5speedracer 880 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Looks like the stainless steel barrel has fallen off. Did you upgrade to the daughter of the fella who owned this lot? Countless Atkinson Borderers (actually there's probably 22 of them). https://wjriding.webs.com/atkinson-bordererAre you asking if he was riding Miss Riding?Sent from my R19 using Tapatalk martc and warch 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
5speedracer 880 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Saw this weird thing today, once a LHD Stobart tractor unit but now converted to a roadsweeper. Why anyone would need a 450bhp sweeper plated at 40 tonnes with a huge sleeper cab I have no idea and it looks all kinds of wrong.Handy for nights out!Sent from my R19 using Tapatalk Crackers 1 Link to post Share on other sites
High Jetter 1670 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I've never made that much mess on a night out! Barry Cade and Grundig 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie 2821 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 8 hours ago, martc said: Looks like the stainless steel barrel has fallen off. Did you upgrade to the daughter of the fella who owned this lot? Countless Atkinson Borderers (actually there's probably 22 of them). https://wjriding.webs.com/atkinson-borderer he actually also owned this too- shiters paradise really. (DEK 2D - Wigan corporation double decker) martc, LightBulbFun and warch 3 Link to post Share on other sites
SteersWithThrottle 238 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 4:20 PM, Arfur Foxache said: If it is a DAF with ECO mode from the factory, you might as well be at the full 44 tonnes as it behaves pretty much the same as if it were loaded. First thing that happens when I buy a new one is a visit to a man with a laptop to change the software and turn ECO mode off. Back in the late 1980s I was an apprentice grease monkey at an ERF franchise. Occasionally the apprentices got invited by the mechanics to join them in the cab for a test run after a pre-delivery inspection on a new tractor. This was back in the day before electronic speed governers, and it was normal for them to tailgate company car hacks on the motorway at 95mph. Fun times. warch, HarmonicCheeseburger, Noel Tidybeard and 6 others 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Agila 1805 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Telsa truck on the road USA. Short phone clip. https://i.imgur.com/dBwVYb4.mp4 vonmon and LightBulbFun 2 Link to post Share on other sites
quicksilver 6413 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Good spotting session today, decent weather and plenty of trucks. I was just thinking of wandering home when this beast rolled up - LHD V8 Scania T-cab of 1988 vintage with upright pipes, looking and sounding glorious. Definitely my best ever spot! warninglight, Barry Cade, Supernaut and 14 others 17 Link to post Share on other sites
worldofceri 4301 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I do like seeing a ‘done up’ truck on the road, but those ‘roo bars that are fitted a lot these days just look stupid driving round flippin’ Milton Keynes. Link to post Share on other sites
quicksilver 6413 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, worldofceri said: I do like seeing a ‘done up’ truck on the road, but those ‘roo bars that are fitted a lot these days just look stupid driving round flippin’ Milton Keynes. There's some really nice stuff about but some of it is a tad overdone and must be impractical. This local firm is as close to perfection as it gets for me - customised but not in your face, an eye-catching livery and no roo bars because as you so rightly said they'd look stupid in Milton Keynes. Barry Cade, HarmonicCheeseburger, worldofceri and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7529 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 38 minutes ago, worldofceri said: I do like seeing a ‘done up’ truck on the road, but those ‘roo bars that are fitted a lot these days just look stupid driving round flippin’ Milton Keynes. Could be useful... Police have said they are unable to investigate the death of a white wallaby spotted several time in a Milton Keynes field https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/police-confirm-they-will-not-be-taking-any-action-over-death-white-wallaby-2202958 A field near Milton Keynes, yesterday. Those concrete cows need some shoving out of the way as well. stonedagain and sutty2006 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Zelandeth 12724 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 11/6/2020 at 9:16 PM, quicksilver said: And yet another! This is the first of their artics I've seen Saw this weird thing today, once a LHD Stobart tractor unit but now converted to a roadsweeper. Why anyone would need a 450bhp sweeper plated at 40 tonnes with a huge sleeper cab I have no idea and it looks all kinds of wrong. And I felt this brute coming before I saw it. Don't know what kind of exhaust it's got but it makes a glorious deep earth-shaking noise. It's a pole erector (no sniggering at the back please). Based on that description alone I'd guess Cummins L10 powered with not much silencing...They do sound nice! LightBulbFun 1 Link to post Share on other sites
worldofceri 4301 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 1 hour ago, quicksilver said: There's some really nice stuff about but some of it is a tad overdone and must be impractical. This local firm is as close to perfection as it gets for me - customised but not in your face, an eye-catching livery and no roo bars because as you so rightly said they'd look stupid in Milton Keynes. Yeah, I agree. Six auxiliary spotlights is the perfect amount. Also, CJH - gr9 initials. Link to post Share on other sites
ETCHY 1189 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I like Army stuff & trucks so thought i'd post this here. I used to love seeing these on the road, cool looking things. I_am_Diesel and martc 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sheffcortinacentre 1740 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 In the early 90's our local bus operator overhauled one built a new workshop on the back etc for towing buses in to replace "dugie the the dinosaur" dug 167c ithink the cut down decker. Within weeks it was sold off as useless dugie was still in use until they outsourced recovery around 98 Link to post Share on other sites
