Just got in from the John Raymond reunion a big thanks to Paul barrow for organising it good turnout old mates a good night had by all another one is being held next year and nice to meet Richards brother thanks paul we’ll done
Answers on a postcard please.
Bewick:
Answers on a postcard please.
Has someone lost their load and you’ve recovered load Dennis?ta,Pete
pete smith:
Bewick:
Answers on a postcard please.Has someone lost their load and you’ve recovered load Dennis?ta,Pete
. Eye to the sky coils looks like they been loaded out of port talbot u won’t see them like that anymore not with Tata was it a backload you picked up 
Hi,Smallcoal,excuse my ignorance but what would be reason for loading coil like that,also how did they load it[never done steel]ta,Pete
pete smith:
Hi,Smallcoal,excuse my ignorance but what would be reason for loading coil like that,also how did they load it[never done steel]ta,Pete
Hi peter it is hot rolled coil turned on its side by a machine then loaded with an spostole grab will try and find pic for you a lot of it was for export also used in ebbs valet roster and llanwern
Hi peter the 1st pic is the tong 2nd turning coil from on the roll to eye to sky 3rd loading coil on to trailer ,on the roll coil bore horizontal eye to sky bore vertical hope hope this helps mate tap on bottom pic will give better view
Thanks for reply and pics,been into trostre works to deliver/collect asbestos skips then take them to darlow lloyds landfill in port talbot,seemed to be lot of tippers about but hardly any coilers is everything going out on rail or ships for export?ta,Pete
pete smith:
Bewick:
Answers on a postcard please.Has someone lost their load and you’ve recovered load Dennis?ta,Pete
IIRC Pete they came off one of Joints coilers 
Seriously they would have come up from one of the Thames/Medway wharves,don’t know where they were going but most likely Scotland.Cheers Dennis.
I only said that cos of state of front coil,but i have been thru earlier pages of this thread and Pete359 has pics of joint motorways with coils also loaded that way,can Smallcoal and I share the cigar?!!,ta,Pete
pete smith:
I only said that cos of state of front coil,but i have been thru earlier pages of this thread and Pete359 has pics of joint motorways with coils also loaded that way,can Smallcoal and I share the cigar?!!,ta,Pete
Sorry Pete,smoking is banned on the TNUK site but you can go and stand outside your fron’t door and smoke your “roll up” if you want.Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
pete smith:
I only said that cos of state of front coil,but i have been thru earlier pages of this thread and Pete359 has pics of joint motorways with coils also loaded that way,can Smallcoal and I share the cigar?!!,ta,PeteSorry Pete,smoking is banned on the TNUK site but you can go and stand outside your fron’t door and smoke your “roll up” if you want.Cheers Dennis.
3 types of coil hooks plus coil strapped in trailer
Talking of Joints,took this pic at bishops castle in 1987,last time i saw her was 10 yr ago at rally in shrewsbury lad there got loads of pics of joints motors,ta,Pete
2 coils loaded in a tilt trailer with corus wrapping on them
smallcoal:
2 coils loaded in a tilt trailer with corus wrapping on them
Hi all,
Top hat or eye to the sky coil used to be fairly popular.from memory? The reason behind some of the places that received it was because of the way their individual decoiling equipment operated,as certain places only had the facility to decoil with the coil lying down flat.i wouldn’t know wether it still happens these days or not.smallcoal that photo I took of the two coils in a red trailer isn’t a tilt, it’s a coil liner made by pacton in holland.
pete 359:
smallcoal:
2 coils loaded in a tilt trailer with corus wrapping on themHi all,
Top hat or eye to the sky coil used to be fairly popular.from memory? The reason behind some of the places that received it was because of the way their individual decoiling equipment operated,as certain places only had the facility to decoil with the coil lying down flat.i wouldn’t know wether it still happens these days or not.smallcoal that photo I took of the two coils in a red trailer isn’t a tilt, it’s a coil liner made by pacton in holland.
Hi Andrew a good turnout sat night lots of old mates you would have enjoyed do you remember Keith the teeth he was buried last week died of cancer
