Truck Shite

[shellac]

Popped down to my old house at the weekend and found this lot in the next field.

 

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There were 8 Ford D series, eight of the fuckers

 

Lol.

Peter has about 20 of them in varying states of repair

 

The noise inside those Fodens when they are pulling stays with you for many hours!

 

[shellac]

Bedford and ERF pic taken in April 2010 in Kington --- all cleared now, sadly

These are NOT my pictures, I have copied them from a certain UK truck website.... It has a very interesting thread on old Scrapped Lorries, I will post the link if I am allowed to? But if not, It is well worth a look.

 

 

 

[shellac]

Fuck me, that's grim. Even if dicks trying to get out of laybys is an occupational hazard (as is people flinging stuff off bridges at you, which was going to be probably inappropriate 'witty' response), that's far beyond the pale.

 

Anyhoo...spotted this in passing the other day. Marathon cabbed rigid I thought: most unusual. Upon closer inspection (and after scrambling through the nettles) it's odder than that. Longish wheelbase double drive with a heavy, fabricated front bumper with heavy duty hitch. And AEC badging. And what looks to me from a distance, like a 14L Cummins with a Jake Brake. Gawd alone only knows what it is: I'm guessing somebody's home brewed heavy haulage/recovery mutt.

 

Could well be a purpose built / original Heavy haulage motor - where was it, may I ask?

[shellac]

That would be 'Smaylefication', I think I've got him followed. Some of those vids are fantastic, and he gives that stroker Foden the heavy boot.

There's the series on coal shifting he's got too, that were taken from the cab of an E14 in 1988 iirc.

 

Steve Mayle - very talented truck restorer

The Foden stroker clip is his son John - what a lovely motor but what a load of hassle to drive!

 

[Vantman]

 

The Foden stroker clip is his son John - what a lovely motor but what a load of hassle to drive!

 

 

They are easier to drive with a decent load on their back!

[Felly Magic]

There is a bin lorry apologist that for hols used to go around helping other bin crews throughout the country IIRC, even had his own bin lorry restored, I think that was a narrow body Shelvoke or summat 

[shellac]

There is a bin lorry apologist that for hols used to go around helping other bin crews throughout the country IIRC, even had his own bin lorry restored, I think that was a narrow body Shelvoke or summat 

He was on Salvage squad iirc - Isle of Wight?

[shellac]

They are easier to drive with a decent load on their back!

 

Even more gearchanges!

They sound great but after driving one you can see why people bought Mammoth Majors or Gardner engined Fodens!

[Felly Magic]

He was on Salvage squad iirc - Isle of Wight?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3kAy9VC3do, here he is with his Shelvoke

[shellac]

Even more gearchanges!

They sound great but after driving one you can see why people bought Mammoth Majors or Gardner engined Fodens!

A ratio for EVERY occasion but what a mither!

[Vantman]

A ratio for EVERY occasion but what a mither!

 

It's like any other lorry,you just got used to it and by trial and error you found out how to get the best out of the engine and gearbox. Very satisfying once you had mastered it.

[quicksilver]

Two surviving -- ugly things!

Here's the other survivor:

Quest   WNT502Y by Alan Drake, on Flickr

 

The set forward cab caused problems with axle loadings and the chassis' apparently cracked regularly

 

Whortons brought both of them to Gaydon this year. Note the concrete block chained to the back - essential to stop it faceplanting apparently. The offside rear light bracket is now broken - the chap leaned on it and snapped it clean off as it was so rotten!

 

Here they are with a bonus Matador for those who like that sort of thing

[Felly Magic]

Found the Salvage Squad episode with the Shelvoke bin wagon

 

[twosmoke300]

If you think that lorry gearchange is bad try an old Same / Lamborghini tractor - 40 forward and 40 reverse gears and just a load of symbols / squiggles on the knobs

[0ldCh0d]

This is not my picture.

 

 

[0ldCh0d]

&....Check out the Trucks in this Video...

