The K Series Trader was a nice truck to drive, however most normal control vehicles from any maker usually rode better than the forward control ones anyway. I worked on a few K series myself, I think the cab design came from Germany but Tony (Rastone) will know for certain.
Pete.
IIRC in my youth I worked for a groundworks construction company called Matcrete and they had a 16 ton four wheeler tipper with the same shaped cab, would that have been a trader also Buzzer
Hi All
Iam not sure but I think the K series breakdown is Hendy Lennoxs old one both firms being in Chandlers Ford /Eastleigh may well be
Cheers
Rich
Hi all,check out truck fleet videos for you on you tube great pics of brs,Middle East and others they definitely worth looking at
Carryfast:
DEANB:
What was worst the Marina or the Allegro ■■?
To be fair the 1.8 Marina wasn’t half bad by comparison especially the TC version,rwd like the Cortina and with a reasonable amount of torque and arguably as good as if not better than the 1600 E in terms of go albeit at the risk of the bonkers torsion bar front end based on the old Minor tearing itself apart at almost 100 mph.
Although why anyone would want either instead of spending a few more quid to buy and run a Triumph 2.5 is anyone’s guess.
As for the Allegro one step up from having to use the bus or a moped in terms of poverty.
Nowt wrong with torsion bars- the material works the same as a coil spring, but takes up less space. If you want to slate Marina suspension, aim your barbs at trunnions, lever arm dampers and cart springs. Trunnions, in a world of ball joints ffs.
Apart from the crap top engine mounts on early ones, Allegros were not that bad, if you allow for the old-fashioned engine and 'box. They were fine for small families, and the sheet metal was far more durable than that of an ■■■■■■.
Triumph 2.5s were in a much higher price range than those other two cars. You could have an Alfa Romeo or BMW for that money, if you had any sense.
marktaff:
Hi Dean,
The Gavin Griffiths Scania is local to me …is main business is wood recycling but also runs a few tippers. …all Scania’s …very eye catching sight on the road very well kept motors.Regards Mark
Agree with you their Mark ,very smart fleet of motors ,ive seen them on the Builth A470 road ,perhaps they load out of Newbridge on Wye ,. good to have you back Dean , MT
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anorak:Carryfast:
DEANB:
What was worst the Marina or the Allegro ■■?To be fair the 1.8 Marina wasn’t half bad by comparison especially the TC version,rwd like the Cortina and with a reasonable amount of torque and arguably as good as if not better than the 1600 E in terms of go albeit at the risk of the bonkers torsion bar front end based on the old Minor tearing itself apart at almost 100 mph.
Although why anyone would want either instead of spending a few more quid to buy and run a Triumph 2.5 is anyone’s guess.
As for the Allegro one step up from having to use the bus or a moped in terms of poverty.
Nowt wrong with torsion bars- the material works the same as a coil spring, but takes up less space. If you want to slate Marina suspension, aim your barbs at trunnions, lever arm dampers and cart springs. Trunnions, in a world of ball joints ffs.
Apart from the crap top engine mounts on early ones, Allegros were not that bad, if you allow for the old-fashioned engine and 'box. They were fine for small families, and the sheet metal was far more durable than that of an ■■■■■■.
Triumph 2.5s were in a much higher price range than those other two cars. You could have an Alfa Romeo or BMW for that money, if you had any sense.
Firstly as we know it was mainly the question of how easiest and cheapest to lash up the torsion bar and lower control arm to the stub axle which more or less just naturally led BMC to the bonkers trunnion set up which effectively worked by using nothing more than its screw thread to pull the suspension apart against the road rather than a conventional coil spring/McPherson arrangement pushing it together into the road through the ball joint.As I said the result could be lethal given the 1.8 B series motor’s performance if the things weren’t treated as shockingly low service life disposable items and kept well greased even then.
As for the Triumph v BMW you’ll be happy to know that I replaced my 2.5 Triumph with a 3.0 Si albeit at more or less twice the price at similar age and mileage.Much quicker but at the expense of losing the Triumph’s rack and pinion steering in favour of a 50’s style Ford Zodiac steering box lash up and don’t ask about relative maintenance costs,such as its pointless CIH set up with a cam and rockers and shafts made of cheese and hemi combustion chambers which fried valves and cracked head castings for fun and bodywork which could rust faster than the Alfa’s.While no there wasn’t a massive difference between used prices of the usual suspect boy racer mobile in the day Cortina 1600 E v Triumph 2.5 as many of those I knew in the day couldn’t believe ( paid £550 for my 5 year old one in '76 with less than 60,000 miles on it ).While the S type Jags which I really wanted were as cheap as chips but impossible to insure and maintain on my wage at least.
As for Alfas four cylinder buzz bombs in which case even the BMC B series was the better bet unless you wanted to drive everywhere at 6,000 rpm. 
windrush:
The K Series Trader was a nice truck to drive, however most normal control vehicles from any maker usually rode better than the forward control ones anyway. I worked on a few K series myself, I think the cab design came from Germany but Tony (Rastone) will know for certain.Pete.
I certainly preferred driving the Bedford TJ to the TK and TL and the Leyland WF to the FG or even Clydesdale in terms of comfort.
