kindle530:
I had a 45 in the Scotch Corner layby the other week, pulled up behind this John Miller motor0
driver went and got a cup of tea, came back, pulled at the loose rope, kicked the bumper and went back to his cab.
After his break, he carried on up the road.
Looks more like a Sam Anderson Newhouse trailer rather than a Millar
Bewick:
Punchy Dan:
They’re Bewick type loads !Wonder how many Skate Boards it would take to tranship those loads onto ? 30,40,50 maybe ? You’d need a telescopic lens to get them all in the shot though ! Cheers Bewick.
Id be happy taking the bit you couldn’t fit on ,for the same rate ,cheers!
adr:
Big & square loads, back one has done the tidiest job sheeting the front though! Chris
Used to get some big 4 sheet jobs out of there when on for Gallachers some queer shapes as well not nice & square like them. Fergusons of Blyth used to do most of it prob some pics on here somewhere.
Heres one me roping a load of bricks out of Lowerstoft just about to make a loop to put me foot use all my considerable weight to pull down, didnt use me arms to pull much safer & no need of a double dolly to get it extra tight. Before anyone makes a comment rip in sheet yes but they were just a job lot we had bought off some 0ne who had packed in & were used on allsorts of steel , fabrication, & weird & wonderfull things.
Plasticbag:
I remember being shown how to tie a dolly at 18 years old, it took all night for me to get it right but I have never forgotten and even after about 20 years without sheeting and roping I was once loading some stuff on a trailer over here and put in several dolly’s … the guys watching were amazed, they had never seen anyone do that.
Hey plasticbag,i was taught by my father at the age of 12,ive done ropes &sheets for 25 years,yes cotton sheets then,but i prefered pvc fly sheet it dried out quicker wen it rained,its a dying heart now,most people would"nt know where to start!!
put sum of steady eddie"s drivers on ropes &sheets,there be lost,Norman Croad,Torquay.
Love this little FORD 
Tidy bit of sheeting too. Remember when this was what you started on before moving up to the big-stuff 
. I did Vans, then Class 2/3s, then onto the Bendy’s, did you good & taught you the basics Now they come in waving their Class 1 & think they should go straight into a Globetrotter/Topline/Space-Cab 
. I’m closer to being Pope than a lot of them are to being Lorry Drivers 
. Chris
Looks like a mini Bewick mobile especially with the ■■■■■ wheel trims !
adr:
Love this little FORD
Was a regular past Carpenters yard for 9 yr Running between wavin Durham to Wavin Chippenham when on for G.E Armstrong always tidy looking moters.
I agree chris
A common sight years ago youngsters in 7.5 tonners
adr:
Love this little FORD
greek:
Heres one me roping a load of bricks out of Lowerstoft just about to make a loop to put me foot use all my considerable weight to pull down, didnt use me arms to pull much safer & no need of a double dolly to get it extra tight. Before anyone makes a comment rip in sheet yes but they were just a job lot we had bought off some 0ne who had packed in & were used on allsorts of steel , fabrication, & weird & wonderfull things.
Kenny, is that your skinny twin 
Regards Kev.
MIKE P:
0I agree chrisA common sight years ago youngsters in 7.5 tonners
adr:
Love this little FORD
If we’re talking “Skate board” central I’ve dug one out of the archives !! 
Many moons ago i used to load out of Henry Cook paper Mill,Beetham,Nr Milnthorpe,there was a bloke there,he walked around the trailer & had a look at my sheeting,nothing was said,so he dissappeared!! always got a load to Bristol area,i think Bewick"s had all the work!! Norman Croad,Torquay…
6LX:
Many moons ago i used to load out of Henry Cook paper Mill,Beetham,Nr Milnthorpe,there was a bloke there,he walked around the trailer & had a look at my sheeting,nothing was said,so he dissappeared!! always got a load to Bristol area,i think Bewick"s had all the work!! Norman Croad,Torquay…
Noo then Norm ! if it was me you mean that walked around your motor, had a look, and then walked away well all I can say is our shunters at the Mill must have sheeted and roped your load ! 
