Dave the Renegade:
Here’s a Scammell tipper for you Larry,it still looks capable of of working.
Cheers Dave.
It sure does, & Im sure it would hold its own with anything on to-days roads, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Dave the Renegade:
Here’s a Scammell tipper for you Larry,it still looks capable of of working.
Cheers Dave.It sure does, & Im sure it would hold its own with anything on to-days roads, Regards Larry.
Also got a better payload than the modern eight wheelers.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Larry would it have had the Leyland 600 or the 680 or a Percy for power,
it would have gone well with the bigger Leyland in I bet.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Larry would it have had the Leyland 600 or the 680 or a Percy for power,
it would have gone well with the bigger Leyland in I bet.
thanks harry long retired.
I would think it would have the Percy 180 Harry.
Cheers Dave.
Dennis you passed your CPC in roping and sheeting now then 
ANON. 
Anyone want to join the circus ?
Those Scammells, the engines were optional 680PP, Or a 180 Percy, mine was the latter, with the 6 speed Thornycroft G/Box & two 50 Gallon fuel tanks. Reg PVM.508.J. It was ex United Carriers, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Those Scammells, the engines were optional 680PP, Or a 180 Percy, mine was the latter, with the 6 speed Thornycroft G/Box & two 50 Gallon fuel tanks. Reg PVM.508.J. It was ex United Carriers, Regards Larry.
hiya,
Larry drove one as an artic pulling a tanker so always gross weight 32 ton,
it had the 680 and did really well both pull and speed, only ever driven a
motor ( Handyman ) with the 600 in previously and that too went well, I
got the 680 straight off the stand at a motor show and have never seen
quite so much chrome everywhere even in the cab even the gearstick was
plated, it was one of the very few new motors I ever had.
thanks harry long retired.
I only drove a handyman at Pickfords with a Leyland 680 pp in a couple of times but they were a nice wagon when new. I also drove a trunker for a couple of weeks when I first started at Sykes that had a 220 roller in and I can recall taking some used transformer oil up to Scotland for recycling and I ran out of fuel around Haddington as the near side tank was turned off and empty but a few buckets of transformer oil got me to the Edinburgh depot just a bit of extra smoke but it was dark as we had been delayed loading. I never made that mistake again though if it had two tanks check them both as I had only checked the off side one as I knew they pulled off both usually and the fuel gauge was faulty.
cheers Johnnie 
This Albion says it all.A message to the whisky drinkers .
Dave the Renegade:
This Albion says it all.A message to the whisky drinkers
Dave, just because I’m a whiskey lover (particularly Irish), doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good drop of beer.
Newcastle Brown tops the list, but I have been known to sample others. I am also very fond of a drop of
good cider! Any donations from your neck of the woods will be gratefully recieved. 
Time to put the
begging bowl away. Regards Kev.
A classic 1934 Albion a great photo, Albions were a good old Motor I drove a Chieftan 723 BBB. Reg. 1956. The only photo, I have is not very good, So getting back to the Whiskey, I wouldnt mind a few barrels the size of the ones on the old Albion, but of course they are full of real ale no doubt, That would look after old Harry & old Larry for a while Eh. Regards Larry.
kevmac47:
Dave the Renegade:
This Albion says it all.A message to the whisky drinkersDave, just because I’m a whiskey lover (particularly Irish), doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good drop of beer.
Newcastle Brown tops the list, but I have been known to sample others. I am also very fond of a drop of
good cider! Any donations from your neck of the woods will be gratefully recieved.
begging bowl away. Regards Kev.
Hi Kev,
Am partial to Newcastle Brown myself,used to like a drink of cider but haven’t touched any for years.Just drink beer these days in moderation.
Cheers Dave.
