Pictures of the lorries you OWN

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OWNER AND FLEET OPERATORS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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bigvern1:
Good stuff. Coffee is on you then. Get a lot of remoulds for that as well! :wink: :smiley:

arrghhh look love at last and the promise of a date, now where’s the like button. :laughing:

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Eff off Alex…I ain’t started on you yet! :wink:

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TonyP:
Have to agree, fantastic fleet of trucks you have there Mike!

Agreed, they always look smart.

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Harry, been seeing you quite a bit recently around Plymouth Exeter area. But didn’t realise you had decals fitted since i last saw you. So if you noticed someone in a black volvo hookloader, staring at you with a puzzled expression that was me lol.

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Yes, that’s my usual stamping ground, will be back down there this week so I’ll keep an eye out for you!

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first time i have seen a picture of your truck harry and it looks well when i started ten years ago on my own tyres were a constant worry the set on the truck had seen there best and at the time the fitter and i kept cutting them to try and make them last longer and my mum even offered to buy me a set to go accross the back but i would not accept as i new wot ever she spent on me she would give my two brothers the same amount and it seemed unfair that my poor mum should pay 3 times for 1 set of tyres the one thing i do not do is scimp on tyres i never buy remoulds and the policy has worked because in all the time i have been going i have only had one blow out and that was on a centre axle with a contintal tyre which came with the lorry i have tried several types over the years such as michalins,bridgstones and others i have now trying hankooks on the reccomdation of my tyre fitter and i must say they seem to be doing well but it is early days as yet any way i wish you all the best with your venture and will look forward to the updates i now people will knock you for starting up in such times but it seem u have done your homework and it is nice to see some one nowadays with the guts to give it a go good luck

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Thanks Prof, I really do appreciate all of the help, support and advice I’ve been given.

I too have a deep distrust of remoulds and I’ll be getting rid of the ones that remain as and when I get the opportunity. As to whether I’ll succeed or fail, only time will tell but if I don’t give it a ago I’ll never know. :smiley:

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Looked tidy the other day Harry nice to have met you

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You too, hopefully on the next occasion we’ll have a bit more time, maybe grab a coffee. I’ve had plenty of people wave and flash but you’re the first TruckNetter I’ve spoken to since I got up and running. :smiley:

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Harry Monk:
I’m going to do a post at the end of this month, which will be when I first get paid for work I’ve done so far and I should have a reasonable idea of whether it’s working out or not although on the maths so far it does seem to be, obviously incidents like today’s don’t help.

I used to be a taxi owner-driver and this, as I knew it would be, is similar. You have a couple of good weeks and it looks like you are getting somewhere, and then you have a breakdown or some other expense which puts you back to Square One…

I need my VAT refund to come through a bit sharpish really, I have remoulds on the other side of the drive axle (the tyre that blew out today was a Bandag- a “Bang-dag”, the tyre fitter told me they are known as in the trade :wink: ), I’ve never liked remoulds, and want to replace them with new, and save the two part-worn remoulds for the mid-lift axle where they won’t do so much damage if they go “Pop”.

I knew I would have higher-than-average costs in the first few months, and did factor that in accordingly, and I’m not really expecting to show a profit for six months or so.

Still, I’m having fun and you can’t put a price on that, and if I was just sat at home then eventually I would burn through all of my savings anyway so I really don’t have anything to lose. And at least I have a decent boss. :sunglasses:

Part worn remoulds on the mid lift wtf & its not if they blow either its when, have a word would you :open_mouth:

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fly sheet:
Part worn remoulds on the mid lift wtf & its not if they blow either its when, have a word would you :open_mouth:

Next time you roll over a dynamic weigher or take a 6x2 unit for test, check out the weight imposed on the middle axle & you’ll know why they can fit those ‘caravan wheels’ on the ‘lightweight’ tractors. (if you don’t already :blush: )

Ross.

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Would’nt buy a lorry with caravan wheels & could’nt care less what weights imposed on a midlift axle I would’nt put a remould no where near a single wheel position on any truck & if Mr Monk does He’s a ■■■■…

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I wouldn’t buy a remoulded tyre, and I’m going to replace the ones on there as and when I can, but I can’t afford to replace the four on there at once so my priority will be the drive axle, and then I’ll look at replacing the mid-lift tyre in October.

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Good to hear that Harry total false economy. The damage and downtime caused by your blowout court have paid for a decent set of tyres across the back end.

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fly sheet:
could’nt care less what weights imposed on a midlift axle I would’nt put a remould no where near a single wheel position on any truck & if Mr Monk does He’s a ■■■■…

I wouldn’t put a remould on a unit other than drive axle, even then I’d rather have a decent quality 1st life tyre & I wasn’t suggesting that HM should, my point was, given the light load imposed on the mid-lift axle he shouldn’t worry too much about a remould that’s clearly been on the truck for some time. If a remould is going to fail due to either a case or manufacturing fault, it’s normally in the first couple of weeks or months.

Ross.

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bigr250:

fly sheet:
could’nt care less what weights imposed on a midlift axle I would’nt put a remould no where near a single wheel position on any truck & if Mr Monk does He’s a ■■■■…

I wouldn’t put a remould on a unit other than drive axle, even then I’d rather have a decent quality 1st life tyre & I wasn’t suggesting that HM should, my point was, given the light load imposed on the mid-lift axle he shouldn’t worry too much about a remould that’s clearly been on the truck for some time. If a remould is going to fail due to either a case or manufacturing fault, it’s normally in the first couple of weeks or months.

Ross.

It may well have been alright twinned up, My last midlift was 7t on the lift 10.5 on the drive iirc, I agree thats when they usually fail but it would be minus its cap fairly soon on a midlift axle.

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kr79:
Good to hear that Harry total false economy.

I’m not sure I agree with that. There’s no doubt in my mind that cheap remoulds are a false economy but I’m seeing more and more wagons now with good quality bead to bead retreads on them, including my own unit which has Michelin Remixes on the drive axle. So far they are wearing well and looking like they’ll last just as long as the first life Bridgestones that they replaced.

I’m also seeing a lot of bulkers with Michy Remix super singles on the trailers. Not sure if I’m that brave though.

Each to their own I guess, but when good quality tyres are starting to creep close to £400 each you need to explore all the options.

Paul

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fly sheet:
It may well have been alright twinned up, My last midlift was 7t on the lift 10.5 on the drive iirc, I agree thats when they usually fail but it would be minus its cap fairly soon on a midlift axle.

That 7 ton I take it is plated weight, I’ve regularly taken fully freighted 6x2 artics for test & the individual wheel weight is rarely ever more than 2,400k’s so less than 5 ton total on the midlift. We normally run near end of life steer tyres on the mid.

We also run remoulds on the trailers too, mostly on the middle axle and sometimes on the 1st axle but never on the rear!!!

Ross.

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I don’t own a lorry anymore so am going to cease commenting on this forum.

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fly sheet:
I don’t own a lorry anymore so am going to cease commenting on this forum.

Why not?? Your still well qualified to comment.

Ross.