bubbleman:
Hello again,Heres another few pics,Cheers Bubbs,
Great to see you back in action Marcus ! Now that spec of BRS 32/4 Seddon was the mankiest cheapest so called “premium” unit on the market, pass the “bucket” ugh ! Cheers Bewick.
Hi Dennis, Your remarks about the Seddon artics brought back a few memories. It was around the time that a new regulation had been
introduced, regarding 6 BHP Per ton,which meant that any new lorry with a Gardner 180 6LXB could only operate at 30 tons GVW.
Robert Baillie Transport purchased 2 new Seddon artic units, HOT 130N,and HOT 131N,with Gardner 180 engines,to operate at 30 Tons GVW,
because most of their work,i.e. a full load of Guernsey Tomatoes weighed about 16 tons. They were very reliable,and economical to run.
Kind Regards, Ray Smyth.
Yes your quite right Ray and we ran both 32 and 30:5 ton gvw 6 LXB’s Seddons, Sed/Atks, Big J’s and ERF and TBH we never had any problems weightwise as the 30:5 tonners could still carry 20ton loads comfortably which the majority of our traffic fell into. Over time all the 180LXB’s were disposed of and I don’t think we had any left on the fleet by the increase in weights to 38 ton came in early in '83. Cheers Dennis.
Scats lorry, by the look is coming of the isle of weight ferry, delivering to the island?
Also use to see the ranks 8legger loaded with flower on the old A34ex Southampton,
trunker08:
Scats lorry, by the look is coming of the isle of weight ferry, delivering to the island?
Also use to see the ranks 8legger loaded with flower on the old A34ex Southampton,
Did Scats have anything to do with Christopher Hills or RHM ■■?
Deanb,…re scats, I couldn’t say off scats was anything to do with Christopher hill or the Luther one?
Believe Christopher hill was pool based?scats was winchester based,I could be quite rong,!!!
bubbleman:
Hiya,Heres todays bunch of cuttings,1st pic makes me sweat just looking at that handball!!,Cheers Bubbs,
“Keedwell’s seven strong fleet!” I remember Ray from these humble days (he did quite a bit of subbying for Westerns back in the day Marcus) Keep this beautiful thread, or bubble 2 going good sir!
trunker08:
Deanb,…re scats, I couldn’t say off scats was anything to do with Christopher hill or the Luther one?
Believe Christopher hill was pool based?scats was winchester based,I could be quite rong,!!!
“trunker08”, Yes Christopher Hills were from Poole. I am sure someone took them over but i may be
wrong.
trunker08:
Deanb,…re scats, I couldn’t say off scats was anything to do with Christopher hill or the Luther one?
Believe Christopher hill was pool based?scats was winchester based,I could be quite rong,!!!
“trunker08”, Yes Christopher Hills were from Poole. I am sure someone took them over but i may be
wrong.
I don’t know anything about SCATS but the photo shows it disembarking from Red Funnel’s Carisbrooke Castle in East Cowes IOW.
Edit: Just seen your previous post trunker08, seems you knew that anyway.
S.C A T S was originally set up as a co-operative supplying mainly farm feeds to the agricultural industry, hence the name, Southern Counties Agricultural Trading Society.
red with a white stripe Scania vabis could be ex Samuel Williams by the reg they had a lot of these starting with oha …f. great thread second time around .
Them Scania Vabis did look nice when they were new, W & M Woods had six, E and F reg two naturally aspirated, and four Super’s with turbo , photo’s courtesy of Michael Wood…
OssieD:
Them Scania Vabis did look nice when they were new, W & M Woods had six, E and F reg two naturally aspirated, and four Super’s with turbo , photo’s courtesy of Michael Wood…
Hiya again,Ossie thanks for the Scania Vabis pic and to Dean also for the couple he put on too,also pleased to see Buglars Daf saved in preservation,Ok heres todays bunch…Health and Safety well out of the window in the first clipping ,Cheers Bubbs,
Mike.
,Cheers Bubbs, 