Lawrence Dunbar:
0A classic 1934 Albion a great photo, Albions were a good old Motor I drove a Chieftan 723 BBB. Reg. 1956. The only photo, I have is not very good, So getting back to the Whiskey, I wouldnt mind a few barrels the size of the ones on the old Albion, but of course they are full of real ale no doubt, That would look after old Harry & old Larry for a while Eh. Regards Larry.
Those barrels are probably empty on that lorry Larry.Its taken at a vintage lorry show.It would be a very valuable load if they were full of whisky.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Anyone want to join the circus ?
Sorry Dave haven’t got the money nowadays to waste its too well earnt to throw up in the air . 
Dave the Renegade:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0A classic 1934 Albion a great photo, Albions were a good old Motor I drove a Chieftan 723 BBB. Reg. 1956. The only photo, I have is not very good, So getting back to the Whiskey, I wouldnt mind a few barrels the size of the ones on the old Albion, but of course they are full of real ale no doubt, That would look after old Harry & old Larry for a while Eh. Regards Larry.Those barrels are probably empty on that lorry Larry.Its taken at a vintage lorry show.It would be a very valuable load if they were full of whisky.
Cheers Dave.
Dave they were empty as I tapped them to check other wise I would have tapped the driver
cheers Johnnie
MEAN MACHINE:
Dave the Renegade:
Anyone want to join the circus ?Sorry Dave haven’t got the money nowadays to waste its too well earnt to throw up in the air .
Roll up Roll up who wants to join the circus 
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sammyopisite:
I only drove a handyman at Pickfords with a Leyland 680 pp in a couple of times but they were a nice wagon when new. I also drove a trunker for a couple of weeks when I first started at Sykes that had a 220 roller in and I can recall taking some used transformer oil up to Scotland for recycling and I ran out of fuel around Haddington as the near side tank was turned off and empty but a few buckets of transformer oil got me to the Edinburgh depot just a bit of extra smoke
cheers Johnnie
hiya,
Johnnie the last Handyman I drove had the Leyland 600 engine and the gate change gearbox,
did the newer 680 jobs still have the gate change ■■,never had a Handyman with a “normal”
gearbox, can’t imagine one with a stick.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
sammyopisite:
I only drove a handyman at Pickfords with a Leyland 680 pp in a couple of times but they were a nice wagon when new. I also drove a trunker for a couple of weeks when I first started at Sykes that had a 220 roller in and I can recall taking some used transformer oil up to Scotland for recycling and I ran out of fuel around Haddington as the near side tank was turned off and empty but a few buckets of transformer oil got me to the Edinburgh depot just a bit of extra smoke
cheers Johnniehiya,
Johnnie the last Handyman I drove had the Leyland 600 engine and the gate change gearbox,
did the newer 680 jobs still have the gate change ■■,never had a Handyman with a “normal”
gearbox, can’t imagine one with a stick.
thanks harry long retired.
The firm I drove for had an old Scammell with a gate change as the breakdown wagon.I didn’t mind driving it.Unlike some of the wagons it had character.
Cheers Dave.
harry_gill:
sammyopisite:
I only drove a handyman at Pickfords with a Leyland 680 pp in a couple of times but they were a nice wagon when new. I also drove a trunker for a couple of weeks when I first started at Sykes that had a 220 roller in and I can recall taking some used transformer oil up to Scotland for recycling and I ran out of fuel around Haddington as the near side tank was turned off and empty but a few buckets of transformer oil got me to the Edinburgh depot just a bit of extra smoke
cheers Johnniehiya,
Johnnie the last Handyman I drove had the Leyland 600 engine and the gate change gearbox,
did the newer 680 jobs still have the gate change ■■,never had a Handyman with a “normal”
gearbox, can’t imagine one with a stick.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry the ones I drove were “J” reg and had the thornycroft 6 speed box in same as the beaver so I would say they changed from the gate change late 60s and it was a very nice installation I only drove highwaymen and constructors with the gate change and the later constructors had a self changing gears semi automatic box in column change no clutch and 8 speed box .
cheers Johnnie