Dave the Renegade:
This Foden Alpha has murals of Fred Dibnah on the cab,seen on the A40 near Llandovery,Carmarthenshire.
Dave this Foden looks like the last foden built and the first owner was J.Roff of Marlborough if its the correct one !!
shakysteve:
Dave the Renegade:
This Foden Alpha has murals of Fred Dibnah on the cab,seen on the A40 near Llandovery,Carmarthenshire.Dave this Foden looks like the last foden built and the first owner was J.Roff of Marlborough if its the correct one !!
Hi Steve,
Could well be,its a nice motor with the Fred Dibnah theme on it.Paul Griffiths from this area has one of the last Foden Alpha eight wheelers built also on an 06 plate.
Cheers Dave.
hello dave,
yes indeed there is a very sad story on the young lad that used to drive the foden,i spoke to him when he brought it to the swansea show some time ago and he had some big plans to alter the trailer or even purchasing a steered trailer to go behind the foden but very sadly it was not to be. 
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graham.
gah1950:
hello dave,
yes indeed there is a very sad story on the young lad that used to drive the foden,i spoke to him when he brought it to the swansea show some time ago and he had some big plans to alter the trailer or even purchasing a steered trailer to go behind the foden but very sadly it was not to be.
graham.
Graham,was that after Jeremy Roff owned the truck?
hello shakysteve,
yes thats right it would have been around 15 months ago when i met him,he was a very interesting young fella and was really clued up on what he wanted to achieve,who knows whats around the next corner so to speak.
graham. .
gah1950:
hello shakysteve,
yes thats right it would have been around 15 months ago when i met him,he was a very interesting young fella and was really clued up on what he wanted to achieve,who knows whats around the next corner so to speak.
graham.
Graham,sorry to hear that always the good guys,as for Mr Roff ,i worked with him at Westward commercials/Syms of Calne some16/17 years ago.Steve
A M A N artic reefer,seen on the A40 near Manordeilo,Carmarthenshire.
Dave the Renegade:
A big 360% machine to swing on tyres instead of tracks.
Hi Dave and Graham, one of if not the first wheeled 360 excavators was built in Wales. It was a HY-MAC, built in Rhymney many years ago.
The chief designer was my uncle, who later designed the Powerfab mini excavators. Unfortunately neither of these once great companies are in business. Good engineering companies that employed real craftsmen, and many others who supplied them. What happened!
Regards Paul
Paul John:
Dave the Renegade:
A big 360% machine to swing on tyres instead of tracks.Hi Dave and Graham, one of if not the first wheeled 360 excavators was built in Wales. It was a HY-MAC, built in Rhymney many years ago.
The chief designer was my uncle, who later designed the Powerfab mini excavators. Unfortunately neither of these once great companies are in business. Good engineering companies that employed real craftsmen, and many others who supplied them. What happened!Regards Paul
Quite agree Paul.This country is just a retail park now.Its a crying shame when you think of the once proud British engineering companies that have been lost.
Cheers Dave.
shakysteve:
Dave the Renegade:
This Foden Alpha has murals of Fred Dibnah on the cab,seen on the A40 near Llandovery,Carmarthenshire.Dave this Foden looks like the last foden built and the first owner was J.Roff of Marlborough if its the correct one !!
Yes, it is Jeremy Roff’s old Foden. who had it custom painted with the Dibnah murals.
Fodendriver81:
shakysteve:
Dave the Renegade:
This Foden Alpha has murals of Fred Dibnah on the cab,seen on the A40 near Llandovery,Carmarthenshire.Dave this Foden looks like the last foden built and the first owner was J.Roff of Marlborough if its the correct one !!
Yes, it is Jeremy Roff’s old Foden. who had it custom painted with the Dibnah murals.
Has Jeremy Roff got any of the murals on a replacement vehicle for the Foden ?
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Fodendriver81:
shakysteve:
Dave the Renegade:
This Foden Alpha has murals of Fred Dibnah on the cab,seen on the A40 near Llandovery,Carmarthenshire.Dave this Foden looks like the last foden built and the first owner was J.Roff of Marlborough if its the correct one !!
Yes, it is Jeremy Roff’s old Foden. who had it custom painted with the Dibnah murals.
Has Jeremy Roff got any of the murals on a replacement vehicle for the Foden ?
Cheers Dave.
Dave,THE LAST I HEARD HE WAS DRIVING FOR MASSEY WILCOX SO I GUESS NOT ,Steve.
i often used to see this foden on the a14 whilst j roff was running it he often had a c/s trailer on
did he pack up? last time i saw this truck it was for sale in cotes park commercials in alfreton 2/3 years ago
shakysteve:
Dave the Renegade:
Fodendriver81:
shakysteve:
Dave the Renegade:
This Foden Alpha has murals of Fred Dibnah on the cab,seen on the A40 near Llandovery,Carmarthenshire.Dave this Foden looks like the last foden built and the first owner was J.Roff of Marlborough if its the correct one !!
Yes, it is Jeremy Roff’s old Foden. who had it custom painted with the Dibnah murals.
Has Jeremy Roff got any of the murals on a replacement vehicle for the Foden ?
Cheers Dave.Dave,THE LAST I HEARD HE WAS DRIVING FOR MASSEY WILCOX SO I GUESS NOT ,Steve.
Sounds a familiar story Steve,like a lot of hauliers he is probably better off working for someone else.
Cheers Dave.
hello paul john,
long time no speak,it was a crying shame that hymac did,nt get far in the manufacture of it,s products .i happened to know of their testing facilities at the old rtb quarry at trefil,they had a good r&d team but it was plain that the cash dried up and in the 70s the germans came in with their o&k s and liebherrs and done to hymac what volvo & scania and a couple of others done to the british truck manufactures.going off the truck forum a little bit if you remember the hymac 880 there was nothing to touch them for their reach capabilities,better park up now.
regards graham. 
gah1950:
hello paul john,
long time no speak,it was a crying shame that hymac did,nt get far in the manufacture of it,s products .i happened to know of their testing facilities at the old rtb quarry at trefil,they had a good r&d team but it was plain that the cash dried up and in the 70s the germans came in with their o&k s and liebherrs and done to hymac what volvo & scania and a couple of others done to the british truck manufactures.going off the truck forum a little bit if you remember the hymac 880 there was nothing to touch them for their reach capabilities,better park up now.
regards graham.
Hi Graham, Yes the HY-MAC products were good, finally having a cracking 360 tracked (580) and wheeled machines, along with the (370) 2/4 wheeled loader / 180 digger.
When they ran into cashflow problems they were bought out by a German venture capital type company, who I believe bought Hanomag, and certain rights to Terex equipment. The idea was to widen their market and equipment offering, sharing r&d,engineering and distributorships. I believe the money ran out before any success was realised.
To be honest, I think it was the marketing of British products or lack of that brought about their demise.
Good to see you are staying busy,
Regards Paul.
A Scania hay & straw wagon & drag,seen on the A40 in Rhosmaen,Carmarthenshire.
One of Mansel Davies Volvo FM bulk blowers,seen by the A40 at Rhosmaen,Carmarthenshire.
The late Jim Williams with Mann-Abell Albion,seen at the Gore Quarry in 1972.
