I remember loading steel at Scunthorpe in the 1990’s, strip out, thru the roof, roughly 1994, i saw a youngish fella, ‘Aussie somebody (Pete?) strip outs a speciality’ was what was written on the sides of the motor, i think it was a Renault Turboliner?(im probably way off the mark there as well) i remember thinking what an idiot having stripouts a speciality written on a motor, he must be mad. Well he was quick at stripping out, i will give him that, mind you, he was quite tall, which does help a lot!
I dont remember where the motor was from, but it did look like it did European work, as opposed to the likes of me, just pulling European trailers to/from the docks i was just wondering if anyone here has got any pics, or knew who he was? It is a very vauge ask, but worth a shot on here.
kindle530:
I remember loading steel at Scunthorpe in the 1990’s, strip out, thru the roof, roughly 1994, i saw a youngish fella, ‘Aussie somebody (Pete?) strip outs a speciality’ was what was written on the sides of the motor, i think it was a Renault Turboliner?(im probably way off the mark there as well) i remember thinking what an idiot having stripouts a speciality written on a motor, he must be mad. Well he was quick at stripping out, i will give him that, mind you, he was quite tall, which does help a lot!
I dont remember where the motor was from, but it did look like it did European work, as opposed to the likes of me, just pulling European trailers to/from the docks i was just wondering if anyone here has got any pics, or knew who he was? It is a very vauge ask, but worth a shot on here.
Probably not the same bloke 
but met a Kiwi (who was driving for a British firm) 
when tipping @Rocca Canevese - with steel from Scunny,via Lkw Walter.
When I used to load steel on a tilt at Scunny the lads there were good enough to hook the cover up at the back with the crane, and move forward to the front, and back again when loaded and roof bars in, making a stripout a lot easier, then we changed to Euroliners making things easier still 
I was on Cargo Care. Strip outs was the norm. I am only a short a**e, so it wasn’t easy. scunny rod mill was the pits. but it was “part of the job”.
I can remember doing a strip out at scunny’s caparo steel when a roof bar came out and smacked me so hard on the head that I had a job to get my hard hat off.
I never remember the Rod Mill being helpful in the 80’s and they wouldn’t even let you pull the sheet back in the shed. However in the last 5 years or so they have become Human although the safety officers are a bloody nuisance.
The best place for a stripout was Alcan in Falkirk, they did it all with an overhead crane 
The best place i ever went for a stripout was Lawton tubes in Coventry.
When I got out with my gloves the foreman looked at me told me to put my gloves away handed me a fiver and told me to go and get breakfast.
The worst was corby for me shunting around the place.
We used to load carpet machinary out of Macclesfield for France. You had to strip the tilt outside the loading bay and back in, it was a bloody nightmare because you could not see where you were going because the sheet was all bunched up in the first bay of the tilt. I have loaded steel out of Rotherham and we never had any dunnage so we used the tilt boards. When we went down the road the tilt looked like a bag of wind. Mostly thoe the crane driver in the mill or wherever you were loading would pull the sheet forward for you but I once saw one of Ferrymaster doing this trick and the crane driver pulled the whole back flap of the tilt sheet.Talking of missing boards. I once parked up in Kingston on Thames with an empty tilt and that night it had rained like hell. I got up in the morning and the park kind of sloped away to the main road. I was coming down the slope and I saw a young lady walking hand in hand with her young man and I thought I would let them pass in front of me, however as I braked bloody gallons of water came of the top of the tilt because the roof boards had bouinced out with me running empty, the water drowned these two and I just did not know what to say to them so I did the best thing possible in the circumstances and and drove off. Cowards way out but I think in a situation like that sorry would not have beeen enough.
Cliff
Suedehead:
kindle530:
I remember loading steel at Scunthorpe in the 1990’s, strip out, thru the roof, roughly 1994, i saw a youngish fella, ‘Aussie somebody (Pete?) strip outs a speciality’ was what was written on the sides of the motor, i think it was a Renault Turboliner?(im probably way off the mark there as well) i remember thinking what an idiot having stripouts a speciality written on a motor, he must be mad. Well he was quick at stripping out, i will give him that, mind you, he was quite tall, which does help a lot!
I dont remember where the motor was from, but it did look like it did European work, as opposed to the likes of me, just pulling European trailers to/from the docks i was just wondering if anyone here has got any pics, or knew who he was? It is a very vauge ask, but worth a shot on here.Probably not the same bloke
when tipping @Rocca Canevese - with steel from Scunny,via Lkw Walter.
Hi suedehead, I used to tip at that place, a bit of a tight road up to it, many people went the wrong way and got stuck because of overhanging balconies!! Did you ever reload pasta out of somewhere near Savigliano (Torino area)? Lovely jobs. Anyway, the Kiwi I think drove for “Dutchline” (Don Collinson) out of Thurrock (?) White units with blue trailers. I ran back with him and another guy once.
Wheel Nut:
I never remember the Rod Mill being helpful in the 80’s and they wouldn’t even let you pull the sheet back in the shed. However in the last 5 years or so they have become Human although the safety officers are a bloody nuisance.The best place for a stripout was Alcan in Falkirk, they did it all with an overhead crane
That sounds like a Mammoet job to me. Full load of Alcan then a steam roller in the back for good measure!!!
