gah1950:
Hello H and Dave.
The mpg can get really serious when pulling with a lump on , normal running at 54 ton unladen it is normally around 4.5mpg but the climb over baverstocks at 150 ton will put it down to 0.2 mpg.As with any truck at that weight there would’nt be a lot between none of them , They would all have a bit of a thirst on. Graham.
hiya,
Thanks for the info Graham, what sort of fuel carrying capacity do you have ■■,
it’s not as though you can just nip into a filling station with the lumps you can
carry I suppose you’ll need enough for a round trip there won’t be many filling
stations that can accommodate you even when travelling empty maybe the odd
motorway services could squeeze you in I reckon, but only when empty.
thanks harry, long retired.
Possibly the fuel tank or hydraulic oil tank behind the cab on Graham’s motor Harry.
Cheers Dave.
gah1950:
Hello H and Dave.
The mpg can get really serious when pulling with a lump on , normal running at 54 ton unladen it is normally around 4.5mpg but the climb over baverstocks at 150 ton will put it down to 0.2 mpg.As with any truck at that weight there would’nt be a lot between none of them , They would all have a bit of a thirst on. Graham.
hiya,
Thanks for the info Graham, what sort of fuel carrying capacity do you have ■■,
it’s not as though you can just nip into a filling station with the lumps you can
carry I suppose you’ll need enough for a round trip there won’t be many filling
stations that can accommodate you even when travelling empty maybe the odd
motorway services could squeeze you in I reckon, but only when empty.
thanks harry, long retired.
Possibly the fuel tank or hydraulic oil tank behind the cab on Graham’s motor Harry.
Cheers Dave.
Hello Harry,
This present truck has 1,300 ltrs of juice ,and i can say that it does’nt last very long ,but it is a big improvement on other trucks we have had,the cabinet behind the cab was designed and built by S B Components and it houses locker space and fuel tank,There is not a wet kit fitted anymore as our trailers are electro hydraulic and made by Nooteboom.
Regards Graham.
gah1950:
Hello H and Dave.
The mpg can get really serious when pulling with a lump on , normal running at 54 ton unladen it is normally around 4.5mpg but the climb over baverstocks at 150 ton will put it down to 0.2 mpg.As with any truck at that weight there would’nt be a lot between none of them , They would all have a bit of a thirst on. Graham.
hiya,
Thanks for the info Graham, what sort of fuel carrying capacity do you have ■■,
it’s not as though you can just nip into a filling station with the lumps you can
carry I suppose you’ll need enough for a round trip there won’t be many filling
stations that can accommodate you even when travelling empty maybe the odd
motorway services could squeeze you in I reckon, but only when empty.
thanks harry, long retired.
Possibly the fuel tank or hydraulic oil tank behind the cab on Graham’s motor Harry.
Cheers Dave.
Hello Harry,
This present truck has 1,300 ltrs of juice ,and i can say that it does’nt last very long ,but it is a big improvement on other trucks we have had,the cabinet behind the cab was designed and built by S B Components and it houses locker space and fuel tank,There is not a wet kit fitted anymore as our trailers are electo hydraulic and made by Nooteboom.
Regards Graham.
Thanks for the info Graham, always good to learn the the configuration of the different vehicles.
Cheers Dave.
gah1950:
Hello H and Dave.
The mpg can get really serious when pulling with a lump on , normal running at 54 ton unladen it is normally around 4.5mpg but the climb over baverstocks at 150 ton will put it down to 0.2 mpg.As with any truck at that weight there would’nt be a lot between none of them , They would all have a bit of a thirst on. Graham.
hiya,
Thanks for the info Graham, what sort of fuel carrying capacity do you have ■■,
it’s not as though you can just nip into a filling station with the lumps you can
carry I suppose you’ll need enough for a round trip there won’t be many filling
stations that can accommodate you even when travelling empty maybe the odd
motorway services could squeeze you in I reckon, but only when empty.
thanks harry, long retired.
Possibly the fuel tank or hydraulic oil tank behind the cab on Graham’s motor Harry.
Cheers Dave.
Hello Harry,
This present truck has 1,300 ltrs of juice ,and i can say that it does’nt last very long ,but it is a big improvement on other trucks we have had,the cabinet behind the cab was designed and built by S B Components and it houses locker space and fuel tank,There is not a wet kit fitted anymore as our trailers are electo hydraulic and made by Nooteboom.
Regards Graham.
Thanks for the info Graham, always good to learn the the configuration of the different vehicles.
Cheers Dave.
Hello Dave,
Just noticed a missed call from you ,sorry ,will ring you in the morning.
Dave the Renegade:
Here’s a couple of old tippers. Courtesy of the NMW website.
Hi Dave , British Quarrying did they not have a site on Clee Hill , ? The one has a Shropshire reg , i can remember them later having Leyland Comet artics . regards Keith .
Possibly Keith. I remember it being owned by Clee Hill, the same as the plant hire company in the late 1960’s I think. Only loaded out of there once.
Pursy would be the bloke to answer this question.
Cheers Dave.
British Quarrying Corp became Amey roadstone and then ARC and now Hanson. I can remember the BQC trucks when I was a boy but those are a bit before my time. Its a shame all the old uns have gone else I could have found out who the driver was. My late mother used to have to walk to school about 2 miles and would often get a lift home in a Clee Hill truck so she would have known that driver.
Dave the Renegade:
Here’s a couple of old tippers. Courtesy of the NMW website.
Hi Dave , British Quarrying did they not have a site on Clee Hill , ? The one has a Shropshire reg , i can remember them later having Leyland Comet artics . regards Keith .
Possibly Keith. I remember it being owned by Clee Hill, the same as the plant hire company in the late 1960’s I think. Only loaded out of there once.
Pursy would be the bloke to answer this question.
Cheers Dave.
British Quarrying Corp became Amey roadstone and then ARC and now Hanson. I can remember the BQC trucks when I was a boy but those are a bit before my time. Its a shame all the old uns have gone else I could have found out who the driver was. My late mother used to have to walk to school about 2 miles and would often get a lift home in a Clee Hill truck so she would have known that driver.
Thanks for the info Mark,as I said I have only done one load from Clee Hill quarry, back in 1969 down to Clee Stanton after tipping a load from Strinds to Clee Stanton for Dorcas Construction who had a job there. earlier. I will have a hunt around the web and see if there are anymore old photo’s to post, as long as I’m not breaching someone’s copyright
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Found another old one, not from this area,but still interesting.
Very interesting indeed, This appears to have a walking floor going off the style of body, with the roller type fittings front & rear, My late great uncle Isaac Smiles had 3 ERFs with the same bodys fitted in the late 30s , Great stuff if I may say so, Regards Larry.
Dave the Renegade:
Found another old one, not from this area,but still interesting.
Very interesting indeed, This appears to have a walking floor going off the style of body, with the roller type fittings front & rear, My late great uncle Isaac Smiles had 3 ERFs with the same bodys fitted in the late 30s , Great stuff if I may say so, Regards Larry.
Just found it looking through old quarry photo’s on the web Larry. A lot of interesting old motors, but I wasn’t sure about the copyright issues with some of them.
Cheers Dave.
looking at that vintage " walking floor "i suspect they would come supplied with a bloody great handle to wind them with . when i was a kid i remember my mate’s dad driving for the borough council , a short wheel base bedford o type , that had a big crank handle to wind the tipper up . he always reckoned it was quicker to shovel the load off .
Graham.
