rml2345 Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I think the problem Hino had was the right product at the wrong time. That and them being a bit outdated in the cab department. Quest did some utterly mental buses but I didn't know they did mental trucks too. It looks a bit like a Shelvoke and Drewry bin lorry.
Vantman Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Another from my past,D Series with L10 Cummins ex Ford Motor Company fleet,a nice motor but I didnt keep it very long as I bought it for a one of caravan moving contract. alf892, Charlie Croker, worldofceri and 2 others 5
mercrocker Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I do like a D. Hard to believe these have been around for 50 years now!
danthecapriman Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I like the D series trucks, nice looking things.There's a K reg one in Portsmouth, I often pass on the way to work, it looks totally worn out and rough but it's on the road and seems to move around a lot.
willswitchengage Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 The Hino cab is very simple and 'hose down' so I saw why they only really appealed to construction drivers. It's a 'world truck' so finds itself difficult to compete against indigenous Europeans with their focus on luxury, technology and efficiency. AFAIK Hino don't offer the 700/Profia with an automated gearbox or as a 6x2 tractor - the Asian markets are more sensible and only demand 4x2/6x4 tractors. Do Hino even market Euro6 engines now? I'm surprised that drivers dislike them - don't they just want something robust with a proper gear lever to play with? Here's a rare one on ebay - 500. Probably an import. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-61-reg-Hino-500-Series-1826-Skip-Loader-/151475145830?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item23449f4c66 I'm surprised MAN are getting a lot of criticism. Is it just their choice to use an EGR system that drains performance and durability not SCR like most of the others? I guess that leaves just MB or Volvo as something that will actually get the job done! brickwall 1
Richard Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I do like a D. Hard to believe these have been around for 50 years now! There was a D or E plate D Series in daily use around here until quite recently.
Pillock Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I love them though. It was the idea off engineers in a shed in Telford going " if we stuck the engine in a corner then chain drive the output to the gearbox then a short prop to the axle, we could get a low floor bus out of this"To hijack an idea were discussing at the auction today, surely if the output from the engine was hooked onto a chain drive.... All you need is a derailleur to give an 8 speed bus. Shite points awarded for using Sturmey-Archer three speed instead. Charlie Croker and willswitchengage 2
gordonbennet Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 yoo hoo, Hino fan here, in fact three of us have asked for Hino to be considered for our job, dead weight and some real awkward places to get in and out of where the auto box can't cope. Lots of us older drivers are sick to the back bloody teeth of euro shit parcel spec lorries, crammed with electronics we neither want nor need, just more bloody rubbish to go wrong. I want a simple motor again with a real gearbox, they can stick the badges, the image, the bling, the integrated blootooth, the auto gearbox from hell and the gutless little engines blown to fuck that wouldn't pull you out of bed up their collective arses. Charlie Croker, alf892, cms206 and 2 others 5
willswitchengage Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Work in NZ. All manual and old fashioned. Mind you the roads are a nightmare. European have a smaller penetration in the 'big' market than America and Japan. gordonbennet, brickwall and cros 3
Vin Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I was trying to work out what the cab on that 'International' is... It's a 'Club of Four' isn't it...??? scruff 1
shellac Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Found it by accident yesterday in Shropshire as I was going to pay for the Corsa.I'd gone to have a poke round Furber's salvage yard in Prees, but it either isn't open anymore or was shut on Saturdays. Rumour has it he's in the shit financially, though hope that isn't the case. Anyhow, they have or did have a commercial vehicle breakers there, so would guess this was part of that bit of the business. It is dog rough There was a 4 wheeler tanker in the shed for years too There wasn't many commercials when we went at Christmas -- willswitchengage, brickwall, Cavcraft and 2 others 5
shellac Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 MAN and DAF but always E-R-F. Cavasomething that big J is ace. GR8 for starting a right old war on Trucknet by saying its a Gardner 240 stright 8. ND PROOF SHOW US A PIC OF ENGINE STICKING OUT TI BACK OF THE CAB. And so on, forever. This got them going... scruff 1
shellac Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Have we had this yet? image.jpg Hit by every ugly stick Quest X 2 by AJD46, on Flickr scruff, worldofceri, brickwall and 1 other 4
scruff Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Tremendous!! That D series of Vantman's must be a rare beast with a Cummins?
