OK, those ‘greedy boards’ will be for coke, but Slaters had similar boards for coal. 
“No driver, you can’t weigh out overloaded by so much”…but they did.
I once overtook a Slaters motor…and lived . 
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OK, those ‘greedy boards’ will be for coke, but Slaters had similar boards for coal.
I once overtook a Slaters motor…and lived .
I had an N reg same but we called em coal sides our way. Even with them there were some where you couldn,t get full whack. pits I went to wouldn,t let you out if you were 1 cwt over the bugas, all good fun Paul
Does anyone know why Hanson’s bulk tipper bodies sloped downwards at the back end?
No but if tha finds art let me no
I often wondered if it was to do with backing under the screens at the pits , a lot of the screens were tailored to the height of railway wagons . Dave
rigsby:
I often wondered if it was to do with backing under the screens at the pits , a lot of the screens were tailored to the height of railway wagons . Dave
Spot on Dave, that was the reason. Our vintage club secretary drove for Waters at Darley Dale with a lot of the Hansons lads.
Pete.
I thought that might be it pete , we usually had to push a wagon back to get under the screens as the screen itself never stopped . If you were loading singles you needed the whole body full so the height of the tail door wasn’t big enough . Dave
rigsby:
I thought that might be it pete , we usually had to push a wagon back to get under the screens as the screen itself never stopped . If you were loading singles you needed the whole body full so the height of the tail door wasn’t big enough . Dave
The Akky I had ,Nreg , were Wilcox body top were just a tad higher than the cab, n with singles load would be just above sides in the middle n a couple of foot below at the side, so no slope at back. Could it have been like you said because of motor length, shorter body higher load ? Paul
Had another thought I only run out of Leic,s /Notts/Derb,s pits could be more northern pits had different ideas about screen designs, but then of course why didn,t all the others tippers have sloped back end or did they ?
Most of the older screens were rigid , but later ones could lift and lower . When i loaded large lumps ( as big as you could lift )from Cresswell the screen dropped down almost to the body floor so the lumps didn’t break up coming off the belt , once there was a decent heap the screen was raised . Dave
rigsby:
Most of the older screens were rigid , but later ones could lift and lower . When i loaded large lumps ( as big as you could lift )from Cresswell the screen dropped down almost to the body floor so the lumps didn’t break up coming off the belt , once there was a decent heap the screen was raised . Dave
Ar Dave after I posted thought about it shame I didn,t before. You,ve just reminded me I used to load Homefire,(3 penny bit shaped) at Coventry pit the conveyor (more like a water wheel) used to lower into body for same reason. Down to one man bagging job in Stratford London no weighbridge he always gave me a fiver,lot of money in the 70s, but I bet he were always a ton short everybody used to raid my motor in the yard including the gaffers
rigsby:
I often wondered if it was to do with backing under the screens at the pits , a lot of the screens were tailored to the height of railway wagons . Dave
Thanks, Dave. I had a feeling someone would know, but I didn’t think your memory would be that good given your advanced years! A firm I drove for provided me with an ex-Hanson Atki with the sloping back end and I’ve been waiting almost 50 years to find out the answer. The other thing I couldn’t understand was why Hanson’s would sell a vehicle only three years old.
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rigsby:
I often wondered if it was to do with backing under the screens at the pits , a lot of the screens were tailored to the height of railway wagons . DaveThanks, Dave. I had a feeling someone would know, but I didn’t think your memory would be that good given your advanced years! A firm I drove for provided me with an ex-Hanson Atki with the sloping back end and I’ve been waiting almost 50 years to find out the answer. The other thing I couldn’t understand was why Hanson’s would sell a vehicle only three years old.
Whatever age they were they were sold on when they needed a lot of repairs done i reckon . They had a lot of total animals and idiots driving for them and the lorries got hammered , like the one that flew past us all down chunal into glossop secure in the knowledge that if his footbrake faded he could use the deadman . No wonder they got rid after 3 years . As to the question you young whippersnapper , I’ll have you know the wife says i have selective memory . Dave
rigsby:
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rigsby:
I often wondered if it was to do with backing under the screens at the pits , a lot of the screens were tailored to the height of railway wagons . DaveThanks, Dave. I had a feeling someone would know, but I didn’t think your memory would be that good given your advanced years! A firm I drove for provided me with an ex-Hanson Atki with the sloping back end and I’ve been waiting almost 50 years to find out the answer. The other thing I couldn’t understand was why Hanson’s would sell a vehicle only three years old.
Whatever age they were they were sold on when they needed a lot of repairs done i reckon . They had a lot of total animals and idiots driving for them and the lorries got hammered , like the one that flew past us all down chunal into glossop secure in the knowledge that if his footbrake faded he could use the deadman . No wonder they got rid after 3 years . As to the question you young whippersnapper , I’ll have you know the wife says i have selective memory . Dave
Dave if you,ve got a wife selective memory best! Don,t try any other you,ll come unstuck BIG time, you know!! As to selling em on when they needed a lot of repairs, you tell me. cheers Paul
I think most blokes develop Selective Memory over the years. Saves having to remember stupid, uninteresting things like the colour she’s chosen for the new curtains, where she told you to plant those flowers and who’s died this week in Corrie, Stenders, Ermindale, etc.
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I think most blokes develop Selective Memory over the years. Saves having to remember stupid, uninteresting things like the colour she’s chosen for the new curtains, where she told you to plant those flowers and who’s died this week in Corrie, Stenders, Ermindale, etc.
God knew the craic he made old married men hard of hearing as a good excuse for just about everything she tells you n you,ve forgot. Praise the Lord !
coomsey:
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I think most blokes develop Selective Memory over the years. Saves having to remember stupid, uninteresting things like the colour she’s chosen for the new curtains, where she told you to plant those flowers and who’s died this week in Corrie, Stenders, Ermindale, etc.God knew the craic he made old married men hard of hearing as a good excuse for just about everything she tells you n you,ve forgot. Praise the Lord !
I think i qualify on that score coomsey , I have a matching pair of hearing aids . at the best part is the ability to discretely switch them off when she has a whinge on , they make good earplugs and if she twigs on I can say the battery has run out . Dave
And of course we all blame the fifty years of sitting with an open window on one side and a load of noisy horses on the other. 
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And of course we all blame the fifty years of sitting with an open window on one side and a load of noisy horses on the other.
No noisy horses for a long time now , just one noisy woman . Maybe I should buy a left ■■■■■■ and give the other ear it’s share of grief .
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