Well done Dean, Paul and Mark getting to 600 a lot of time and effort has gone into posting the amout of material you do photos and mag scans etc., onwards and upwards.
Oily
Great stuff Dean!, 600 pages well done and keep em’ coming!
If it continues TN UK is going to need a bigger server 
Regards, Stu
600 great pages! 
600 not out Dean! Fantastic work.
Gordon Purdy (RIP) from Mappleton driving the Sellers of Ilam Foden, Gordon could always get anywhere & back in a day, he did one load a day out of Richard Lees, usually the first load to be tipped too, if you saw him on site in Devon or Sussex or even CentraL London & asked him how long it had taken him to get there he would say “I’ve just done it in my hours, I had a right good run down here” he didn’t believe in nights out didn’t our Gordon.
1970commer:
Gordon Purdy (RIP) from Mappleton driving the Sellers of Ilam Foden, Gordon could always get anywhere & back in a day, he did one load a day out of Richard Lees, usually the first load to be tipped too, if you saw him on site in Devon or Sussex or even CentraL London & asked him how long it had taken him to get there he would say “I’ve just done it in my hours, I had a right good run down here” he didn’t believe in nights out didn’t our Gordon.
Perhaps Gordon Purdy had one of those " Flexible Log Books " 
Cheers, Ray.
DEANB:
Foden S80 tipper road test from 1973.Click on pages twice to read.
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Foden S80/83.
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Was the cab layout inside any different with the 8 legger with the more forward set cab or was it just the steering axles were further back from the front of the chassis. As a kid I thought the S80 cab huge and Dad’s driver was a small guy but the big man climbing in the photo makes it look cramped!
SHUNT1986:
Great stuff Dean!, 600 pages well done and keep em’ coming!
If it continues TN UK is going to need a bigger server
Regards, Stu
Hello Dean …could not agree more ! …great stuff …some brilliant South Wales material recently …a big thanks to you and Paul ! …lol …Geraint
essexpete:
DEANB:
Foden S80 tipper road test from 1973.Click on pages twice to read.
7
6
5
4
Foden S80/83.
3
2
1
0
Was the cab layout inside any different with the 8 legger with the more forward set cab or was it just the steering axles were further back from the front of the chassis. As a kid I thought the S80 cab huge and Dad’s driver was a small guy but the big man climbing in the photo makes it look cramped!
Cab was no different and they were far less cramped than the S21 ‘Mickey Mouse’ cabs. They appeared awkward to get in and out of with the doors having to be set so far back but I found them easier to enter/exit using the step ring than the later Haulmasters.
Pete.
Kempston:
Looks like he has a Pilkingtons trailer with a load of glass. Used to go in there factory in St Helens many moons ago.
Thanks for the info Dave,posted an article about Pilkington’s Glass on page 394.
The old and the new.
1967 AEC Mandator.
Ray Smyth:
Well done Dean, You have reached 600 pages in a short time. Cheers. Ray Smyth.
Thanks Ray,Would have done 600 pages alot quicker if i stopped going “AWOL” 
Here’s one from your part of the world Boon Transport Seddon Atkinson.
kmills:
I reckon that would be a private import Dean, being a ‘T’ reg - and like you, I can’t stand all the bling…Cheers, Keith
Its possible Keith.
vwvanman0:
The photo of the guy climbing in the foden shows just how far behind we were imo,agree with the comment about the f88 being an import as its an older grille style on a later reg.
Great photos as ever Dean, thanks for your efforts.
You cant say that about Foden’s Steve you will be getting into trouble with “Windrush” & “coomsey”
Like you say climbing in did not look very easy bit like the Borderer etc. I imagine a fair few drivers over the years
slipped in the wet/winter icy conditions and hurt there shins… 
elsa Lad:
Yes well done, haven’t commented much on this site, but really enjoy checking out the photos. It brings lots of memories of haulier’s I forgotten about from years ago. Its funny how you see a truck you remember from 20 plus years ago.Here’s for a 1000 pages, well done Dean
Simon
Thanks for the comments Simon and try and comment more chap. Unfortunately alot of members dont comment and one day this
week there were over 6,000 views with only 4 comments !
oiltreader:
Well done Dean, Paul and Mark getting to 600 a lot of time and effort has gone into posting the amout of material you do photos and mag scans etc., onwards and upwards.
Oily
Cheers Oily.
SHUNT1986:
Great stuff Dean!, 600 pages well done and keep em’ coming!
If it continues TN UK is going to need a bigger server
Regards, Stu
Cheers Stu.
ERF-NGC-European:
600 great pages!
Its all your fault “Ro” if i had not been looking for ERF NGC’s then i would not have seen Paul Gee’s pic and all his pics would still be
sat on his computer without anyone ever seeing them and also Mark Bailey’s.
Kempston:
600 not out Dean! Fantastic work.
Cheers Dave.
1970commer:
Gordon Purdy (RIP) from Mappleton driving the Sellers of Ilam Foden, Gordon could always get anywhere & back in a day, he did one load a day out of Richard Lees, usually the first load to be tipped too, if you saw him on site in Devon or Sussex or even CentraL London & asked him how long it had taken him to get there he would say “I’ve just done it in my hours, I had a right good run down here” he didn’t believe in nights out didn’t our Gordon.
