rigsby:
piece of cake dave , unless of course farmer giles wants it through the picking hole into the loft . that was ok until you were halfway through and tiring and the rest had to be thrown uphill . dave
I did quite a lot of that Dave, with a pitchfork, which I didn’t mind,as I didn’t like stacking bales, much preferred pitching them.
Cheers Dave.
Another of Neil Richards drives for Graham Middleton.
mercman123:
Dave the Renegade:
Harold, Neil’s Father stood next to the F86.Looks like the sister F86 . Tony
Same F86 in Joint Motorways colours . Tony
mercman123:
mercman123:
Dave the Renegade:
Harold, Neil’s Father stood next to the F86.Looks like the sister F86 . Tony
Same F86 in Joint Motorways colours . Tony
Bit of good detective work Tony.
Cheers Dave.
Yes not bad for me Dave ! Dad liked his little F86 . Mind you he also liked the two 240 F88’s he drove for Koopmans . BLV 320K and FCR 371L . Tony
A44 Radnor Forest at Cornhill near Llandegley 1982.
A council snow blower attempting to re-open the road.
Neil Richards who took these photo’s lives at the bottom of this hill and farms the land either side of these drifts.
Dave the Renegade:
A44 Radnor Forest at Cornhill near Llandegley 1982.
A council snow blower attempting to re-open the road.
Neil Richards who took these photo’s lives at the bottom of this hill and farms the land either side of these drifts.
good photos Dave, that’s fair machine, hope alls well your way.
good photos Dave, that’s fair machine, hope alls well your way quote.
Getting better now Charlie. Very lucky to have Neil letting me copy his photo’s of lorries he drove,also snow scenes where he lives. Hope you are making a good recovery.
Cheers Dave.
Neil and his families home on the side of the A44 in 1982.
The tractor isn’t holding the traffic up.
In 1963 it was worse than this.
Black & White coaches used to run a daily service from Aberystwyth to Cheltenham via Llandrindod Wells. This one is seen in 1982 on the A44 on the edge of Radnor Forest near Neil Richards farm.
Dave the Renegade:
Black & White coaches used to run a daily service from Aberystwyth to Cheltenham via Llandrindod Wells. This one is seen in 1982 on the A44 on the edge of Radnor Forest near Neil Richards farm.
Very festive Dave , love the Middleton pics ! Merry Christmas to you , regards Keith .
kingswinford kit:
Dave the Renegade:
Black & White coaches used to run a daily service from Aberystwyth to Cheltenham via Llandrindod Wells. This one is seen in 1982 on the A44 on the edge of Radnor Forest near Neil Richards farm.Very festive Dave , love the Middleton pics ! Merry Christmas to you , regards Keith .
Same to you and your family Keith. Been very fortunate that Neil Richards has let me have access to his brilliant collection of photo’s of his lorry driving days and the A44 snow scenes near his home on the edge of Radnor Forest.
Cheers Dave.
Another from Neil. C M Philpotts bought this Bedford TK new in 1967 and it ran at 14 ton gross until it was down rated when the plating law came in.
It was a good lorry with a 381 engine and a two speed axle. I drove it for a few weeks when the regular driver took his holidays. C M Philpotts sold it along with another TK to Bill Middleton who owned it when Neil took this pic.
Three of Bill Middleton’s Bedford TK’s. Courtesy of Neil Richards.
A young Neil Richards stood with the Atkinson he drove for Graham Middleton.
The future Mrs Richards stood by the Albion.
Dave the Renegade:
The future Mrs Richards stood by the Albion.
Hi Dave, A thank you to Neil for lending you the photo’s and also to yourself for taking the time to post them, Cheer’s Pete
Another of G T Middleton’s Atki’s. Courtesy of Neil.
Dave the Renegade:
The future Mrs Richards stood by the Albion.
Hiya,
It’s a six wheeler I know but the bodywork on this looks very heavy, maybe it isn’t
but it gives me the impression she tares off at quite a lot, then again I don’t know
anything about animal transport, the nearest I got was when I picked a MAT tilt
up at Dover loaded for Bradford and Manchester loaded with rocking horses just
in time for the Christmas rush Oh’ and there was a couple of extras on board it
must have been an Italian guy at the loading end Milan who couldn’t count or just
bunged em’ on until it was full but it did keep me in beer money for a couple of
weekends, well they were good quality and both customers gave clear signatures.
thanks harry, long retired.
