joint album’s out ready to put through my new scanner.will post some soon.
regards andrew.
Well stop “poncing” about Andrew and get them flowing onto the thread,drip feed if you like!! Gives us 'old uns something to keep “coffin dodging” for!!! Cheers Dennis.
mercman123:
Andrew do you know if any ones got any NG or SK cabbed Mercs on the show scene ? And where have they all gone ? !!
Tony
hi tony,
g800 was a phenomenal motor.in it’s day.you have to remember it was new over 20 years ago.with regard to sk mercs. on the show circuit.to be honest there are very few.sparshatt’s in kent have a 1628 recently restored and jeffries from stratford-on -avon have a classic 1632 v10,now they were some machine .nobody,to my knowledge has restored a g cab 1748…yet .
regards andrew.
Hi Andrew I bet the 1748 flew there was speed restictors then ! Yes if I won the lottery i would love too have a merc done out in Joints colours and do the shows with it. Mind you i bet you would have too go abroad too get one . Tony
mercman123:
Hi Andrew I bet the 1748 flew there was speed restictors then ! Yes if I won the lottery i would love too have a merc done out in Joints colours and do the shows with it. Mind you i bet you would have too go abroad too get one . Tony
I seem to remember that 1748 on Liverpool docks when it was exported to South Africa think its the right one regards kk
mercman123:
Hi Andrew I bet the 1748 flew there was speed restictors then ! Yes if I won the lottery i would love too have a merc done out in Joints colours and do the shows with it. Mind you i bet you would have too go abroad too get one . Tony
I seem to remember that 1748 on Liverpool docks when it was exported to South Africa think its the right one regards kk
hi kk,
i think you are on the right track there,because i remember two scouser’s coming to the yard to collect g800 when she was sold.williams bros. truck sales rings a bell.
regards andrew.
Hello all, yes full marks Williams Bros, bought and sold. Ended up in Pretoria. Still working as far as I am aware!! How is that for staying power!! Cheerio for now.
cracking turn out here at hereford show and hot 
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Clyro Radnorshire
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