SHEDS

[alamcculloch]

The chimney man would be the late Fred Dinah.Not much wrong with real men doing real work with real wagons.Aproperly driven and serviced motor could last for 30 years depending to some extent on the work that it does.

[harry_monk]

Who were that lot in south Wales who were still running AECs up until the early 1990s? Red, they were.

[gcr2erf]

British Bakeries at Watnall used to run some really old and tired Daf 75 day cab units - the interiors would not have passed a food hygiene inspection!

Nowadays they seem to have taken the path of most other operators; keep 'em for 3 years and hand 'em back - their ‘sheddiness’ is then not allowed to fester over a longer period!

[maga]

just thought of another one. Squires transport pulling boxes, no idea where they’re based.

[gcr2erf]

Squires motors appear to be anything but sheds! Just well looked after older vehicles.

My definition of shed includes a lack of care bestowed upon it by the drivers and garage. … It doesn’t have to be old to be a shed

[m_a_n_rules]

largebloke1969:

m.a.n rules:

largebloke1969:

m.a.n rules:
my mate still run’s a k reg 143 on the boxes and it’ s very tidy.

is it a blue topline with a silver chassis parks it at birmingham truck stop ?

it is mate, but he park’s it at roadways in tamworth now.

was it for sale on ebay a while back ? yea have to agree its a bonny un , id gladly drive something like that now

yes,tried working for someone else didn’t like it so put it back on the road and seem’s to be doing ok.

[seth_70]

GCR2ERF:
Squires motors appear to be anything but sheds! Just well looked after older vehicles.

My definition of shed includes a lack of care bestowed upon it by the drivers and garage. … It doesn’t have to be old to be a shed

I agree with your definition of a shed ,its the runt of the fleet ,being given the keys is like somebody dropping a dog turd in your hand

[gcr2erf]

seth 70:

GCR2ERF:
Squires motors appear to be anything but sheds! Just well looked after older vehicles.

My definition of shed includes a lack of care bestowed upon it by the drivers and garage. … It doesn’t have to be old to be a shed

I agree with your definition of a shed ,its the runt of the fleet ,being given the keys is like somebody dropping a dog turd in your hand

Anyone remember an ERF E10 6x2 day cab unit on Scottish & Newcastle/Hays Distribution trunking?.. E268 JSC(?)

… you always remember the ‘dogs’

[edwardj]

Actrosman:
Spotted a couple of relics in Zante over the last couple of weeks…still earning a few Euro

Those are modern trucks on Zante , run 24/7 on water duty cant work out why theres a couple of Blinged V8 scanias running around on the island as well though

[seth_70]

edwardj:

Actrosman:
Spotted a couple of relics in Zante over the last couple of weeks…still earning a few Euro

Those are modern trucks on Zante , run 24/7 on water duty cant work out why theres a couple of Blinged V8 scanias running around on the island as well though

I saw one of the blinged up scania tankers when i was out at night ,i thought it was a spaceship : turns out they are petrol tankers that come from the mainland onto the island every know and again to bring fuel

[silver_surfer]

Scamellllllllll.

[liberty_guy]

Give me an older motor with a proper gearstick… and without the plethora of electronics that can leave you stranded ad infinitum…

[shugg]

LIBERTY_GUY:
Give me an older motor with a proper gearstick… and without the plethora of electronics that can leave you stranded ad infinitum…

I agree 100% .