quicksilver Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, scruff said: Tipped next to their older Volvo today, 09 plate and spotless. Unlike mine at the moment 😃 I haven't seen that one yet, it looks great for its age. Also, I spy a Foden Alpha lurking in the corner scruff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Not really a truck, but lots in common. Moved this JCB Fastrac for a bloke this week. I do a lot with Fastracs but hadn't driven one of these particular models since I was a student. This, coupled with the fella buying it to restore, meant I was surprised to find it's 23 years old! This is the smaller of the "big" Fastracs with a 155hp Perkins in it. Nice tractor, it ran well and built up air no problem, all the gears worked etc. Not quite as cool as the original Fastrac with the Austin Rover steering wheel and wind up windows, but still a pleasant place to be. Air con was ice cold. VID_20220524_095546.mp4 VID_20220524_095546.mp4 LightBulbFun, Supernaut, worldofceri and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 47 minutes ago, scruff said: Not really a truck, but lots in common. Moved this JCB Fastrac for a bloke this week. I do a lot with Fastracs but hadn't driven one of these particular models since I was a student. This, coupled with the fella buying it to restore, meant I was surprised to find it's 23 years old! This is the smaller of the "big" Fastracs with a 155hp Perkins in it. Nice tractor, it ran well and built up air no problem, all the gears worked etc. Not quite as cool as the original Fastrac with the Austin Rover steering wheel and wind up windows, but still a pleasant place to be. Air con was ice cold. VID_20220524_095546.mp4 18.93 MB · 0 downloads VID_20220524_095546.mp4 Nice tractor. Is it true that it has 10,059 hours on it? But I may have misinterpreted which gauge the hour meter is. warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Lord help me 🙏 scruff, worldofceri, Low Horatio gearbox and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/21/2022 at 9:57 PM, sutty2006 said: I bet they’re fun to drive! The oldest merc we see at our place is a 2002 Atego 18 tonner with 700k up it. Believe it or not, it’s nicer to drive than brand new mercs. It’s been in for it’s 6 weekly. Still beats the new shite we look after, even if it’s a tad rusty and parts are getting longer to order. (We don’t really stick parts for old stuff anymore). I was wrong about the kms! Dyslexic Viking, Datsuncog, 808 Estate and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/23/2022 at 7:31 PM, sutty2006 said: It’s like the race to the moon. Merc have been itching to get the new electric truck on the market but it looks like Scania will beat them 🤣 This is the only way electric trucks will work, powered on the motorway then batteries for the final few miles, is there even anywhere to charge them up yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 44 minutes ago, Wack said: This is the only way electric trucks will work, powered on the motorway then batteries for the final few miles, is there even anywhere to charge them up yet Step back just over 100 years and people came up with the idea of powering buses using a pair of overhead cables. That lasted until 1972, I wonder what old idea will turn up next. willswitchengage and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 10 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Step back just over 100 years and people came up with the idea of powering buses using a pair of overhead cables. That lasted until 1972, I wonder what old idea will turn up next. Steam. Use electric power from the overhead cables to produce electricity to heat a kettle, producing steam to power a push rod crank. Ensure you have enough steam to drive to the next cable. rml2345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 28 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Step back just over 100 years and people came up with the idea of powering buses using a pair of overhead cables. That lasted until 1972, I wonder what old idea will turn up next. Still very much a thing on the continent. Salzburg's latest is the HESS trolley bus which is powered by both the overhead lines and on-board batteries to allow it to operate away from them. I wonder if they could do the same with delivery lorries within towns (assuming you have the overhead lines...). https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/salzburg-the-new-hess-battery-trolleybuses/ On the wires, and... off the wires. Low Horatio gearbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/27/2022 at 7:23 PM, MJK 24 said: Lord help me 🙏 That channel in the middle for the hydraulic hoses ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, goosey said: That channel in the middle for the hydraulic hoses ? No, it’s just resting there. It’s also perfectly straight. The camera on my phone isn’t fighting fit and is doing odd things! goosey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 13 hours ago, Wack said: This is the only way electric trucks will work, powered on the motorway then batteries for the final few miles, is there even anywhere to charge them up yet So why not put the freight on the railways for long distance haulage and use batteries to the delivery destination.? FFS put a few together and that’s a train any way. