Bassman:
Hi, Philybob
I only worked agency for a couple of weeks ,and they were nights for Holmes. Never classed myself as a proper tipper man but have done some tipper work over the years,mainly animal and poultry feed and raw materials inbound.
That was for W J Oldacres ,later Premier ,later Porters at Flixboro’. Most of my work has been powder tank work, many years with Rugby and it’s successors.
Have worked in a small way with Pat Harrison and Brian Midgely.
Cheers Bassman
I often think to myself, when I see these old pics “Why the hell didn’t I take my camera to work!!”
Hi
I didn’t,t know any of Grahams drivers but I do remember them delivering to building sites when I first started work.
Handballing those breeze blocks off played havoc with your hands and if the gaffer wasn,t about it was a case of"tip it slowly driver and try not to break too many"
It was surprising how few were broken if they were tipped onto sand or soft earth.
I also. Remember tippers delivering bagged cement, after the first couple of ton were off the body was tipped one ram and the bags were slid down the body,these were 1cwt bags,you soon learnt to catch them on your shoulder after being knocked over a few times. Health and Safety!!
Bassman
phillybob71:
Bassman:
Hi, Philybob
I only worked agency for a couple of weeks ,and they were nights for Holmes. Never classed myself as a proper tipper man but have done some tipper work over the years,mainly animal and poultry feed and raw materials inbound.
That was for W J Oldacres ,later Premier ,later Porters at Flixboro’. Most of my work has been powder tank work, many years with Rugby and it’s successors.
Have worked in a small way with Pat Harrison and Brian Midgely.
Cheers Bassman
I often think to myself, when I see these old pics “Why the hell didn’t I take my camera to work!!”
Will put more Grahams on later phillybob
ISHIFT5:
Here is Brian posing with his new Stas trailer.
I bet the trailer lived longer than the unit 
ISHIFTS
Saw this pic. in the Grimsby Evening Telegraph,s Bygones edition. Don’ think i’m causing any copyright problems by scanning it onto here.
Bassman
Note the drive pattern tyre rear axle ,wouldn’t happen today ,drivers are too vane !
ISHIFT5:
Smart Benton’s Scanny.
Hi,
Yes, it’s a beauty. It’s a long time since I was involved in uk haulage, but that would have been several feet over length in my day - is it legal now?
John
John West:
ISHIFT5:
Smart Benton’s Scanny.
Hi,
Yes, it’s a beauty. It’s a long time since I was involved in uk haulage, but that would have been several feet over length in my day - is it legal now?
John
Does it just scrape in with a 40 foot box as opposed to a 45 foot ?
Any one know much about R j Mills ? I don’t think they were lincs but more like Worksop area? What happend did they go bust ,I remember seeing all those new FH s lined up ,certainly made some good units for the next man !
Dan Punchard:
Any one know much about R j Mills ? I don’t think they were lincs but more like Worksop area? What happend did they go bust ,I remember seeing all those new FH s lined up ,certainly made some good units for the next man !
Hi Dan,
R J Mills was based at Sandtoft N.Lincs, He set up after Colin Booth (Simons) Bought out Holmes from Epworth. He now owns EVS at Sandtoft.
Thanks for the reply ,I remember seeing them in the quarry at whitwell .
