Think Averys do quite well out of that bridge they seem to get all the jobs
Averys are only up the road that’s why
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Oh and a Travis Perkins artic got stuck under the vBotley road bridge today
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Think Avery’s get the job as they have the gear to handle almost anything and believe they are on the police rota for recovery, Buzzer
Who remembers Musselwhite’s Body builder up Budds lane just past the old rail bridge, ( you had to go under it to get into the estate)
Ray ran it and later his son, gone now I believe.
They had big marks on the factory main door so they could see if the body was to high to leave the estate.
Remember one day we had to drag an F86 through behind the old Militant with the drums on Pallets, not so many police about then, Jeff was the son. Happy days. Harvey
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Yep
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Who remembers Musselwhite’s Body builder up Budds lane just past the old rail bridge, ( you had to go under it to get into the estate)
Ray ran it and later his son, gone now I believe.
They had big marks on the factory main door so they could see if the body was to high to leave the estate.
Remember one day we had to drag an F86 through behind the old Militant with the drums on Pallets, not so many police about then, Jeff was the son. Happy days. Harvey
Thinking about it Harvey they must have only built low body’s as the bridge in Budde Lane is only 13’ much lower than greatbridge Rd
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Who remembers Musselwhite’s Body builder up Budds lane just past the old rail bridge, ( you had to go under it to get into the estate)
Ray ran it and later his son, gone now I believe.
They had big marks on the factory main door so they could see if the body was to high to leave the estate.
Remember one day we had to drag an F86 through behind the old Militant with the drums on Pallets, not so many police about then, Jeff was the son. Happy days. Harvey
Hi Harvey I had a set of twist locks put in an AEC Marshal by Musselwhites back in the day a very long time ago, JD
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Partrans used to have a depot in Southampton
They had some good ole boys on there doing Portugal.
Two trucks based in Southampton Keith « Snoopy « Jones and I think the other was Colin Glasspool? I did a fair bit for them , don’t recall them having a yard though? Richard Evans QC may know…
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They had some good ole boys on there doing Portugal.
Two trucks based in Southampton Keith « Snoopy « Jones and I think the other was Colin Glasspool? I did a fair bit for them , don’t recall them having a yard though? Richard Evans QC may know…
Balders I bought an F88 from Colin Glasspool it was an M reg 1974 modell it was about five year old when I got it, he lived at North Baddesly near Romsey, Buzzer
Grainy old B&W piccie.
Lamberts B Series ERF with tipping trailer. TCR 955T? If I remember, steel body, barn-doors, with a hand start diesel donkey engine. Used to take scrap from Pirelli up the road, and coal back. Also grain in the season. F86 in background. 99% sure its Coalville. Pit-wheel just visible.
I thought that was Nick Vosper in the F10 of Armstrongs but Monty rekoned it was George Thorne as Ian said.
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Who remembers Musselwhite’s Body builder up Budds lane just past the old rail bridge, ( you had to go under it to get into the estate)
Ray ran it and later his son, gone now I believe.
They had big marks on the factory main door so they could see if the body was to high to leave the estate.
Remember one day we had to drag an F86 through behind the old Militant with the drums on Pallets, not so many police about then, Jeff was the son. Happy days. HarveyHi Harvey I had a set of twist locks put in an AEC Marshal by Musselwhites back in the day a very long time ago, JD
Hi John, twist locks eh !!! Cory transport used chains. Do you remember the container depot by Whites transporters. Big crane to lift and stack.
Mudslides seldom built large bodies due to that bridge. Amazing how things come back. Harvey
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Who remembers Musselwhite’s Body builder up Budds lane just past the old rail bridge, ( you had to go under it to get into the estate)
Ray ran it and later his son, gone now I believe.
They had big marks on the factory main door so they could see if the body was to high to leave the estate.
Remember one day we had to drag an F86 through behind the old Militant with the drums on Pallets, not so many police about then, Jeff was the son. Happy days. HarveyHi Harvey I had a set of twist locks put in an AEC Marshal by Musselwhites back in the day a very long time ago, JD
Hi John, twist locks eh !!! Cory transport used chains. Do you remember the container depot by Whites transporters. Big crane to lift and stack.
Mudslides seldom built large bodies due to that bridge. Amazing how things come back. Harvey
I seem to remember that Soton dockers used to refuse to tip containers without twist locks, at one time. Was it true?
Hi All
The docks still refuse to unload containers without twistlocks & in the day they would not unload ones with clamp on twist locks,but ironicly when we move the oil drilling rigs they say your not holding the containers on with just those silly locks put some chains & we do because the customer is always right
Cheers
Rich
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Who remembers Musselwhite’s Body builder up Budds lane just past the old rail bridge, ( you had to go under it to get into the estate)
Ray ran it and later his son, gone now I believe.
They had big marks on the factory main door so they could see if the body was to high to leave the estate.
Remember one day we had to drag an F86 through behind the old Militant with the drums on Pallets, not so many police about then, Jeff was the son. Happy days. HarveyHi Harvey I had a set of twist locks put in an AEC Marshal by Musselwhites back in the day a very long time ago, JD
Hi John, twist locks eh !!! Cory transport used chains. Do you remember the container depot by Whites transporters. Big crane to lift and stack.
Mudslides seldom built large bodies due to that bridge. Amazing how things come back. HarveyI seem to remember that Soton dockers used to refuse to tip containers without twist locks, at one time. Was it true?
Yep. At one point there was a rule about not servicing plain units either I think? Company name had to be on door.
Thanks to Tribsa and Franglais. Of course I am going back to the very early days of containers when dockers were very strong and militant with it. There were several firms that were completely blacklisted at various docks for years I think. But Soton was special in my experience in taking it upon themselves responsability for road safety. Ironically, on that score, the lorries they tuned away for being unsafe on the road, were turned straight back onto the road in the same, unsafe, condition.
They did have a point in a way, (although they were out of order because of the above) a mate of mine at Midland Storage lost a 30 foot NI flat shortly after leaving Preston. We had 40 foot flat trailers, no headboards, but with twistlocks only for 40s and 20s, so we had 3 choices for those flats. Front twistlocks only, rears only, or put it where it should be for weight distribution purposes in the middle. Most of us had our own chains and thread them through the bottom twist sockets, much safer than over the top imo, but Dave didn’t have any and so roped each corner down as tight as he could. I was following him as we approached a LH turn and his flat skimmed gracefully straight on as he turned left. The roped and sheeted load of spuds stayed perfectly intact as the flat hit the floor running and skidded though a small island and the KL signs which were on it. The only damage done.
I was instructed to wait for another vehicle to arrive and help tranship all the handball spuds until a big crane could load the flat back onto Dave’s trailer. That may well have been the last load on that job. 
One for Jimski who drove this for Pat Duffy RIP courtesy of Bubbleman seen here in his livery and in its original life, Buzzer
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One for Jimski who drove this for Pat Duffy RIP courtesy of Bubbleman seen here in his livery and in its original life, Buzzer
Happy days!
A little strip of black insulating tape across TIR or Haz plates, and everything’s fine.