This is for Grumpy Old Man, very apt considering the wording of your signature 
to quote “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - What a ride, where are the wimmin”
Oily
rastone:
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, Ray Smyth, rastone, Andrew Morrison and DEANB for the pics
OilyD Series snapped Sept last at Eccleshall thanks to mancbranch.
Les’s breakdown is well pictured around the area a good motor to photograh.I’m certain Les would like to hear of any spares that are availble.Pete Riley’s is one of his " fleet" Pete knows more about Ford commercials than Ford.No comment on the Stan Robinson Motor.What a god chap was Stan.The sheeted Bristol in the background didn’t Mick Cobisley have tha at one time? The Leech motor nice job but big bumper.Sorry to be critical as I couldn’t do what you presevations can do and what a loveley signwriting Job, proper North Staffs.
Hi.
Got the start at BRS Hull mid 60’s,and was “Awarded " one of those Bristol tractor units. After the second week,came into the yard and “George Humphries " yard forman…Proper man! Came across and asked why i had not put the mileage on the OP 6. I explained to him the unit was so old,it did not have a mileage counter on the speedo…“Come with me” he said,we walked over to the unit he went to the chassis member half way between the back of the cab and drive axle and pulled off a scruffy old rubber cover about half the size of a baked bean can. Well,Slap my thigh…There was the mileometer. Still have a laugh about this now,good mates,good work and the money wasn’t to shabby.
One Christmas eve. Parked up in BRS yard Leads rd, Ben Nevis…TRUE NAME!! and i, finished of booze that was left in the rest room and headed for the City centre,calling in every pub enroute to see if any of the lads where still about,we parted company…Somewhere ? down the road and i ended up at King Billy’s statue. Thought it would be a good idea to let the wife know thati had lost the power of movement and to have Christmas without me…” Hello its me,cannot make it home,stopping here,see you tomorrow”… “WHERE ARE YOU ?” me. “In a phone box near King Billy”…“STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!!” About 20 mins later,the phone box door opened and a big chap asked. “Are you Ted ?” “Yes” says i. He then said."Your wife phoned the Taxi firm and told me to find you and get your sorry arse home. Happy Christmas ? NOT FOR YOU SUNSHINE 
We celebrated 55 years married october just gone. A wife ? Didn’t i do well
hulltramper
Two more, a tad tidier I guess than the one you had hulltramper 
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Oily
oiltreader:
Two more, a tad tidier I guess than the one you had hulltramper
Oily
Hi.
You can say that again,mine was old,but honest,the depot was “DC” on the cab ,it allways brought me home… Well,sometimes it made me stop at "Woodside Cafe near Goole and make me have a “Stocking footer” into Hull and home. In the early morning,there would be two or three of us waiting for a “Lift” back to Woodside at Willises Shop ? Corner,middle of town. No need to put your thumb up,lorries coming through would pull up and shout. "I can take one,or take two " you would climb in and off to Woodside,another day,another dollar.Happy days.
Hulltramper
Buzzer:
A trio tonight and what a mix, hope you like Buzzer
Nice one Buzzer!
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Johnny
Hi BUZZER
This rig brings back many memories and assume it was the same vehicle and driver. It would be approx. 1972, I was working for an Irish outfit driving AEC Mandatas and upgraded to Scammell Grusaders pulling 40 footer box trailers for groupage and also we had a Volvo F86 waggon and drag with tilt Pengow? demount bodies. I did not have any experience reversing drawbars but lucky to meet an expert. My first job with wagon and drag was a pickup at DON break lineings Manchester and very lucky to get loaded in the yard but my second pickup was FERODO at Chapel en le Frith. I had to reverse the trailer for loading and uncoupled the “A” bar to push from the front of the prime mover.
