received these images from steelboyf10 tonight,it’s my old f16,owned by philip charles from b.m. charles bulk transport derbys.good to see she’s still looking well.thanks for pics. graham,looking forward to the run.
regards andrew
Who does your signwriting/lettering and graphics for you Andrew? Dennis.
Hi Andrew, she still looks a most imposing truck!, and as good as I remember, Philip had taken the truck to a couple of shows local to home, I did invite him on the Steelboys run, if only to get it parked next to PP, we could have all 3 “coops” motors at Gaydon, just need the ERF,…I see you have had a relapse…JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJonts…LOL
chris143:
heres one for my old mate pete359http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy241/chris143_01/joints.jpg[/img]
hi chris,
my my ,how tall are you! you’ve certainley grown since the afan tyres days in the early/mid-80’s.good shot of the yard,at a guess i would say 1996?as that’s when the shunters had to be painted blue.the rotherwas turboliner,now that sends me back,wasn’t it a case of the driver going to fast over the speedbumps outside 16 bay?or is that a then new coil carrier prototype
regards andrew
chris143:
heres one for my old mate pete359http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy241/chris143_01/joints.jpg[/img]
hi chris,
my my ,how tall are you! you’ve certainley grown since the afan tyres days in the early/mid-80’s.good shot of the yard,at a guess i would say 1996?as that’s when the shunters had to be painted blue.the rotherwas turboliner,now that sends me back,wasn’t it a case of the driver going to fast over the speedbumps outside 16 bay?or is that a then new coil carrier prototype
regards andrew
Not a lot of space in that yard Andrew!! is that you waving out of the boss’s office window? cheers dennis.
komatsu 450, thats a great photo. Hopefuly, Andrew will have some to post from the show in Abergavenny.
Graham is obviously at the top of his game, a professional at work.
s gates 87:
Does anybody have any picture’s of the Hill’s Transport fleet■■? regards Simon
hi simon,
there are some hill’s photos on here allready.i have some of the marathon’s and sed. atki’s in the old darker colour,will try and post them tomorrow.good input from you mate,well done and please keep em coming.
regards andrew
Thanks andrew, its a really good website, and some cracking pictures. I am waiting on some more images from trucks being PDI’d at Telford Trucks ( Silurian Scania) were i work, and there from the mid 80’s, and of company’s that are sadly long gone too.
regards Simon.
pete 359:
mechanic77,danny thomas and my son harry,a great time was had by all!
I’ve got a question Andrew!!! Have you ever coupled the “Pete” up to a loaded trailer? How did it perform? how did it handle? Cheers dennis.
hi dennis,
no as yet i have not taken here out with a loaded trailer,i backed under a mates trailer and was astonished at how long it was .bill mullins (the guy who i bought it off from ebay usa)did 3 million miles with it all over the usa and canada hauling everything from caterpillar earthmovers to ice cream and he has told me many times how well it performed on those dead stright american roads.with not a roundabout in sight .
regards andrew
pete 359:
mechanic77,danny thomas and my son harry,a great time was had by all!
I’ve got a question Andrew!!! Have you ever coupled the “Pete” up to a loaded trailer? How did it perform? how did it handle? Cheers dennis.
hi dennis,
no as yet i have not taken here out with a loaded trailer,i backed under a mates trailer and was astonished at how long it was .bill mullins (the guy who i bought it off from ebay usa)did 3 million miles with it all over the usa and canada hauling everything from caterpillar earthmovers to ice cream and he has told me many times how well it performed on those dead stright american roads.with not a roundabout in sight .
regards andrew
So far so good Andrew! I forgot to ask about the drive train Engine/gearbox/drive ? Surely you are are not hesitant about yoking it up to a fully freighted trailer? You sure would be a sight for sore eyes tramping up the M5 at Droitwhich with a 26 tonne coil on board!!!Dennis.
pete 359:
mechanic77,danny thomas and my son harry,a great time was had by all!
