whisperingsmith:
> Bewick:
> Judging by your last comment Spardo I doubt whether you could sheet and rope a single bed never mind a double !You don’t hail from Leatherhead by the way ? do you ?
You never met my Mother Bewick, a Ward Sister/Matron
As a child I was fully sheeted in bed, but the starched fly sheet was on the bottom.
Once I was tucked in (Sheeted Down) that was it till morning - no movement possible.
I guess it was to keep my hands away from my ****
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. Well said that man ,I stayed in transport digs in Ardwick Green Manchester in the 50s and the bed sheets were alllways startched crisp and clean, The good old days,
What make of trailer is the above?
David
It may have been made by Arrow Engineering Ltd.
dave docwra:
It may have been made by Arrow Engineering Ltd.
. Quite right Dave, Their factory was in Blyth, They also made trailers for the MOD, Larry.
This model was known as the Target, Arrow Construction of Cowpen Rd Blyth did 30, 33 and 40fts of these types, single axle, tandem and tri-axle as well as in the normal layout. They also built step frame and machinery trailers. Quite often seen in their local area and three of the haulage firms I worked for used them in 33 and 40ft lengths. Very strong and excellent brakes (demonstrated to me one day coming out of Barrow empty after dropping off a 19Ton winch, the red line popped out the trailer relay valve and the whole lot come to a stop dead straight in seconds) Some didn’t like the tandem bogie set at the rear or the slow leg winding gear (we tended not to raise them fully) also rope hooks which were under the main frames and a little awkward but I thought they were a good trailer. I built a model of one with my Van Hee Transcon loaded with graphite rods for the Sheffield steel wks out of Anglo Great Lakes at Newburn, Newcastle, no sheets in the early days but we later had to and they got filthy so were only used for that job, supposedly! Franky.
Geordielad:
This model was known as the Target, Arrow Construction of Cowpen Rd Blyth did 30, 33 and 40fts of these types, single axle, tandem and tri-axle as well as in the normal layout. They also built step frame and machinery trailers. Quite often seen in their local area and three of the haulage firms I worked for used them in 33 and 40ft lengths. Very strong and excellent brakes (demonstrated to me one day coming out of Barrow empty after dropping off a 19Ton winch, the red line popped out the trailer relay valve and the whole lot come to a stop dead straight in seconds) Some didn’t like the tandem bogie set at the rear or the slow leg winding gear (we tended not to raise them fully) also rope hooks which were under the main frames and a little awkward but I thought they were a good trailer. I built a model of one with my Van Hee Transcon loaded with graphite rods for the Sheffield steel wks out of Anglo Great Lakes at Newburn, Newcastle, no sheets in the early days but we later had to and they got filthy so were only used for that job, supposedly! Franky.
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Thanks all for your replies,I asked as they looked a heavy trailer when viewing the larger centre section.
David
oiltreader:
Grampian Continental driver Rab Lawrence photo in Italy.
Oily
Very tidy. Was there a connection between Grampian Continental and Essex International? Very similar colour scheme
Suedehead:
oiltreader:
Grampian Continental driver Rab Lawrence photo in Italy.
OilyVery tidy. Was there a connection between Grampian Continental and Essex International? Very similar colour scheme
Both registered at Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire not sure that Essex has any geographical connection depot wise, will try and find out more about it.
Oily
oiltreader:
Suedehead:
oiltreader:
Grampian Continental driver Rab Lawrence photo in Italy.
OilyVery tidy. Was there a connection between Grampian Continental and Essex International? Very similar colour scheme
Both registered at Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire not sure that Essex has any geographical connection depot wise, will try and find out more about it.
Oily
Two companies N J Bremner and Essex subbies in Grampian Continental livery.
Oily
Haven’t finished my York 40 footer yet so I thought I’d post this-The Bedford is the first lorry my father owned.The roping and sheeting isn’t perfect,and it’s not meant to be…
It’s very difficult tying dollies with a pair of tweezers,much easier to do them in full size,and a right pain trying to get the sheet nice and tight at the headboard-sheets are model aircraft tissue coated with pva glue,and are a right pain in the arse! at least I’m doing them in my living room with a nice glass of red wine, instead of doing the real thing in the wind and rain on a farm somewhere…
Cracking, very smart model. “tying dollies with a pair of tweezers”
Fair play, i struggle to tie my shoe laces nowadays.
Suedehead:
Cracking, very smart model. “tying dollies with a pair of tweezers”
Fair play, i struggle to tie my shoe laces nowadays.
The tweezers are used to make the loop,then the dollies are tied in exactly the same way as real ones-they will pull very tight,limiting factor is the risk of snapping the rope hook off
That mate is a work of art. The side view of that is so realistic. Well done
Dorset:
That mate is a work of art. The side view of that is so realistic. Well done
Thanks very much!!
