Really I am as old as you Tony…I was 16 at the time! I was an apprentice under Colin Read and thats how I got on the trips.
Great pictures ans stories on these pages I’ve such great memories of the area as mt dad drove in the 70’s for Hall Aggregates/Hales Containers I can remember going to work with him and delivering sand on the Southampton side of the Itchen bridge when it was being built happy days back then 
Would love to know if anyone has any pics of any of the local RMC/Halls sites in and around Southampton.
Is it only me that thinks AINACS sells oranges from his farm in Florida to Tropicana?
He does seem to disappear for long periods doesn,t he. 
Pat must be in competition with you Gazzer. 
Stickman:
Great pictures ans stories on these pages I’ve such great memories of the area as mt dad drove in the 70’s for Hall Aggregates/Hales Containers I can remember going to work with him and delivering sand on the Southampton side of the Itchen bridge when it was being built happy days back then
Would love to know if anyone has any pics of any of the local RMC/Halls sites in and around Southampton.
Hi Stickman there is a pic of a hales truck just bin posted by Bubbleman on Scrapbook Memories thread,cheers Buzzer.
gazzer:
Is it only me that thinks AINACS sells oranges from his farm in Florida to Tropicana?
Who me ■■? Don’t know what you mean Gary
youtube.com/watch?v=7SXCgIEMF2A
Still better that selling chicken I suppose
Or being a Musketeer
Regards Pat
A couple more of Dave Sheppard’s pics who remembers Yardley’s of Leeds when they had a depot in town?
Regards Pat
ainacs:
A couple more of Dave Sheppard’s pics who remembers Yardley’s of Leeds when they had a depot in town?Regards Pat
Lokks like a young eddie huntly in the first pic pat,nice rope and sheet job and bet they had to be carefull sheeting them oranges with the wire tie boxes PS they wern’t your oranges were they pat before you got the tropicana contract ? cheers Buzzer.
Buzzer:
ainacs:
A couple more of Dave Sheppard’s pics who remembers Yardley’s of Leeds when they had a depot in town?Regards Pat
Lokks like a young eddie huntly in the first pic pat,nice rope and sheet job and bet they had to be carefull sheeting them oranges with the wire tie boxes PS they wern’t your oranges were they pat before you got the tropicana contract ? cheers Buzzer.
Hi John yes it does look like a young Eddie Huntley what year would you say that pic was taken? No clue on the back of the pic, I spoke to Eddie last week will phone him and ask I know he did work for Reeves’ at Four Post Hill but not sure about Yardleys, I think they had a workshop at the bottom of Rockstone Lane/Peterborough Road in Bevois Valley I used to past it on the way to school!!!
Regards Pat
Hi Roolechat, thank you re the news of Less Tull, thae last i see of him he was on box work for Russel Davies, ex F/stowe.
Isee him i think in the 1980’s in the sevices on the m4, as i said he was the first driver i mated back in early 60’s, have you any idea what be come of him? the last i heard he got a mobile home and was travelling round Spain?? but that could mean any thing, cheers.
Thanks for the tip off bud have just seen it
Buzzer:
Stickman:
Great pictures ans stories on these pages I’ve such great memories of the area as mt dad drove in the 70’s for Hall Aggregates/Hales Containers I can remember going to work with him and delivering sand on the Southampton side of the Itchen bridge when it was being built happy days back then
Would love to know if anyone has any pics of any of the local RMC/Halls sites in and around Southampton.Hi Stickman there is a pic of a hales truck just bin posted by Bubbleman on Scrapbook Memories thread,cheers Buzzer.
Hi Stickman did you get my P.M ?
Regards Jim
Hi Jim yeah got it I’ve just sent you a reply
Jimski:
Hi Stickman did you get my P.M ?Regards Jim
ainacs:
Another Meachers ERF pic from Marc’s Scrapbook ThreadRegards Pat
When I used to be parked up on a night out by the baths on Western Esplanade I would hear those ERF’s of Meachers going out on nights, those with the 8cyl Gardners were one of the sweetest sounding motors going.
Trev_H:
ainacs:
Another Meachers ERF pic from Marc’s Scrapbook ThreadRegards Pat
When I used to be parked up on a night out by the baths on Western Esplanade I would hear those ERF’s of Meachers going out on nights, those with the 8cyl Gardners were one of the sweetest sounding motors going.
Now come on Trev,tell us what you really thought when those Meachers 8 potters woke you up? " Yow 'am noisy ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■ !! Happy new Year by the way ! Cheers Dennis.
ainacs:
Another Meachers ERF pic from Marc’s Scrapbook ThreadRegards Pat
The advert quotes these ERF’s as being “40 tonners” I wonder if the C40 had the Kirkstall D85 HR axle? The C series we had at Bewick Transport were C38’s and all had the heavy Eaton single reduction which I can only assume didn’t have the same weight classification as the Kirkstall.Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Trev_H:
ainacs:
Another Meachers ERF pic from Marc’s Scrapbook ThreadRegards Pat
When I used to be parked up on a night out by the baths on Western Esplanade I would hear those ERF’s of Meachers going out on nights, those with the 8cyl Gardners were one of the sweetest sounding motors going.
Now come on Trev,tell us what you really thought when those Meachers 8 potters woke you up? " Yow 'am noisy [zb] [zb]" !! Happy new Year by the way ! Cheers Dennis.
Yes happy new year Dennis ! No those motors didn’t wake me up, I’d be going over the road to the Juniper berry to get a skinful and see the local sights 
Trev_H:
Bewick:
Trev_H:
ainacs:
Another Meachers ERF pic from Marc’s Scrapbook ThreadRegards Pat
When I used to be parked up on a night out by the baths on Western Esplanade I would hear those ERF’s of Meachers going out on nights, those with the 8cyl Gardners were one of the sweetest sounding motors going.
Now come on Trev,tell us what you really thought when those Meachers 8 potters woke you up? " Yow 'am noisy [zb] [zb]" !! Happy new Year by the way ! Cheers Dennis.
Yes happy new year Dennis ! No those motors didn’t wake me up, I’d be going over the road to the Juniper berry to get a skinful and see the local sights
Hi Trev,
Did you see Chris Webb in the Juniper Berry ? I think he used to have a few “Dodgy” nights out there 
Regards
Richard