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Mick Scott from Carlisle…I knew him when we used to run steel coil out of BSC Gartcosh Glasgow…..sure he had a Merc at that time.
Sit waiting all day to load in a massive queue, then get a load for Swindon or S.Wales at tea time … for next morning delivery.
Well, flags and cow-horns notwithstanding, it’s still a fine-looking lorry!
There’ve been worse times than this on the road. This picture was taken at midnight in a transport cafe on one of the road into Manchester in 1942. The drivers are fed on whatever they can get, given food-rationing and shortages.
Quite right! Not only do I remember them, but I even sported a few in my time 
. But at least I grew out of them. If I had a wagon today, it would be plain, unwritten and unadorned; and my windscreen would be free of clutter. Times change. We change. But if it didn’t have a sun visor, Kysor air-con on the roof and a Saudi transit plate on the bumper I wouldn’t take the ■■■■■■ out of the yard!!
That inconsistency did not pass unnoticed. 
the art of trolling includes moving goalposts as a modus operandi
Which of those cobbers is you SDU ?
You’re getting cheeky, Dennis.
I always wanted to drive a truck with a mechanical arm, when I was a kid, but they’d all disappeared by the time I’d grown up. That picture would have been taken sometime between the end of the war and when I was born.
Interesting trials and a glimse back sixty-five years.
Engines and no doubt opinions will differ.
Cat…pigeons, Oily.
It’s a broad question, asking to compare apples with oranges. What was best in the '70s can hardly be compared to that available in the '90s. An engine favoured for its economy would not be the ideal choice for 100 tonne operations.
My personal favorite would have to be the last of the 855 Cummins, N14+ @ 525hp, but that said I was never disappointed with Cat 550hp.
This is where we NEED ‘our hero’, he would not only tell us which was best, he’d go into detail as to WHY his choice was the best.
Me ?a toss up between Caterpilar and Cummins
I’ll take a Cummins with a Jake brake.
In the 1950/60’s ? AEC
Shhhhh Grumpy!
How the hell can you R+S that ? There’s no rope hooks
