Dave the Renegade:
Do you recognise the one in the glasses drewster ?
IS IT ANDY IN A FORMER LIFE,BEFORE GOING GREY :
Thats him about forty years ago when drove that Merc on changeover from Kington to South Wales.Pictured with him is Peter Lloyd who drove a Guy Big J in those days for the same firm and nowadays drives C W Griffiths last Foden.
Cheers Dave.
DIDNT REALISE THEY HAD ANY FODENS LEFT,THOUGHT THEY ONLY RAN VOLVOS
Just got the one Foden left drewster and that will be gone soon.An all Volvo fleet otherwise.Just been talking to Andrew Stokes at Eardisley,he was in his car with his wife and I wasn’t sure who it was until he stuck his head out of the window.I only see him in his high viz .
Cheers Dave.
drewster:
HERES ONE OF ALPHA HAULAGE MIXERS DAVE JUST AFTER IT WAS SPRAYED READY TO BE PICKED UP.STILL GOT TRADE PLATE IN WINDOW.
I didn’t realise that Alpha haulage ran mixers until a couple of weeks ago drewster.I was at a commercial workshop that I am cpc holder for and they had an Iveco mixer in there.They said it belonged to Alpha and they ran three in total as well as the two tippers.
Cheers Dave.
i think the iveco is in cemex colours dave and last time i seen it jason neville was driving it i think
drewster:
HERES ONE OF ALPHA HAULAGE MIXERS DAVE JUST AFTER IT WAS SPRAYED READY TO BE PICKED UP.STILL GOT TRADE PLATE IN WINDOW.
I didn’t realise that Alpha haulage ran mixers until a couple of weeks ago drewster.I was at a commercial workshop that I am cpc holder for and they had an Iveco mixer in there.They said it belonged to Alpha and they ran three in total as well as the two tippers.
Cheers Dave.
i think the iveco is in cemex colours dave and last time i seen it jason neville was driving it i think
Thats the one drewster,it was Jason’s mixer in the workshop.
Cheers Dave.
drewster:
HERES ONE OF ALPHA HAULAGE MIXERS DAVE JUST AFTER IT WAS SPRAYED READY TO BE PICKED UP.STILL GOT TRADE PLATE IN WINDOW.
I didn’t realise that Alpha haulage ran mixers until a couple of weeks ago drewster.I was at a commercial workshop that I am cpc holder for and they had an Iveco mixer in there.They said it belonged to Alpha and they ran three in total as well as the two tippers.
Cheers Dave.
i think the iveco is in cemex colours dave and last time i seen it jason neville was driving it i think
Thats the one drewster,it was Jason’s mixer in the workshop.
Cheers Dave.
they have had the 2 mixers at leinthall for about 6 months now dave,the other is a scania 6w which jason drives,ive got a pic of that somewhere dave and ill try and find it
It does look like a Bibby’s truck and the trailer seems to be from Greif who were formerly known as Van Leer, an Ellesmere Port based metal drum (i.e barrel) making company.
Dave the Renegade:
A Scania wagon & drag,seen on the A438 near Willersley,Herefordshire.
hiya,
What sort of weight can you put on these Dave ■■.
thanks harry long retired.
As far as I know without looking it up Harry 44 ton gross.Not sure what the payload would be,but it has the advantages of using it without the drag as you would know better than any of us.Possibly with only five axles on that combination the gross would be 40 ton.
Cheers Dave.
Cavlad:
It does look like a Bibby’s truck and the trailer seems to be from Greif who were formerly known as Van Leer, an Ellesmere Port based metal drum (i.e barrel) making company.
As I said to KK Cavlad.I don’t know much about Bibby Distribution except that they are one of the big players in the haulage/logistics scene.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
A Scania wagon & drag,seen on the A438 near Willersley,Herefordshire.
hiya,
What sort of weight can you put on these Dave ■■.
thanks harry long retired.
As far as I know without looking it up Harry 44 ton gross.Not sure what the payload would be,but it has the advantages of using it without the drag as you would know better than any of us.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave when I started wag and drag driving in 1957 I think (but not sure) you could put 14 tons on the 8 wheeler and 6 tons on the trailer but what the gross would be I’m not sure but at a guess about 28 tons this was adhered to when on for the BRS but when on for the privateer’s although you would have to struggle to get more than 6 tons on the little 4 wheel trailers I know I’ve had over 20 tons on the legger on many an occasion, hence the need for the knotted rope in the early days when the trailer boy was needed to help you stop the things, “wake up you lazy little git” I was known to shout across the shed, I did mellow a bit when they put the trailer braking under my left foot. Would love to know when and by how much the weights for different types of vehicles have changed over the years .
thanks harry long retired
Dave the Renegade:
A Scania wagon & drag,seen on the A438 near Willersley,Herefordshire.
hiya,
What sort of weight can you put on these Dave ■■.
thanks harry long retired.
As far as I know without looking it up Harry 44 ton gross.Not sure what the payload would be,but it has the advantages of using it without the drag as you would know better than any of us.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave when I started wag and drag driving in 1957 I think (but not sure) you could put 14 tons on the 8 wheeler and 6 tons on the trailer but what the gross would be I’m not sure but at a guess about 28 tons this was adhered to when on for the BRS but when on for the privateer’s although you would have to struggle to get more than 6 tons on the little 4 wheel trailers I know I’ve had over 20 tons on the legger on many an occasion, hence the need for the knotted rope in the early days when the trailer boy was needed to help you stop the things, “wake up you lazy little git” I was known to shout across the shed, I did mellow a bit when they put the trailer braking under my left foot. Would love to know when and by how much the weights for different types of vehicles have changed over the years .
thanks harry long retired
The gross weights have gone up along with the power and the braking systems Harry.But at 28 tons gross your motor had a good payload.The wag and drag at 44 ton would carry about 28/9 ton depending on the type of bodies etc.
Cheers Dave.
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