We use to load Bright Steels at Malton, great set of lads. Use to help you strip it and rebuild it, even drop a bit of oil in the rubbers for your roof bars ( great until it got warmer and oil was dripping onto your head while tipping).
thank you for euroliners!!!
kindle530:
I remember loading steel at Scunthorpe in the 1990’s, strip out, thru the roof, roughly 1994, i saw a youngish fella, ‘Aussie somebody (Pete?) strip outs a speciality’ was what was written on the sides of the motor, i think it was a Renault Turboliner?(im probably way off the mark there as well) i remember thinking what an idiot having stripouts a speciality written on a motor, he must be mad. Well he was quick at stripping out, i will give him that, mind you, he was quite tall, which does help a lot!
I dont remember where the motor was from, but it did look like it did European work, as opposed to the likes of me, just pulling European trailers to/from the docks i was just wondering if anyone here has got any pics, or knew who he was? It is a very vauge ask, but worth a shot on here.
I remember meeting a Aussie in Italy who was travelling Europe,he was working for Murrfitts at the time. Maybe same fella.
norfolktrucker:
I was on Cargo Care. Strip outs was the norm. I am only a short a**e, so it wasn’t easy. scunny rod mill was the pits. but it was “part of the job”.
Same here, (the Cargo Care bit, not the short arse ), didn,t do many stripouts on CC, but did on Portbridge and P&O.
robroy:
norfolktrucker:
I was on Cargo Care. Strip outs was the norm. I am only a short a**e, so it wasn’t easy. scunny rod mill was the pits. but it was “part of the job”.Same here, (the Cargo Care bit, not the short arse
Cargo Care stopped the strip outs when it changed to Ewals. Before that, those mega trailers were bloody hard work with all them roof bars with the flat heels to slot in the side bars. Dont think I ever had a straight forward one.
I went to load in Turin 1 afternoon from Milan,there was another of our drivers with me as he had nothing to do that day when we got there it was a strip out we both grabbed a tilt board and pushed each corner of the sheet it went straight to the front in 1 hit ,the italians started clapping ,i still dont know to this day how we did it, it was a total fluke but we didnt let them know that ,another occasion when i was on Norfolk Line i was in a steelworks cant remember which 1 but the crane man started pulling the sheet back on ,unfortunateley the sheet caught on 1 side and put a big rip in the back flap some you win some you lose , i would prefer to rope n sheet than use a tilt anyday
ramone:
I went to load in Turin 1 afternoon from Milan,there was another of our drivers with me as he had nothing to do that day when we got there it was a strip out we both grabbed a tilt board and pushed each corner of the sheet it went straight to the front in 1 hit ,the italians started clapping ,i still dont know to this day how we did it, it was a total fluke but we didnt let them know that ,another occasion when i was on Norfolk Line i was in a steelworks cant remember which 1 but the crane man started pulling the sheet back on ,unfortunateley the sheet caught on 1 side and put a big rip in the back flap some you win some you lose , i would prefer to rope n sheet than use a tilt anyday
It is always the best way if you can get two of you with a board and push evenly, even with some euroliners it helps, without having to undo all the buckles on each side, a pain if it is windy.
i was always taught to push it forward with a board that way you dont rip the sheet useing overhead cranes can cause problems . plenty ov practice loading at avesta sheffield. then reloading steel from vicenza
everyone as there own way i found it easier pushing it a bit at a time. 
brookie:
Suedehead:
kindle530:
I remember loading steel at Scunthorpe in the 1990’s, strip out, thru the roof, roughly 1994, i saw a youngish fella, ‘Aussie somebody (Pete?) strip outs a speciality’ was what was written on the sides of the motor, i think it was a Renault Turboliner?(im probably way off the mark there as well) i remember thinking what an idiot having stripouts a speciality written on a motor, he must be mad. Well he was quick at stripping out, i will give him that, mind you, he was quite tall, which does help a lot!
I dont remember where the motor was from, but it did look like it did European work, as opposed to the likes of me, just pulling European trailers to/from the docks i was just wondering if anyone here has got any pics, or knew who he was? It is a very vauge ask, but worth a shot on here.Probably not the same bloke
when tipping @Rocca Canevese - with steel from Scunny,via Lkw Walter.Hi suedehead, I used to tip at that place, a bit of a tight road up to it, many people went the wrong way and got stuck because of overhanging balconies!! Did you ever reload pasta out of somewhere near Savigliano (Torino area)? Lovely jobs. Anyway, the Kiwi I think drove for “Dutchline” (Don Collinson) out of Thurrock (?) White units with blue trailers. I ran back with him and another guy once.
First time i went there, i was “one of the many that went the wrong way” and ended up in the village and must admit i felt like crying!!How i never unded up with a washing line, yet alone a balcony on the trailer ill never know and “the good way in” was tight.
You could be right about the Kiwi,iirc he was driving for an Essex firm.
Did indeed reload pasta,usually destined for Sainsburys but more often than not,it was bulk bags of some kind of pigment powder from Laportes place in Torino.