South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

chris143 · 1 February 2010 11:06

sorry the previous pic off the ecx was loaded for cardiff dock i’ll get the hang of this one day
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chris143 · 1 February 2010 11:20

Here we are again loading the said vessel from a builders merchant’s in cardiff it had been there for 14 years being restored,it did float by the way when they put it on water

pete_359 · 1 February 2010 18:29

malcolm kirk:
Looking at the ex Wynns Scammell Contractor reminded me of the latest DVD that is out. Volume 3 shows something that you have to see to believe. A Pacific ballast tractor with a Diamond T bringing up the rear takes a huge transformer through St Fagans en route to Aberthaw Power Station. Down past the thatched cottages on the hill, over the level crossing, then the chain saws come out to cut the trees as they make their way up to Culverhouse Cross. Cracking colour footage!! Loved the shot of the Pacific standing at the level crossing gates waiting its time to cross.

hi malcolm kirk,
could you give me more information on the dvd you mentioned please.it sound like just the kind of thing i would like to invest in.
regards andrew.

harry_gill · 1 February 2010 18:58

hiya,
Thanks for that Pete 359 was just going to ask the same thing.
thanks harry long retired.

malcolm_kirk · 1 February 2010 20:52

Gentlemen

The DVD is called ‘Wynns Archive Volume 3’ it will cost you twenty quid including p&p. Telephone orders (24 hours) to 01453 890349. email john@vintagescene.co.uk or pop a cheque made payable to; JOHN WILDY to; JOHN WILDY, TYNDALE ROAD, SLIMBRIDGE, GLOUCESTER, GL2 7DL.

Let me know when you get it and I will pop around with a flask and some sandwiches to watch it!! Especially if you,ve got a 48" screen!

pete_359 · 1 February 2010 21:47

thanks very much,i will buy that.here’s a picture of my old favourite motor,g800 hth,taken just after i painted it when new in september 1989.

pete_359 · 1 February 2010 21:54

this daf 95 was bought new in 1990.the electoral register drove this truck in the 9 years they ran it.as i recall it never once let them down and was well liked amondst all the drivers,i could never! understand why joints never ran a fleet of these daf’s.

pete_359 · 1 February 2010 22:05

jeff hewson ran this ex w.h.malcom 112 scania,as i remember it was a bad one!he had alot of water in the oil problems.

bewick · 1 February 2010 22:08

pete 359:
thanks very much,i will buy that.here’s a picture of my old favourite motor,g800 hth,taken just after i painted it when new in september 1989.

A good job this motor wasn’t a female Pete or I could see you getting wed to it !! I bet it was some machine and not one for a boy !! We ran 4 17/440s on the Inter national fleet and they were spot on tractors !! Cheers Dennis.

pete_359 · 1 February 2010 22:14

a customer of ours owns a coal mine and fairly recently they hired these two underground survey vehicles,they were delivered by low loader and measure underground pressure and movement,based on an american design international chassis.

pete_359 · 1 February 2010 22:32

old iron lung 1635 merc.used as a wrecker by swansea based millbrook.

grahama · 1 February 2010 22:54

pete 359:

BSERIES PAUL:

hi everyone,
chris 143,yes that’s right mate it probably was 25 years ago when we were thin and you and ken duke looked at the sammy rees graveyard.b series paul,fancy seeing a picture of freddie the fly’s f10,looks like he’s tipping coil outside d shed at swansea dock,though it could be any port really. .paul john,thanks for the recent pm,you are a lucky man living in orlando.we love florida and are hoping to go there again soon?maybe we could meet up?i agree with you re: dave the renegade…well done mate.keep em coming lads
regards andrew

Grimsby got the dock tower in the back

pete_359 · 1 February 2010 23:11

pete 359:
joint’s ran several f86’s over the years.

hi (tony)mercman123,don’t know if you noticed? but this is the same f86 that you’r dad drove for someonelse.

numbum · 2 February 2010 10:52

A few South Wales trucks. Hills was taken inOct 1986

numbum · 2 February 2010 15:09

try again

mercman123 · 2 February 2010 16:27

No I didn’t realise it was the same F86. Dad drove it for cooksons from the Stud farm Condover in Shropshire. They used it for stone out of bayston Hill quarry and sugar beet from the farms.It worked hard for its money ! Tony

chris143 · 2 February 2010 16:39

Hi Tony my old transport manager Gareth Harris was from Condover he used to drive for jordan i dont now if you now him.chris.

altitude · 2 February 2010 16:57

I didn’t realise they had truck mixers on trucks that old.

mercman123 · 2 February 2010 16:58

Hi Chris did they have MAN lorries? Tony

chris143 · 2 February 2010 17:13

hi mate, not to sure about Jordans they were red MANS with a white stripe and used to do general haulage,and a lot of timber,logs etc.i worked under Gareth at Scottish express based at Hortonwood Telford, i sent you a pm last week asking you a few questions about drivers and firms ive worked for in your area perhaps you havnt noticed mate cheers,chris.