“I’ve just done it in my hours” Classic ! Thank for the comments “1970commer”
Ray Smyth:
“1970commer”
Gordon Purdy (RIP) from Mappleton driving the Sellers of Ilam Foden, Gordon could always get anywhere & back in a day, he did one load a day out of Richard Lees, usually the first load to be tipped too, if you saw him on site in Devon or Sussex or even CentraL London & asked him how long it had taken him to get there he would say “I’ve just done it in my hours, I had a right good run down here” he didn’t believe in nights out didn’t our Gordon.Perhaps Gordon Purdy had one of those " Flexible Log Books "
Cheers, Ray.
I think everyone had “Flexible Log Book” back then !!
kenfig bill:
“SHUNT1986” Great stuff Dean!, 600 pages well done and keep em’ coming!
If it continues TN UK is going to need a bigger server
Regards, StuHello Dean …could not agree more ! …great stuff …some brilliant South Wales material recently …a big thanks to you and Paul ! …lol …Geraint
Thanks for the comments Geraint. Your dad may remember Cardiff timber merchant Ivor D Morgan & Co Ltd.
Clipping from 1969.
windrush:
“essexpete”
Was the cab layout inside any different with the 8 legger with the more forward set cab or was it just the steering axles were further back from the front of the chassis. As a kid I thought the S80 cab huge and Dad’s driver was a small guy but the big man climbing in the photo makes it look cramped!Cab was no different and they were far less cramped than the S21 ‘Mickey Mouse’ cabs. They appeared awkward to get in and out of with the doors having to be set so far back but I found them easier to enter/exit using the step ring than the later Haulmasters.
Pete.
Thanks for the comments “essexpete” and for the answer Pete !
windrush:
Enjoyed reading the Foden S80 test Dean, the throttle pedal wouldn’t have been so light if the Gardner LXB was fitted in the test vehicle though!Pete.
Thanks for the comments Pete,we have had a fair few S83’s on here.
Some new chassis.
“windrush” Pete,you mentioned the Gardner engine so here’s a roadtest of the S83 fitted with a Gardner 6LXB in black & white from 1977.
If you had gone with Rolls Royce you could have had colour !
Click on pages twice to read.
Spec sheet.
Ay up Dean ! Had a few S80/83 decent enough machine in its day, never had one let me down but those bastudding wipers 
they could send you daft by the end of a shift. Cheers coomsey
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The Spanish Dodge was a demonstrator on loan to Polley’s for a short time, Zebra Tipping on the door with a Fareham phone number. Presumably someone bought it after it’s demonstrator duties?
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Zebra waste and zebra tipping were a Fareham based co so probably bought it afterwards
Interesting that the S83 on test still had air washers/wipers as all ours from R reg were electric? Ours didn’t have Kysor shutters fitted either. The ‘improved’ cab tilting mechanism worked well until the cab actually required tilting! The jaws would open at different times, close before the cab was right down and occasionally open while travelling! We drilled the brackets and put locking pins in to hold them closed or open which cured the problem. We also used overdrive in the first gear position, nobody ever told us not to! Foden’s own 7 inch brakes were excellent though, when they later changed to Rockwell on the Haulmasters range they were wider linings but they faded badly. We solved the problem of the n/side mirror getting dirty by fitting Bedford KM arms and viewing the mirror through the windscreen, my Sed Ak had the same modification and rarely needed cleaning.
They were steady on hills though, and the Haulmaster with the 201 LXC was no better! One of our powder tankers was plodding up a hill in Kent on its way to Marley Tiles at Lenham and an artic hit it up the arse as the driver estimated the Foden’s speed incorrectly and admitted that he later assumed it was possibly parked up! The copper asked our driver why he was travelling so slowly, he replied that when the truck hit him it was actually the fastest he had gone up here but it only lasted for a split second!
Pete.
Hi Dean,
Well done on reaching 600 long may it continue.
Thanks for the Turbostar article I was a young lad then !!
Regards
Richard
coomsey:
Ay up Dean ! Had a few S80/83 decent enough machine in its day, never had one let me down but those bastudding wipers
robthedog:
The Spanish Dodge was a demonstrator on loan to Polley’s for a short time, Zebra Tipping on the door with a Fareham phone number. Presumably someone bought it after it’s demonstrator duties?Zebra waste and zebra tipping were a Fareham based co so probably bought it afterwards
Thanks for the comments,we will have to see if we have any more pics of that Dodge.
Heres one of there newer motors.
windrush:
Interesting that the S83 on test still had air washers/wipers as all ours from R reg were electric? Ours didn’t have Kysor shutters fitted either. The ‘improved’ cab tilting mechanism worked well until the cab actually required tilting! The jaws would open at different times, close before the cab was right down and occasionally open while travelling! We drilled the brackets and put locking pins in to hold them closed or open which cured the problem. We also used overdrive in the first gear position, nobody ever told us not to!They were steady on hills though, and the Haulmaster with the 201 LXC was no better! One of our powder tankers was plodding up a hill in Kent on its way to Marley Tiles at Lenham and an artic hit it up the arse as the driver estimated the Foden’s speed incorrectly and admitted that he later assumed it was possibly parked up! The copper asked our driver why he was travelling so slowly, he replied that when the truck hit him it was actually the fastest he had gone up here but it only lasted for a split second!
Pete.
Last sentance is a classic “fastest he had gone up here”
Heres a couple of Kysor shutter adverts.
MaggieD:
Hi Dean,Well done on reaching 600 long may it continue.
Thanks for the Turbostar article I was a young lad then !!
Regards
Richard
Yeah that was a few years ago Richard.
