A big shout out to everyone posting long gone memories, pic’s to go with it and articles to learn about how things were done back in the day, much appreciated lads, cheers 
oiltreader:
Do you know this chap Patrick? all credit to Rab Lawrence for the photo.
Oily
Can’t say I do Oily, but I’m sure he’s at the P&O terminal in Europoort
DEANB:
LR Man:
Pickfords MAN Jumbo 6x6 taken at their Birtley depot.“LR Man” Heres a bit about the sister of that truck in your photo.
Click on pages twice to read.
1978 Clipping.
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Cheers Dean and LR Man, they had one with a sliding door as well, any info about that one perchance?
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pv83:
These two were just leaving when I pulled in for a cuppa at a polish truckstop last year, I reckon they’re both Oshkosh’s?They are both Oshkosh’s the 10 x 10 is either a M1074 A1 or M1075 A1, both available second hand if you are interested
the other one is a M1083 6 x 6 also available second hand.The US forces are now pretty big in Poland now they shift weapon systems stuff about mostly.
Second hand eh… I might be tempted…
Does anyone recognise this unit? As it’s a early one, it might have been one the first 110’s in the UK?
pv83:
Does anyone recognise this unit? As it’s a early one, it might have been one the first 110’s in the UK?
Worries me sometimes chap !
pv83:
Does anyone recognise this unit? As it’s a early one, it might have been one the first 110’s in the UK?
Big letters, big mirrors- that’s a late model LOL. There’s a thread on here somewhere, the title of which is mis-speeled (the c is missing from Scania). It goes into all the details. The first GB 110s were on the F plate- LHD two-stick ones.
pv83:
Another batch from the old shoe box collection.
Pic 4 (Bakker) must be a Dutch-built Kromhout
pv83:
Nostalgic pic of the week.
Now there’s a motor I would have liked, tramping in the 60s. That crew cab would have made an excellent sleeper. 
My old employer for a time too, George Wimpey, mind you on a slightly more up to date model. I even tried to use the ‘old driver network’ to get a job with them in Sydney. But nothing doing, Nearly all the long distance stuff was owner drivers pulling company trailers. 
BTW I liked that first picture in your post above it. The mate has just realised his driver and some other bloke were about to be made famous and, guessing that he wouldn’t be seen through the reflection of the screen, desperately tries to hang out the door. Pity the door frame got in the way.
pv83:
DEANB:
LR Man:
Pickfords MAN Jumbo 6x6 taken at their Birtley depot.“LR Man” Heres a bit about the sister of that truck in your photo.
Click on pages twice to read.
1978 Clipping.
Cheers Dean and LR Man, they had one with a sliding door as well, any info about that one perchance?
Great stuff Dean!
Here are a couple of photos (not the best quality) for pv83 of a MAN Jumbo with sliding doors, note the man working under the MAN!
Out of all the truck’s you operated Dig,what was your favourite one and why ? Great pics of the Kenworth.
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Couldn’t resist the challenge DeanO.
The KW was without doubt my favourite,the Macks did the job but the running costs of the Macks proved to be higher than the KW and I engineered the KW after 6 years which was a cheaper option than buying a new one as I didn’t have the confidence in our industry at that time for the work to continue at the same pace it had but the tax man still wanted his cut so a full rebuild was a better option and kept the money in my end of the table.
The KW when purchased had a small bunk 28inch quite comfortable to sleep in on a cold night but very little room for storage of whatever was needed to do the long distance runs [a load from WA to Queensland 6000kms each way got me thinking I needed more room].
When it was taken off the road 6 years later we moved the rear suspension pedastle back fitted a 60inch sleeper I purchased second hand ex US from a wreckers which I stripped and rebuilt at home before the main job started then then the chassis was sandblasted and sent to the paint shop before a final assembly and an in cab fitout with matching quilted panels.Unfortunately no photos of the rebuild my camera had developed a fault so no result.
The time taken for the work was 6 weeks plus a week in the paint shop.
We owned the truck for 14 years it stood at home here 18months after I purchased the Titan it was never advertised but word got out and eventually i reluctantly sold it. It was still running around the city 5 or 6 years later but I haven’t seen for a while now.
Dig
DIG:
Couldn’t resist the challenge DeanO.
The KW was without doubt my favourite,the Macks did the job but the running costs of the Macks proved to be higher than the KW and I engineered the KW after 6 years which was a cheaper option than buying a new one as I didn’t have the confidence in our industry at that time for the work to continue at the same pace it had but the tax man still wanted his cut so a full rebuild was a better option and kept the money in my end of the table.The KW when purchased had a small bunk 28inch quite comfortable to sleep in on a cold night but very little room for storage of whatever was needed to do the long distance runs [a load from WA to Queensland 6000kms each way got me thinking I needed more room].
When it was taken off the road 6 years later we moved the rear suspension pedastle back fitted a 60inch sleeper I purchased second hand ex US from a wreckers which I stripped and rebuilt at home before the main job started then then the chassis was sandblasted and sent to the paint shop before a final assembly and an in cab fitout with matching quilted panels.Unfortunately no photos of the rebuild my camera had developed a fault so no result.
The time taken for the work was 6 weeks plus a week in the paint shop.
We owned the truck for 14 years it stood at home here 18months after I purchased the Titan it was never advertised but word got out and eventually i reluctantly sold it. It was still running around the city 5 or 6 years later but I haven’t seen for a while now.
Dig
I liked the original look, Dig, but the dark green was very understated and professional looking. We had an owner driver do some Euro work for us at Toray and his Scania had that appearance. No bells and whistles, just smart. He was a quiet sort of bloke and did a good job, but his enthusiasm eventually got the better of him and he promised too much and shocked the management one day by drifting down the yard past the MD’s office pulling the trailer of our only major competitor in Europe. It wasn’t my choice, I tried to smooth the waters, but he was gone. 
One of the legends of my era known as Vi in the top end cattle game.
Dig
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One of the legends of my era known as Vi in the top end cattle game.
Dig
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It didn’t get her driving road trains for a living, but I did to Fran what her partner did to Vi one day as we were coming back from Italy in my '89 with Whitetrux. I was a bit crook in the guts after booking my Zeebrugge ferry and couldn’t continue. We couldn’t miss the booking so I told her she’d have to do it, showed her the gears and climbed in the bunk.
Only 2 emergencies on the way, a great big bumble bee flew in and got lost in the folds of her wrap around skirt. I told her to keep going and after a bit of a rummage, found it and gently showed it the exit. 
Then she woke me again later, terrified because the autobahn ended and she had to follow a clover leaf on to a 2 way road. ‘Just keep your eyes on the right hand mirror and the trailer wheels on the white line and you must be going in the right direction’ I said
DEANB:
pv83:
Does anyone recognise this unit? As it’s a early one, it might have been one the first 110’s in the UK?Worries me sometimes chap !
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By gum Dean! Great article, it’s not your daily bread and butter address to pick up a load
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anorak:pv83:
Does anyone recognise this unit? As it’s a early one, it might have been one the first 110’s in the UK?Big letters, big mirrors- that’s a late model LOL. There’s a thread on here somewhere, the title of which is mis-speeled (the c is missing from Scania). It goes into all the details. The first GB 110s were on the F plate- LHD two-stick ones.
I didn’t knew that there were such differences Anorak, I just assumed it was a early version due to the shape of the headlights… I’ll have a look, see if I can find said thread.