When I worked for Fred Davies, St Helens. OLV 27. It was a Leyland Beaver 0.600 4 wheeler late 40s early 50s model with vacuum brakes, & a top speed of 29 mph. This was in 1966/7. It was later cut down to make an artic.
When I ended up spare man at PDM 1980/82 I occasionally had an R reg Reiver collecting offal from slaughterhouses around East Lancs/Cheshire /North Derbyshire,bad areas for low power.It couldnt keep up with traffic light sequences and at some places I had to work the HIAB from the wrong side as the linkages were so worn ,though I was’nt bothered about that.I dont know the top speed ,it never got there and was’nt up to full weight till the end of the day. In a later life elsewhere, we had some FL7’s units which rarely got anywhere near 32 tons which was just as well as they also were in the gutless wonder category.
I never really had anything that was really slow, even the Sed Ak 400 with Gardner 201 power wasn’t too bad. I guess the LDV 400 van with Peugeot engine that I now own must rate as the slowest, loaded or empty it is pretty pathetic but it always gets me home, and that is all I ask of it! 
Pete.
A one off drove from Great Torrington North Devon to West Wales in LEYLAND constructor 6 when i lost top range in the Fulller gearbox.It was a slow trip 13mph 19mph down hill.It took hours to complete could not use motorways all back roads exept for crossing the Old Seven Bridge and never ever saw a cop car or anything
ianto:
A one off drove from Great Torrington North Devon to West Wales in LEYLAND constructor 6 when i lost top range in the Fulller gearbox.It was a slow trip 13mph 19mph down hill.It took hours to complete could not use motorways all back roads exept for crossing the Old Seven Bridge and never ever saw a cop car or anything
At that speed even if you had seen a copper they’d have probably you were parked up 
ParkRoyal2100:
Quite a few threads on here about the best wagon, but what was the slowest old bag of nails you ever drove? We’ve all driven one (or more if you’re unlucky), the yard dog that no-one drove unless it was that or the dole queue, the one that no matter what you did would not under any circumstances be whipped along any faster, the one you swore you could walk faster than.Me - a 1973 D series WEH 183L. 47mph flat strap, (55 down hill in angel gear, but then there was the iffy brakes to consider if something went wrong), mirrrors flapping like pigs ears in a stiff wind.
I drove a Leyland Mastiff for B&T Haulage ex Geest flat out at fifty and very noisy
I wont mention the 1729 Merc i went to Germany in after reading this lot apparently it was a flying machine 
My first experience of a slow motor was WTN 58 A 4 wheeler Atki, 5 pot Gardner & a 5 speed Daavid Brown Box, with a Kirkstall axle 32 mph flat out, I was a naughty boy and wedged the bar back on the fuel pump, it did increase the speed by 10 mph, mind you It was a sackable offence in those days but I never got found out, & it did make the job a bit easier, This was in 1957, Then in 1962 I was driving a Mk 5 AEC 8 Wheeler & that only did 37 mph, Happy Days Eh, Regards Larry.
In 1972 I drove a 1966 ‘D’ series to Hull or Sheffield (from Teesside) virtually everyday, it did 42mph, in @1989 I drove a Ford Cargo 16 tonner from Teesside to Falmouth (twice) it did 48mph, after reading the crane story I am not complaining!!!
This crane had to be delivered to Rome. The boss said to me that as I had a double bunk in my F88 to run with the driver and let him sleep in my cab on the route down. The crane could only go at a snail’s pace and had no heater. Poor driver…on reflection, to do the decent thing we should have taken turns but after one stint behind the wheel of the crane I refused anymore ‘turns’. Anyway he was getting a bonus payment for volunteering to take it down in the first place!
Seeing your name rondavies, reminds me of the first little lorry I acquired after starting out running a couple of Transits. I was doing a job for a chap, who now lives up the road from you I think, name of Arthur Broad (Arfa.) It was delivering specials, steel bar for Herringshaws in Saltley, but he needed something a bit bigger, so he found me this Commer 3 tonner to buy and put me right in applying for an operators licence. The job didn’t last too long, but I ran that motor for nigh on 10 years! (don’t know why) 
Anyway I’ve posted this picture somewhere on here before, but it fits on here as well. With a top speed of 48 m.p.h. and so noisy it wouldn’t be allowed today and comfort was never even thought of at the drawing board stage, but she was my pride & joy! 
Twice a year, at holiday shut down, I would do this trip from Watford to Invergordon, usually with a couple of small drops on the way up. Seems crazy now, but I was king of the road! 
The slowest on top speed was an ex road sweeper Ford D series 13tonner, 48mph flat out and that was with the supplied wheelbrace wedged under the dash on the go pedal (it pushed it down further than I could)
Although the most gutless piece of junk I ever had the misfortune to drive was a Sed Ak 400 with a Gardner 180, it wouldn’t pull a greasy stick out of a dog’s arse 
What gear box did it have in ? Regards Larry.
BigG-Unit:
Seeing your name rondavies, reminds me of the first little lorry I acquired after starting out running a couple of Transits. I was doing a job for a chap, who now lives up the road from you I think, name of Arthur Broad (Arfa.)0
Yes, I get my meat pies, bacon and black pudding from Arthur 
Hi Ron, Is he allowed to do that over there then, or have they fallen off the back of a lorry! Next time you see him tell him to get on here, as he seems to have trouble sending E.mails! 
Lawrence Dunbar:
What gear box did it have in ? Regards Larry.
If you mean me? The D series had a four speed and the Sed Ak had a chinese DB 6spd with a two speed Eaton rear axle.
newmercman:
Lawrence Dunbar:
What gear box did it have in ? Regards Larry.If you mean me? The D series had a four speed and the Sed Ak had a chinese DB 6spd with a two speed Eaton rear axle.
Thank you Regards Larry
Seddon Atkinson 311 tipper with a 290 rolls in had to hold the diff lock swith down to use them and wouldn’t pull your ■■■■■■■■ back. Engine blew up going down the westway one morning got a MAN 331 much better.
Are you the Ron Davies that sold Trucks
jastrebsi59:
Are you the Ron Davies that sold Trucks
Must be another Ron Davies…I only drove 'em.