This was the trailer coupled to the Mastiff,a right mixture of sheets here,they were off my D1000 which I just sold to some Cowboy outfit in Kent who proceeded to run the old (well not so old!) motor into the ground,it had a bad miss on the engine the next time I saw it,made me sick to listen and observe the state it had deteriated into,but they paid me top money so it was nothing more to do with me anymore 
Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
This was the trailer coupled to the Mastiff,a right mixture of sheets here,they were off my D1000 which I just sold to some Cowboy outfit in Kent who proceeded to run the old (well not so old!) motor into the ground,it had a bad miss on the engine the next time I saw it,made me sick to listen and observe the state it had deteriated into,but they paid me top money so it was nothing more to do with me anymore
And just before you said you felt no attachment to the works tools. Your just a big softie really aren’t you Dennis 
Bewick:
5thwheel:
Dear me!And your point being David ?
Dennis.
Where’s “JAKEY” disappeared to then ? 
Bewick:
Bewick:
5thwheel:
Dear me!And your point being David ?
Where’s “JAKEY” disappeared to then ?
Just as we were getting going Dennis!!!
David
5thwheel:
Bewick:
Bewick:
5thwheel:
Dear me!And your point being David ?
Where’s “JAKEY” disappeared to then ?
Just as we were getting going Dennis!!!
David
Aye David,nowt like a bit of baiting provided the recipitant hasn’t got a sense of humour blockage ! Cheers Dennis.
Probably a Saturday afternoon shot or possibly a Sunday morning snap circa 1976.
Hello Bewick
What was the most number of lorries you ran and what year would that have been?
Regards Jacko
Bewick:
This was the trailer coupled to the Mastiff,a right mixture of sheets here,they were off my D1000 which I just sold to some Cowboy outfit in Kent who proceeded to run the old (well not so old!) motor into the ground,it had a bad miss on the engine the next time I saw it,made me sick to listen and observe the state it had deteriated into,but they paid me top money so it was nothing more to do with me anymore
How did you get those ropes off , they looked very tight ,did you just cut them off and buy more for each load you put on and those knots look very fancy ,and did you put that extra sheet on top to cover up holes in the one underneath , it all looks like too much hard work to me not like my curtainsider
ramone:
Bewick:
This was the trailer coupled to the Mastiff,a right mixture of sheets here,they were off my D1000 which I just sold to some Cowboy outfit in Kent who proceeded to run the old (well not so old!) motor into the ground,it had a bad miss on the engine the next time I saw it,made me sick to listen and observe the state it had deteriated into,but they paid me top money so it was nothing more to do with me anymoreHow did you get those ropes off , they looked very tight ,did you just cut them off and buy more for each load you put on and those knots look very fancy ,and did you put that extra sheet on top to cover up holes in the one underneath , it all looks like too much hard work to me not like my curtainsider
Those were the days “ramone” before Curtainsiders,the fron’t main sheet on that load and the red fly sheet were off my 4 wheeler D1000 and both were in good condition ,the blue main sheet peeping out at the back was a new one and would be mated up with another new one and a new fly sheet when we took delivery of our new trailers,one thing we never suffered from at Bewick Transport was wet or damage claims,ever Cheers Dennis.
R-JACKO:
Hello Bewick
What was the most number of lorries you ran and what year would that have been?
Regards Jacko
IIRC my last Operator Licence at Bewick Group was for 100 vehicles and 250 trailers and in the last years of this licence period we got to be running about 96 motors included in that number were 5 or 6 ridgids IIRC so there were about 90 tractor units of which about 75 or so were Scania units.Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
ramone:
Bewick:
This was the trailer coupled to the Mastiff,a right mixture of sheets here,they were off my D1000 which I just sold to some Cowboy outfit in Kent who proceeded to run the old (well not so old!) motor into the ground,it had a bad miss on the engine the next time I saw it,made me sick to listen and observe the state it had deteriated into,but they paid me top money so it was nothing more to do with me anymoreHow did you get those ropes off , they looked very tight ,did you just cut them off and buy more for each load you put on and those knots look very fancy ,and did you put that extra sheet on top to cover up holes in the one underneath , it all looks like too much hard work to me not like my curtainsider
Those were the days “ramone” before Curtainsiders,the fron’t main sheet on that load and the red fly sheet were off my 4 wheeler D1000 and both were in good condition
In the modern world of the hated HSE i wonder how you would go about your business of roping and sheeting a full load unaided by aircraft ladders and no doubt hundreds of safe working procedures ,even climbing out of your cab as a recognised procedure
I`m not too sure the modern way is the best way
A Milnthorpe depot shot in '76 of the first two Sed/Atks we ran,both 8LXB’s/Fuller 9509/and the Poxy Seddon Group axle.We ran them both on double shift,nights to Daventry and back and then days to Lancs and W.■■■■■■■■■■■■ had replaced a couple of ■■■■■■■ 220 Atki Borderers which I can say were far more reliable than the Sed/Atks and the aggro the Group axles gave us.Cheers Dennis.
