John - Struggling with the Guy big j too, but perhaps an earlier version
Thanks for trying John and “sniffy” to find a shot of a Guy Big J 8 wheeler in Gulf livery. here’s a shot of a Brook & Rees tanker delivering 2500gal of Derv to our depot in Milnthorpe circa late '72 early '73.When I started with my first motor in '68 Brook and Rees were the only firm that would supply me with a 600gal tank 500gal once a month!! And as I started to run more motors we soon became a big customer of B & R,so much so that Gulf Oil took over the account direct from their AD Brook & Rees and we were able to take even bigger loads at a keener price.I found them a great firm to deal with via their regional rep Bob Fitzgerald and I was always made welcome at their head office in Cheltenham when I was down in the South West! Unfortunately in around 78/79 Gulf started withdrawing from the bulk derv market and were quoting prices higher than Shell and BP so I finally called it a day!
Bewick:
Thanks for trying John and “sniffy” to find a shot of a Guy Big J 8 wheeler in Gulf livery. here’s a shot of a Brook & Rees tanker delivering 2500gal of Derv to our depot in Milnthorpe circa late '72 early '73.When I started with my first motor in '68 Brook and Rees were the only firm that would supply me with a 600gal tank 500gal once a month!! And as I started to run more motors we soon became a big customer of B & R,so much so that Gulf Oil took over the account direct from their AD Brook & Rees and we were able to take even bigger loads at a keener price.I found them a great firm to deal with via their regional rep Bob Fitzgerald and I was always made welcome at their head office in Cheltenham when I was down in the South West! Unfortunately in around 78/79 Gulf started withdrawing from the bulk derv market and were quoting prices higher than Shell and BP so I finally called it a day!
Cant see a bund wall on that tank !!!old lad !!!
v7victor:
Cant see a bund wall on that tank !!!old lad !!!
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That looks quite a professional set up, none of those old tank barrels sat on a stack of soggy pallets and a broken diesel soaked ladder propped up at the end 
I love these old fuel tanker photos, much more interesting then the shiny GP barrels
Wheel Nut:
v7victor:
Cant see a bund wall on that tank !!!old lad !!!
That looks quite a professional set up, none of those old tank barrels sat on a stack of soggy pallets and a broken diesel soaked ladder propped up at the end
I love these old fuel tanker photos, much more interesting then the shiny GP barrels
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Bund? what was a Bund!!! This is a better shot of our real proper 3000 gal tank we installed in our depot down in the village c/w a secondhand pump from the same filling station.The Atki,IIRC,had loaded steel in Newport for Scotland!! This tank replaced a 1200gal 6x4x8 and a couple of 600’s which had,of course all been stood on pallets although my first one in Kendal was on a proper breeze block stand!! When we got the 3000 gal tank it had had petrol in it so my brother got inside and scrubbed it out with cleaning fluid,and you could smell fumes 100yds away!! If one of the drunks had staggered out of the boozer across the from the yard and had a ■■■■ then lit a ■■■ that night,he would still be on his way to mars!!! H & S!! They would have cordoned the whole village of to-day if they’ed got a whiff of that now! Happy days Dennis.
When we took K.Fells over in '76 they only had a 3000gal gravity tank inside the garage so I had this 6000gal tank and a new key operated high speed pump installed.We continued to use the gravity tank as a back up when we had a power cut and also “first fill” for new motors and also for our vans and cars ect.Then I just popped the odd pot into it now and again to keep the derv fresh!!
As we started to require more fuel storage I had a steel frame built over the 6000 gal tank and I placed a 4000 gal on top which took a full load from the Gulf 8 wheeler.Then when the bottom tank went below 2000 gal we dropped the top tank into it and we were ready for another 8 wheeler with 17000 litres one drop!! Used to work a treat until we stopped dealing with Gulf then when Shell,BP and Texaco started delivering in 29000 litre loads it had to be split between Tanks 1 and 2, which were numbered,so the tanker driver couldn’t be excused for blowing a tank over.After we did the dips we told him which pots to put into which tank,simples! Well for some anyway!! In the far background on this shot you can see the upper 4000gal tank. I might have a better shot somewhere but you’ll get the idea!
