mushroomman:
And a very happy Easter to you Robert and all the other Trucknet members.
I am now wondering if Freddie was one of those Pan Express guys at the border. I hope that he is O.K. as I havenât noticed him on here for a while.
B.T.W. Robert, if your search for Biffoâs postings you could read the rest of the thread, Last Out Of Iran. I am afraid that I am not Tech Savvy enough to put the link on here.
Regards Steve.
câmon Robert sort it out please. great read.
Iâve tried! Perhaps Biffoâs story is on a host thread, as I canât find one called Last Out of Iran. If you type any comination of Biffo Iran, or Last Out Of Iran, or even just Iran into the TNUK search system, all you get is this thread! Iâll keep ferretting though. Robert
robert1952:
Cheers! I wonder if those Dow Fodens with LHD had the 12-sp Foden 'box in them, of the 9-sp Fuller - just out of interest. Robert
Sorry Robert but I really canât remember although at the back of my mind for some reason a Fuller Roadranger keeps popping up. I spent many happy hours over the years sat in the driving seat of Alan Morreyâs Foden while Alan cooked us a meal so on a very cold winters morning I was probably concentrating of the development of Alanâs fried Spam and Egg sandwiches. If itâs any use then I remember that they only had one bunk which you could lift up and there was a decent size storage box underneath it.
One story that I would like to share with you is that Alan lived in Crewe and some of his relations worked at Fodens and E.R.F. in Sandbach. He used to drink in his local pub when he was at home which he shared with some of the mechanics from the Crewe railway sheds. When he got the Foden in 1979 which was the time that a lot of drivers were putting air horns on to their trucks he jokingly asked one of the lads if he could get him an air horn off one of the trains. A couple of weeks later when he was home he went into the pub and one of the lads said âI have got you one Alan, itâs in my bootâ. Apparently it was a huge thing but the mechanic in the garage wouldnât fit it for him saying that as soon as he used the horn all the air tanks would be become empty, the brakes would lock on and Alan would be catapulted through the windscreen.
Now I mentioned this a few years ago on here and it seems that people did know other drivers who allegedly had train air horns fitted to their trucks with the help of an extra air tank that they fitted. So the question is did anybody else actually have one fitted themselves.
Just going back to an earlier post I wondered if Fred had been one of the Pan Express drivers at the Iranian border who Biffo met up with when he was released from jail but I later remembered that Fred actually worked for Grangewoods when he was running to Iran.
B.T.W. I downloaded this photo of a Dow Foden from the Internet some time ago and I have no idea why it looks to me like it has been stretched. I canât remember seeing that tilt so it was either on hire or Dow bought it and refurbished it.
robert1952:
Cheers! I wonder if those Dow Fodens with LHD had the 12-sp Foden 'box in them, of the 9-sp Fuller - just out of interest. Robert
Sorry Robert but I really canât remember although at the back of my mind for some reason a Fuller Roadranger keeps popping up. I spent many happy hours over the years sat in the driving seat of Alan Morreyâs Foden while Alan cooked us a meal so on a very cold winters morning I was probably concentrating of the development of Alanâs fried Spam and Egg sandwiches. If itâs any use then I remember that they only had one bunk which you could lift up and there was a decent size storage box underneath it.
One story that I would like to share with you is that Alan lived in Crewe and some of his relations worked at Fodens and E.R.F. in Sandbach. He used to drink in his local pub when he was at home which he shared with some of the mechanics from the Crewe railway sheds. When he got the Foden in 1979 which was the time that a lot of drivers were putting air horns on to their trucks he jokingly asked one of the lads if he could get him an air horn off one of the trains. A couple of weeks later when he was home he went into the pub and one of the lads said âI have got you one Alan, itâs in my bootâ. Apparently it was a huge thing but the mechanic in the garage wouldnât fit it for him saying that as soon as he used the horn all the air tanks would be become empty, the brakes would lock on and Alan would be catapulted through the windscreen.
Now I mentioned this a few years ago on here and it seems that people did know other drivers who allegedly had train air horns fitted to their trucks with the help of an extra air tank that they fitted. So the question is did anybody else actually have one fitted themselves.
Just going back to an earlier post I wondered if Fred had been one of the Pan Express drivers at the Iranian border who Biffo met up with when he was released from jail but I later remembered that Fred actually worked for Grangewoods when he was running to Iran.
B.T.W. I downloaded this photo of a Dow Foden from the Internet some time ago and I have no idea why it looks to me like it has been stretched. I canât remember seeing that tilt so it was either on hire or Dow bought it and refurbished it.
Regards Steve.
Thanks for that Steve! I do remember some air-horns being referred to as train-horns and like you, Iâve often wondered if anyone fitted a real one! Cheers, Robert
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for that Steve! I do remember some air-horns being referred to as train-horns and like you, Iâve often wondered if anyone fitted a real one! Cheers, Robert
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Hi Robert my DAF 2800 DKS 1974 had a set of original train two tone air horns, which I fitted, they never used any more air than a set of air horns later fitted by DAF Trucks. My wife worked in Waverly Station at the time and asked an engineer about them and he gave her a set.
They worked perfect and soon got cars etc out of your way. Pic of truck they were fitted on and a later pic of same truck on M/E work travelling to Saudi on H4
for that Steve! I do remember some air-horns being referred to as train-horns and like you, Iâve often wondered if anyone fitted a real one! Cheers, Robert
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Hi Robert my DAF 2800 DKS 1974 had a set of original train two tone air horns, which I fitted, they never used any more air than a set of air horns later fitted by DAF Trucks. My wife worked in Waverly Station at the time and asked an engineer about them and he gave her a set.
They worked perfect and soon got cars etc out of your way. Pic of truck they were fitted on and a later pic of same truck on M/E work travelling to Saudi on H4
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And great pics too! Happy Easter, Robert
Met him a couple of times when I did a couple of jobs at his house. Didnât know he was an ex M/E, O/D, until I saw his photo on here. Small world sometimes!
Old campaigners from the TIR-trail will remember those simple pin-and-slot tow hitches mounted on the back of tilt trailers to âdaisy-chainâ colleagues out of the cack! Well, I had a pic of one of those I took when I was down the road, but I canât find it anywhere. Has anyone got a convenient arse-end image of a trailer with one of these hitches?
I spent many happy hours over the years sat in the driving seat of Alan Morreyâs Foden while Alan cooked us a meal so on a very cold winters morning I was probably concentrating of the development of Alanâs fried Spam and Egg sandwiches. 