Here’s one to keep Dean sweet! Robert
old 67:
BFC Trans Bedford i think ?
I think it’s a Thames Trader Dean
Regards John.
Thanks John .I always think of these Thames Traders rather than the bonneted version.
marktaff:
Hi Dean,
The Gavin Griffiths Scania is local to me …is main business is wood recycling but also runs a few tippers. …all Scania’s …very eye catching sight on the road very well kept motors.Regards Mark
Thanks for the info Mark. 
coomsey:
Kinchs used to run tippers out of Redlands Mountsorrel mostly ERFs n also buses Loughborough. Still running buses not sure about lorries though. Didn’t know they had any Mercs but pretty sure that s same company, looks like Atkins trailer just up the road from them. Cheers Coomsey
Thanks for the comments and great pics Coomsey.
smallcoal:
Hi dean,the White merc artic I have seen around there’s no name on it I think it’s an owner driver
900X20:
Greetings All.
Ref.the BFC Transport Wrecker,I think it is a long nosed Thames Trader. Regards,900x20.
oiltreader:
1964 3600cc Thames Trader.
Oily
Thanks for the pics Oily.
windrush:
The K Series Trader was a nice truck to drive, however most normal control vehicles from any maker usually rode better than the forward control ones anyway. I worked on a few K series myself, I think the cab design came from Germany but Tony (Rastone) will know for certain.Pete.
Thanks for the comments Pete !
tribsa:
Hi All
Iam not sure but I think the K series breakdown is Hendy Lennoxs old one both firms being in Chandlers Ford /Eastleigh may well beCheers
Rich
MANTRONIC:
“marktaff” Hi Dean,
The Gavin Griffiths Scania is local to me …is main business is wood recycling but also runs a few tippers. …all Scania’s …very eye catching sight on the road very well kept motors.Regards Mark
Agree with you their Mark ,very smart fleet of motors ,ive seen them on the Builth A470 road ,perhaps they load out of Newbridge on Wye ,. good to have you back Dean , MT
Carryfast:
windrush:
The K Series Trader was a nice truck to drive, however most normal control vehicles from any maker usually rode better than the forward control ones anyway. I worked on a few K series myself, I think the cab design came from Germany but Tony (Rastone) will know for certain.Pete.
I certainly preferred driving the Bedford TJ to the TK and TL and the Leyland WF to the FG or even Clydesdale in terms of comfort.
ERF-NGC-European:
Here’s one to keep Dean sweet! RobertLovely.
Thanks to everyone for the comments about the cars.
This council yard in the New Forest may ring a bell with someone ? Buzzer, Harvey you may remember it.
Can anyone tell me where it was exactly out of intrest ?
Click on pages twice.
Some Welsh motors.
Think it says Dryslwyn on the Volvo.
Sunhill Volvo.
Owens Man.
JAGA Brothers Mercedes.
Chilton Volvo.
Truck show / Steam Fair pics.
Christie Tyler Mercedes.
Haul Waste Leyland.
TAC Mercedes.
AF Houghton Commer cattle truck.
Swiggels Matlow Seddon Atkinson. Anyone know where they were based ■■
Hansons Seddon Atkinson.
Tricom Bedford.Anyone know where they were based ■■?
Bowyers Volvo F7
AD Gregory Leyland.
Tarmac DAF
ERF-NGC-European:
Here’s one to keep Dean sweet! Robert0
used to load groupage for Samson out of Kiln Farm Milton Keynes for Denmark and Sweden, was a good job back in the 80’s
Swizzels matlow are from New mills derbyshire, they make the sweets like parma violets and drumstick lollies, they featured on the tv factory program recently with the Greg bloke.
vwvanman0:
Swizzels matlow are from New mills derbyshire, they make the sweets like parma violets and drumstick lollies, they featured on the tv factory program recently with the Greg bloke.
The backs of their wagons said summat like “You are now following 100,000 Fizz Bombs”.
Hi Dean,
Once again some lovely pics…The Christie Tyler Merc one of many they ran is from the Outline factory in Pontyclun Llantrisaint…the Tractor unit would have been on contract hire from Ryder and the trailer would have been from the old contract with RJ Bown the Ford dealer from Caerphilly. …had many a load out of that factory
Regards Mark
DEANB:
Some Welsh motors.Think it says Dryslwyn on the Volvo.
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Sunhill Volvo. Hey Dean ,some great Welsh stuff today ,Sunhill F12 from N Wales ,and have seen them in Newport a few times ,thanx MT
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Owens Man.
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JAGA Brothers Mercedes.
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Chilton Volvo.
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Truck show / Steam Fair pics.
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Not contributed for a while. Here’s one of Chilton’s Volvo’s, an Ailsa 50 years edition descending into Stowfield quarry Coleford on 23.05.19…
marktaff:
Hi Dean,
Once again some lovely pics…The Christie Tyler Merc one of many they ran is from the Outline factory in Pontyclun Llantrisaint…the Tractor unit would have been on contract hire from Ryder and the trailer would have been from the old contract with RJ Bown the Ford dealer from Caerphilly. …had many a load out of that factoryRegards Mark
Hi all,mark is right many a times in outline with w Jones loading all the time good times they were,hers some Christie Tyler
