I remember those Foden steering wheels with the controls in the centre and the large alloy housing to reduce vibration shocks! Pretty certain that there was one (minus the speedo etc) fitted to an old Petter diesel engined builders dumper on a local farm that I worked on but it got scrapped a year or so ago now.
Pete.
Dropped in on a classic car gathering at the Wharf Tavern at Goldstone yesterday evening. Lots of old cars, but only two commercials - this Morris Commercial
and a Chevrolet stepside in as-found condition in Tennessee and recently imported to England
Steve
i love those photos of the old foden interiors , but does anyone else remember what evil things those steering wheels were , especially when the plastic trim had worn off the spokes . i was told by an old driver , never ever wrap your fingers round the wheel , keep your fingers on the outside because if it kicks back you’ll get your fingers broken . damned good advice , but i still got my fingers belted a few times when i was careless .dave
What a fine lot of photos this last week all thanks to Lawrence Dunbar, Jakdaw, bazztrucker, servo88, lurpak, altitude, Jazzandy, Buzzer, robert1952, Dirty Dan, rastone and Ste46 
Now then who is going to explain this bitumen tank set up to me, snapped on the Isle of Harris. Pristine condition,( note reflection on tank) sat on three sets of winding legs and the one axle I guess would not be road legal (mebbe empty 
), tho’ with legs up it would certainly be movable.
Oily
Ex W.D. obviously but what is it? Would it have been used for raising and lowering barrage balloons?
erfguy:
Hello Eddie You mentioned the three French men you met on the A76 they have been over twice I wonder if it is the cable for the windmills that are going up around here. You were’ny in Ayrshire when you took the photo you had another 2/3 hundred yds. to go to the border but I will let ye off. Cheers Eddie .
ach Eddie man yer splittin’ Ayrs 
hope you are keeping well.
Cheers
Eddie
Eddie Heaton:
12Ex W.D. obviously but what is it? Would it have been used for raising and lowering barrage balloons?
Surely not Eddie, there’s enough hot air round Wigan to do the job without bothering with a winch!!
John.
Cheers for the pics Eddie Heaton, barrage balloons possibly, I’d be leaning towards glider winch.
Oily
I’ve often wondered about all those wind farms they keep putting up John. Apart from being an eyesore, you would think it was windy enough wouldn’t you ? without going to all the trouble of making more. Cheers. Eddie.
Eddie Heaton:
I’ve often wondered about all those wind farms they keep putting up John. Apart from being an eyesore, you would think it was windy enough wouldn’t you ? without going to all the trouble of making more. Cheers. Eddie.
I’m sure you’re their biggest fan Eddie!
Talking about Gliders, I remember Arthur Wilson telling me he’d got me a load of glider engines. I did ask if they were on pallets before I realised…
John
The penny’s only just dropped John… It must have been two halfpennies. Cheers. Eddie.
oiltreader:
What a fine lot of photos this last week all thanks to Lawrence Dunbar, Jakdaw, bazztrucker, servo88, lurpak, altitude, Jazzandy, Buzzer, robert1952, Dirty Dan, rastone and Ste46Now then who is going to explain this bitumen tank set up to me, snapped on the Isle of Harris. Pristine condition,( note reflection on tank) sat on three sets of winding legs and the one axle I guess would not be road legal (mebbe empty
Oily
Temporary storage tanks, Oily. We had a similar set-up at Sharpness Docks for temp. cement storage. It meant that when a boat came in the cement could be pumped into the tanks then reloaded into road- going tankers for onward distribution as necessary. Our problem was that when the time came to move them, the spilt cement had jammed up wheels, brakes, landing legs and anything else that was supposed to move.
Retired Old ■■■■:
oiltreader:
What a fine lot of photos this last week all thanks to Lawrence Dunbar, Jakdaw, bazztrucker, servo88, lurpak, altitude, Jazzandy, Buzzer, robert1952, Dirty Dan, rastone and Ste46Now then who is going to explain this bitumen tank set up to me, snapped on the Isle of Harris. Pristine condition,( note reflection on tank) sat on three sets of winding legs and the one axle I guess would not be road legal (mebbe empty
OilyTemporary storage tanks, Oily. We had a similar set-up at Sharpness Docks for temp. cement storage. It meant that when a boat came in the cement could be pumped into the tanks then reloaded into road- going tankers for onward distribution as necessary. Our problem was that when the time came to move them, the spilt cement had jammed up wheels, brakes, landing legs and anything else that was supposed to move.
Cheers for that ROF, wouldn’t that be a joy to manoeuvre when it was hitched up
Oily