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 A delivery to the Cat Hole Inn at Keld. Yesterday. scruff, 5speedracer and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 On 5/29/2022 at 4:33 AM, Metal Guru said: So why not put the freight on the railways for long distance haulage and use batteries to the delivery destination.? FFS put a few together and that’s a train any way. That was how it was decades ago, now it’s all about just in time deliveries and how the supply chains work today, business expects to place an order today and get it delivered tomorrow, it’s only road transport that can do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 The urgency is expensive. Most orders are fine in 2 or 3 days time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 4 hours ago, bigstraight6 said: That was how it was decades ago, now it’s all about just in time deliveries and how the supply chains work today, business expects to place an order today and get it delivered tomorrow, it’s only road transport that can do this. Yes but most the stuff has been on a boat from China for the last 6 weeks , surely 1 day extra by rail rather than road isn’t a deal breaker. Ive worked with just in time systems, it’s a substitute for poor management, effectively passing any organisation on to your supplier. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 17 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Yes but most the stuff has been on a boat from China for the last 6 weeks , surely 1 day extra by rail rather than road isn’t a deal breaker. Ive worked with just in time systems, it’s a substitute for poor management, effectively passing any organisation on to your supplier. The rail network can barely cope with what’s on it now in some parts of the country let alone adding more traffic, and so much of the goods handling parts of the system are long gone, I would love to see more freight by rail but I just can’t see it happening… rml2345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 That's a lot of the reason for HS2, it's a big bypass to get the fastest trains off the busiest bit of the network to give space for slower commuter trains and freight. More infrastructure would obviously be required but who's to say what that is yet? A lot of trucks are full of wheeled trolleys which could be unloaded onto passenger platforms overnight and into suitable wagons. Vantman and willswitchengage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 More truck shite. LightBulbFun, MKT, Coprolalia and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Dyslexic Viking and rml2345 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 40 minutes ago, martc said: Cows, with attitude. martc and busmansholiday 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 You've met the wife and her sisters? busmansholiday and sutty2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 4 hours ago, martc said: That would be a perfect album cover for a slightly hippie indie band. martc and sutty2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I seem to be having a run on 'Old Mercs Still Working', and long may it last! Dyslexic Viking, LightBulbFun and sutty2006 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On 6/4/2022 at 9:27 PM, sutty2006 said: More truck shite. Nice selection, the first is a LAD cabbed Leyland, the Dodge Commando looks very saveable but I’m struggling to identify the lorry in the final pic, but I think it’s a Commer. sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 1 hour ago, bigstraight6 said: Nice selection, the first is a LAD cabbed Leyland, the Dodge Commando looks very saveable but I’m struggling to identify the lorry in the final pic, but I think it’s a Commer. Commer Karrier CreepingJesus and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 11 minutes ago, Saabnut said: Commer Karrier I think you’re right. Only thing I can’t match is that round horn cover? looking think on the right front side.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 44 minutes ago, sutty2006 said: I think you’re right. Only thing I can’t match is that round horn cover? looking think on the right front side.. Karriers don't have an access flap for the radiator cap either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primeradoner Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Its not a commer or a karrier . Its a Fordson . My father had one in the early 60s. I think that the cab was borrowed from the rootes group mind Saabnut, sutty2006, bigstraight6 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 9 hours ago, primeradoner said: Its not a commer or a karrier . Its a Fordson . My father had one in the early 60s. I think that the cab was borrowed from the rootes group mind We have a winner. Well done sir. The cabs are very similar but with subtle differences this one in question has to be the Fordson Thames circa early 50s Dyslexic Viking, Low Horatio gearbox, Saabnut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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