South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

pete_359 · 10 January 2016 18:29

adie5 · 10 January 2016 21:48

hi Andrew - that looks like the High Street in Ross on Wye ■■ - heading out of town, which would have been the old A40 prior to the Ross Spur being built - its up towards the Royal Hotel,the big white building next to the church,which is what you can see coming down the Spur on the left as you cross the river heading towards Monmouth
Cheers
Adie

pete_359 · 10 January 2016 22:36

adie5:
hi Andrew - that looks like the High Street in Ross on Wye ■■ - heading out of town, which would have been the old A40 prior to the Ross Spur being built - its up towards the Royal Hotel,the big white building next to the church,which is what you can see coming down the Spur on the left as you cross the river heading towards Monmouth
Cheers
Adie

hi adie,
yes,i reckon your right,it looked familiar when i first saw it,imagine trying to do that there now??

pete_359 · 11 January 2016 20:10

steelboyf10 · 11 January 2016 20:27

One for mechanic 77

steelboyf10 · 11 January 2016 20:29

If you fancy a change from your Scania? Mechanic 77

komatsu_450 · 12 January 2016 18:27

pete_359 · 12 January 2016 19:30

komatsu 450:

hi all,
komatsu 450 is having picture posting issues on here.this was taken at sarn park a few of the local boys are out on a fuel protest…….

pete_359 · 12 January 2016 21:01

mechanic77 · 12 January 2016 21:28

steelboyf10:
If you fancy a change from your Scania? Mechanic 77

Thanks Graham. They have built up quite a fleet now. I remember when their main heavies were ex Army Scammell Crusaders.
Neil.

pete_359 · 12 January 2016 23:29

pete_smith · 13 January 2016 16:26

The Octopus with crane was Ex John Raymond’s

pete_359 · 13 January 2016 21:34

pete smith:
The Octopus with crane was Ex John Raymond’s

hi pete,
thanks,here’s another ex jr motor.their one and only f88,driven by long serving driver bernard lewis,seen here heading into consett to probably backload for south wales…

pete_smith · 14 January 2016 04:59

pete 359:

pete smith:
The Octopus with crane was Ex John Raymond’s

hi pete,
thanks,here’s another ex jr motor.their one and only f88,driven by long serving driver bernard lewis,seen here heading into consett to probably backload for south wales…

Hi Andrew, You have surprised me there with the fact that JR only had one F88, was it a bad 'un or JR having too much a of a good deal with Atkinson ? South Wales to Consett and a loaded back to South Wales you got to get your foot down on that run…to get the motor back for the nightman! Cheer’s Pete

pete_359 · 14 January 2016 10:24

pete smith:

pete 359:

pete smith:
The Octopus with crane was Ex John Raymond’s

hi pete,
thanks,here’s another ex jr motor.their one and only f88,driven by long serving driver bernard lewis,seen here heading into consett to probably backload for south wales…

Hi Andrew, You have surprised me there with the fact that JR only had one F88, was it a bad 'un or JR having too much a of a good deal with Atkinson ? South Wales to Consett and a loaded back to South Wales you got to get your foot down on that run…to get the motor back for the nightman! Cheer’s Pete

hi pete,
i clearly remember my old man painting the f88.she was a 16 speed 240.after they sold it,bernard drove a transcontinental,they only ever had one of them also.j.r. were very big atki buyers back then.later on,they became a very big customers with volvo…

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pete_smith · 14 January 2016 11:47

Hi Andrew,
I can remember the FL10’s of JR’s, they used a lot of them on the Rockwood contract? I can also remember the Sed Atki’s had speed limiters fitted to stop them going less than 70 mph

pete_359 · 14 January 2016 19:54

Hi all,
Back in April 2015 we had a Volvo f86 delivered to us at work.long before that happened,Gabriel Harding the founder and md of gullivers truck hire bought the 10,000th Irvine built Volvo,a 4x2 f86 tractor unit on the stand of the Earl’s Court motor show in 1976.philippe Harding the current gulliver’s md approached us to create a replica of that very unit.i won’t bore you with all the images I have,just these…

harry_gill · 14 January 2016 20:25

Hiya,
Star job there Andrew but if push came to shove I’d prefer to tootle off with
with the Merc just showing her pretty little face in the background.
thanks harry. long retired.

pete_smith · 15 January 2016 05:09

harry_gill:
Hiya,
Star job there Andrew but if push came to shove I’d prefer to tootle off with
with the Merc just showing her pretty little face in the background.
thanks harry. long retired.

Hi Andrew, Agree with Harry top job on the 86, the Merc’s looks just as good but the steering wheel is on the wrong side for me!

paul_john · 15 January 2016 14:48

HI all. Andrew cracking job there on Gabe’s F86. Probably aTD170F and 8 speed range change, not sure if it would of had a crawler!
Same spec as the one we bought off HY-MAC. Probably mentioned before Evan’s of Tredegar bought it off us, not sure what they did with it though. Iirc it was P reg also.
Its raining here today with severe storms forecast, reminds me of Wales Lol.

Regards Paul.