switchlogic:
Fashionable to bash modern lorries but get into a oldie, even one from 15/20 years ago and you’ll realise we’ve never had it so good.
I have very fond memories of my DAF 95, and would swap many of todays trucks for it. No speed limiter, 350BHP would fly back at 60MPH from Glasgow fully loaded with Whisky, the hills on the route no problem! No seat belt either another bonous.
You’d soon find the hills on the route a problem in 2022 with 350 horses And as for seat belt good as in an oldie your best chance of surviving would probably involve being thrown free Safety of modern trucks isn’t remotely comparable. Many drivers alive today that wouldn’t be without technology.
Have the hill got steeper or higher in recent years?
Not really revenue earning, but appearing to still work … a small fleet of FL10 shunter units at Asfordby’s yard in Melton Mowbray. All around E-G reg, so each over 30 years old.
switchlogic:
Fashionable to bash modern lorries but get into a oldie, even one from 15/20 years ago and you’ll realise we’ve never had it so good.
I have very fond memories of my DAF 95, and would swap many of todays trucks for it. No speed limiter, 350BHP would fly back at 60MPH from Glasgow fully loaded with Whisky, the hills on the route no problem! No seat belt either another bonous.
You’d soon find the hills on the route a problem in 2022 with 350 horses And as for seat belt good as in an oldie your best chance of surviving would probably involve being thrown free Safety of modern trucks isn’t remotely comparable. Many drivers alive today that wouldn’t be without technology.
Have the hill got steeper or higher in recent years?
Of course they haven’t. The difference is that in 2022 you’d have a speed limiter on the truck, speed cameras on the road and more thorough monitoring of your driving habits by both the tachograph and DVSA. So if you did the same trip today in the old truck, you’d almost certainly take longer.
You’d also be burning a lot more diesel in your old truck.
I used to drive quite a few ERF’s , Bedfords and the like back in the day. I’d certainly enjoy a couple of hours in one again, or even a day; but five days a week, no thank you, I’ll take my Actros any day.
ezydriver:
Not really revenue earning, but appearing to still work … a small fleet of FL10 shunter units at Asfordby’s yard in Melton Mowbray. All around E-G reg, so each over 30 years old.
Asfordby Storage are closing down this year I believe. Lost their main contract with Mars last year to DHL. Asfordby have a few vintage units still in operation and road legal, either shunting around their yard or going across the road into the petfood factory.
grumpybum:
I have no idea what this is, or how old it is - and I wish I had got a better photo, but thought I might look weird walking up taking photographs. This was at Magor services a few months back. If I go there again I need to remember to attach some Velcro to my bum to avoid waking in a crumpled heap at one end of the bunk
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As SDU rightly said , crappy old Freightshaker . You really wouldn’t want the pleasure of driving that everyday .
grumpybum:
I have no idea what this is, or how old it is - and I wish I had got a better photo, but thought I might look weird walking up taking photographs. This was at Magor services a few months back. If I go there again I need to remember to attach some Velcro to my bum to avoid waking in a crumpled heap at one end of the bunk
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As SDU rightly said , crappy old Freightshaker . You really wouldn’t want the pleasure of driving that everyday .
I’ll bet the new Freightliners won’t last as long as that has. The plastic trim and dash of the newer Fruitliners usually end up on the drivers’ laps, just out of warranty.
ezydriver:
Not really revenue earning, but appearing to still work … a small fleet of FL10 shunter units at Asfordby’s yard in Melton Mowbray. All around E-G reg, so each over 30 years old.
Asfordby Storage are closing down this year I believe. Lost their main contract with Mars last year to DHL. Asfordby have a few vintage units still in operation and road legal, either shunting around their yard or going across the road into the petfood factory.
A little story about Asfordby Storage. My best pal lives in the village, and between jobs in his regular field as a railway civil engineer, decided to use his class 1 doing a bit of subby driving for BRS. In those days Petfoods had their own 2-way pallets and there was a few pence bonus for each of them returned to the factory. Les got sent to Asfordby Storage with a stock transfer, spotted a huge pile of empty pallets and loaded his flatbed up with them to take them back to Melton Mowbray. There was a bit of an argument when he demanded to be paid for them, but when he pointed out that nobody had said where them empty pallets had to come from, and proved it in writing, they had to cough up!
switchlogic:
Of course they haven’t. The difference is that in 2022 you’d have a speed limiter on the truck, speed cameras on the road and more thorough monitoring of your driving habits by both the tachograph and DVSA. So if you did the same trip today in the old truck, you’d almost certainly take longer.
You’d also be burning a lot more diesel in your old truck.
I used to drive quite a few ERF’s , Bedfords and the like back in the day. I’d certainly enjoy a couple of hours in one again, or even a day; but five days a week, no thank you, I’ll take my Actros any day.
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I sure the DAF would be excempt from speed limiters so could do 60 legally still.
