PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[coomsey]

pete smith:

coomsey:
Electric Dean, much doings keeping the cables where they wanted them. When she walked you had to throw lumps of"black jack"into the cam, behind the men. It was hard work chopping lumps off but after one revolution it turned into something like boiling water. I seem to remember that it took around a year to build,both were dismantled but not sure where they were sent. Maybe someone will recall the one they walked Corby area,it was quite a distance but easier than rebuilding.
By the way I’m the good looking one on the ground with the black tee shirt, orange didn’t suit the colour of my eyes. Cheers coomsey
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Hi Paul,
I think the machine that walked between the 2 sites was Sundorne, its cab has survived and is situated in a museum between Market Harborough and Corby.
I can remember her sitting at the site with the jib dropped on a pile of overburden for quite a while and as there where no buyers I’m presuming that was where she got cut up

That sounds like the one Pete, I seem to remember it made the local tv news. She must have been working the iron works but haven’t a clue why/ where she was walked to. Would have been an hell of a do, across fields n roads and keeping an electric supply to her

[coomsey]

Very close Pete, she’s called Sundew did a 13mile hike between iron ore mines. Plenty of info on the old Google Thanks Paul

[pete_smith]

coomsey:
Very close Pete, she’s called Sundew did a 13mile hike between iron ore mines. Plenty of info on the old Google Thanks Paul
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That is the one Paul, I did have a read up of its antics in that museum at which the cab is sited but cannot remember for the life of me the name of it!
Cheers Pete

[ray_smyth]

Hi Dean, The NCL Bedford is probably a 7500kg
whereas the Bedford Hawson is 3500kg GVW.
It looks like twin rear wheels on the NCL Bedford. Cheers.

Ray Smyth.

[kingswinford_kit]

DEANB:
The original Severn bridge in the distance.

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Preece Scania from ■■

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Dont think we have had a Hick’s motor in this colour scheme before,so imagine its in a large customer’s colours ■■

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Phill Webb Renault working for Hanson’s.

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Cant remember if we have had a Severn Sands motor on before.

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C.Pike from Newport.

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Not had a Chambers & Cook motor on for along time. Are they still going as this pic was taken in 2010 ■■

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Steve Woolston Foden bulker seen here after coming over the flyover at Ringwood in heavy traffic which is the norm there.

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B & M Transport Volvo from Stoke on Trent.

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Very smart Scania of H.J.Van Bentum seen here on the Wimborne bypass. Not sure if they are still going but used to build there
own tanker trailers that were extremely light for maximum payload.

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Hi Dean the Preese Scania are from the Hereford area ,haul out of the Nash quarries at New Radnor (Dave the Renegade territory ) as usual great stuff Dean ,regards Keith

[kingswinford_kit]

DEANB:
The original Severn bridge in the distance.

6

Preece Scania from ■■

9

Dont think we have had a Hick’s motor in this colour scheme before,so imagine its in a large customer’s colours ■■

8

Phill Webb Renault working for Hanson’s.

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Cant remember if we have had a Severn Sands motor on before.

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C.Pike from Newport.

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Not had a Chambers & Cook motor on for along time. Are they still going as this pic was taken in 2010 ■■

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Steve Woolston Foden bulker seen here after coming over the flyover at Ringwood in heavy traffic which is the norm there.

2

B & M Transport Volvo from Stoke on Trent.

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Very smart Scania of H.J.Van Bentum seen here on the Wimborne bypass. Not sure if they are still going but used to build there
own tanker trailers that were extremely light for maximum payload.

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Hi Dean the Preese Scania are from the Hereford area ,haul out of the Nash quarries at New Radnor (Dave the Renegade territory ) as usual great stuff Dean ,regards Keith

[vwvanman0]

George coles spotted in Fishguard in the 90, must have been money in the tractor game.

Steve

[maggied]

Buzzer:
Hi Dean the picture below is Tilbury’s garage in Southampton, one of the family live in the same village as me, IIRC they went on to have a Renault truck agency and little Richard QC of the borough of Wellow aka R&A transport will be able to confirm this as he bought a few of that marque from them, aurevoir Buzzer

Hi John,

You are right they did indeed sell Renault Trucks after their Dodge dealership finished,Peter Tilbury ran the Renault site in Southampton and his brother Michael ran the Sedan Atki dealership in Winchester,nice people to deal with I bought 14 Renault tractor units from Peter,they finished in 1994 with Renault and Arlingtons in Portsmouth took over the franchise,I bought a couple of Magnums off them but it wasn’t the same as dealing with a family firm.

Regards
Richard

[essexpete]

tyneside:

essexpete:

coomsey:
Anyone know what make the middle dump truck is ■■
DJB Dean,I think Cat had them, don’t know if they still sell that model
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I think it is a DJB from Co Durham, built in the early 70s with apparently Cat drive components.

