Dave the Renegade:
Could do with a few more of these throughout the country,no salt in those days.
not much has changed. Gwynedd council are running out of salt. they are mixing dust from minffordd quarry with salt to make it last a bit longer.
Hi jonmea,
You have probably seen on the Welsh news our lot Powys are running out as well. Why don’t they use chippings on top of snow,in 1963 thats all they had,blade it off,then put chippings on top,everyone managed to get about,it was only the drifts on Radnor Forest and other high routes that were blocked.
Cheers Dave.
We have gone over the Scotish Border for this one,taken from a card given to me by Alan Spillett,from an original painting by him,this ERF is one of his British eight wheeler collection.
Dave the Renegade:
We have gone over the Scotish Border for this one,taken from a card given to me by Alan Spillett,from an original painting by him,this ERF is one of his British eight wheeler collection.
The coldest most inhospitable place in south Wales is ---- wait for it ----(in my opinion) Hiruan P. S. even in Summer as well. Bewick
Hi Dennis,
Not wanting to get confused,did you mean Hirwaun,which is cold,sits between Brecon Beacons and the Rhigos Mountain,also up valley from Neath,its all cold across the heads of the valley. Dowlais Top is not very warm.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Dennis,
Not wanting to get confused,did you mean Hirwaun,which is cold,sits between Brecon Beacons and the Rhigos Mountain,also up valley from Neath,its all cold across the heads of the valley. Dowlais Top is not very warm.
Cheers Dave.
Thats the place Dave !! what a hole !! But hang on Mate the best filling station in S. Wales Boyo was on the left going down the valley at Abergawedd (spelling) Taffy could supply you with anything you could name ( Knocked off or Legit ) That was in the mid/late 60s. Happy Days Dennis.
Ello Dave
That FL7 under the plant is it ex Tony Lewis ,my FL12 Sun Valley with AH JONES trailer was N105WCJ and that looks like N102WCJ it`s familier from somewhere
Cheers Fin
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Dennis,
Not wanting to get confused,did you mean Hirwaun,which is cold,sits between Brecon Beacons and the Rhigos Mountain,also up valley from Neath,its all cold across the heads of the valley. Dowlais Top is not very warm.
Cheers Dave.
Hirwaun was where the NCB railway crossed the A465 wasn’t it Dave.That road from Neath through Resolven and then uppards was bloody awful,now I notice it’s dualled.
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Dennis,
Not wanting to get confused,did you mean Hirwaun,which is cold,sits between Brecon Beacons and the Rhigos Mountain,also up valley from Neath,its all cold across the heads of the valley. Dowlais Top is not very warm.
Cheers Dave.
Thats the place Dave !! what a hole !! But hang on Mate the best filling station in S. Wales Boyo was on the left going down the valley at Abergawedd (spelling) Taffy could supply you with anything you could name ( Knocked off or Legit ) That was in the mid/late 60s. Happy Days Dennis.
Hi Dennis,
Never stopped for fuel down there,was it near to Trever G Phillips garage .Used to stop at the Don cafe,at the top of Glyneath pitch,one of the best cafes ever in my opinion. Used to take stone down to South Wales and load bulk slag from Margam back,with a Bedford TK gross weight 14 tons,with a 4 speed gearbox,used to be hard work,some of these moaning about the modern kit,should have a crack at that.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Dennis,
Not wanting to get confused,did you mean Hirwaun,which is cold,sits between Brecon Beacons and the Rhigos Mountain,also up valley from Neath,its all cold across the heads of the valley. Dowlais Top is not very warm.
Cheers Dave.
Hirwaun was where the NCB railway crossed the A465 wasn’t it Dave.That road from Neath through Resolven and then uppards was bloody awful,now I notice it’s dualled.
Bang on Chris,it was a hard slog,you came over a sharp bend over a railway bridge at the bottom,and it was two miles of hard grind up to Hirwaun,much better now its dualled,but the lorries still get slowed down.
