Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Would that be a factory built 6x2 Larry or a Granning conversion maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
Factory built Dennis, Regards Larry.
Seen quite a few heading north of late
Lawrence Dunbar:
Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Would that be a factory built 6x2 Larry or a Granning conversion maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
Factory built Dennis, Regards Larry.
Aye Larry they always seemed to be “an after thought” to me those 6x2’s,I recall that a number of Scania operators used the Granning third axle on 4x2 's when 38 ton came in,but I never fancied them my-self,I stuck with the “factory” built versions 
Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Would that be a factory built 6x2 Larry or a Granning conversion maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
Factory built Dennis, Regards Larry.
Aye Larry they always seemed to be “an after thought” to me those 6x2’s,I recall that a number of Scania operators used the Granning third axle on 4x2 's when 38 ton came in,but I never fancied them my-self,I stuck with the “factory” built versions
Aye Dennis, Both 6X2s we had were factory built & both twin steers, I preferred the to the push axles, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Would that be a factory built 6x2 Larry or a Granning conversion maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
Factory built Dennis, Regards Larry.
Aye Larry they always seemed to be “an after thought” to me those 6x2’s,I recall that a number of Scania operators used the Granning third axle on 4x2 's when 38 ton came in,but I never fancied them my-self,I stuck with the “factory” built versions
Aye Dennis, Both 6X2s we had were factory built & both twin steers, I preferred the to the push axles, Regards Larry.
Funnily enough Larry the one 6x2 pusher FL10 we ran did just as well on tyres as the twin steer Scanias,bad to understand why but a fact never-the-less eh!Cheers Dennis.
Aye
shugg:
Lawrence you are to be congratulated for your efforts posting the photographs , comments etc with reference to what must be one of the few real !!! hauliers out there . Since you are now retired and have plenty of time on your hands you could turn to publishing ! a book about if not only about Adams history and perhaps also many other well known N.E. hauliers , if you got a move on it could be a best seller for Christmas , again many thanks for you very interesting posts .[/quot Thanks Shugg but I cant take all the credit for all the photos, These latter ones were given to me by one of Adams Fitters, Richie who is a enthuist as well, Regards Larry.
snowman1:
hi all
can any of you old jakes drivers remember the old wooden hut café in the regent petrol station witch was open 24hrs a day 7days a week on the first hill out of leeds on the A62 Huddersfield rd,i worked there in the 60s 2of your drivers I new at that time, one was a young lad with a new 4 wheeler bmc,and the other one a scruffy bloke that always slept over the bonnet in a old and I mean old 6wheeler albion in the café car park I think his name was lockey?? and was known as the black prince as he never had a wash all week,just wondered what happened to them.
regards to all I may have served
sm1
Well SM1 you will have certainly served me, I drove for Baxters Road Services at this time & used the café frequently, Would I be correct in saying the bloke that started it off was called Clem, ■■ Regards Larry.
hi there ld
you are spot on with clem,he started it and then the site including the petrol station at the other side of the road was taken over by A.HUGH WALKER who had a couple more regent petrol stations in leeds.adams drivers used to stop there a lot as did a lot of north east drivers.some that come to mind,adams/ ob/baxters/j.w capstaff/mc phees/ici wilton/r rankin/r durram/tees side carries/w.g. Thomas(with there old 4&6wheel dennis trucks) freeman-volkers&stuart with there blue akis/dinky Davidson/ t.a Metcalfe with old seddon artics,i sometimes wish I could go back in time to those times,stress what was that.
regards
smi
ps I think I will join harry in a large whisky 
snowman1:
hi there ld
you are spot on with clem,he started it and then the site including the petrol station at the other side of the road was taken over by A.HUGH WALKER who had a couple more regent petrol stations in leeds.adams drivers used to stop there a lot as did a lot of north east drivers.some that come to mind,adams/ ob/baxters/j.w capstaff/mc phees/ici wilton/r rankin/r durram/tees side carries/w.g. Thomas(with there old 4&6wheel dennis trucks) freeman-volkers&stuart with there blue akis/dinky Davidson/ t.a Metcalfe with old seddon artics,i sometimes wish I could go back in time to those times,stress what was that.
regards
smi
ps I think I will join harry in a large whisky
Well I will certainly drink to that Cheers, Regards Larry.
Hi Larry what was thinking behind this colour scheme ■■?
tyneside:
Hi Larry what was thinking behind this colour scheme ■■?
Hi Tyneside, As far as I know these motors weren’t very old when Adams bought them so they didn’t get painted in their usual livery I don’t think there is too many of them in their fleet, The last four new DAFS are the Adams colours which Im sure you will agree when I say they look much better, Regards Larry.