DJB trucks was the idea of an engineer called David Brown and started In the early seventies.He had experience with Chaeside, Bray and Muir Hill plant and loading shovels. The trucks were articulated and base on Caterpillar components.
The factory was / is at Peterlee.
Sold out to Caterpillar in the eighties and still under production as CAT Artix. Started AWD trucks after the sellout ( the articulated all drive tippers sometimes seen on these pages)
Tyneside

Yes David Brown rings a bell with Chaseside Northop era. I have a feeling DB may have designed the Northop 4wd tractor. (not to be confused with David Brown tractor man)

[robthedog]

DEANB:

tyneside:
DJB trucks was the idea of an engineer called David Brown and started In the early seventies.He had experience with Chaeside, Bray and Muir Hill plant and loading shovels. The trucks were articulated and base on Caterpillar components.
The factory was / is at Peterlee.
Sold out to Caterpillar in the eighties and still under production as CAT Artix. Started AWD trucks after the sellout ( the articulated all drive tippers sometimes seen on these pages)
Tyneside

Thanks for the info “tyneside” good stuff chap.

Chaseide advert 1962.

Bray.

Muir Hill has gone awol.

AWD multi drive tippers.

Click on pages twice to read.

An interesting one

[kempston]

Not sure I’d want to tip at that angle Rob, not on a landfill site for definite.

[deanb]

essexpete:
“Buzzer” Dean you said you see a lot of John Deere tractors on you walks so here is one I bet you have not come across, Buzzer
A Suffolk farm I worked on in '82 had several in the back of the shed and apparently they had used them for light row crop work into the 70s.
Popping Johnnies was the nick name but I, at the the time, was confused by the name.

Thanks for the comments Pete !

coomsey:
Very close Pete, she’s called Sundew did a 13mile hike between iron ore mines. Plenty of info on the old Google Thanks Paul

Nice pic “coomsey” Must have taken a while to walk there…

pete smith:
"coomsey"Very close Pete, she’s called Sundew did a 13mile hike between iron ore mines. Plenty of info on the old Google Thanks Paul

That is the one Paul, I did have a read up of its antics in that museum at which the cab is sited but cannot remember for the life of me the name of it!
Cheers Pete

Sounds like an intresting museum Pete.

Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, The NCL Bedford is probably a 7500kg
whereas the Bedford Hawson is 3500kg GVW.
It looks like twin rear wheels on the NCL Bedford. Cheers.

Ray Smyth.

Yes probably higher than 3500 kgs Ray, but its a Hewson body and the front is the same style as the CA van. So i assume
they brought out a heavier version. When you go back through the Bedford range its surprising how many models they had.

kingswinford kit:
“DEANB”

Preece Scania from ■■

Hi Dean the Preese Scania are from the Hereford area ,haul out of the Nash quarries at New Radnor (Dave the Renegade territory ) as usual great stuff Dean ,regards Keith

Thanks for the info Keith.

vwvanman0:
George coles spotted in Fishguard in the 90, must have been money in the tractor game.

Steve

Nice pic Steve. He liked his Scania’s and run some nice ones over the years. Worth looking at the gallery on his
website.

coles-combines.co.uk

MaggieD:
"Buzzer"Hi Dean the picture below is Tilbury’s garage in Southampton, one of the family live in the same village as me, IIRC they went on to have a Renault truck agency and little Richard QC of the borough of Wellow aka R&A transport will be able to confirm this as he bought a few of that marque from them, aurevoir Buzzer

Hi John,

You are right they did indeed sell Renault Trucks after their Dodge dealership finished,Peter Tilbury ran the Renault site in Southampton and his brother Michael ran the Sedan Atki dealership in Winchester,nice people to deal with I bought 14 Renault tractor units from Peter,they finished in 1994 with Renault and Arlingtons in Portsmouth took over the franchise,I bought a couple of Magnums off them but it wasn’t the same as dealing with a family firm.

Regards
Richard

Thanks for the comments Richard,like you say you cant beat dealing with family firms rather than larger companies where
you are just a number.

essexpete:
“tyneside”

DJB trucks was the idea of an engineer called David Brown and started In the early seventies.He had experience with Chaeside, Bray and Muir Hill plant and loading shovels. The trucks were articulated and base on Caterpillar components.
The factory was / is at Peterlee.
Sold out to Caterpillar in the eighties and still under production as CAT Artix. Started AWD trucks after the sellout ( the articulated all drive tippers sometimes seen on these pages)
Tyneside

Yes David Brown rings a bell with Chaseside Northop era. I have a feeling DB may have designed the Northop 4wd tractor. (not to be confused with David Brown tractor man)

I had forgotten the name Northrop until i read this. Not that many made and used mainly Ford parts.

robthedog:
“DEANB”

An interesting one

That’s a lovely pic of the AEC Mammoth Major Rob.

