Does anyone running international in the early days rememer this companie from hull ?
JohnyRose63:
Does anyone running international in the early days rememer this companie from hull ?
hiya,
Surely this heap never went over the water I had one on UK and hated it more
poke in a five pot “Percy”, I chucked it rather than drive it.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry I don’t wish to be rude but your talking crap for a small unit they did well I donnt wish to be aliar but I made a fortune with one of them regards and respect rowland
were is Truckerash ?
rward:
harry I don’t wish to be rude but your talking crap for a small unit they did well I donnt wish to be aliar but I made a fortune with one of them regards and respect rowland
hiya,
Well Rowland it’s a case of horses for courses ideal they was for “capacity”
loads but a 32 tonner which they was supposed to be, never, after my first
trip with a brand new one I asked for my old Atki back with the ■■■■■■■
in it didn’t get it, it had been delicenced so I went elsewhere rather than
drive the 80, and I wasn’t alone, in fact Rowland you are the only person
who I’ve ever heard sing their praises, good job we’re not all alike, or TN
UK would be boring and I for one wouldn’t be a contributor, now come on
own up who cheered 
.
thanks harry, long retired.
The 80 was sold as a 24 ton tractor in Europe, as these brochure photos show:
What has this got to do with the title of the thread? Everything!
harry_gill:
rward:
harry I don’t wish to be rude but your talking crap for a small unit they did well I donnt wish to be aliar but I made a fortune with one of them regards and respect rowlandhiya,
Well Rowland it’s a case of horses for courses ideal they was for “capacity”
loads but a 32 tonner which they was supposed to be, never, after my first
trip with a brand new one I asked for my old Atki back with the ■■■■■■■
in it didn’t get it, it had been delicenced so I went elsewhere rather than
drive the 80, and I wasn’t alone, in fact Rowland you are the only person
who I’ve ever heard sing their praises, good job we’re not all alike, or TN
UK would be boring and I for one wouldn’t be a contributor, now come on
own up who cheered
thanks harry, long retired.
dad had a scania 81 running at 32 tons and loved it. had it for 7 years then
he changed it for a scania 111 but always preferred the 81
Sorry Harry but I’ve driven 80’s, 81 , 82, 83, and loved every one, yes I would have liked a 111 , but compared to Atki’s which I loved, and Big J’s I’ll take the little Scania anytime, comfortable, good heaters, nice light steering!!
Dieseldog66:
Sorry Harry but I’ve driven 80’s, 81 , 82, 83, and loved every one, yes I would have liked a 111 , but compared to Atki’s which I loved, and Big J’s I’ll take the little Scania anytime, comfortable, good heaters, nice light steering!!
Exactly! Alot of drivers didn’t care about the slight ‘lack’ of power - they were glad they had a comfortable safe motor for once ! power steering , radio you could hear , heater that worked syncro box ,oh & not havin to put a blanket on the bonnet…Its a no brainer
La Janquera, October 1981. I was 19 and second driver on the wagon and drag as the law wouldn’t let me drive it on my own until I was 21!! 
boris:
Dieseldog66:
Sorry Harry but I’ve driven 80’s, 81 , 82, 83, and loved every one, yes I would have liked a 111 , but compared to Atki’s which I loved, and Big J’s I’ll take the little Scania anytime, comfortable, good heaters, nice light steering!!Exactly! Alot of drivers didn’t care about the slight ‘lack’ of power - they were glad they had a comfortable safe motor for once ! power steering , radio you could hear , heater that worked syncro box ,oh & not havin to put a blanket on the bonnet…Its a no brainer
hiya,
Slight lack of power, they was rubbish it tells you further they was only designed
as 24 tonners, a six wheeled rigid yes ideal as a tipper round the doors, give me
speed and pull anytime over fancy cabs, Oh’ and my 80 managed to have three
breakdowns on it’s first trip, but to be fair the 80 wasn’t the only pile of crap at
that time another foreign motor I’ve also driven and purporting to be a 32 tonner
was the Volvo 86 I used to blow them off like they was stopped coming up from
South Wales and that was with a Roller engined Big J and I was always full whack.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
boris:
Dieseldog66:
Sorry Harry but I’ve driven 80’s, 81 , 82, 83, and loved every one, yes I would have liked a 111 , but compared to Atki’s which I loved, and Big J’s I’ll take the little Scania anytime, comfortable, good heaters, nice light steering!!Exactly! Alot of drivers didn’t care about the slight ‘lack’ of power - they were glad they had a comfortable safe motor for once ! power steering , radio you could hear , heater that worked syncro box ,oh & not havin to put a blanket on the bonnet…Its a no brainer
hiya,
Slight lack of power, they was rubbish it tells you further they was only designed
as 24 tonners, a six wheeled rigid yes ideal as a tipper round the doors, give me
speed and pull anytime over fancy cabs, Oh’ and my 80 managed to have three
breakdowns on it’s first trip, but to be fair the 80 wasn’t the only pile of crap at
that time another foreign motor I’ve also driven and purporting to be a 32 tonner
was the Volvo 86 I used to blow them off like they was stopped coming up from
South Wales and that was with a Roller engined Big J and I was always full whack.
thanks harry, long retired.
Oh no Harry !- theres me thinking you were ‘old school’ , when really -you were just a ‘tearass’ , oh well ,spose every firms got one 
routier:
pics r stil comin and they r still SUPERB!!! Does anybody on here know a Bobby Joyce, Frank Gary. Barry Madigan or a Peter Reynolds ? all from the 70s era on Internationalwork, Peter and Bobby still doin doin Europe I believe.
I run with bobby Joyce on solstor in the 90 's great bloke it was colin berry ( r I p) Phil Darlington Dennis storer John springer Ben the rat jimmy jock and many more inc sub contractors like ken hogger it was a good job then. Aka remington.44
Waiting to load on Sally Line Ramsgate 1986 on the way to Italy, pulling for John Dee R J Matthew Transport
On the way home up the Alps to the Monkey House for some grub then onto Dover to sit in the Wheel House for 5 hours or more while DFG or DCS clear the load, circa 1986 Happy Days ■■■■ Matthew R J Matthew Transport
[/quote]
[/quote]
truckerash:
JJ72 heres the rare Hanomag, although its a very poor pic
and an Ellerpack-Hewson combo.
These 2 pics courtesy of Steve Lynch:
]
This F12 was my dads mates truck John got 2 F12’s one for ray and one for my dad dads registration was A254 DEF
EllerpackDave:
truckerash:
JJ72 heres the rare Hanomag, although its a very poor pic
and an Ellerpack-Hewson combo.
These 2 pics courtesy of Steve Lynch:
This F12 was my dads mates truck John got 2 F12’s one for ray and one for my dad dads registration was A254 DEF
Hi Ellerpack Dave.Was your Dad a driver who came over with Hewson Brothers or always Ellerpack ? 