 

[Guest Hooli]

Whortons brought both of them to Gaydon this year. Note the concrete block chained to the back - essential to stop it faceplanting apparently. The offside rear light bracket is now broken - the chap leaned on it and snapped it clean off as it was so rotten!

 

Here they are with a bonus Matador for those who like that sort of thing

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I haz wantz for Matador

[quicksilver]

It's taken a fortnight to sort and upload my photos from the Gaydon show as there are so many. Full album is at https://www.flickr.com/photos/quicksilver_coaches/albums/72157682056478143 and a few highlights below:

 

One of the model show exhibitors turned up in this!

L691 WSD - Carruthers by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

In the transporter park. Loved the contrast between the shiny Foden and the scruffy ERF pulling it

J632 NJA - Jimmie Cairnie by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Big mixer from Ireland

00-WD-2721 - Roadstone by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Lots of F88s. This one had a bit of a Mad Max vibe.

OEM 111S - Portland by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

The very first Volvo truck in the UK, now 50 years old

The first Volvo - 50 years old! by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

This looked very out of place in a long line of heavies

F774 KNC by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

The Foden Twin Load in all its glory

GTU 899G - Knowles by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

A diesel Sentinel must be a rarity

THY 852 - Knowles by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Anyone heard of a Rutland Eagle before?

EEB 844 - Knowles by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

This is lovely and attracted a lot of attention

TJL 562S - E Taylor by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Dutch T45

BF-85-TZ - H Dekleijn by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

The oldest known FTF

MCY 370L - Kermis Conveyor by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Just for Cavcraft because he loves* these so much

X100 TOW by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Ex BBC outside broadcast unit

D201 FUW - BBC by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Another obscure make, a Vulcan

DUD 216 - Hunt, Edmunds & Co by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Maggie Deutz with awesome air-cooled V8

CUB 107Y - Britaniacrest by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Aerodynamics? Never heard of them.

JUX 95V - AH Vater by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Stunning cattle wagon from Ireland

76-WD-6081 - M Lonergan by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

And of course, the other Quest 80

WNT 502Y - BR Whorton by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

[Pillock]

That Quest 80 in the last pic was the one I saw, and it was on a low loader being dragged by the  FTF next to it.

 

There may have been a small Protein Shake happen at that point.

[quicksilver]

That Quest 80 in the last pic was the one I saw, and it was on a low loader being dragged by the  FTF next to it.

 

There may have been a small Protein Shake happen at that point.

That FTF and a yellow Foden seem to be the ones responsible for dragging the Quests around. I can well imagine a certain type of accident happening at such a sight

[worldofceri]

Great selection; thanks for putting those up...

 

Does that Merc cattle wagon really have a 320hp V10? Mustn't half shift if so!

[0ldCh0d]

[mercrocker]

That black F88 in Quicksilver's post is proper Mad Max!    I saw it do a full pull on the tractor sled at Berwick St John last September - awesome.   It often turns up with a showman's living wagon of around the early Sixties era.   

[quicksilver]

Now that brings back memories! I remember Shanks & McEwan operating out of the landfill site at the old brickworks in Calvert when I was but a lad. There were always several wendy house Volvos lined up at their open days and sometimes I got to sit in one

[Vin]

 

[doug]

Its Ayrshire Classic Commercials road run tomorrow from Ayr (Low Green) to Portpatrick. Usually around 100 old truck take part. Will try and get a few photos. Star of the show at Ayr should be JST Haulages ex-army Foden recovery truck.

[PiperCub]

 

 

Ah, the Volvo Wendy-house, passed my HGV1 test in a nicely worn-in 500K km D-reg'd example in 1994! 

[Semi-C]

This prime slice of phwoar is currently lowering the value of commercial property in bleakest Suffolk.

 

[0ldCh0d]

This prime slice of phwoar is currently lowering the value of commercial property in bleakest Suffolk.

 

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Ex W.H Malcolm? They had a few of these & the reg numbers ended LHS. 

[phil_lihp]

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Brilliant bit of retro street scenery there, I don't fancy the job of standing in the middle of the road trying to filter lorries into the census area though!