As for diesel use, I seem to recall it was pretty good, much better than the Iveco 190.30s I ran and better than the nearrly new MAN I had at the time. The MAN was the only vehicle I had with a speed limiter and was a nightmare running to Scotland, every sharper hill it would come to a crawl, as it did on the 62 and at Keele on the M6 for example.
Macski:
You’d soon find the hills on the route a problem in 2022 with 350 horses And as for seat belt good as in an oldie your best chance of surviving would probably involve being thrown free Safety of modern trucks isn’t remotely comparable. Many drivers alive today that wouldn’t be without technology.
Have the hill got steeper or higher in recent years?
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No but our perception of them changes as power increases.
switchlogic:
Of course they haven’t. The difference is that in 2022 you’d have a speed limiter on the truck, speed cameras on the road and more thorough monitoring of your driving habits by both the tachograph and DVSA. So if you did the same trip today in the old truck, you’d almost certainly take longer.
You’d also be burning a lot more diesel in your old truck.
I used to drive quite a few ERF’s , Bedfords and the like back in the day. I’d certainly enjoy a couple of hours in one again, or even a day; but five days a week, no thank you, I’ll take my Actros any day.
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I sure the DAF would be excempt from speed limiters so could do 60 legally still.
As for diesel use, I seem to recall it was pretty good, much better than the Iveco 190.30s I ran and better than the nearrly new MAN I had at the time. The MAN was the only vehicle I had with a speed limiter and was a nightmare running to Scotland, every sharper hill it would come to a crawl, as it did on the 62 and at Keele on the M6 for example.
Hitting the bottom of a climb 4 mph faster doesn’t compensate for having 100+ hp less
switchlogic:
Of course they haven’t. The difference is that in 2022 you’d have a speed limiter on the truck, speed cameras on the road and more thorough monitoring of your driving habits by both the tachograph and DVSA. So if you did the same trip today in the old truck, you’d almost certainly take longer.
You’d also be burning a lot more diesel in your old truck.
I used to drive quite a few ERF’s , Bedfords and the like back in the day. I’d certainly enjoy a couple of hours in one again, or even a day; but five days a week, no thank you, I’ll take my Actros any day.
Typed out an answer, must not have not pressed submit.
I sure the DAF would be excempt from speed limiters so could do 60 legally still.
As for diesel use, I seem to recall it was pretty good, much better than the Iveco 190.30s I ran and better than the nearrly new MAN I had at the time. The MAN was the only vehicle I had with a speed limiter and was a nightmare running to Scotland, every sharper hill it would come to a crawl, as it did on the 62 and at Keele on the M6 for example.
The limiter on a manual pump lorry is a far different drive to one with an electronic injection system .
8wheels:
There is an old blue E reg (88) Scammell (Leyland) 8x4 Tipper that appears around here from time to time. I think it must belong to a farm and is used for hauling some seasonal product.
I’ve not seen it for a while but I’m sure it will get dusted off again soon
Would this be the one that I have seen quite reguarly in the Baldock area?
Update, i reckon its the same one although its an F reg, i saw it yesterday on the A10 around Puckeridge area
ezydriver:
Not really revenue earning, but appearing to still work … a small fleet of FL10 shunter units at Asfordby’s yard in Melton Mowbray. All around E-G reg, so each over 30 years old.
Asfordby Storage are closing down this year I believe. Lost their main contract with Mars last year to DHL. Asfordby have a few vintage units still in operation and road legal, either shunting around their yard or going across the road into the petfood factory.
i did spot an elderly Volvo on the road a few month’s back…as you say probably shunting from factory to the warehouse.
…and i’ll bet the driver’s that will transfer onto the DHL contract are really looking forward to that
I may have just caught sight of a working Ford Transcontinental on the A14 yesterday morning at about 6.30 am going west near Brampton Hut, did anyone else see it or am I losing the plot.
dave docwra:
I may have just caught sight of a working Ford Transcontinental on the A14 yesterday morning at about 6.30 am going west near Brampton Hut, did anyone else see it or am I losing the plot.
If it was a yellow and maroon one, could be the same truck I mentioned earlier in the thread. Can’t think there would be many more.
upto a couple of years back there was an 8 wheel Foden tipper on a D plate round Leeds, saw it a lot on Cross green ind estate dont know if its still about as i retired and dont work down there now
dave docwra:
I may have just caught sight of a working Ford Transcontinental on the A14 yesterday morning at about 6.30 am going west near Brampton Hut, did anyone else see it or am I losing the plot.
The owner of the transcontinental posts on the transcontinental fb page, he does car and motorhome collection all over Europe (believe it or not) he said he was in the uk this week, he enjoys the routiers and has modified the truck to suit his needs, seen it at Gaydon show and its a cracker.
Safety of modern trucks isn’t remotely comparable. Many drivers alive today that wouldn’t be without technology.
