Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[lawrence_dunbar]

The Milburn Gate site Durhan City.

[lawrence_dunbar]

The Milburn Gate.

[guy_big_j_8lxb]

kevmac47:

grumpy old man:

Guy Big J 8lxb:
Just been looking at the 6 wheel Commer again that’s on the previous page, it has a one piece screen where as the 4 wheeler below it has a split screen, also the John Player unit has a full screen also, any ideas why the 4 wheeler has a split screen…thanks in advance

Ray

I wonder what the front axle load was on the Commer, That front axle beam looks VERY flimsy And those mirrors weren’t the best design ever, they used to vibrate and flap about badly.
Back in the day when I first started at Fred Chappells we had a 6 wheel Commer tipper with a TS3 engine , and only one silencer you could hear that coming from a long way off. It was under powered, worked hard, and was very reliable, it shifted a hell of a lot of coal in it’s lifetime

I’ve driven that six wheeler of Ritchies a couple of times, ( back from rallies) The noise is deafening, my Mrs has bigger mirrors in her handbag, the cab is so tiny and claustrophobic, but I loved driving it!! That stroker sounds fantastic, but I wonder if I would feel the same if I had to get into it every day to make my living? Regards Kev.

Lucky you Kev, I’d love to get behind the wheel of that

Ray

[froggy55]

Will anyone tell more about this Leyland logger? The landscape doesn’t seem to be in Gibraltar. Looks made of bits and pieces, perhaps on the basis of a solid-rubber tyred truck of the 1920s.

[buzzer]

Froggy55:
0Will anyone tell more about this Leyland logger? The landscape doesn’t seem to be in Gibraltar. Looks made of bits and pieces, perhaps on the basis of a solid-rubber tyred truck of the 1920s.

Love the axe in the end of the log, Buzzer

[buzzer]

Here are todays lot, Buzzer

[oiltreader]

"Will anyone tell more about this Leyland logger? The landscape doesn’t seem to be in Gibraltar. "
New Zealand don’t know date of the truck but the log is Kauri wood
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis_australis
Oily

[parkroyal2100]

Lawrence Dunbar:
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One of the Austin County models but I confess I’m too young to know which. Devonshire? I think Dad had one before he got an A30.

[grumpy_old_man]

kevmac47:

grumpy old man:

Guy Big J 8lxb:
Just been looking at the 6 wheel Commer again that’s on the previous page, it has a one piece screen where as the 4 wheeler below it has a split screen, also the John Player unit has a full screen also, any ideas why the 4 wheeler has a split screen…thanks in advance

Ray

I wonder what the front axle load was on the Commer, That front axle beam looks VERY flimsy And those mirrors weren’t the best design ever, they used to vibrate and flap about badly.
Back in the day when I first started at Fred Chappells we had a 6 wheel Commer tipper with a TS3 engine , and only one silencer you could hear that coming from a long way off. It was under powered, worked hard, and was very reliable, it shifted a hell of a lot of coal in it’s lifetime

I’ve driven that six wheeler of Ritchies a couple of times, ( back from rallies) The noise is deafening, my Mrs has bigger mirrors in her handbag, the cab is so tiny and claustrophobic, but I loved driving it!! That stroker sounds fantastic, but I wonder if I would feel the same if I had to get into it every day to make my living? Regards Kev.

I’m sure we’ve all seen the TV pictures of the volcano erupting in the Canary Islands, well that’s nothing compared to a TS3 de-coking itself on a dark winters night.

[parkroyal2100]

grumpy old man:

gerbil sb152:
Hi all, yes buzzer love a bit of Spam with fried egg and bean’s and a bit of bread and butter, what more could you want.

That’s enough of that thank you, you’re setting my taste buds going, any more Trans.Cafe menus and i could be persuaded to dust my licence off and help to solve the nations driver shortage.
A bit of ‘rest day’ working delivering to petrol stations will do nicely. No top loading now so I wouldn’t need to climb on top of the bloody things.

P.S. I’d exchange the bread and butter for a nice thick slice of fried bread.

I’ll trade you the fried slice for a portion of bread pud and custard.

PS when can you start?

[spardo]

ParkRoyal2100:

Lawrence Dunbar:
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One of the Austin County models but I confess I’m too young to know which. Devonshire? I think Dad had one before he got an A30.

Austin Devon.

[parkroyal2100]

Spardo:

ParkRoyal2100:

Lawrence Dunbar:
0

One of the Austin County models but I confess I’m too young to know which. Devonshire? I think Dad had one before he got an A30.

Austin Devon.

Thanks geezer. I think there were Hampshires and Dorsets and Somersets too, but don’t ask me to pick which from what.

[spardo]

ParkRoyal2100:

Spardo:

ParkRoyal2100:

Lawrence Dunbar:
0

One of the Austin County models but I confess I’m too young to know which. Devonshire? I think Dad had one before he got an A30.

Austin Devon.

Thanks geezer. I think there were Hampshires and Dorsets and Somersets too, but don’t ask me to pick which from what.

I remember the Somersets, slightly more bulbous, but not Hampshires or Dorsets.

[frankydobo]

Will anyone tell more about this Leyland logger? The landscape doesn’t seem to be in Gibraltar. "
New Zealand don’t know date of the truck but the log is Kauri wood

This Leyland would be from the 1920’s, possibly a Q Export Type and would have originally run on solid tyre’s with most being changed to pneumatic during the 30’s. The headlights too would have been replaced as they originally had Acetylene lamps and oil sidelamps. The radiator style, chassis front member with the line of holes and the flat curve front wings all point to that era, some of these vehicles though were very hardy and continued into use into the 50’s. However its likely had a local cab build or even the original replaced at some point. Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa in the early years after WWI had Leyland branches. Franky.

[ray_smyth]

This Bowker vehicle was ahead of me on the A49, I had seen it a few minutes earlier as I drove out
of Sainsburys at Marus Bridge, Wigan, and saw the trailer curtains showing images of their lorries from
way back in time. I imagine this trailer with its special curtains has been seen on here before.

Ray Smyth.

[lawrence_dunbar]

[lawrence_dunbar]

A Rare model powered by a Gardner 6 LK Engine.

[lawrence_dunbar]

I forgot to mention, Its a 1935 Invicta.

[albion1938]

Lawrence Dunbar:
I forgot to mention, Its a 1935 Invicta.

My father worked for them as a mechanic briefly when they were in Chelsea during the 1930s.
Bernard

[froggy55]

oiltreader:
"Will anyone tell more about this Leyland logger? The landscape doesn’t seem to be in Gibraltar. "
New Zealand don’t know date of the truck but the log is Kauri wood
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis_australis
Oily

Thanks for the interesting botanic lesson!