Bewick:
Thanks for trying John and “sniffy” to find a shot of a Guy Big J 8 wheeler in Gulf livery. here’s a shot of a Brook & Rees tanker delivering 2500gal of Derv to our depot in Milnthorpe circa late '72 early '73.When I started with my first motor in '68 Brook and Rees were the only firm that would supply me with a 600gal tank 500gal once a month!! And as I started to run more motors we soon became a big customer of B & R,so much so that Gulf Oil took over the account direct from their AD Brook & Rees and we were able to take even bigger loads at a keener price.I found them a great firm to deal with via their regional rep Bob Fitzgerald and I was always made welcome at their head office in Cheltenham when I was down in the South West! Unfortunately in around 78/79 Gulf started withdrawing from the bulk derv market and were quoting prices higher than Shell and BP so I finally called it a day!
Hi Dennis,
I can remember Brook and Rees , as they supplied diesel to us after Fina suddenly pulled the plug at the Kendal depot on Mintsfeet Estate . Was B. & R. s salesman called Jack Hammond , who had lost his job at Fina ? Maybe youll know if I `ve got the correct name .
Cheers , cattle wagon man.
Hiya CWM,the salesman I dealt with initially was Bill Strickland from Windermere but once we got established with them I just dealt with the office in Lancaster.I re-call the name you mention but I didn’t know him.I well recall a Fina salesman called Benson from Flookburgh but neither I nor the lass that worked in our office reckoned owt to him!!! I can re-call the time when Fina just kicked everyone they dealt with in our area ,into touch!!! Nelsons of Arnside,Teddy Nelson and K.Fell were 3 I knew of and what a scamble they had to get on with someone else as at the time fuel was just about to become rationed '73 IIRC.Wasn’t I glad I couldn’t be persuaded to deal with Fina at that time!! Cheers Dennis.
Lovely old GUY for the heating oil/small garages/ farms etc!
Uniform/Tie/Cap, very smart!
Bewick:
When we took K.Fells over in '76 they only had a 3000gal gravity tank inside the garage so I had this 6000gal tank and a new key operated high speed pump installed.We continued to use the gravity tank as a back up when we had a power cut and also “first fill” for new motors and also for our vans and cars ect.Then I just popped the odd pot into it now and again to keep the derv fresh!!
The last tank I got at Bewick Transport I had purpose built so it would fit onto a 40ft trailer if need be.Its capacity was about 80,000 litres IIRC which enabled it to take two full loads once the stock level had fallen below 20,000 litres.We still had the 3000gal gravity tank inside the workshop so we always had plenty of fuel availble.This is an ariel shot of the depot showing the big tank which had two high speed pumps either side, inside the cabin we had built onto the end.I also had a 300gal engine oil tank built inside the bund and in the small green tank outside was mixed coolant which we kept in the engines year round.The pumps were connected to the BP fuel monitoring system which we used.
adr:
Lovely old GUY for the heating oil/small garages/ farms etc!
It looks like that Guy has an Italian Cesci steer axle fitted.This conversion was ahead of it’s time when it appeared in the mid 60’s and wasn’t really a roaring success because of the difficulties encountered in locking the axle when reversing.But the idea was excellent,all the same, for improving the payloads of 4 wheelers.Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
Bewick:
When we took K.Fells over in '76 they only had a 3000gal gravity tank inside the garage so I had this 6000gal tank and a new key operated high speed pump installed.We continued to use the gravity tank as a back up when we had a power cut and also “first fill” for new motors and also for our vans and cars ect.Then I just popped the odd pot into it now and again to keep the derv fresh!!The last tank I got at Bewick Transport I had purpose built so it would fit onto a 40ft trailer if need be.Its capacity was about 80,000 litres IIRC which enabled it to take two full loads once the stock level had fallen below 20,000 litres.We still had the 3000gal gravity tank inside the workshop so we always had plenty of fuel availble.This is an ariel shot of the depot showing the big tank which had two high speed pumps either side, inside the cabin we had built onto the end.I also had a 300gal engine oil tank built inside the bund and in the small green tank outside was mixed coolant which we kept in the engines year round.The pumps were connected to the BP fuel monitoring system which we used.
A shot of the two pumps in action filling up,by coincidence, two consequtive reg’d 113’s.there was floodlights on top the wooden pole so there was no scratching abut in the dark!!
Bewick:
adr:
Lovely old GUY for the heating oil/small garages/ farms etc!It looks like that Guy has an Italian Cesci steer axle fitted.This conversion was ahead of it’s time when it appeared in the mid 60’s and wasn’t really a roaring success because of the difficulties encountered in locking the axle when reversing.But the idea was excellent,all the same, for improving the payloads of 4 wheelers.Cheers Bewick.
Hi Bewick, I did think it was quite a forward thinking idea on a wagon from that date, haven’t seen it on many wagons around then!
Regards Chris