Joint Motorways

kingswinford_kit · 24 August 2011 19:54

Saviem:
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.

Hi Saviem that is very interesting to know i was quite sure it was sent to South Africa as i think a few other Mercs of Joints ended up there as well regards Keith

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 17:18

Bewick:

pete 359:

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.

hi all,
here’s a few to get us going.a proper yard .oil stained concrete,tyres and rims everywhere and drums full of oil,a ladder.everything the “elf in a safe tree” man says you must not have or use brilliant.joint motorways,llewellyn’s quay,the docks,port talbot .b531 acy was a 1625 merc. bought new in 1984 and worked very hard indeed.these gutless mercs.were an excellent workhorse.

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 18:30

from 1989-1993 when joint’s did a lot of steel to germany,the german steelworkers didn’t know what to make of jm45,this old tandem was made in house by welder tony “tefflon” millom.

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 20:27

d38 lwn a 1628 merc.new in 1986.the last 28 joint had with the range change zf box,after this they came with merc’s own 12 speed which was rubbish.

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 20:41

f126 ath,another 1628 based in shrewsbury,new to roger grafton.seen here in leeton shrops. loaded for the abbey.

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 21:23

now this was a real merc. seen here when new in sept. 1989.

mercman123 · 26 August 2011 15:07

Great pictures Andrew keep them coming in . Tony

komatsu_450 · 27 August 2011 16:56

Tony Kinsea and Clive Tame “TAM” parked up in Lokeren Truckstop in Antwerp after tipped Ghent ex abbey works 1993

komatsu_450 · 27 August 2011 17:17

Tam tipping Stalbridge ex Rochford

komatsu_450 · 27 August 2011 17:19

Boarding at Ostend 1993

komatsu_450 · 27 August 2011 17:20

Kennedy Tunnel Antwerp 1993

pete_359 · 28 August 2011 10:32

hi all,
a248 glc was one of two day cab 1625’s bought second hand in 1987.seen here with regular driver sammy dog loading pelletised slag for cornelly quarry at number 4 blast furnace in the abbey.

pete_359 · 28 August 2011 10:43

a247 glc was driven by peter morgan when he had this accident tipping in south cornelly.peter only had a cut on his knee,though he was a bit shacken up .

altitude · 28 August 2011 10:44

pete 359:
hi all,
a248 glc was one of two day cab 1625’s bought second hand in 1987.seen here with regular driver sammy dog loading pelletised slag for cornelly quarry at number 4 blast furnace in the abbey.

I drove 1625’s for a couple of years. It never broke down and was comfortable, but gutless even empty you were down the box at the slightest bank, it was blood,sweat and gears.

pete_359 · 28 August 2011 10:53

altitude:

pete 359:
hi all,
a248 glc was one of two day cab 1625’s bought second hand in 1987.seen here with regular driver sammy dog loading pelletised slag for cornelly quarry at number 4 blast furnace in the abbey.

I drove 1625’s for a couple of years. It never broke down and was comfortable, but gutless even empty you were down the box at the slightest bank, it was blood,sweat and gears.

hi john,
how are you mate .yes they were a good workhorse,bombproof but gutless.if you were running from port talbot to newport or ebbw vale it seemed to take for ever as it was “all pull” to either of those drops.
regards andrew.

pete_359 · 28 August 2011 11:02

sammy dog and joint foreman fitter adjhumal kahn,surveying the carnage one of the b series was brought in and a cat loading shovel.
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pete_359 · 28 August 2011 13:23

stopped at “the caravan” in leominster .

altitude · 28 August 2011 14:10

pete 359:

altitude:

pete 359:
hi all,
a248 glc was one of two day cab 1625’s bought second hand in 1987.seen here with regular driver sammy dog loading pelletised slag for cornelly quarry at number 4 blast furnace in the abbey.

I drove 1625’s for a couple of years. It never broke down and was comfortable, but gutless even empty you were down the box at the slightest bank, it was blood,sweat and gears.

hi john,
how are you mate .yes they were a good workhorse,bombproof but gutless.if you were running from port talbot to newport or ebbw vale it seemed to take for ever as it was “all pull” to either of those drops.
regards andrew.

Hi Andrew
Yeah I’m OK mate, love the pic’s your putting on keep um coming.
cheers
John.

sammy_dog · 28 August 2011 15:45

a248 was i think owned by hales cakes prior to joints getting them probably not carried to much weight untill we got hold of them .blast furnace slag to cornelly quarry and dust from quarry back to steel works lovely little job.not much mileage between 8 and 10 miles regards martyn.

sammy_dog · 28 August 2011 15:48

pete 359:
stopped at “the caravan” in leominster .

i think i progressed from a248 glc on the quarry to the erf used to spend hours down yard polishing that truck and painting the wheels.