Hi r,Jacko, just caught up with the news, the lorry that Phil Dibden had was after my time at Bakers, i see the pics of 6 wheel units with i suppose a king low loader and a “lump” on it, it would be interesting to know the weight of it?
That type of job was Hills bread and butter. Your dad got me the revs mag with the bit i put in re Bakers.
The issue no is,53. November 1997. Hope this is of help, regards to you and your dad, trunker.
Ps, the only photos i have of Bakers is what your dad gave me, of 9311TR, clue to the driver, your dad will tell you about him!!!
Hi pat. i had phil garrett in to see me today. he was racking his brain about something and pat scorys name came up and he cant think where pat first started driving. any ideas ■■
r slicker:
Hi pat. i had phil garrett in to see me today. he was racking his brain about something and pat scorys name came up and he cant think where pat first started driving. any ideas ■■
Hi r slicker i worked with Scory P for Frank Allen who ran a company called PBC european from sholing in Southampton, this was in '73/4 if that helps, by the way Frank only lives 1/4 a mile from me in Bursledon and is 83 and used to live next door until a couple of years ago.
r slicker:
Hi pat. i had phil garrett in to see me today. he was racking his brain about something and pat scorys name came up and he cant think where pat first started driving. any ideas ■■
Hi if Pat comes in on Thursday I will ask him for you, but I know he did work for Reema out of North Baddesley and of course PBC, Bakers, Transport Services, Jim Chandler out of Poole and he finished his driving days with me.
LR Man:
This ERF MW 6x4 was one of many lorries Phil drove for Bakers. He called this one Tin Lizzy, it having the metal cab and said it was cold to sleep in!
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Hello LR Man
The ERF MW 6x4 which Phil drove was this a left ■■■■■■?Im sure this model was built for continental work most were sent for export?Heres one i took a couple of years ago at the Great Dorset Steam Fair,unfortunately i did not take a side view and seem to remember it was a 4x2 model.IIRC Shammar Transport if ive spelt that right ive had a couple of beers (which IIRC had something to with Pentalver Transport)had one of these model ERFs in the early 80s can someone help here?.
Regards Jacko
PS Pat is it me(bearing in mind ive had a couple to drinks) but the grill and head lights on this model of ERF look like the Scania model in your avatar?
Hello Trunker08
Can you name the trailer mate stood in front of this motor?for a bouns point this is for everyone can anyone name the model of this Leyland BRS lorry?
Heres one i should of added a longtime ago it was dads second artic he drove on Bakers after one Henry May(who also drove on Brains for many years)
A couple of Henry Mays ERF on Bakers
Regards Jacko
Hi R-Jacko, great pick of 9311TR Don Few,s lorry, i mated him but from my start at Bakers, think the chap with it was his mate prior to me,its over 51 year ago!!! cant recall his name, Few,y taught me a lot, i also mated his dad Bruce, now there was a charicter (spelling) ex steam lorry man, think the BRS lorry is a Beaver? poss a Comet? think ile go for Beaver. cheers trunker 08
ainacs:
Pat Scorey and Barry Barnes came in for tea today and Pat had a call this morning from John ‘Animal’ Smith telling him that Mick Hayes has died!
RIP Mick
Regards Pat
Sad news about my old boss Mick Hayes, I actually knew about it when he passed away
a couple of weeks ago. Another great character gone. RIP
Hello Trunker08
Here are a couple of photos of Bruce Few.Dad thinks Bruce may have been in his late 60s or 70s when these photos was taken.Your right about him driving a steam lorry i suppose he would driven a Sentinal for George Baker.
Regards Jacko
Cheers r-Jacko, i seem to rememmber your dad say ing Bruce broke down and Annis “lent” the scammel to Eric, As was the done thing in the day? Dear bruce was a different man to his son, couldnt get him out the cafe’s the son was oposite!!! pluss i think bruce knew just about every body in transpot,a great man the type never to be seen again, cheers, trunker08
on looking at the pic of the cat looks like it’s on the the tr , driver got the righht clutch leaver pulled back, ready to “sprag” it round with right track locked■■? i say that cause we never put the sleeprs out till he was ready to come off the tr, hope thats clear!!
ainacs:
Hi Buzzer Barry asked me to ask you to tell me about your first load of cauliflowers to Covent Garden all them years ago■■?
Come on tell us all it won.t go any further.
Regards Pat
Come on John.Don,t be shy.Where did you shoot them? I won,t tell.Regards Charlie
Thats the trouble with people today they always think the worse,the story goes like this .I took my HGV test in Redruth ,Cornwall as i did my training there through Richard Benney of Helston, now after a month or so of driving for him i had a load of bagged milkpowder destination Kent, also i had a rider as they used to call it which consisted of 160 crates of spring cabbage bound for the old covent garden market roped on top of the sheeted load this was a place i had never before visited.Anyway i left Helston at five in the evening and made my way to London,bearing in mind it took four hours to get past Exeter in them days as there were no bypassesand i was in a GUY big J with a 180 gardner in it, onwards we went through the night arriving eventually at the market at about five am, well i could not get any where near the stand i had to deliver to as they had bin at it for three hours already but i locked up the lorry and proceded on foot, found the boss and he said i’ll send the barra’s round to get them john, i thought hang on a mo, i aint never bin here before how do you know me name is john, but thats another story. Anyway up turn the barras 13 crates on each one til they was cleared, back to the stand got me breakfast tip and proceded to Kent, got half unloaded and got a phone call in the office from the geezer in covent garden shoutin ,wheres my effin greens, well i wuz gob smacked but at the end of the day the only one who wuz green wuz me, so i had to put that one down to experience and i can assure you i was a lot more carefull after that, so there you go Charlie i did’nt shoot them i just got done up like a kipper.
R-JACKO:
Hello Trunker08
Bruce Few may have driven a Sentinal for George Baker like the one in this photo.
Regards Jacko
by R-Jacko were did you dig that up!! Bakers went a long way back,i can see bruce in that!! in my ERF book Geo rge Baker had 3rd ERF off the line, also Eric was instigator of a "high/low"box, to give 10 forward and 2 reverse, he also, it says got spring brakes fitted, how true i dont know, ah well they was the days!! cheers trunker08
by R-Jacko were did you dig that up!! Bakers went a long way back,i can see bruce in that!! in my ERF book Geo rge Baker had 3rd ERF off the line, also Eric was instigator of a "high/low"box, to give 10 forward and 2 reverse, he also, it says got spring brakes fitted, how true i dont know, ah well they was the days!! cheers trunker08
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Hello Trunker
Here are a few more for you.This one was driven by my wifes grandad Wally Beaney
Heres the man himself with 2 of his 8 children
and again climbing up his tanker he was on contract for esso
Here are a few of George Bakers ERFs
This was Phil Dibdons First lorry on Bakers.When this photo was taken it was used has a yard shunter at Pirelli driven by Nobby Bucket
Ill let dad tale you where i got them from
David Miller:
Also moving smartly on… There used to be a Southampton outfit that did continental with yellow Fodens. What were they called - can’t remember.
i think you mean p.b.c re public benefit coal.he started continental work by chopping down his eight wheeler tippers into tractor units,the guy’s name was frank something i cant remember his second name.his reputation was he was a fiery man and a hard taskmaster.
(which IIRC had something to with Pentalver Transport)had one of these model ERFs in the early 80s can someone help here?.