ramone:
Bewick:
This was the trailer coupled to the Mastiff,a right mixture of sheets here,they were off my D1000 which I just sold to some Cowboy outfit in Kent who proceeded to run the old (well not so old!) motor into the ground,it had a bad miss on the engine the next time I saw it,made me sick to listen and observe the state it had deteriated into,but they paid me top money so it was nothing more to do with me anymoreHow did you get those ropes off , they looked very tight ,did you just cut them off and buy more for each load you put on and those knots look very fancy ,and did you put that extra sheet on top to cover up holes in the one underneath , it all looks like too much hard work to me not like my curtainsider
I hope those comments re the ropes are just your way of having fun ramone,otherwise I would wonder what its all about!!!
David
Sounds to me like “ramone” could be a handy lad with the “rope spanner” David Cutting ropes off was a dodge used by drivers who hauled lancashire flats that came from Ireland years ago and no doubt the “paddy’s” did the same at their side,mind you,the state of the sheeting and roping left a lot to be desired,knots everwhere Those firms went through coil after coil of sisal rope,what a waste 
I wonder if “ramone” could sheet and rope a load,proper like ? Obviously he appears to have the mis-guided idea of how you take the ropes,and probably the sheet ties off, but he’d be knacked after he was tipped in London then sent to re-load for back home eh! 
Cheers Dennis.
An late afternoon shot in the depot,a 305 R112 side by side with a 299 F10 coupled up to Tautliners for the following morning most probably loaded for the South East from the Libby factory next door.
what year did you pack it all in Dennis and why ? 
Bewick:
Sounds to me like “ramone” could be a handy lad with the “rope spanner” David
It looks very easy you just roll a couple of sheets out and tie em down dont know what all the fuss is about then when you take em off you just roll em up in a ball and "strap " em to the trailer so they dont blow off ,then when your back in the yard swap em with some that have been wrapped up proper like , no problem .And if know you have to reload the day after when youve tipped and its a high odd shaped load just blob and let someone else pick it up…wish you were still running Bewicks Dennis i would have been up for a job
ramone:
…and did you put that extra sheet on top to cover up holes in the one underneath…
It used to take at least two goes to get it right, and there was no point taking the first lot of ropes and sheets off. Some loads were roped and sheeted three or four times. If that was still not good enough, the driver went into the foreman’s hut to ask for some ratchet straps. He had to sign for these, and it was a mark of bad form. Those demountable Lancashire flats came about so that, if a driver had used up all of the ropes and sheets in the yard, and still had an insecure load, the whole lot could be craned off and put in a curtainsider. It was a case of belt, braces and clean underwear, just in case.
Perfectionists in the old days, they were.
[zb]
anorak:ramone:
…and did you put that extra sheet on top to cover up holes in the one underneath…It used to take at least two goes to get it right, and there was no point taking the first lot of ropes and sheets off. Some loads were roped and sheeted three or four times. If that was still not good enough, the driver went into the foreman’s hut to ask for some ratchet straps. He had to sign for these, and it was a mark of bad form. Those demountable Lancashire flats came about so that, if a driver had used up all of the ropes and sheets in the yard, and still had an insecure load, the whole lot could be craned off and put in a curtainsider. It was a case of belt, braces and clean underwear, just in case.
Perfectionists in the old days, they were.
Im just waiting for the tongue lashing from the great man [anorak] im sure it wont be too long coming
ramone:
[zb]
anorak:ramone:
…and did you put that extra sheet on top to cover up holes in the one underneath…It used to take at least two goes to get it right, and there was no point taking the first lot of ropes and sheets off. Some loads were roped and sheeted three or four times. If that was still not good enough, the driver went into the foreman’s hut to ask for some ratchet straps. He had to sign for these, and it was a mark of bad form. Those demountable Lancashire flats came about so that, if a driver had used up all of the ropes and sheets in the yard, and still had an insecure load, the whole lot could be craned off and put in a curtainsider. It was a case of belt, braces and clean underwear, just in case.
Perfectionists in the old days, they were.
I
m just waiting for the tongue lashing from the great man [anorak] im sure it wont be too long coming
I reckon you could have got a start at the RTITB teaching roping and sheeting “ramone” defo with that description of how it’s done As the old saying goes “If you can,you do,if you can’t you teach” Plus if you ran back into our depot with your sheets rolled up as described,well before I got hold of you by the “short and curlies” the foreman shunter would have had you swinging by the “nads” from a beam in the garage eh! 
Then,if you still had a job you’d be subjected to some very intensive re-training with various shunters and after a dose of that discipline you would be either a “made” driver or out of the gate with a boot up the jacksie and your “comics” in your hand Oh! and your written warning is in the post by the way 
Cheers Dennis.