gordonbennet Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Those Quests look a bit like the old DAF 2600, peculiar thing that was with the gearbox like many lorries of the time backwards in RHD form, 12 speed splitter IIRC, first nearest to you and 6th away to the left and forwards. In other news my regular artic tanker has been hit again by one of our own, this time he's jack knife turned it so tight he's crushed the pipe carrier against the tractor fuel tank damaging both, and scuffed the tractor fairing against the side of the tank...how the fuck you do that i dunno and best of it is he didn't know apparently, back on shift tomorrow to find fuck nose what next...you'd think that @ £20 an hour the night blokes average they'd be able to find some bleeder who can drive... Grundig 1
willswitchengage Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Wot is the truck in this photo? Goodyear tyre factory Drumchapel 19658 by drumchapelheritage, on Flickr M'coli 1
Slappy Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 That's a Shelvoke & Drewry bin lorry I think. Ogle Design cab. Absorbed into Dennis eventually Norbert 1
Split_Pin Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 It's a Shelvoke and Drewery Revopak. It's a pity it isn't the earlier NY type with the Motor Panels cab. I have been looking for a picture of such a Glasgow Shelvoke for many years. I always wanted the Corgi model s I liked seeing them every week in my street.
cms206 Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I seem to recall reading somewhere that the cabs were built by Alexanders on those square looking SDs?
rml2345 Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Quite possible! Were they not largely GRP anyway? Subcontracting lorry cab production used to be quite common, especially to companies within the same group like AEC and Park Royal or ECW and Bristol. Nowadays cabs are more bespoke and bloody expensive to develop so they remain in production for decades to recover the cost.
willswitchengage Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Why are aluminium wheels so unpopular? Cost? I guess they're advantage is just that they're lighter?
gordonbennet Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 We've got alloys on all our tankers, both tractor units (bar one) and trailers, make a small difference to the overall weight when there's 14 wheels and we do run up to max weight all the time, most operations don't run anywhere near full weight so little to gain apart from the look....plus on general or supermarket work the wheels get clobbered so often on kerbs walls posts you name it that cheap as chips steelies are the order of the day. Alloys can be painted and indeed the ones on my refurbed trailer are painted, but they are normally left unpainted and unless you use regular pots of elbow grease to keep them in condition soon look rough (yes i'm sad enough to keep mine polished and as a bonus it annoys some of the others who don't)...only two of our tractors have Staybrite's and one trailer does too, IMO they finish the vehicle off nicely it's generally well cared for but if the rest of the motor is filthy battered and neglected can make it look like you're trying to polish a turd.
tooSavvy Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 I seem to recall Hinos being assembled at Catterick?I recall a long line of chassis/cab in a yard, from the motorway as I passed?? CKD (ex Ireland imported)??? TS
oman5 Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 When I was on bulk powder tankers we ran on Alcoa alloy wheels all round. On weight critical operations that run up to the legal maximum (tippers, tankers) anything you can save on the tare weight is extra payload. It's why ERF/Foden was popular in this sector. Fibreglass cabs were much lighter.From memory I think alloy wheels could save around 1/3 rd of a ton in weight (could be wrong) all I remember is how much of a twat they were to keep clean when you were in and out of stinking quarries all the time, having to drive through the inevitable cess pit of a wheel wash to stop mud getting onto the roads. Our firm used some heavily acidic stuff to keep the wheels shiny.This was mine in '99. Dutch plates for avoiding crazy at the time UK road tax. gordonbennet and Aston Martin 2
Vin Posted April 25, 2015 Posted April 25, 2015 Hardcore T45 porn. Warning. Includes pornstaches... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOC40PaWcks mercrocker, Vantman, Pillock and 7 others 10
Vin Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Short documentary on the MS Zenobia. A Ro-Ro Truck ferry that sank in 1980. The world's largest underwater truck junkyard. Also includes Lada... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJDw2qQdSOc autofive, Shep Shepherd, cobblers and 1 other 4
Shep Shepherd Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Less than a year old when it sank Shepfact: The Zenobia's sister ships the Ariadne and Scandinavia became the cross-Channel ferries Fiesta and Fantasia in the early 1990s
scruff Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I have decided my 15 year old XF is definite truck shite, having to wallop the dash every now and then to get the fuel and temp gauges working and double-de-clutch into 2nd/6th has really endeared it to me. Shep Shepherd 1
worldofceri Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Love that BRS film. Oh, for the days before flippin' hi-vis waistcoats. mercrocker and Shep Shepherd 2
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