Herbert Browns driver asked me what on earth was doing and gave me valuable info and tuition. He said the ideal movement was reversing down hill as the trailer will automatically rectify its self. remember he said similar principle to dangling a bunch of keys. He jumped in my cab and shown me another way to reverse on a level surface and this was to reverse for about a couple of metres then put the clutch in and let the trailer pull the prime mover. Our loads were not ready and must have had at least an hour tuition and greatful to the Herbert Brown driver. It was impossible to reverse up hill and had to push from front of prime mover. Most farmers with waggon and drags were experts at reversing waggon and drags.
Regards Kev
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kevmorrow:
Hi BUZZER
This rig brings back many memories and assume it was the same vehicle and driver. It would be approx. 1972, I was working for an Irish outfit driving AEC Mandatas and upgraded to Scammell Grusaders pulling 40 footer box trailers for groupage and also we had a Volvo F86 waggon and drag with tilt Pengow? demount bodies. I did not have any experience reversing drawbars but lucky to meet an expert. My first job with wagon and drag was a pickup at DON break lineings Manchester and very lucky to get loaded in the yard but my second pickup was FERODO at Chapel en le Frith. I had to reverse the trailer for loading and uncoupled the “A” bar to push from the front of the prime mover.
Herbert Browns driver asked me what on earth was doing and gave me valuable info and tuition. He said the ideal movement was reversing down hill as the trailer will automatically rectify its self. remember he said similar principle to dangling a bunch of keys. He jumped in my cab and shown me another way to reverse on a level surface and this was to reverse for about a couple of metres then put the clutch in and let the trailer pull the prime mover. Our loads were not ready and must have had at least an hour tuition and greatful to the Herbert Brown driver. It was impossible to reverse up hill and had to push from front of prime mover. Most farmers with waggon and drags were experts at reversing waggon and drags.
Regards Kev
With your ‘tutor’ most of the way Kev, till you got to the bit about impossible uphill. Certainly wasn’t, I and my drivers did it regularly, in fact I banned them from nosing as they couldn’t see down both sides of the trailer.
BTW, I too had very fond memories of that Foden model with K&M from Hucknall, but mine was an artic with a bottom delivery powder tank. After spinning to a stop in snow on Swinscoe with an empty tank, it re-started by choosing precisely the correct one of the 12 gears that would do the job.
DEANB:
I wonder how many of these were sold in the UK.
At least one of them (badged Kraz for this one), and powered by a 256 bhp Deutz V8 managed its way to France.
Probably the single-tyred version
And here’s the “roomy and comfortable” cab.
oiltreader:
Thanks to rastone for the Bristol pic
Oily
Thanks to Oily posting the BRS green Bristol . At Oxford our Llanneli trunk units were green , everything else of course were Red apart from parcels . iv’e often wondered why that was so perhaps after all this time someone could provide the answer for me. --toshboy
Froggy55:
DEANB:
I wonder how many of these were sold in the UK.At least one of them (badged Kraz for this one), and powered by a 256 bhp Deutz V8 managed its way to France.
Probably the single-tyred version
And here’s the “roomy and comfortable” cab.
On first picture, the red car between the two tippers looks like a Ford ■■■■■■ estate, or perhaps a Vauxhall. So the scen could have been taken in Britain.
Froggy55:
On first picture, the red car between the two tippers looks like a Ford ■■■■■■ estate, or perhaps a Vauxhall. So the scen could have been taken in Britain.
It does say that it is the M42 at Bromsgrove. 
I remember those dumpers on various sites we ran to.
Pete.
Froggy55:
On first picture, the red car between the two tippers looks like a Ford ■■■■■■ estate, or perhaps a Vauxhall. So the scen could have been taken in Britain.
Yes it was Britain Froggy, sorry i should have made it clearer.
It was taken from the A38 north of Bromsgrove where it crosses the M42.
During the second half of the 80s they seemed to pop up all over the place.
I recall them on road works South of Exeter on the Newton Abbott road.
The late Arthur Duckett of Highbridge in Somerset used one on the rebuilding of the sea front at Burnham on Sea.