sammy dog:
crikey bewick boy getting a bit grouchy about joints are nt we cheers martyn.
No not at-all Sammy ! Nowt wrong with the steel (as long as they keep it on the trailers ) its those s****y bones !! surley the tail gates must have been sealed or there would be liquid running out !! no wonder they were asked to move ( I wonder how far) !! Keep your elbows in ! Dennis.
i think id left before joints started that job .
Iâd have Defo put you on that job Sammy if Iâd been the gâuvnor at Joints !! but not in a tipper !! Guess? Dennis.
sammy dog:
crikey bewick boy getting a bit grouchy about joints are nt we cheers martyn.
No not at-all Sammy ! Nowt wrong with the steel (as long as they keep it on the trailers ) its those s****y bones !! surley the tail gates must have been sealed or there would be liquid running out !! no wonder they were asked to move ( I wonder how far) !! Keep your elbows in ! Dennis.
hi boys,
in all fairness dennis,you are right.if you wiped the lights on the trailer and some of the juice ran onto your gloves 5 mins. later the whole cab would stink!remember we didnât have posh side lockers on sk mercs.a guy called phil barber who did a fair amount of european for jointâs fell into the hopper when tipping at treeforest,no harm done done,but fâŚk did he stink!strange that you should mention steel being kept on trailers?this is what happened when a 26 tonner was thrown of one of joints coilers by shrewsbury nightman geoff passant (r.i.p.) on the back road shortcut from monkland to craven arms (dave the renegade country),i know iâve posted this 1st shot way back earlier on,though now i have found my missing joints albums,i can bore you all with the complete set.
regards andrew
sammy dog:
crikey bewick boy getting a bit grouchy about joints are nt we cheers martyn.
No not at-all Sammy ! Nowt wrong with the steel (as long as they keep it on the trailers ) its those s****y bones !! surley the tail gates must have been sealed or there would be liquid running out !! no wonder they were asked to move ( I wonder how far) !! Keep your elbows in ! Dennis.
hi boys,
in all fairness dennis,you are right.if you wiped the lights on the trailer and some of the juice ran onto your gloves 5 mins. later the whole cab would stink!remember we didnât have posh side lockers on sk mercs.a guy called phil barber who did a fair amount of european for jointâs fell into the hopper when tipping at treeforest,no harm done done,but [zb] did he stink!strange that you should mention steel being kept on trailers?this is what happened when a 26 tonner was thrown of one of joints coilers by shrewsbury nightman geoff passant (r.i.p.) on the back road shortcut from monkland to craven arms (dave the renegade country),i know iâve posted this 1st shot way back earlier on,though now i have found my missing joints albums,i can bore you all with the comlete set.
regards andrew
Hi Andrew,
A lot used that as a shortcut before the Leominster and Ludlow bypasses were built,come off the A4112 then up the A4110 through Wigmore to Leintwardine out through Clungunford under Broome railway bridge on to Craven Arms,a few still use it,but its better to stick on the main drag these days.
Cheers Dave.
sammy dog:
crikey bewick boy getting a bit grouchy about joints are nt we cheers martyn.
No not at-all Sammy ! Nowt wrong with the steel (as long as they keep it on the trailers ) its those s****y bones !! surley the tail gates must have been sealed or there would be liquid running out !! no wonder they were asked to move ( I wonder how far) !! Keep your elbows in ! Dennis.
hi boys,
in all fairness dennis,you are right.if you wiped the lights on the trailer and some of the juice ran onto your gloves 5 mins. later the whole cab would stink!remember we didnât have posh side lockers on sk mercs.a guy called phil barber who did a fair amount of european for jointâs fell into the hopper when tipping at treeforest,no harm done done,but [zb] did he stink!strange that you should mention steel being kept on trailers?this is what happened when a 26 tonner was thrown of one of joints coilers by shrewsbury nightman geoff passant (r.i.p.) on the back road shortcut from monkland to craven arms (dave the renegade country),i know iâve posted this 1st shot way back earlier on,though now i have found my missing joints albums,i can bore you all with the comlete set.
