Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[lawrence_dunbar]

Punchy Dan:

Lawrence Dunbar:
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Hi Larry that’s a typical opencast scene

Hi Dan, Its at Duridge Bay, Which is now a nature reserve, A very popular spot, Hope you and yours are keeping well my friend, Larry.

[coomsey]

Same malarkey but bit less chance of getting " rained off "

[buzzer]

Buzzer Sat

[suedehead]

Buzzer:
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Unusual axle conversion on the trailer pulled by the Merc. Cracking pic

[buzzer]

Suedehead:

Buzzer:
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Unusual axle conversion on the trailer pulled by the Merc. Cracking pic

Yes it is odd it was an OD called Neilz from Louth in Lincolnshire someone may no more about him, Buzzer

[spardo]

Buzzer:

Suedehead:

Buzzer:
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Unusual axle conversion on the trailer pulled by the Merc. Cracking pic

Yes it is odd it was an OD called Neilz from Louth in Lincolnshire someone may no more about him, Buzzer

Is it perhaps a foreign trailer? I notice that the Merc is a left ■■■■■■ too, though GB registered.

[erf-ngc-european]

Spardo:

Buzzer:

Suedehead:

Buzzer:
Buzzer Sat

Unusual axle conversion on the trailer pulled by the Merc. Cracking pic

Yes it is odd it was an OD called Neilz from Louth in Lincolnshire someone may no more about him, Buzzer

Is it perhaps a foreign trailer? I notice that the Merc is a left ■■■■■■ too, though GB registered.

Probably on dock traction. All sorts of weird and wonderful trailers used to come over unaccompanied in those days!

[lawrence_dunbar]

[lawrence_dunbar]

[buzzer]

The Merc above was an OD Neil Moorhouse RIP aka Neilz trukingkumpny from Louth in Lincolnshire, the picture was taken at Claude’s on his way back from Spain 87/88, Buzzer

[whisperingsmith]

Looks more like he’s just got back from a run to Tehran in the winter.

[suedehead]

Buzzer:

Suedehead:

Buzzer:
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Unusual axle conversion on the trailer pulled by the Merc. Cracking pic

Yes it is odd it was an OD called Neilz from Louth in Lincolnshire someone may no more about him, Buzzer

I think there is a pic of his day cab Dodge in the ancient Brits heading east thread

[suedehead]

Probably on dock traction. All sorts of weird and wonderful trailers used to come over unaccompanied in those days!
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Not with fuel tanks like that and tubed tyres on the drive axle

[dig]

Buzzer:
The Merc above was an OD Neil Moorhouse RIP aka Neilz trukingkumpny from Louth in Lincolnshire, the picture was taken at Claude’s on his way back from Spain 87/88, Buzzer

What would the ladder be used for.

Dig

[grahama]

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Over 10 years ago when he past on but can remember seeing him around Immingham Dock

[mushroomman]

DIG:

Buzzer:
The Merc above was an OD Neil Moorhouse RIP aka Neilz trukingkumpny from Louth in Lincolnshire, the picture was taken at Claude’s on his way back from Spain 87/88, Buzzer

What would the ladder be used for.

Dig

Hi Dig, it was handy if you wanted to climb on to the roof to pull the tilt cover back, if you were loading in from the top.
If you were doing a ‘strip out’, then you needed to take the ‘lace out’ which held the two sheets together which, along with a ‘tilt cord’ enabled the tilt to be customs sealed.

I hope this helps.

[dig]

mushroomman:

DIG:

Buzzer:
The Merc above was an OD Neil Moorhouse RIP aka Neilz trukingkumpny from Louth in Lincolnshire, the picture was taken at Claude’s on his way back from Spain 87/88, Buzzer

What would the ladder be used for.

Dig

Hi Dig, it was handy if you wanted to climb on to the roof to pull the tilt cover back, if you were loading in from the top.
If you were doing a ‘strip out’, then you needed to take the ‘lace out’ which held the two sheets together which, along with a ‘tilt cord’ enabled the tilt to be customs sealed.

I hope this helps.

Thanks MRM I sort of figured it was something along those lines but never having experienced working with the Tilts system I have very little knowledge of that system ,all I can say is it would appear to be a pretty hard way of crushing a buck.

Cheers Dig

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[kempston]

Couple of interesting ideas you can do with a mini nmp

[spardo]

mushroomman:

DIG:

Buzzer:
The Merc above was an OD Neil Moorhouse RIP aka Neilz trukingkumpny from Louth in Lincolnshire, the picture was taken at Claude’s on his way back from Spain 87/88, Buzzer

What would the ladder be used for.

Dig

Hi Dig, it was handy if you wanted to climb on to the roof to pull the tilt cover back, if you were loading in from the top.
If you were doing a ‘strip out’, then you needed to take the ‘lace out’ which held the two sheets together which, along with a ‘tilt cord’ enabled the tilt to be customs sealed.

I hope this helps.

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Indeed it was MRM, I managed to ‘adopt’ a little 8 foot long wooden ladder which I carried across the chassis at the back of the cab. Only lost sight of it when the Cotswold company that took over Cheverall’s lorries when he decided to finish suddenly called a halt too. I had tipped near home in Nottingham on a Friday and would normally have kept the wagon with me there over the weekend, but they wanted it back toute de suite because it was the end of the month and they wanted to cancel the tax. They promised me a rail ticket if I took it back on the Saturday and I forgot to take it off. They promised to send it on to me, but never did.