Aye I will have a ride up with Dan then, a long time since I rode in a Dennis. I can slip him a few groats to help with fuel as we poor Derbyshire folk dont have a surplus of cash and never will have until our pensions kick in. Dan is a long way off of that time yet of course, alas I am not! 
If I dont learn much from the course I will still enjoy the lunch and the helicopter trip that you provide as a ‘taster’ for the main event. Looking forward to it already. 
Pete.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Don’t worry, Pete, you will be welcome to attend the prospective course in an observational capacity. There will also be a small reduction in course fees. You will, however, still need to accompany that nice young Mr Punchard on his sheet retrieval duties as he is keen to show you how to toss a folded sheet over the side of a tipper without giving yourself a hernia. Whether he chooses to invoice you for this valuable piece of training will be at his discretion but I will be taking the standard 10% from all subcontractors’ earnings as is the custom.
In view of your admitted lack of experience with haulage ropes may I suggest you familiarise yourself with the excellent range of products from the Spanset company. I understand that they can supply restraint equipment which even Derbyshire chaps will find easy to use.
Dear oh dear Rof ,I’d have thought a man from your origins would know that a tipper sheet NEVER leaves the headboard ,and a ratchet strap is used to secure the sheet to the front in its partially ready to roll position for all those loads that get tipped that you can get away without sheeting ! What do you think quarries have hose pipes for ?
poor rof , he is obviously behind the times with his overpriced roping and sheeting course . quite ignorant in the ways of a proper tipper man , no mention of how to roll a frozen easy sheet without putting your back out , or retrieving a rolled sheet that has slipped down the back of the tipping ram . i’d like to see him tripping the light fantastic over a load of hot mix in his trainers . proper man’s work up in 't hills . i don’t know why we let so many immigrants near god’s country , lowering the standards ! cheers , dave
rigsby:
poor rof , he is obviously behind the times with his overpriced roping and sheeting course . quite ignorant in the ways of a proper tipper man , no mention of how to roll a frozen easy sheet without putting your back out , or retrieving a rolled sheet that has slipped down the back of the tipping ram . i’d like to see him tripping the light fantastic over a load of hot mix in his trainers . proper man’s work up in 't hills . i don’t know why we let so many immigrants near god’s country , lowering the standards ! cheers , dave
Oh yes, rolled sheets dropping behind the ram, and the old tyre placed there to stop the ram rattling!!! What a blooming job getting the bugger back up again on your own! Also when we had to double sheet asphalt and when you got to the job the material had spread out and trapped the bottom sheet against the body side, fun then trying to dig the thing out while your feet were burning and then hoping to find a puddle of water to stand in to cool them down again. Next task then was peeling 1/4 inch of asphalt of your boot soles before you got back into the cab!!! Or when we we carting 6 or 7 loads of dust daily up to Hulland Ward in the rain and the sheet weighed heavier after each load, these ‘modern supertruckers’ missed out on a lot of fun didn’t they Dave. 
Oh and I am an Immigrant as well Dave!! 
Pete.
i think you might qualify as a naturalised immigrant by now pete , matlock being the centre of the known universe . you would have been deported from whence you came if you hadn’t been up to scratch , more than i can say about these johnny come latelies with their get rich quick schemes . i’m thinking of establishing a border control at the cat and fiddle ( i’m open to bribery ) , although if he changes his name to retired old fartski that would be illegal wouldn’t it ? cheers dave . derbyshire born and derbyshire bred , strong in 'th arm and weak in 'th head , that’s me
Howay now Lads,sheeting a tipper box is only marginally more difficult than sheeting a double bed,nothing too hard there then 
Dennis.
Thank you mr moo at last
Who’s in commercial motor then ?
moomooland:
0Riding’s driver Paul Smith is pictured after returning to Longridge with a max load of Heinz products
from Wigan for onward movement to Scotland.
Absolute FAIL Paul Smith never rope over a fly sheet 8/10 for effort though
moomooland:
0Riding’s driver Paul Smith is pictured after returning to Longridge with a max load of Heinz products
from Wigan for onward movement to Scotland.
Looks neat but I think dennis would sack him.lol
regards dave
dafdave:
moomooland:
0Riding’s driver Paul Smith is pictured after returning to Longridge with a max load of Heinz products
from Wigan for onward movement to Scotland.Looks neat but I think dennis would sack him.lol
regards dave
I’ll have to have a word with my old pal Tom Riding about this !! Cheers Dennis.
B240 VCW THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPEC-SAVERS, - drip drip drop
lots of bottle. 
or i could be wrong. 
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The lads done a good job. The fly sheet hasnt been roped over, what you can see is the stitching down to the eyelet. 
Jakdaw:
The lads done a good job. The fly sheet hasnt been roped over, what you can see is the stitching down to the eyelet.
just enlarged it big style and you could well be right there Jakdaw
Bewick:
Howay now Lads,sheeting a tipper box is only marginally more difficult than sheeting a double bed,nothing too hard there then
Howay Dennis, sheeting a tipper box IS easy, after all it’s got a uniform shape, much the same as a load of paper or orange juice in cartons (other fruit flavours are available) so therefore the same principle applies, as the meerkat off the tele says “Simples”.
I have enjoyed seeing some really good examples of Sheeting & Roping on this thread from haulage companies the length & breadth of the U.K. a lot still going on in the present day too, so it just goes to prove ROF’s overpriced course is paying dividends after all.
I’ve found a couple of random pictures, one of a tipper sheeted & one of a load of orange juice in cartons, just so everyone can see the similarity.
P.S. Don’t take a powder Dennis, just having the craic !!
Shame your sheet isn’t long enough commer !dont drive nr any landing strips you may be mistaken for a wind sock .
nick2008:
Absolute FAIL Paul Smith never rope over a fly sheet 8/10 for effort though
No it’s a 10/10.
If you look at the picture full size you will see the o rings/eyelets are in line with the flysheet’s reinforced stitching!
Bill Coolican, the regular driver of TTC 880D, is stood on top of the load while Louis Gornall passes up the fly sheet…
moomooland:
nick2008:
Absolute FAIL Paul Smith never rope over a fly sheet 8/10 for effort thoughNo it’s a 10/10.
If you look at the picture full size you will see the o rings/eyelets are in line with the flysheet’s reinforced stitching!0
Here’s another from Tom Riding’s archives.Bill Coolican, the regular driver of TTC 880D, is stood on top of the load while Louis Gornall passes up the fly sheet…
I refer to my last post up 3 places
