mushroomman:
Do you remember when you used to jump off the back of a trailer and some old driver would say “you will have bad knees one day”.
Well they were right.
This isn’t your car is it Brian.
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A man has got to know his limitations, and a Chevvy Corvette is way outside my scope now.
I can just about cope with the twin turbo Jaguar.
Ah, but have learned to cope with the wife’s driving yet ?
The old dear (she’s 82) has voluntarily given up driving now much to the relief of me, and the local population. She certainly liked to light the turbo’s up. She’s still got her licence but she doesn’t drive.
A little brief story:-
3 years ago we were cruising along the de-restricted German autobahn and
I thought I’d see what the Jaguar would do I chickened out at 130 ish mph, true to form she chirps up “can I have a go now”?..“NO YOU CAN NOT”
There’s something very wrong with the woman when she drives.
That GEC van picture is doubly worrying elfin safetywise, They aren’t even proper stepladders the blokes are using, and they’ve had to climb another ladder with those to get there.
Spardo:
That GEC van picture is doubly worrying elfin safetywise, They aren’t even proper stepladders the blokes are using, and they’ve had to climb another ladder with those to get there.
Never mind about the steps, they aren’t even wearing Hi-Viz!!! Now surely that’s asking for trouble, they could get struck by a low flying aircraft?
Spardo:
That GEC van picture is doubly worrying elfin safetywise, They aren’t even proper stepladders the blokes are using, and they’ve had to climb another ladder with those to get there.
Never mind about the steps, they aren’t even wearing Hi-Viz!!! Now surely that’s asking for trouble, they could get struck by a low flying aircraft?
Pete.
There also seems to be a neat little noose attached to the pole just waiting for the bloke up top to miss his footing and stick his head through it.
Spardo:
That GEC van picture is doubly worrying elfin safetywise, They aren’t even proper stepladders the blokes are using, and they’ve had to climb another ladder with those to get there.
Never mind about the steps, they aren’t even wearing Hi-Viz!!! Now surely that’s asking for trouble, they could get struck by a low flying aircraft?
Pete.
There also seems to be a neat little noose attached to the pole just waiting for the bloke up top to miss his footing and stick his head through it.
Back in the days when men had to be men (and women sometimes had to be men too), we simply did what had to be done, to get the job done.
The “History of Seddon Atkinson” book list that as a 16 ton gvw tractor with a choice of Leyland 350 or Perkins 6/354. No “mark” shown for that one though Seddon with so many models did get up to at least MK18 so it’s probably in there somewhere!
Bernard
The “History of Seddon Atkinson” book list that as a 16 ton gvw tractor with a choice of Leyland 350 or Perkins 6/354. No “mark” shown for that one though Seddon with so many models did get up to at least MK18 so it’s probably in there somewhere!
Bernard
I don’t believe this model was actually given a Mark as it was a mix of components from the factory which apparently happened a lot and must have been very confusing even for those building them. With up to 18 different models around the late 50’s to early 60’s and again with variations of those Seddon Motors had to have a sort out and dropped the ‘Mark’ designation for the gross weight, wheel arrangement and engine spec designation such as the 13.4.354 and so on. This allowed a slim down of models and an easier way of denoting each type. Even in the mid 60’s the factory was still mixing parts during builds, my Fathers 1965 Seddon unit 30.4.6LX the first 32 Ton plated unit they had bought, which he had from new, broke a halfshaft a couple of times and on the the third time within weeks, with the gaffer pointing the finger of blame towards my Father, the local dealership Longfield Rd Motors sent the unit back to Oldham, where they after examination, said it had the wrong rear axle fitted for a 32 Ton unit, replaced it with a double reduction axle and it never had a problem after that. The Seddon unit in the photo has the same cab fitted as Seddon fitted to their four wheel flat ‘Loloader’ model fitted with 15" wheels to bring down the loading height, this also only came under the ‘Loloader’ name and had no Mark number. Metal Box had units the same too and they were described as having the Mk 7 chassis but with the simpler styled later design of MkII split screen fibreglass cab. Franky.
Here’s a Seddon Diesel Loloader brochure showing the same cab and again no Mk designation for this model, even resized the text is too blurred to read easily but the vehicle is plain enough. Franky.
She’s still got her licence but she doesn’t drive.
I chickened out at 130 ish mph, true to form she chirps up “can I have a go now”?..“NO YOU CAN NOT”
Cheers Dennis.
