Absolute horse shit™ The official thread of Railton Heavy Industries Limited and it's subsidiaries.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Just ordered a T-shirt, mug and cookie cutter. I own a Stolly and want everyone to know  😀

 

[Minimad5]

Crikey, you'll be giving my missus a run for her money at this rate, every cup/ plate / bedding / pillow etc is a fucking Dachshund 😅🤣

[junkyarddog]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0T9vglMXXP4

[Heidel_Kakao]

5 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0T9vglMXXP4

Let's hope that doesn't happen to mine 😬

[Mrs6C]

This one is better, i think!

 

[Heidel_Kakao]

Just paid my £12 fee and submitted an application to form a company. Company name is;

Railton Heavy Industries Limited

I will be restoring Stolly's.

Anyone who wants a job in Kent near TN3 9AN send me your CV please.

[andy18s]

Sounds perfect,shame I'm job hunting here in BG....

[red5]

Err....hi...

Any paying/garage mechanical experience? Light or heavy? Transmission knowledge/ experience? 

Paying customers? 

 

[Heidel_Kakao]

I am going for a nice meal to celebrate the formation of my first company 😀

[Heidel_Kakao]

New number plate for the Van Van just arrived, my first private plate 😀

[barefoot]

Is that pressed alloy & where did you get it made?

[Heidel_Kakao]

36 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Is that pressed alloy & where did you get it made?

Yeah pressed alloy 😀

https://www.number1plates.com/

£25.98 delivered

[Heidel_Kakao]

Just arranged to buy my old SC100 back from @Sloth in a bowl 😀

I have unfinished business with this car.

I will be able to recreate this photo soon as I still fit in the same wetsuit 😀

[Heidel_Kakao]

The company van meets my first Stolly 😀

[Heidel_Kakao]

Anyone fancy a hot beverage?

[Heidel_Kakao]

I am inside the Foden hook 8x8 truck 😀

It has a roof hatch 😀

And a couple of trailers on the back.

What a beast, very tempted by it.

[LightBulbFun]

25 minutes ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

I am inside the Foden hook 8x8 truck 😀

It has a roof hatch 😀

And a couple of trailers on the back.

What a beast, very tempted by it.

interesting that its LHD, bet doing over takes is fun! 

guess it makes sense tho if its mostly going to be deployed abroad 

but I wonder if they made any RHD versions?

(did you manage to figure out the whole road registering it stuff?)

[Cookiesouwest]

bet doing over takes is fun

I admire you for thinking the Foden is capable of overtaking.

Parked vehicles - Yes

Moving vehicles - No

[Heidel_Kakao]

3 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

(did you manage to figure out the whole road registering it stuff?)

Now that I have a company I should be able to register it for business use and get an exemption for operating a wide vehicle.

[somewhatfoolish]

4 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

interesting that its LHD, bet doing over takes is fun! 

guess it makes sense tho if its mostly going to be deployed abroad 

but I wonder if they made any RHD versions?

(did you manage to figure out the whole road registering it stuff?)

Most were for BAOR or other glamorous assignments where they drive on the wrong side of the road even when not shooting at you. 

[Crackers]

11 minutes ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

an exemption for operating a wide vehicle

Such a thing does not exist. All the HGVs on our roads still have to comply with all the various regulations including Construction & Use; simply being "for business use" doesn't mean you don't have to comply with the rules.

[Heidel_Kakao]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

Such a thing does not exist. All the HGVs on our roads still have to comply with all the various regulations including Construction & Use; simply being "for business use" doesn't mean you don't have to comply with the rules.

Where there is a will there is a way. I won't be buying it until I am confident I will be able to use it. I only sat in it today but next time I am down I will take it for a drive and see how I feel about it.

[LightBulbFun]

the one thing I am genuinely curious about is,

is buying this beast for transporting the stolly cheaper then say just disconnecting the prop shafts on the stolly and just driving it overland to where ever it is ya need to go?

im just thinking I cant imagine its all that much more fuel efficient etc then the stolly and given the up front cost, if there was any difference ii imagine it would take a fair while to pay off

so I am wondering if it would be better plowing the money that you would spend on the Foden into getting the Stolly in tip top shape instead?

and it means one less vehicle to worry about etc and you dont have to worry about the legality aspect of things   

(as a side note whats the official model name/number what have you for said foden?)

or is getting this foden to transport the stolly more a creature comforts thing rather then saving fuel sort of thing?

[Heidel_Kakao]

45 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

the one thing I am genuinely curious about is,

is buying this beast for transporting the stolly cheaper then say just disconnecting the prop shafts on the stolly and just driving it overland to where ever it is ya need to go?

im just thinking I cant imagine its all that much more fuel efficient etc then the stolly and given the up front cost, if there was any difference ii imagine it would take a fair while to pay off

so I am wondering if it would be better plowing the money that you would spend on the Foden into getting the Stolly in tip top shape instead?

and it means one less vehicle to worry about etc and you dont have to worry about the legality aspect of things   

(as a side note whats the official model name/number what have you for said foden?)

or is getting this foden to transport the stolly more a creature comforts thing rather then saving fuel sort of thing?

Yes it would be interesting to see how "economical" a 2 wheel drive Stolly is, I might have to experiment there......

It's a creature comforts and business thing. A Stolly does 40MPH at VMAX, it also has a manual transmission, the Foden is automatic. The Foden will earn money from experience days etc.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Video of making Coffee earlier.

[Heidel_Kakao]

I have to own it!

[Mrs6C]

9 hours ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

Video of making Coffee earlier.

I could see a YouTube channel of 'Made in a Stolly' actually having a bit of a following!

[djoptix]

I'm not sure that Foden would be a sensible purchase.

However, if you're looking at thoroughly un-sensible purchases, how about a Sherp? https://sherpatvsales.com/

Now that really will go anywhere...

[Talbot]

1 hour ago, djoptix said:

Now that really will go anywhere...

What a difference the lack of an "a" makes.

 

[Heidel_Kakao]

6 hours ago, djoptix said:

I'm not sure that Foden would be a sensible purchase.

However, if you're looking at thoroughly un-sensible purchases, how about a Sherp? https://sherpatvsales.com/

Now that really will go anywhere...

I don't understand why I would buy one of those over a Stolly?