revman:
rear view
This type of fifth wheel was in use right up until the 70s as we had several at Pickford’s they did not have the little noggin on top though the pin was like the mushroom shaped part and you had to jack the trailer up to disconnect the trailer and you did not have any leeway as when you coupled up you had to jack down the trailer onto the pin so I was taught to chalk a line where the drive axle was before you started to disconnect and this gave you a very good idea of where to position your unit when picking the trailer up. The trailers had to be lowered onto blocks and then jacked up again to couple up but I think the tanker company’s used to lift them as they did not have landing legs on some firms.
cheers Johnnie
daibootsy:
ROSSER OF PONTLLIW.
That old girl looks like she’s had a hard life. 
altitude:
daibootsy:
ROSSER OF PONTLLIW.That old girl looks like she’s had a hard life.
hiya,
That one looks swell compared to some they had knocking about,
I do believe their maintainence was second to none though.
thanks harry long retired.
hi here is Albert Rosser he was in late 70s, the aec worked day and night . running steel from trostre B.S.C, Llanelli to Velindre B.S.C.
Alberts brother, Donald, a true A.E.C man.
Nice photos Dai,I remember Rosser and George Beer very well,although I didn’t know Beer ran in green livery as well.
ME HERE,WAS KNOWN AS BIGFOOT. XYK455T AN EX SHELL TANKER. I THINK G BEER started off green,and the company
dates back to 1890s.
bubbleman:
Hello again,heres todays stuff.
Totally forgot about Dunnes until i saw that pic.
Think their yard was on Ermin street,up the road from JWQs in Stratton.
Iirc,they ran a few Crusaders with “Dunne delivered on time” across the front?
Got any pics of em bubbs?
ILLTYD THOMAS, SWANSEA
Suedehead:
bubbleman:
Hello again,heres todays stuff.
Totally forgot about Dunnes until i saw that pic.
Think their yard was on Ermin street,up the road from JWQs in Stratton.
Iirc,they ran a few Crusaders with “Dunne delivered on time” across the front?
Got any pics of em bubbs?
those were the days ,my first driving job was with dunny ,an ex wises cakes truck fitted with a flat running scotch can you beleive !