On the other hand if you were one of Brian Harris’s lads your R & S skills would rank with those at Bewick Transport so still no comment!. The late Brian was a good pal of mine and in later years he did quite a bit of work for us out of the Devon Valley mill as well as back loading woodpulp for us into the mill. Cheers Bewick.
moomooland:
0 Well sheeted and roped never moved an inch.
Looks like he was going at “some lick” to end up there! 
And it looks like the only damage was the O/s headlamp got knocked out and those bloody great things cost and arm and leg I believe, not that I was unfortunate enough to run any Fodens mind 
Bewick.
Ive just read a few comments on here about younger drivers not knowing how to rope n sheet , but lets say if you started 15 years ago and wasnt fortunate enough to learn through a family member how would you learn . You cant go out and borrow a flat trailer and a set of sheets and some rope , its all changed . Everythings moved on , curtainsiders have been the standard for quite some time now , i know if i was just starting i wouldnt go out of my way to learn because in most jobs its not required . Its great looking back through rose tinted glasses at how great these square tidy loads looked but also look at the downside especially in the windy weather we are experiencing now ,trying to wrap a sheet up , trying to put one on , i didnt miss it . Everyone who learnt to rope n sheet started somewhere , just like everyone who gained their licence started somewhere , no one no matter what they say were experts immediately
It’s ok these firms having 'shunters ’ who loaded sheeted and roped the trailers but I bet when the driver sheeted one and bought a load back there were some real sights to be seen !
Punchy Dan:
It’s ok these firms having 'shunters ’ who loaded sheeted and roped the trailers but I bet when the driver sheeted one and bought a load back there were some real sights to be seen !
Well D’anl we did have a few Drivers who’s S & R skills were maybe not up to our standards but not so bad, more like average I would say but their redeeming factors were they were usually good drivers and very willing and it didn’t matter how you tried to improve their S & R skill it was mission impossible ! However, at the top end of the scale we had a similar handful of drivers that were so fastidious that at times they would loosen all the ropes and ties on the trailer they were taking and re-do the whole load, I kid you not, although I will not name them on TNUK 
but it did get right up some of the Shunters noses for obvious reasons and if I ever caught them at it I gave them a flea in their ear as well, I’ve even seen them re-roping the load and the fly sheet when it was “■■■■■■■ down” they were that particular !! But we never had an insecure or wet load in nearly 30 years apart from RTA’s when the ■■■■■■■ lot went over Cheers Bewick.
Punchy Dan:
It’s ok these firms having 'shunters ’ who loaded sheeted and roped the trailers but I bet when the driver sheeted one and bought a load back there were some real sights to be seen !
Not all shunters made a good job of sheeting and roping, I would 're-do a load if l thought it wasn’t right, I liked to be able to see behind me in the mirrors!! I don’t remember ever having a complaint from a shunter or a journeyman about any load I left in the yard to be delivered. Regards Kev.
kevmac47:
Punchy Dan:
It’s ok these firms having 'shunters ’ who loaded sheeted and roped the trailers but I bet when the driver sheeted one and bought a load back there were some real sights to be seen !Not all shunters made a good job of sheeting and roping, I would 're-do a load if l thought it wasn’t right, I liked to be able to see behind me in the mirrors!! I don’t remember ever having a complaint from a shunter or a journeyman about any load I left in the yard to be delivered. Regards Kev.
Hi Kev, When I drove for Shorties they used to do a lot of work from a firm at Washington, Newalls IIRC. They were high loads of bagged stuff, One of the shunters couldn’t rope and sheet to save his life, The ropes had to be loosened and redone otherwise the load looked like a ship in full sail, He was warned on several occasions but It made know difference so they stopped sending him there, Of course the good shunters said he just made a bad job so he wouldn’t have to load there, But It didn’t matter what he loaded it was still a crap job, He eventually got the push, Regards Larry.