Dont think i have seen that pic in colour but i recognised it and looked in the archives and heres the original
press clipping from 1967. Intrestingly it does not mention the trailer manufacturer ?

I think its a Hy-Spill design by Heil Company of America.

Hy-Spill design.

Kempston:
Not sure I’d want to tip at that angle Rob, not on a landfill site for definite.

Could not agree more Dave. When you look at the frame it looks weak and more bits to fail / go wrong.
However according to the clipping above it had been in the USA for 15 years so must have been stronger than it
looked. Personally i think i would have stuck to a more traditional tipper trailer.

[deanb]

The first 4 pics look like the road into Porthmadog in Wales to me but have not been that way for a good few years.

Gews Foden.

Texaco DAF tanker.

Mansel Davies Volvo.

T & V Haulage Volvo.

Poxy car. P&C Hamilton always run a tidy fleet.

AIM Logistics DAF from ■■?

Always nice to see a S.J.Bargh motor with there traditional colour scheme.

Ted E Bush Foden from Wimborne. That pic was taken in 2010 and he’s still running around in it today. Money making
machine.

KC Transport Volvo from Holton Heath,Wareham.

C.A.Stevens MAN bulker who i think are from Andover.

[deanb]

Greenwoods Foden seen here leaving Poole docks with a load of Zanussi washing machines.

ACH International Volvo.

Poole lifting bridge having some repairs. Nice old Capri.

Alot of drivers cussed this bridge especially in the Summer as it could be raised for 40 minutes whilst all the small
boats,yachts went through. This meant you were stuck in the que with no way of going around via Upton and
would miss the Truckline ferry.

Unkown Maggie with a spread axle trailer. Dont remember spare wheel being on an angle like that on trailers.

I posted Ted Bush in his Foden above and i am sure this is his dad Frank Bush in his Leyland Super Mastiff on the building of the
Holes Bay road in Poole.Andrews Plant Routeman behind.

Anyone recognise the Guy Big J6 seen here in Poole ■■ Not had a pic of it before.

We have not had a Lanz motor on before,anyone recognise it ■■?

J.Terry Volvo F7 seen here heading into Poole. Not had one on before,anyone recognise it ■■?
Never understand not having your phone number on the motor,free advertising.

ECM Mercedes car transporter with a couple of BT vans onboard,seen here on the Wimborne bypass.

Clements ERF from Boston.

[ray_smyth]

Hi Dean, You mentioned the colour scheme of the S.J.Bargh Scania milk tanker earlier today.
The Bargh family took over Greenbanks Dairy at Glebe Farm in Liverpool where my Dad worked
from leaving school in 1928. Greenbanks moved to a larger building not far away in Bedford Road.
Dad was a driver with Greenbanks, seen here around 1934 with his Ford 2 Tonner. At the start of
World War 2, Dad joined the RAF as a driver with 307 Squadron, which was a Nightfigher squadron
mainly based down south at Predannick, Cornwall, and Clyst Honiton, Devon. After the end of the
war, Greenbanks Dairy was taken over by Liverpool Co-operative Dairies where Dad remained until
his late 50s . Have a look at the Greenbanks Dairy section on here which I started a few years ago,
also, have a squint at 307 Squadron RAF on Google.

Cheers, Ray Smyth.

[neversweat1]

They are from Colnbrook Dean - Still in business - Tippers,Grabs And Skip Hire.

Steve.

[kempston]

Could not agree more Dave. When you look at the frame it looks weak and more bits to fail / go wrong.
However according to the clipping above it had been in the USA for 15 years so must have been stronger than it
looked. Personally i think i would have stuck to a more traditional tipper trailer.
DEANB
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McGoverns used to run a lot very similar to these and I saw plenty of them on Shanks landfills with the trailers on their sides and all the tipping gear/chassis all twisted.

[kempston]

neversweat1:
They are from Colnbrook Dean - Still in business - Tippers,Grabs And Skip Hire.

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Steve.

I’ve currently got a Mick George 6yd skip on my drive, just filled it with rubble and concrete, couldn’t believe how much a skip is nowadays, £230 !

[erf-ngc-european]

One for Dean.

[finbarot]

Hi Dean
the Biffa trailers were made by Hands. Drinkwater ran even bigger ones, an identical design by Telehoist of Cheltenham, and were 76 cubic yards , the biggest tipping trailers in Europe at the time. They were deadly to tip as so much weight was forward of the ram.