Bewick:
Dave the Renegade:
mercman123:
Hi Dave one for you saw that at dobbies as well Tony
Hi Tony,
Was up that way yesterday,we had about thirty pics.Would have had more only the sun was in the wrong place.
Cheers Dave.No no Dave! the Sun was in the right place! everything else was in the wrong place!!! Anon.
How very right you are Dennis,what I should have said the clouds weren’t hiding the sun 
Cheers Dave.
The first of Brian Griffiths BMC’s being loaded up when he sold them.
Getting ready to load the second BMC.
Climbing up the ramps to join the other.
Dave the Renegade:
Climbing up the ramps to join the other.
Best place for them…sold…
altitude:
Dave the Renegade:
Climbing up the ramps to join the other.Best place for them…sold…
I drove an FFK140 John and it went well.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
This FL7 had the 285 bhp engine in it.
That was a high powered one then Dave; The ones around here were the asthmatic 240s; One subbie had an 8wheeler with one 
Muckaway:
Dave the Renegade:
This FL7 had the 285 bhp engine in it.That was a high powered one then Dave; The ones around here were the asthmatic 240s; One subbie had an 8wheeler with one
The one on the right of bthe pic had a 240 Nathan.The one on the left as you look at it had a 260.
Cheers Dave.
Ready to depart for pastures new.
The rear end of a pair of Volvo’s.
Muckaway:
Dave the Renegade:
This FL7 had the 285 bhp engine in it.That was a high powered one then Dave; The ones around here were the asthmatic 240s; One subbie had an 8wheeler with one
Gawd yeah, slightly off topic in terms of location, but I spent two years driving an FL7 8-wheeler with E&M Bacon at Alconbury in Cambs. It had a sleeper cab, a bulk body - albeit aluminium - and was grossed at 32 tons. It had the TD70G 243 bhp engine with an 8-speed range change. The fuel consumption on it was horrfic to say the least; easily almost a tank of fuel a day running at full-weight to and from various building sites. Aggregate in, muck away etc. Muck away in the Northants/West Cambs area, almost invariably meant clay based soil that stuck like glue to the aluminium, high sided body and would have probably grossed nearer the 35+ ton mark!?! The 360 Operator would always fill the bloody thing full under the auspices of the Site Manager, regardless of whatever protest you put up!! Regularly it would take me well over an hour to shovel the bloody stuff off the body sides, as the tare weight of the truck was so high after tipping off and weighing in for the next load.
I think one of the reasons I garnered a liking for Cargo’s, was because some of the subbie’s (with Cargo 2428’s, with a ■■■■■■■ LTA-10 290) would deliberately wait for me to come off the weigh bridge (at Bullimores Quarry, Collyweston) and then blast off up the road in their 290 horsed 6-wheelers, leaving me to wheeze and pant my way in their wake. FL7 with a 285 in it, must have been a cracker as a 6-wheeler. Never got to drive one unfortunately, or an LTA either 
The “fill the wagon right up” seems to be a thing of the past now, and it’s generally expected that lorries have weighers. The ones that tend not to have very shallow bodies for muckshifting that you can fill right up without overloading, but not good for carrying stone as the roundabouts near us testify We used to have loads of arguments with one or two customers being reunited with their loads
sdg1970:
Muckaway:
Dave the Renegade:
This FL7 had the 285 bhp engine in it.That was a high powered one then Dave; The ones around here were the asthmatic 240s; One subbie had an 8wheeler with one
Gawd yeah, slightly off topic in terms of location, but I spent two years driving an FL7 8-wheeler with E&M Bacon at Alconbury in Cambs. It had a sleeper cab, a bulk body - albeit aluminium - and was grossed at 32 tons. It had the TD70G 243 bhp engine with an 8-speed range change. The fuel consumption on it was horrfic to say the least; easily almost a tank of fuel a day running at full-weight to and from various building sites. Aggregate in, muck away etc. Muck away in the Northants/West Cambs area, almost invariably meant clay based soil that stuck like glue to the aluminium, high sided body and would have probably grossed nearer the 35+ ton mark!?! The 360 Operator would always fill the bloody thing full under the auspices of the Site Manager, regardless of whatever protest you put up!! Regularly it would take me well over an hour to shovel the bloody stuff off the body sides, as the tare weight of the truck was so high after tipping off and weighing in for the next load.
I think one of the reasons I garnered a liking for Cargo’s, was because some of the subbie’s (with Cargo 2428’s, with a ■■■■■■■ LTA-10 290) would deliberately wait for me to come off the weigh bridge (at Bullimores Quarry, Collyweston) and then blast off up the road in their 290 horsed 6-wheelers, leaving me to wheeze and pant my way in their wake. FL7 with a 285 in it, must have been a cracker as a 6-wheeler. Never got to drive one unfortunately, or an LTA either
The FL7 pictured below was the only eight wheeler of that model operated in these quarries.One or two operated FL10’s,but Volvo’s weren’t as popular in the 90’s in this area.Fodens seemed to be the main vehicles for most of the hauliers.
Cheers Dave.
Derek Layton tipping precoated chippings at Dolyhir quarry.
Dave the Renegade:
An Austin [zb] which Brian bought to restore.
Hi Dave didnt the Old Radnor Co have Austins like this one ? Regards kk
kingswinford kit:
Dave the Renegade:
An Austin [zb] which Brian bought to restore.Hi Dave didnt the Old Radnor Co have Austins like this one ? Regards kk
Yes KK they did,they had two short wheelbase tippers and a 3/4 length tipper which Brian Griffiths drove out of the Dolyhir concrete yard.These were replaced by two Dodge Kews and an Albion Reiver in 1964.
Cheers Dave
Dave the Renegade:
kingswinford kit:
Dave the Renegade:
An Austin [zb] which Brian bought to restore.Hi Dave didnt the Old Radnor Co have Austins like this one ? Regards kk
Yes KK they did,they had two short wheelbase tippers and a 3/4 length tipper which Brian Griffiths drove out of the Dolyhir concrete yard.These were replaced by two Dodge Kews and an Albion Reiver in 1964.
Cheers Dave
Thanks for that Dave regards kk
After Anglo American bought Minorco who had bought Nash Rocks the Tarmac colours were introduced.Brian’s first FM7 is pictured here with his two remaining FL7’s.He dove this FM7 until he sold up about five years ago,mostly out of Gore quarry which had also been bought off Tilcon by Anglo American.
The first of two Volvo FM7’s which Brian had,he later added a FM9.
Offside view of Brian’s FM7.
Nearside view of the FM7.
