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Seen at Gaydon about 4 or 5 years ago, F38 FFC. Sold to M&M skips and then sold to CW Sproston (never heard or seen them about). Someone asked when shown the pic “who’d want to preserve that thing?” It didn’t have a good reputation, although it was used in Smiths promotional photos late 80s. There are still some large pics of it on the wall at Gill Mill.

Tipping 10-5mm shingle at L & M Sturdy Garages, Standlake. This was Cotswold Buildings depot, once upon a time.



Taken at a wet RAF Brize Norton, moving broken concrete for Smiths Construction as part of the new Repatriation building project

Saw this “growing wild” on my travels to Ladyswood, nr Malmesbury :open_mouth: :laughing:

Just discovered the excellent Foden thread (Picture forum) and found one of our “old girls”;

Dad says they were lovely to drive, but absolutely gutless! Cant remember who but someone told me these were ordered with 240 Gardners, then a slack period meant they were cancelled, then re-ordered but Gardner 202s had been fitted instead…

Muckaway:
Just discovered the excellent Foden thread (Picture forum) and found one of our “old girls”;

Dad says they were lovely to drive, but absolutely gutless! Cant remember who but someone told me these were ordered with 240 Gardners, then a slack period meant they were cancelled, then re-ordered but Gardner 202s had been fitted instead…

God no Nathen don’t get a Gardner 240 thing going again, :open_mouth: the nerves won’t stand it. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Done a few miles in those Nathan, they weren’t too bad with the Foden box but the later Fuller equipped ones were a little sluggish.

Pete.

I only ever sat in one Pete, I was more familiar with the later one that Dad had with a Gardner 270 Turbo and twin splitter. Although one driver was embarassed that an old man on one of those folding shopper bikes had overtook him going up Fullbrook Hill near Burford while driving one of those old split screens. It’s a shame the numberplate is bent round, I’d be able to identify who Smiths sold it to.

Ex Sands and Gravels driver Mick Hayes (drives for WJ Wyatt) driving my old girl off the tip at Gill Mill

Muckaway:

Just found a photo of that one awaiting disposal;

Muckaway:

Muckaway:

Just found a photo of that one awaiting disposal;

Hi Nathan,
Quite a few hauliers this way ran the Foden 3000 series six wheelers, C W Griffiths had a few,so did Ivor Duggan,also KTH had about three of them along with a few other owner drivers.
Cheers Dave.

We didn’t realise it at the time, but they were good lorries for Smiths as were the 4000s.

This is the last 3000 series a second hand hiab (ex SJ Phipps) bought and modified for the Plant Engineering department. I believe the chrome ladies on the grille were “acquired” from my old N reg, as a “■■■■■■■ Power” badge I put on it ended up on this one after I came off it

You can see it beside the 4000 badge on the grille :smiley:

This’ll be the babys’ lorry from March :smiley:

Hi Muckaway, found this on Bubb’s Scrapbook thread which I think is one of yours. What’s the gen on this, do you know?

I think that’s our Ardley quarry George, the Bedford 6w probably a demonstrator, as I do remember them having a Ford Cargo on demo for quite a while mid 80s. The TM wouldn’t have much time left as Smiths bought 3x4w freighters on E reg to replace those. I’m guessing the TM driver would be Ernie Ayres or Glyn Miners. The first TM was Ernies’ and I remember that being used as a dumper at Hardwick pit for emptying the shingle bins in later years. My lorry’s almost due a service so I’ll ask workshop about the Bedford when I get over there, although my Uncle tried a 6w Bedford demo which I thought was a Detroit powered TM…