regards andrew
Hi Andrew,
A lot used that as a shortcut before the Leominster and Ludlow bypasses were built,come off the A4112 then up the A4110 through Wigmore to Leintwardine out through Clungunford under Broome railway bridge on to Craven Arms,a few still use it,but its better to stick on the main drag these days.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave,Coastal Roadways showed me that back whack from Craven Arms to Swansea etc. in the 70s
Hiya Andrew gruesome shots these and that tearaway Sammy is b********g me for suggesting Joints were ânot up to my standards!!! then you put some shots on like these ! He should crawl back under his Tarpaulin and keep stumm !!! Dennis.
hi dave,
yes bang on mate,most of the shrewsbury nightmen used to use it as they would turn the lights off and know that the road ahead was clear!joints used to get phone calls from irate residents complaining about the noise,they used to tell drivers pulling bulkers not to use it because of the noise factor.i did use that route many times and still do now as my peterbilt will fit under the 12 foot 9 inch bridge.though itâs probably quicker to go around these days.
regards andrew
Just thought about it Andrew the Leominster bypass wouldnât make any difference,as you wouldnât touch it coming from the Brecon direction,only way you gain is not having to wait at the lights in Leominster,also if the train is coming at Onibury,but it is a narrow lot up through Wigmore and especially at Adforton.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Just thought about it Andrew the Leominster bypass wouldnât make any difference,as you wouldnât touch it coming from the Brecon direction,only way you gain is not having to wait at the lights in Leominster,also if the train is coming at Onibury,but it is a narrow lot up through Wigmore and especially at Adforton.
Cheers Dave.
hi dave,
from what my father tells me that jointâs and other firms used it all the time in the 60âs to avoid ludlow,the bypass opened around 1986/7?is the quarry still open near adforton?that was why we had to move that coil on a sunday as they wouldnât close the road during the week.
regards andrew
Hiya Andrew gruesome shots these and that tearaway Sammy is b********g me for suggesting Joints were ânot up to my standards!!! then you put some shots on like these ! He should crawl back under his Tarpaulin and keep stumm !!! Dennis.
you are right dennis boy loooking at those pics only ever heard of things like that happening "never happened to me"even golden boy billy hathaway could nt escape cant remember if andrew has posted those photo s m5 incident .
Trev_H:
Dave,
I used that back route quite often on a mid Wales run, the Engine and Tender pub in Broome still do a nice meal and real ale!
If I have to come clean and even put some of my Sy shots on the site I suppose I should put them on the South Wales thread then they will feel at home !! and not spoil the Bewick thread !! This one was bad luck as the driver had eased over for a car and had lost it in the soft verge ! ( he should have T*d the poxy car) .Bewick.
Trev_H:
Dave,
I used that back route quite often on a mid Wales run, the Engine and Tender pub in Broome still do a nice meal and real ale!
hi trevh,
i always have a little smile on my face when i pass that spot these days.remembering what happened when one of jointâs found a new steel drop there over 15 years ago. .
regards andrew
Trev_H:
Dave,
I used that back route quite often on a mid Wales run, the Engine and Tender pub in Broome still do a nice meal and real ale!
hi trevh,
i always have a little smile on my face when i pass that spot these days.remembering what happened when one of jointâs found a new steel drop there over 15 years ago. .
regards andrew
Hi Trev and Andrew,
The Engine and Tender is still there,never been in that pub,did stop on my way back tonight from Oswestry at the Travellers Rest just north of Craven Arms where we had a nice carvery,no ale just a pot of tea,as I was driving.
Cheers Dave.
1644FAN:
When I see a picture of a truck on its side or a load being recovered I just hope the driver is ok . Everything else is fixable or replaceable.
Hiya 1644 yes the driver was OK it was a slow motion roll ! as long as no one was ever hurt it was right with me !! Bewick. But I will put another one on next and it will make your hair curl !!
hi lads,
more joints for you,as i donât think youâve seen enough of them lately! âŚas if!shrewsbury foreman cliff ashley,owned and still owns this foden,seen here when one of the shrewsbury boys brought her down for the 1990 margam festival of transport.