Cheers Dave.
finnly300:
Ello Dave
That FL7 under the plant is it ex Tony Lewis ,my FL12 Sun Valley with AH JONES trailer was N105WCJ and that looks like N102WCJ it`s familier from somewhere
Cheers Fin
jonmea:
hi Dave A few pics from Minffordd quarry
Hi Fin,
Yes ex Tony lorry, D T ( Dave Thomas ) drve it from new right up until Tony sold it.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Dennis,
Not wanting to get confused,did you mean Hirwaun,which is cold,sits between Brecon Beacons and the Rhigos Mountain,also up valley from Neath,its all cold across the heads of the valley. Dowlais Top is not very warm.
Cheers Dave.
Thats the place Dave !! what a hole !! But hang on Mate the best filling station in S. Wales Boyo was on the left going down the valley at Abergawedd (spelling) Taffy could supply you with anything you could name ( Knocked off or Legit ) That was in the mid/late 60s. Happy Days Dennis.
Hi Dennis,
Never stopped for fuel down there,was it near to Trever G Phillips garage .Used to stop at the Don cafe,at the top of Glyneath pitch,one of the best cafes ever in my opinion. Used to take stone down to South Wales and load bulk slag from Margam back,with a Bedford TK gross weight 14 tons,with a 4 speed gearbox,used to be hard work,some of these moaning about the modern kit,should have a crack at that.
Cheers Dave.
Yea Dave these modern day young Jockeys don’t know they are born !! It was an Octopus and trailer I was on board usually 22/27 tons going down and 20 tons going back up !! Dennis
Hi Dennis,
Never drove anything down there heavier than a D series Ford six wheeler with a 360 turbo,it was better than the TK by a country mile. My sprinter has more power than the Tk with 156 bhp.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Dennis,
Never drove anything down there heavier than a D series Ford six wheeler with a 360 turbo,it was better than the TK by a country mile. My sprinter has more power than the Tk with 156 bhp.
Cheers Dave.
That AEC MK3 MM I had used to cough a bit going up Glyneath after loading at Baglan.It used to go better down Blackrock though
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Dennis,
Never drove anything down there heavier than a D series Ford six wheeler with a 360 turbo,it was better than the TK by a country mile. My sprinter has more power than the Tk with 156 bhp.
Cheers Dave.
That AEC MK3 MM I had used to cough a bit going up Glyneath after loading at Baglan.It used to go better down Blackrock though
My TK went well from the Storey Arms down towards Brecon,if you could stop it waltzing all over the road,it was only a short wheelbase tipper with nearly ten ton on.
Cheers Dave.
finnly300:
Ello Dave
That FL7 under the plant is it ex Tony Lewis ,my FL12 Sun Valley with AH JONES trailer was N105WCJ and that looks like N102WCJ it`s familier from somewhere
Cheers Fin
Hi Fin,
Yes ex Tony lorry, D T ( Dave Thomas ) drve it from new right up until Tony sold it.
Cheers Dave.
hi Dave the volvo FL7 N102WCJ has just been sold before christmas. the owner replaced it with a volvo FM7
finnly300:
Ello Dave
That FL7 under the plant is it ex Tony Lewis ,my FL12 Sun Valley with AH JONES trailer was N105WCJ and that looks like N102WCJ it`s familier from somewhere
Cheers Fin
Hi Fin,
Yes ex Tony lorry, D T ( Dave Thomas ) drve it from new right up until Tony sold it.
Cheers Dave.
hi Dave the volvo FL7 N102WCJ has just been sold before christmas. the owner replaced it with a volvo FM7
Hi jonmea,
Was talking to Tony Lewis today.I would imagine that FL7 gave the chap up your way good service,is it still a runner.
Cheers Dave.
.Used to stop at the Don cafe,at the top of Glyneath pitch,one of the best cafes ever in my opinion. Used to take stone down to South Wales and load bulk slag from Margam back,with a Bedford TK gross weight 14 tons,with a 4 speed gearbox,used to be hard work,some of these moaning about the modern kit,should have a crack at that. 
