Fortunately for me this load was only 9ft wide,not like that photo of Kelvin that Andrew posted this morning not for the faint hearted that one 
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pete 359:
hello lads,
yes paul as neil (mechanic77) correctley says it’s west bound m4 junction 37.more m4 shots now this time in the mist and rain seen at junction 38 westbound earlier this morning,my old mate kelvin powell is west bound with his 80 tonne erf.loaded with a 24 tonne loading ramp for the royal navy vessel hms ocean in devonport,running at 17 foot wide.thanks for the phone call kelv.
sorry lads,i should have written that kelvin was eastbound not west! doh!!!
regards andrew
hi paul the shillibier scania was painted by my son stephen handley in our workshop in thier wisdom shillibiers decided to send one of thier drivers to hand paint the steel body while we preped the cab,reminded me of the davies bros days when they brush painted everthing
sammydog, thanks. Schillibers two tone blue with the white looked the part on their 6 wheel Leyland Bison and 8 wheel Octopus.
Nothing could replicate the paint jobs on Davies Bros tippers, preperation or detail not one of their strongest points.
Having said that, previous posts said they sold the business for a nice chunk of change! That green paint was hiding their business plan!
Regards Paul
hi paul after doing my apprentship with davies bros who to be fair to them put me through my class 2 with no lessons except for going out with some drivers i left them to go and work for peter shillibier,after driving scammell routemans it was like getting a rolls royce to drive bisons etc graduated up to the brand new v reg octopus sure i have a picture of it somewhere just having arrived from poacher and davies paint shop.cheers martyn.
me and wimpey minerals owner driver phil newman waiting to tip tarmac on the a465 in june 1995.
phil newman’s fl10.
me waiting to tip tarmac cross hands bypass,summer 1995.
martyn handley washing m671 kdw at south cornelly industrial estate.
chris 143 should like this one.
here’s one for dai. davies.
Top man Andrew thank you VERY MUCH mate
More photos of the miners strike convoy at Magor.
ten out of ten numbumb m8! please keep em coming!
regards andrew
good photos those numbum,that ATKI looked abit worne mate
chris143:
good photos those numbum,that ATKI looked abit worne mate
Yea Chris but fair do’s the Atki was a few years older than the ERFs but looking closely at the shots – those Read lads seemed to like their Kirkstall HR axles !! Cheers Bewick.
One of Richard Read’s pictured last summer.
and here is another from the convoy.
seen on last year’s bournemouth to bath road run.shaun swain restores old trucks in pencader west wales.i think this 8 legger and drag looks fantastic a proper wagon in my opinion.
my peterbilt 359 makes quite a contrast parked next to a customers scania that we resprayed last summer.