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[martc]

Building Tatras.

[quicksilver]

On 26/06/2024 at 09:01, Vantman said:

The Foden with all the lights could be an ex snowplough.

You're sort of right but the snowploughs were all six-wheelers. Apparently it's a normal eight-wheeler that had its original cab replaced with one from a snowplough.

[doug]

Spotted in Portpatrick on the Ayrshire Classic Commercial Club roadrun. 

[doug]

Think Nothern Irelands on fire.

[Matty]

Got a good look at this this week. My all time favourite and a bucket list job. Smiths have done our haulage for 30 years. Now in the hands of one of thier long servers and renamed M Laycock Heavy Haulage.

[doug]

There is a red one for sale on the roadrun. Unfortunately he has already left this morning so no pics. 

[martc]

West 11th Street, Manhattan, 1979.

[martc]

[bigstraight6]

A few commercials spotted at the Powderham show last weekend. The ERF was new in 1980 to Frank Tucker, once renowned Exeter based haulier and ERF dealer, the 1930’s Leyland Octopus looked and sounded superb, the Mercedes was brand new with the company I work for and she did 10 years of service before retirement.

[danthecapriman]

While bored today I started researching a bit about the local area, which led me onto road construction and then onto the local quarries that supplied the aggregate etc to the road building projects… as you do!

Anyway, I found this.

Owned by Chichester based aggregate company, Francis. 
The Seddon Atkinson looks brand new in the photo, but lasted only until 1985! Not long at all.

The company had bright green trucks and had quarries in a few places around Chichester (one had a rail link) and they even had a large sea going dredge with suction tube for Solent sand and gravel. The company was bought out by Tarmac eventually. 
Now most of the sites are gone. Either derelict or being developed.

[willswitchengage]

This is new - moving a submarine. From the MAN Truck & Bus Facebook page.

[bigstraight6]

On 18/07/2024 at 16:56, danthecapriman said:

While bored today I started researching a bit about the local area, which led me onto road construction and then onto the local quarries that supplied the aggregate etc to the road building projects… as you do!

Anyway, I found this.

Owned by Chichester based aggregate company, Francis. 
The Seddon Atkinson looks brand new in the photo, but lasted only until 1985! Not long at all.

The company had bright green trucks and had quarries in a few places around Chichester (one had a rail link) and they even had a large sea going dredge with suction tube for Solent sand and gravel. The company was bought out by Tarmac eventually. 
Now most of the sites are gone. Either derelict or being developed.

That was indeed a short working life, you could get more out of Iveco! Unless the Seddon was written off in an accident maybe?

[danthecapriman]

2 hours ago, bigstraight6 said:

That was indeed a short working life, you could get more out of Iveco! Unless the Seddon was written off in an accident maybe?

Very possible.

I did wonder if it’d been exported to somewhere like Malta, as lots of commercials were back then, but it’s got no export markers. 
Quite an investment for a service life of 6 years or so!

[MiniMinorMk3]

[MiniMinorMk3]

[danthecapriman]

On 18/07/2024 at 16:56, danthecapriman said:

While bored today I started researching a bit about the local area, which led me onto road construction and then onto the local quarries that supplied the aggregate etc to the road building projects… as you do!

Anyway, I found this.

Owned by Chichester based aggregate company, Francis. 
The Seddon Atkinson looks brand new in the photo, but lasted only until 1985! Not long at all.

The company had bright green trucks and had quarries in a few places around Chichester (one had a rail link) and they even had a large sea going dredge with suction tube for Solent sand and gravel. The company was bought out by Tarmac eventually. 
Now most of the sites are gone. Either derelict or being developed.

In a similar vein, 

Found this shot of the A27 Chichester Bypass under construction in the late 80’s. 
Loads of road building contractors used these old AEC’s for a very long time, obviously they became non highway use only trucks so no MOT’s! Some were absolutely hanging by this point and were regularly massively overloaded, often doing wheelies when tipping! 
Many of the original trucks were ex Wimpey.

Here’s a photo I found of Francis Aggregates again supplying and pumping concrete for the new Hilsea flyover of the A27 near Portsmouth. 
Plenty of Ergomatic’s and a nice Transit mk1. Francis had good taste!

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Found this earlier. Wow!

https://youtu.be/5pwhm_xoDiY?si=zl_mO1qqO3DOk7W6

[Vantman]

56 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Found this earlier. Wow!

https://youtu.be/5pwhm_xoDiY?si=zl_mO1qqO3DOk7W6

Would have sounded better with a full load on its back!

[Metal Guru]

On 23/07/2024 at 17:37, willswitchengage said:

This is new - moving a submarine. From the MAN Truck & Bus Facebook page.

I hope they remembered the “Long Vehicle ” sign.

[MJK 24]

More classics moved for Hampsons over the last couple of day.  All under the hammer at Oulton Park, this weekend…

[High Jetter]

47 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

More classics moved for Hampsons over the last couple of day.  

You must really hate your job at times!

[danthecapriman]

58 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

More classics moved for Hampsons over the last couple of day.  All under the hammer at Oulton Park, this weekend…

On Friday last week I was on the M4 heading west and spotted some transporters like that loaded up with classics, going the opposite direction (towards London) there was all sorts on them but one had a Ford Torino in Starsky & Hutch colours on top!

If only the transporter company used classic trucks & trailers to move the cars it’d make an impressive sight!

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, MJK 24 said:

More classics moved for Hampsons over the last couple of day.  All under the hammer at Oulton Park, this weekend…

 

Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Export

[MiniMinorMk3]

[MiniMinorMk3]

[MJK 24]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Export

I liked that Mini!

[MJK 24]

4 hours ago, High Jetter said:

You must really hate your job at times!

I love all the cars!  I’m just not keen on moving a load of old classics.  It’s a lot easier moving new stuff.

But despite dreading it for weeks in advance, I do tend to enjoy the couple of days.  As long as it doesn’t rain!

[jon.k]

@danthecapriman this might be a repost but your picture reminded me of this video.

[danthecapriman]

15 minutes ago, jon.k said:

@danthecapriman this might be a repost but your picture reminded me of this video.

That’s fantastic! I love seeing stuff like that.

Youd never get away with it nowadays running equipment in that condition. I don’t think the equipment would last nowadays being used abused like that either. 

A few similar AEC’s used for that road building type use were found in an old yard a few years ago with some other road trucks. Pretty sure they’ve been restored to road worthy condition now. 
There were some that had their cabs cut in half for whatever reason too, so driver only!

[danthecapriman]

Here’s a standard cab with a modified half cab one.