Hi Marc,
Ennis Strattoon came in yesterday he was just back from a holiday in St Lucia and brought in these pics of some ex UK trucks out there.
Hi again,great pics lads…classic stuff.heres more oldies.
Cheers Bubbs, 
Numbum:
After spending ages trying to reverse this thing watch your fingers on the unguarded blower belts.
One to make Harry,s day his favourite motor in trouble
The operator is Crossway,s the same as its position on the road.
Cheers |Phil.
The belts and blower on the Blue Circle silo remind me of an unfortunate and rather expensive incident 
I had a 6x2 MAN Roadhaus in Germany and the only place to fit the compressor was on the top of the chassis. During a mad rush one evening I had to park up my trailer, put another one on the wash bay and then pick up mine again. It is one of those learning moments when from that day forward you always check the clearance, of the landing legs, of the fifth wheel and of any obstructions like a cargo compressor It sliced it off like a cheese grater 
More haste, less speed 
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When I saw Crossways down the road. I always thought the signwriter was ■■■■■■■ It was several years before I delivered to Frating (not Freighting)
NZ JAMIE:
G’day,Glad to see that a few fellas remembered Starr Roadways. Good to hear that you are getiing out in your MM John mate,yeah she should get along a bit better with higher ratio diffs.
It’s my birthday today and I had a day off to help a mate shift his '68 Mammoth Major Ergo. We loaded it up on his '67 Marshal,bloody heavy the poor old Marshal was working hard.I’m taking them to a truck show tomorrow and have to cross over a range of hills that are 550 meters high,it’s going to be a slow trip up and down I reckon.
I have much respect for you older blokes who used to drive these old banga’s full time,you’ve got to know what your doing and not rush things.
Hiya JAMIE…looking forward to some show photo’s…is that you in the photo■■? the AEC rear hub caps look very inviteing
I haven’t seen any of those for a while.(not bolted onto a lorry) i was talking to a chap who spins metal asking if he could make some for me only yesterday
John
bubbleman:
Hi again,great pics lads…classic stuff.heres more oldies.
In stark contrast, Hills have recently put some MAN 8wheel tippers on the road. Can I put this one on the Cotswold Quarry thread please, Bubbs?
anybody got any photos of Pear tree haulage of west bromwich
scotty 
Trev_H:
dessert driver:
]Hi boys
well Marc you’ve done it again well done It amazes me how you come up with photos of trucks from all over the country How did you come by this one,Like Trevor H said earlier taken when new in Major st Wolverhampton Its one of the first that Ray Grocott brought and he ran it day and night. He then went on to buy Man and is now better known as Grocontinental.
Regards Keith
That was our test route at B+W motors the Scania agents in Wolverhampton, the foreman or salesman would often stop there for a photo shoot as there was little traffic up there. I can remember gunning the first 140 unit up that road and was shocked by the acceleration. The name on the top of the service sheet for the Vabis 76 was Nellie Grocott ? the colour was a drab dark brown not as eye catching as their later colour scheme !
Hi great photos of 76 did not know grocotts had one we had {CADWALLADER BROS ] five 76 then later 110s spent many a time going over to b& w for spares not found any photos as yet keep finding these jems cheers ian
marathon1975:
anybody got any photos of Pear tree haulage of west bromwichscotty
Have a look at the Leyland lorries thread. 
caddy1:
Trev_H:
dessert driver:
]Hi boys
well Marc you’ve done it again well done It amazes me how you come up with photos of trucks from all over the country How did you come by this one,Like Trevor H said earlier taken when new in Major st Wolverhampton Its one of the first that Ray Grocott brought and he ran it day and night. He then went on to buy Man and is now better known as Grocontinental.
Regards Keith
That was our test route at B+W motors the Scania agents in Wolverhampton, the foreman or salesman would often stop there for a photo shoot as there was little traffic up there. I can remember gunning the first 140 unit up that road and was shocked by the acceleration. The name on the top of the service sheet for the Vabis 76 was Nellie Grocott ? the colour was a drab dark brown not as eye catching as their later colour scheme !
Hi great photos of 76 did not know grocotts had one we had {CADWALLADER BROS ] five 76 then later 110s spent many a time going over to b& w for spares not found any photos as yet keep finding these jems cheers ian
I remember the green & red Cadwallder bros 76’s, when the Vabis 76 were introduced to this country Scania couldn’t keep up with the demand for 4x2 units, the more standard layout in Sweden being 6x2 with an electric/ hydraulic lifting tag axle.
