Bewick:
This would be an early '72 shot of one of our first York SL 40 footers either no.7 or 8,interesting shot for another reason is we carried a spare wheel on our first few trailers,but I cannot ever recall the need to use the spares and once we started adding to our trailer fleet it became impractical as a result of the number of spares we required.I kicked the practice into touch and never carried spares again,besides I didn’t want our drivers jacking the motors up as I’ve seen a number of motors sat on their hubs on the sides of roads etc.,not to mention the danger involved to life and limb.On the odd occaision over the years when we had tyre failures we got the tyre firms out and they fitted a new Michelin or possibly a new Bridgestone,the new case was then removed from the unit or trailer when it returned to or passed through the depot next and put into stock…
Tut tut Dennis,have you noticed the hole in the fly sheet,disgraceful!!?
David
Now come on David,would we use a sheet with a hole in it and a fly sheet at that? ,it’s a blemish on the shot/photo ! Dennis.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Might have caused less embarrassment if you had welded a patch over the camera lens!
Aye,your right ROF,Dennis,if you still have that camera,chuck it!!
David
Have you “clocked” where the hole is on the second shot David ? Up in the bleeding field ! Now you come to mention it,I did have a few rubbish cameras through my hands over the years so this one might have got slung,But hey! which would you rather have,a dodgy shot from 40 odd years ago from an “iffy” camera or no shot at all ?Don’t answer that or I might really get “■■■■■■ off” Cheers Dennis.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Might have caused less embarrassment if you had welded a patch over the camera lens!
Aye,your right ROF,Dennis,if you still have that camera,chuck it!!
David
Have you “clocked” where the hole is on the second shot David ? Up in the bleeding field ! Now you come to mention it,I did have a few rubbish cameras through my hands over the years so this one might have got slung,But hey! which would you rather have,a dodgy shot from 40 odd years ago from an “iffy” camera or no shot at all ?Don’t answer that or I might really get “■■■■■■ off” Cheers Dennis.
Just found these pics of a couple of my efforts when I was on Swains. Never claimed to be a World Champion at it, but always got it on, secured it, got it there & got it off, never had a load refused or signed for with damage, & never had anything fall off, so I was happy with that Alaways say that a well R&S load looks better than any Tautliner all day long!
adr:
Just found these pics of a couple of my efforts when I was on Swains. Never claimed to be a World Champion at it, but always got it on, secured it, got it there & got it off, never had a load refused or signed for with damage, & never had anything fall off, so I was happy with that Alaways say that a well R&S load looks better than any Tautliner all day long!
adr:
Just found these pics of a couple of my efforts when I was on Swains. Never claimed to be a World Champion at it, but always got it on, secured it, got it there & got it off, never had a load refused or signed for with damage, & never had anything fall off, so I was happy with that Alaways say that a well R&S load looks better than any Tautliner all day long!
,it’s a blemish on the shot/photo ! 
Now you come to mention it,I did have a few rubbish cameras through my hands over the years so this one might have got slung,But hey! which would you rather have,a dodgy shot from 40 odd years ago from an “iffy” camera or no shot at all ?Don’t answer that or I might really get “■■■■■■ off” 
Alaways say that a well R&S load looks better than any Tautliner all day long!
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