Very nicely sheeted looks the part, but a nice square load with sheets that are virtually made to measure are not the hardest things to cover.4 high of wool would catch quite a few out
I agree with you about sheeting higher loads of wool, But the sheets on this load are not made to measure, These sheets will cover a load 8 ft high, & If you look closely you can see where they are fastened by the lugs, Retaining the rest of the sheet very neatly secured in its fold, Regards Larry.
In my opinion, and only mind before the knifes come out, that load is sheeted outstandly, and like mr Dunbar says they aren’t sheets for the job so I can only take me cap off to the LORRY DRIVER responsible and say that I’d be quite happy to send him to load anything if that’s an example of his work, never loaded wool, but about the worst thing I had for being a pain was bags of spuds, but again that’s only my opinion, no doubt I’ll be wrong and hung drawn and quatered now, but I spoz I’ll manage
note the wink at the end of what i wrote and i didnt criticise what looks to me an excellent piece of work my point is nice square loads are not too difficult to sheet up whereas say a load of wool would be a more taxing proposition and would proove very hard to complete in such a neat manner
ramone:
note the wink at the end of what i wrote and i didnt criticise what looks to me an excellent piece of work my point is nice square loads are not too difficult to sheet up whereas say a load of wool would be a more taxing proposition and would proove very hard to complete in such a neat manner
I agree fully, A high load of smelly old wool would be very difficult to sheet up, & Theres no way it would look like the load of paper, But Im sure it would have been secure if it was anything like the ones I used to see loading at Liverpool on the old Bradford Hauliers motors in the 50/60s Era, Regards Larry.
I totally agree with you ramone, of today’s standards but when I started there was no other way of carrying a load, tautliners were just coming about but were few and far between, if fact the first one I used was an home made one made by a fitter at a local firm in stoke called dakins, I worked for g Alcock at the time and when dakins finished we bought it, totally over engineered but built to do the job and way to heavy but it didn’t matter as much then { I can still here owd Ernie Alcock now telling me mind the curtains and dunner you dare go near any bridges. Funny really we had nowt but everybody then seemed to have a bit of gumsion,that for some reason and I don’t know why a lot of em today don’t seem to have or more discerning don’t seem to want to have. One of my jobs on alcocks was running out of the railhead in longport, some days 5 loads of plaster of Paris to twyfords only 5 mile up the road but all got be sheeted and roped. Another day 6mm wire to Michelin ,5 a day again then 3 full loads to be dragged round the potteries delivering plaster of Paris again to the pot banks, and there was some beauty’s , but all in a days work, it was the norm, phew I need a lie down now
Hi, Steve, was the wire on the roll, stood up along the platform? What a right swine to keep from moving! I’ve done plenty of those from Birkenhead docks to Kidderminster & no matter how you strapped them & re-tightened them the ■■■■ things would always work themselves loose after a few miles.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Hi, Steve, was the wire on the roll, stood up along the platform? What a right swine to keep from moving! I’ve done plenty of those from Birkenhead docks to Kidderminster & no matter how you strapped them & re-tightened them the ■■■■ things would always work themselves loose after a few miles.
No it’s my fault I meant the 6mm bar in roll form that they stretch and stretch till it’s the thickness of cotton,to make the braiding
Cheers, can’t say I’ve had the pleasure of the wire on them tall reels, remember me dad and his mates used to do it out of a place call firth wire, I think
Stanfield:
Bringing this back to roping & sheeting.What your comments on this one belonging to British Steel Dennis? or anyone else for that matter.
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I’m pretty sure that the Atki in the BSC livery is PDF ■■?M which would make it one of Edwards of Lydbrook on contract to BSC in Ebbw Vale about the time of the Nuttall then Renwicks takeover , There seems also to be a bit of “discrepancy” with the n/s rear wing on the unit!