Many of the 76’s came into this country as 6x2’s (LBS) and were cut down at B+W to 4x2 spec to keep up with sales,top marks to the guys that did this work as you would never be able to see the difference between a factory 4x2 and the cut 6x2 version, of course some heavy haulage operators took up the 6x2 option, the R.A.H. transporters motor in the photo’s above is one example.
Other operators that ran them were Beck& Polizter and Joseph Foulkes and of course Fridged Freight, I wonder if LB 76 remembers parking his wagon and drag in front of the B+W wall ?
bubbleman:
Hi again,great pics lads…classic stuff.heres more oldies.
Cheers Bubbs,
OOps wrong thread! I wonder if the SOM Invincible was “Fergies”? It’s quite possible because it looks like it hasn’t been on the wash for a while! and the sheeting and roping also looks a bit "S’amton depot style!!! Anon.
Wheel Nut:
Numbum:
After spending ages trying to reverse this thing watch your fingers on the unguarded blower belts.
One to make Harry,s day his favourite motor in trouble
The operator is Crossway,s the same as its position on the road.
Cheers |Phil.
The belts and blower on the Blue Circle silo remind me of an unfortunate and rather expensive incident
When I saw Crossways down the road. I always thought the signwriter was ■■■■■■■ It was several years before I delivered to Frating (not Freighting)
Has it ever occurred to anyone that it might have been “H” that carved the 80 up!!!
Bewick:
Wheel Nut:
Numbum:
After spending ages trying to reverse this thing watch your fingers on the unguarded blower belts.
What a strange outfit - what’s the thinking behind that then?
I thought at first that it might have been to allow the trailer to be left at customers for unloading but there doesn’t seem to be any landing legs on the trailer.
Anyone got any idea?
Oh and cheers again Marc - outstanding stuff over the last few posts.
PS Still looking for any photos of Thomas Craig of Barrhead, early 70s
The trailer has a Scammell coupling, an automatic folding setup, seen plenty on their knees.
AV760:
The trailer has a Scammell coupling, an automatic folding setup, seen plenty on their knees.
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I am not sure if the Blue Circle silo trailer has any legs at all.
Nice one Mr Nut.
Picture worth a thousand words.
macdangerous:
Bewick:
Wheel Nut:
Numbum:
After spending ages trying to reverse this thing watch your fingers on the unguarded blower belts.
What a strange outfit - what’s the thinking behind that then?
I thought at first that it might have been to allow the trailer to be left at customers for unloading but there doesn’t seem to be any landing legs on the trailer.
Anyone got any idea?
Oh and cheers again Marc - outstanding stuff over the last few posts.
PS Still looking for any photos of Thomas Craig of Barrhead, early 70s
The cement would be unloaded on site by the driver, that’s the reason for the blower to pressurise the vessel then blow the load off
Here you are Marc another of Ennis Stratton’s St Lucia pics ex Royal mail maybe?
Hi again,Pat…yes the roadjoke has the Royal Mail look about it mate.Heres a few more pics then
Cheers Bubbs,
Wheel Nut:
macdangerous:
Bewick:
Wheel Nut:
Numbum:
After spending ages trying to reverse this thing watch your fingers on the unguarded blower belts.
What a strange outfit - what’s the thinking behind that then?
I thought at first that it might have been to allow the trailer to be left at customers for unloading but there doesn’t seem to be any landing legs on the trailer.
Anyone got any idea?
Oh and cheers again Marc - outstanding stuff over the last few posts.
PS Still looking for any photos of Thomas Craig of Barrhead, early 70sThe cement would be unloaded on site by the driver, that’s the reason for the blower to pressurise the vessel then blow the load off
Looking at the lack of colour of the trailer I wonder if it was just used on internal duties around the plant?
Pete.
bubbleman:
Hi again,Pat…yes the roadjoke has the Royal Mail look about it mate.Heres a few more pics then
Cheers Bubbs,
You are still “the daddy” Marc look at the “wireless ariel” on that Dodge 308! I can’t remember driving for that outfit!!! must have been in my dreams!! I bet you could get The B.B.C.light programme (and Luxembourg) on that Radio—I hope the driver had a decent radio in the motor—a Pye or maybe a Bush or an Ecko,couldn’t hear it .of course,but you could when you were having 40 winks in a lay-by when you were on a “midnight flyer”!!! cheers Dennis.