chris143:
He had brother called Norman the bear who drove for Glyn John he was also as mad as they came…
one story i heard was that he went into a takeaway when he was parked up,a few boys tried it on and pulled the hood of his coat over his head…a few minutes later the only ones standing was norman and the guy behind the counter,one of the boys went through the window the rest were on the deck!
Hiya JB1977 are you and Chris 143 on the same wavelength as us ? I have serious doubts !! Bewick.
ha ha just having fun mate! beats the hell out of facebook!
chris143:
i just read you’r last comment to my dad on the phone he said they were as mad as hell but sound as a pound…
ask your dad does he remember ray thomas,he drove with brs for about 22 years if i remember rightly, his sons name was david went with his dad most of the time and ended up with brs until they went to exel in newport. hes the man who,s a walking encyclopedia on haulage and with the photos to go with it.
a pair of jr’s f10’s with a manehout of ostende tilt in the background,they worked closely with jr’s many years ago tipping and loading one another’s trailers.
pete 359:
please tell us more about this bonneted deutz.
the deutz was my dads when he worked with graham jones plant hire. that pic was taken in 1973 at abercrave colliery. it had an air cooled v8 with 6 wheel drive,and originally came from scotland where it was an off road dumper.according to my dad there was supposed to be only two in the country at the time. when it was back at the workshop the dumper body came off and the fifth wheel added.
righty oh, these belonged to two fellas from cardiff who subbied for john raymond at one time, eric and alan (i forget the surnames) they were father and son. alan was working for john raymonds after they packed up their own lorries. eric the father was a real gent. the blue 2800 was a flyer according to a few boys who drove it, the transcon was bought for the ■■■■■■■ engine and was put in the roadtrain, not sure if my dad done that for them, but i remember him saying it was a shame to scrap the transcon as it was in good nick.
yes andrew you are correct, burrows driver was paddy short if i remember his surname correctly. if i remember right the tm had a detroit in it but not sure, then the merc turned up, dont think burrows had it all that long. the fl10 was my oldest brothers, them supercubes would take ages to empty when you are 11 years old! i had to earn my ride somehow! spent many a night top and tail in that with my brother.
JB1977:
yes andrew you are correct, burrows driver was paddy short if i remember his surname correctly. if i remember right the tm had a detroit in it but not sure, then the merc turned up, dont think burrows had it all that long. the fl10 was my oldest brothers, them supercubes would take ages to empty when you are 11 years old! i had to earn my ride somehow! spent many a night top and tail in that with my brother.
brilliant info.as i recall paddy had the big “c” and is in the big trailer park in the sky now r.i.p.not sure if that tm had an l10 ■■■■■■■ in her? tony kinsey who now drives for a tarmac subbie out of cornelly quarry would know.
regards andrew
heres a name for you andrew, dave hawkins. i,ve been down his place in pencader and fareplay he,s got some old stuff down there,aecs galore. there was a robbins scammell crusader down there last time i was there.
JB1977:
heres a name for you andrew, dave hawkins. i,ve been down his place in pencader and fareplay he,s got some old stuff down there,aecs galore. there was a robbins scammell crusader down there last time i was there.
got some pictures from the mid-80’s when dave took me out in his bath and portland stone 1930’s 8 wheeler,what a ride out that was,shouting across the cab!don’t think you’ll see him and shaun swain together in pencader anymore though, they had a big divorce a while back.the crusader was robbins of swansea,i posted a photo of the remains of the other one they have on this thread on an earlier page,though it’s the string vest version,if you know what i mean!
regards andrew