I’ve got a question Andrew!!! Have you ever coupled the “Pete” up to a loaded trailer? How did it perform? how did it handle? Cheers dennis.
hi dennis,
no as yet i have not taken here out with a loaded trailer,i backed under a mates trailer and was astonished at how long it was .bill mullins (the guy who i bought it off from ebay usa)did 3 million miles with it all over the usa and canada hauling everything from caterpillar earthmovers to ice cream and he has told me many times how well it performed on those dead stright american roads.with not a roundabout in sight .
regards andrew
So far so good Andrew! I forgot to ask about the drive train Engine/gearbox/drive ? Surely you are are not hesitant about yoking it up to a fully freighted trailer? You sure would be a sight for sore eyes tramping up the M5 at Droitwhich with a 26 tonne coil on board!!!Dennis.
fully freighted with coil,now that would be sight to see!it has a 3406b cat.this was a new engine fitted in 2003,the truck is a 1983,and as the american vendor told me,“she’s only done 500,000 miles” since .the gearbox is probably the biggest fuller i have ever painted.it’s a 15 speed underdrive,the splitter only works in low range.apparantley they are popular in the usa as they have some monsterous hills in north america and the trucks are nearly always in low range when they need to split gears.it’s an unusual pattern five,high range and another five.you can get some lightning fast clutchless shifts if you time it right.the diffs are eaton 3.55’s which is the highest gearing on any north american class8 tractor.she flew up black rock on the a465 earlier today.i can still hear the jake brake from the day before going down the same bank.
i kept an eye out for your truck this weekend, as i was down your neck of the woods, but ended upn at the pub lol, btw i saw nashers scania friday, first time since the new paint looks smart a real credit to your workman ship!!!
pete 359:
mechanic77,danny thomas and my son harry,a great time was had by all!
I’ve got a question Andrew!!! Have you ever coupled the “Pete” up to a loaded trailer? How did it perform? how did it handle? Cheers dennis.
hi dennis,
no as yet i have not taken here out with a loaded trailer,i backed under a mates trailer and was astonished at how long it was .bill mullins (the guy who i bought it off from ebay usa)did 3 million miles with it all over the usa and canada hauling everything from caterpillar earthmovers to ice cream and he has told me many times how well it performed on those dead stright american roads.with not a roundabout in sight .
regards andrew
So far so good Andrew! I forgot to ask about the drive train Engine/gearbox/drive ? Surely you are are not hesitant about yoking it up to a fully freighted trailer? You sure would be a sight for sore eyes tramping up the M5 at Droitwhich with a 26 tonne coil on board!!!Dennis.
fully freighted with coil,now that would be sight to see!it has a 3406b cat.this was a new engine fitted in 2003,the truck is a 1983,and as the american vendor told me,“she’s only done 500,000 miles” since .the gearbox is probably the biggest fuller i have ever painted.it’s a 15 speed underdrive,the splitter only works in low range.apparantley they are popular in the usa as they have some monsterous hills in north america and the trucks are nearly always in low range when they need to split gears.it’s an unusual pattern five,high range and another five.you can get some lightning fast clutchless shifts if you time it right.the diffs are eaton 3.55’s which is the highest gearing on any north american class8 tractor.she flew up black rock on the a465 earlier today.i can still hear the jake brake from the day before going down the same bank.
Makes sense that spec Andrew! you don’t need many gears at the top end when you are cruising in a straight line with little or no grades! I always maitained that the 5 speed Scany we had was the best motorway tractor and it wasn’t a minutes trouble all the time we ran it!Go on you coward get it yoked to a “coiler” and get Bob Tuck on board to record the event!! (you would only be road testing and not revenue earning!!!) Cheers Dennis.
you’ve certainley grown since the afan tyres days in the early/mid-80’s.good shot of the yard,at a guess i would say 1996?as that’s when the shunters had to be painted blue.the rotherwas turboliner,now that sends me back,wasn’t it a case of the driver going to fast over the speedbumps outside 16 bay?or is that a then new coil carrier prototype 
.the gearbox is probably the biggest fuller i have ever painted.it’s a 15 speed underdrive,the splitter only works in low range.apparantley they are popular in the usa as they have some monsterous hills in north america and the trucks are nearly always in low range when they need to split gears.it’s an unusual pattern five,high range and another five.you can get some lightning fast clutchless shifts if you time it right.the diffs are eaton 3.55’s which is the highest gearing on any north american class8 tractor.she flew up black rock on the a465 earlier today.i can still hear the jake brake from the day before going down the same bank.