quicksilver 6413 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 My mate took me to his favourite motorway bridge last week when such things were still allowed before this tier 4 nonsense. I saw my first Iveco S-way, which aren't available in RHD yet and I believe UK sales start early next year. The black livery does it no favours but I can't help thinking it looks like a knock-off Next Gen Scania. What do the AS collective make of it? worldofceri and willswitchengage 2 Link to post Share on other sites
High Jetter 1670 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Wot's on the back, M9? Link to post Share on other sites
catsinthewelder 7934 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 A lot of broccoli by the looks of things. Link to post Share on other sites
Inspector Morose 8983 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Just going through my photos of the past year. We never got this cab/chassis combo in the UK, did we? rml2345 and willswitchengage 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bigstraight6 1834 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Inspector Morose said: Just going through my photos of the past year. We never got this cab/chassis combo in the UK, did we? No, the Renault with this cab was probably the most numerous in the U.K. Link to post Share on other sites
bigstraight6 1834 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/21/2020 at 9:40 PM, quicksilver said: My mate took me to his favourite motorway bridge last week when such things were still allowed before this tier 4 nonsense. I saw my first Iveco S-way, which aren't available in RHD yet and I believe UK sales start early next year. The black livery does it no favours but I can't help thinking it looks like a knock-off Next Gen Scania. What do the AS collective make of it? It’s an Iveco so it’s shite. I was a salesman at an Iveco dealer when the ‘state of the art’ Stralis was introduced, it wasn’t and this will be a flop too. Barry Cade 1 Link to post Share on other sites
somewhatfoolish 7860 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 It looks like a shit mock-up for a film 'set in the future', like the 6000SUX but a lorry. Link to post Share on other sites
somewhatfoolish 7860 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Lorryists; what's the purpose of this odd axle arrangement? It looks pretty impractical, as cavcraft says changing an inner tyre would be a ballache of titanic proportions. I can't see what it offers over a standard 4 wheel axle. Link to post Share on other sites
somewhatfoolish 7860 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 That's clear as mud. From this thread on trucknet it would appear to be a way of getting the most payload out of the stupid rules governing wagons back then, so from the same well as the red flag. Link to post Share on other sites
catsinthewelder 7934 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I know that with twin rear wheels you need to be careful with tyre pressures as the tyres can rub together and cause a blowout. I suppose this arrangement would make that less likely. Link to post Share on other sites
sierraman 16352 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 12/20/2020 at 10:23 PM, sheffcortinacentre said: In the early 90's our local bus operator overhauled one built a new workshop on the back etc for towing buses in to replace "dugie the the dinosaur" dug 167c ithink the cut down decker. Within weeks it was sold off as useless dugie was still in use until they outsourced recovery around 98 There were 2 or 3 recovery wagons I think in SYPTE? Link to post Share on other sites
sheffcortinacentre 1740 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 At one point each depot had its own, now with only one I believe they just use a contractor. Link to post Share on other sites
rml2345 4483 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 12 hours ago, catsinthewelder said: I know that with twin rear wheels you need to be careful with tyre pressures as the tyres can rub together and cause a blowout. I suppose this arrangement would make that less likely. Pretty much. Because the two sets of wheels could move independently on their own suspension you also got minimal tyre scrub. I think they were outlawed in the 1968 Construction and Use regulation changes though. Link to post Share on other sites
Crackers 1371 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 12/9/2020 at 8:26 PM, Zelandeth said: Based on that description alone I'd guess Cummins L10 powered with not much silencing...They do sound nice! I think the L10 was knocked on the head long before that Iveco wagon came to existance. It's got a 5.9 lump of some form, I don't know if that's an Iveco or Cummins unit but I dislike Ivecos too much to find out. Link to post Share on other sites
dozeydustman 8529 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 06/11/2020 at 21:16, quicksilver said: And yet another! This is the first of their artics I've seen Saw this weird thing today, once a LHD Stobart tractor unit but now converted to a roadsweeper. Why anyone would need a 450bhp sweeper plated at 40 tonnes with a huge sleeper cab I have no idea and it looks all kinds of wrong. And I felt this brute coming before I saw it. Don't know what kind of exhaust it's got but it makes a glorious deep earth-shaking noise. It's a pole erector (no sniggering at the back please). I think these were fitted with a 6-pot Cummins ISB-9 which makes quite a delightful noise. I do know that most "Tector" badged Iv*cos refer to the engine, a rebadged Cummins 3.9lt 4-pot B series. DAF have them badged as Paccar. Link to post Share on other sites
Danterzza 12078 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Just picked this up as there worth so little really now.Just from around the corner of the Church Greasley rover 800 garage. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Supernaut, Shep Shepherd, rml2345 and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
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