Hello everyone hope uses dont mind me butting in im amazed i have come across all theses post an specially about my dad johnny monger an my great uncle Aubrey monger this story about my dad does make me smile as he tried to hide it away from me as i grow up an a old friend was telling me about stories about my dad an his good old days trucking, i love listening to the stories an looking at pictures if anyone has any hanging around thank you
Johnnymongersbaby:
Hello everyone hope uses dont mind me butting in im amazed i have come across all theses post an specially about my dad johnny monger an my great uncle Aubrey monger this story about my dad does make me smile as he tried to hide it away from me as i grow up an a old friend was telling me about stories about my dad an his good old days trucking, i love listening to the stories an looking at pictures if anyone has any hanging around thank you
I have a picture of your Dad, from another site on F/B I think. I met him once back in the 70’s I think it was, just after he got out in the back of a trailer.
Just the thing to cheer me up on a Friday evening.A pic [nr 3]of the Oryx freight F89 and my F88 taken in the desert between Jordan #### and Turyaf [Saudi]April 1975.
hutpik:
Just the thing to cheer me up on a Friday evening.A pic [nr 3]of the Oryx freight F89 and my F88 taken in the desert between Jordan #### and Turyaf [Saudi]April 1975.
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'‘hutpic’" what do you know about these two motors mate, Buzzer.
Hi Buzzer.The F89 was owned by Oryx Freight of Gravesend and driven by Pat Hawkes.On that trip he had Philip Llewellyn with him .This was Phils first trip to the ME for Truck Magazine.He Went with Pat to Kuwait with Caterpillar parts…When he came back an article was written and published in Truck mag.Titled ‘On the desert trail’',it was published in April 75.
The green and orange F88 was owned originally by Seahorse Int of Harwich and driven by Tony Saunders.When Seahorse folded the truck was taken as shares by one of the directors Roger Hargreaves.He then put it on contract to Astran.This trip we went 2 manned [i was a driver for Seahorse previously]with a load of plasic buckets for the new King Faisal hospital in Riyhad.Hope this helps.
Buzzer:
Here are some boys out to play in the big sandpit by the looks of it a few years back, Buzzer.
Is it me or does that look like the airfield across the road from the customs at Aosta, Italy. 
hutpik:
Hi Buzzer.The F89 was owned by Oryx Freight of Gravesend and driven by Pat Hawkes.On that trip he had Philip Llewellyn with him .This was Phils first trip to the ME for Truck Magazine.He Went with Pat to Kuwait with Caterpillar parts…When he came back an article was written and published in Truck mag.Titled ‘On the desert trail’',it was published in April 75.
The green and orange F88 was owned originally by Seahorse Int of Harwich and driven by Tony Saunders.When Seahorse folded the truck was taken as shares by one of the directors Roger Hargreaves.He then put it on contract to Astran.This trip we went 2 manned [i was a driver for Seahorse previously]with a load of plasic buckets for the new King Faisal hospital in Riyhad.Hope this helps.
The red TIR tilt trailer was one of mine - on contract to Astran
Hi Ozzy.It was a tri axle stepframe.The load was plastic buckets ,about 8t,seemed a strange load to me at the time but when i saw the size of the King Faisal hospital.
truckerash:
seems that ive been lapsing with the old photos this week
so he we go with a few “random” pics for your weekend enjoymentanyone remember ROTAHAUL? nice colours…
dont panic
Rotahaul was my Dad’s company. 
Lovely to see that one again!
Couple of others from the family history!
StuartManchester:
Couple of others from the family history!
The 111 had, as Ash said, a very attractive livery. IIRC, those were “factory” stripes, although I have never seen them in brown before.
Leyland experts- what’s the difference between a Bison and a Bear, apart from the possibility that a Bison has no preference for forestry?
I think the Bear was a lightweight model, they used to have the LAD cab, the Leyland equivalent of the Reiver, before the Reiver was a Leyland. Apart from the AEC line up, the Bear and the Retriever (which became the Bison) were the only casualties in the consolidated BL line up AFAIK.
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anorak:StuartManchester:
Couple of others from the family history!The 111 had, as Ash said, a very attractive livery. IIRC, those were “factory” stripes, although I have never seen them in brown before.
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Leyland experts- what’s the difference between a Bison and a Bear, apart from the possibility that a Bison has no preference for forestry?
Who says the camera never lies! 
The stripes were purple.
StuartManchester:
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anorak:StuartManchester:
Couple of others from the family history!The 111 had, as Ash said, a very attractive livery. IIRC, those were “factory” stripes, although I have never seen them in brown before.
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Leyland experts- what’s the difference between a Bison and a Bear, apart from the possibility that a Bison has no preference for forestry?Who says the camera never lies!
Hiya,
I know what the difference between a Buffalo and Bison is though !!!
You can’t wash your hands in a Buffalo, b boom.
thanks harry, long retired.
StuartManchester:
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anorak:StuartManchester:
Couple of others from the family history!The 111 had, as Ash said, a very attractive livery. IIRC, those were “factory” stripes, although I have never seen them in brown before.
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Leyland experts- what’s the difference between a Bison and a Bear, apart from the possibility that a Bison has no preference for forestry?Who says the camera never lies!
Hahaha!!! To be fair to the photographer, it was dark.
These 2 Cavewood Volvo’s are more from the 70s, but could possibly still been running in the 80s if not for Cavewood then someone else! Chris
Posted on ohter thred. But think they maby better on here,someone know who they are.
Danne
gazzer:
To my knowledge there was only 1 “Joker” about in the 80’s to the 00’s. Many confused black Globetrotters as being “The Joker”. Mark Compton of |Poole bought it from me then “sold” it to an Owner Driver, so I am told. What he did with it nobody seems to know. Was supposed to have been seen in Greece but no evidence of that.
Surely this is what happened to it, i thought you said it got written off? or was it rebuilt?
adr:
These 2 Cavewood Volvo’s are more from the 70s, but could possibly still been running in the 80s if not for Cavewood then someone else! Chris
Hiya,
The F88, yes man enough for the job, but the F86 with that amount of axles
would struggle unless carrying a capacity load, I drove one at 32 tons gross
and that was useless a great little wagon as a six wheeled rigid running
solo but rubbish at anything more, it on a par with the Scania 80 which was
supposed to be a 32 tonner which I also drove and I consider only suitable as
a six wheeled rigid.
thanks harry, long retired.