Good post this. 
Callum looks cute and SO serious, sitting intently behind the wheel.
Bless him! He’s amazingly advanced for 5 months as he was at the time.
Now you’ve only yourself to blame when he won’t be fobbed off with a car for his 18th and holds out for a shiny new truck from Dear Old Dad!
Really enjoy these pictures. A very tidy fleet
switchlogic:
Really enjoy these pictures. A very tidy fleet
They do go against traditional views of tipper operators, but then we tend to just do our own work so set our own rates.
Muckaway:
switchlogic:
Really enjoy these pictures. A very tidy fleetThey do go against traditional views of tipper operators, but then we tend to just do our own work so set our own rates.
As you know we are opposites in so much as I love modern trucks but with these pics I can see the attraction with those old Fodens. They were great looking trucks.
switchlogic:
Muckaway:
switchlogic:
Really enjoy these pictures. A very tidy fleetThey do go against traditional views of tipper operators, but then we tend to just do our own work so set our own rates.
As you know we are opposites in so much as I love modern trucks but with these pics I can see the attraction with those old Fodens. They were great looking trucks.
Very spacious too with those high roofs. You just had to get used to draughty ill fitting doors (or fit draught excluder rubbers like me and Dad did). Heaters weren’t great and dust got in very easily (probably where my immunity to cab dirt comes from )
Yeah the 4000s were cold in the winter and hot in the summer and the cable shift could be bad when worn. But a foden 4000 with a CAT 3306 and 13 speed fuller still takes some beating as a tipper.
Having a break at Grove, near Wantage. The layby is the old A338 and the Wantage Tramway ran alongside the road at this very spot;
How’s this for a contrast? Exactly the same spot on 30th July 1938;
The Wantage Tramway opened (horse drawn) in October 1875, went to steam power in June 1876 and ran from Wantage Road Station (next to where The Volunteer pub is) and ran into Wantage Town itself. Buses killed the passenger service in August 1925 and lorries did for the freight operation in December 1945.
And these have been a right pain in the arse since they arrived 
Breakdowns blamed on kingpins, springs, clutches, electrical faults, air con, and the not very surprisingly adblue.
Muckaway:
One of our old units; My Uncle had this one new.
Had a few years spannering these and old B series ERFs for W & G Taylor (Tippers also) of Skipton, started washing them on Saturdays and moving them round the yard at 15 years old. Old Gardners, Rolls Royce and ■■■■■■■ engines in them, On a monday morning a smog appeared over skipton as the Gardners were started up. Taylors Had a large fleet at one point doing scrap and quarry work, Got good at fiber-glassing aswell. He also had a few air cooled maggis with v8s in them.
This E reg Leyland Freighter is in our gravel pit most days; One owner from new.
The driver of this Tuckwell artic is taking a bit of a risk…
One to upset Greenpeace 
Muckaway:
The driver of this Tuckwell artic is taking a bit of a risk…
Not to sure about the driver bit, seems to spend most of the day sleeping in laybys on the A40 
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Muckaway:
The driver of this Tuckwell artic is taking a bit of a risk…Not to sure about the driver bit, seems to spend most of the day sleeping in laybys on the A40
And sleeping in Gill Mill That’s why that R reg unit’s lasted so long…
Muckaway:
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Muckaway:
The driver of this Tuckwell artic is taking a bit of a risk…Not to sure about the driver bit, seems to spend most of the day sleeping in laybys on the A40
And sleeping in Gill Mill
Must be good on fuel as well, If he does a 9 hour day he’s parked up for 7.
altitude:
Muckaway:
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Muckaway:
The driver of this Tuckwell artic is taking a bit of a risk…Not to sure about the driver bit, seems to spend most of the day sleeping in laybys on the A40
And sleeping in Gill Mill
Must be good on fuel as well, If he does a 9 hour day he’s parked up for 7.
I was running to Tuckwells allday a while back and he told me I was cutting the job up; At 40mph and I had an hours’ break and I think he did 3 and I did 5
Muckaway:
altitude:
Muckaway:
altitude:
Muckaway:
The driver of this Tuckwell artic is taking a bit of a risk…Not to sure about the driver bit, seems to spend most of the day sleeping in laybys on the A40
And sleeping in Gill Mill
Must be good on fuel as well, If he does a 9 hour day he’s parked up for 7.
I was running to Tuckwells allday a while back and he told me I was cutting the job up; At 40mph and I had an hours’ break and I think he did 3 and I did 5
I think 5 is a good day there.
Not tomorrow with it being Gold Cup Day it wont. I’m lucky, got 6 loads of Type 1 crushed concrete to Raf Brize so I should be able to stretch the day out 
2 hours overtime this week and the phone’s been left switched on…Keep plodding on 
I recognise that spot nr Wantage Nathan, used to be our spot of choice to park up when I was crewing cherrypickers, used to paint brackets and allsorts there, as well as have lunch.