Hi lads a few more photos, the van hee trans-conās this photo was taken on the Austrian border drivers mick turnbull and big kris, gallachers (tal ) 2 weeks after i took these they went bump, rth lubbers A1 north bound, bumper
Danscania:
Hello F Troop. Am I Correct in thinking this 143 belonged to Armitage, the cattle Dealer from North Yorkshire. Not sure that this is the lorry that Mick Grant bought as Lawrence Dunbar says though. I seem to Think That was an Ex Olivers of Eccles 6x2 113 360/380 K33 OTK ā ā ? Danf troop:
Alan Easton from Wooler with the Scania.0
Hi Danscania,
Your correct in saying the Scania G429YVN came from Armitage in Noth Yorkshire,I sure your correct the Scania Mick bought came from Olivers,Mick got it painted with his name on,then later took the offer up off Fergusons to have the truck painted free in Fergusons livery,He would then be paid a little extra on the rate for the jobs he did,If my memory serves me right i beleive the Reg was K33OTK as you have above.
The Olivers Reg is correct a personal number OTK Re Olivers Transport Kelso But Im sure the first Scania Mick had was Alan Eastons old wagon it was in Fergy,s Colours with M&K.Grant on the back of the cab, the Oliver one was never in Fergy,s colour, but can be corrected on this, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
The Olivers Reg is correct a personal number OTK Re Olivers Transport Kelso But Im sure the first Scania Mick had was Alan Eastons old wagon it was in Fergy,s Colours with M&K.Grant on the back of the cab, the Oliver one was never in Fergy,s colour, but can be corrected on this, Regards Larry.
Hello Larry,
Just phoned Kath and left a message about the Scania,We will have the correct information for tomorrow,You may be right in what you say.
thechink1968:
Phil Gents motor, photos donated by little brother Kevin Gent
How is Kevin never seen him for agesā¦is he still working for Asda. Bet hes still grumpy like his brother Philā¦ ha ha 
the RTH lorry is jimmy jarvis driving bumper, the 57 plates went last year , jimmy got another volvo.
regards mark
the RTH lorry is jimmy jarvis driving bumper, the 57 plates went last year , jimmy got another volvo.
Thought I recognised the ugly mug, he always used to scrounge a sarnie off me when he got back to the yard, must owe me about 200 cheese banjoās! By the way lads if you donāt already know, if you right click on some of these pics they will increase in size so you get a better look, handy to see the detail at times. Cheers Franky.
toonheed:
thechink1968:
Phil Gents motor, photos donated by little brother Kevin GentHow is Kevin never seen him for agesā¦is he still working for Asda. Bet hes still grumpy like his brother Philā¦ ha ha
Hi toon Aye kev is still at ASDA but working is another issue last time he drove was the day the dartford crossing opened. Only kidding kev lol. As for grumpy He makes victor meldrew look like the laughing policeman. I,ll be seeing Kev in morning so I,ll pass on your regards Colin
Old and new
toonheed:
thechink1968:
Phil Gents motor, photos donated by little brother Kevin GentHow is Kevin never seen him for agesā¦is he still working for Asda. Bet hes still grumpy like his brother Philā¦ ha ha
hi colin. how you doing mate ? you are definitely mixing me up with my brother phill. lol.
iām doing just fine. iām a shop steward now so only drive about 4 shifts a month. mind you it will only be 2 shifts this month.
i spend most of my time in meetings & disciplinary hearings so still a fat lad. lol.
have told phill about this site and he logs on from time to time.
its a real trip down memory lane. it makes you wish weād took a camera to work more often in the past.
by the way the ā ā ā ā ā is a compulsive liar but a good mate.
take care colin.
f troop:
Danscania:
Hello F Troop. Am I Correct in thinking this 143 belonged to Armitage, the cattle Dealer from North Yorkshire. Not sure that this is the lorry that Mick Grant bought as Lawrence Dunbar says though. I seem to Think That was an Ex Olivers of Eccles 6x2 113 360/380 K33 OTK ā ā ? Danf troop:
Alan Easton from Wooler with the Scania.0Hi Danscania,
Your correct in saying the Scania G429YVN came from Armitage in Noth Yorkshire,I sure your correct the Scania Mick bought came from Olivers,Mick got it painted with his name on,then later took the offer up off Fergusons to have the truck painted free in Fergusons livery,He would then be paid a little extra on the rate for the jobs he did,If my memory serves me right i beleive the Reg was K33OTK as you have above.
Hello F troop. Re the Armitage/Redpath/Ferguson scania. I Remember Mick Grant Driving this for Redpaths then Fergys after the takeover. Think he got it after a 4000 series Foden which was in redpath colours. I Remain unconvinced that Mick actually owned it. However i could be wrong Mick Grant drove for my Father and uncle during the 70ās and 80ās. the house i live in now was until about 5 years ago, Rented from my Grandfather by Michaels Uncle George.
Danscania:
f troop:
Danscania:
Hello F Troop. Am I Correct in thinking this 143 belonged to Armitage, the cattle Dealer from North Yorkshire. Not sure that this is the lorry that Mick Grant bought as Lawrence Dunbar says though. I seem to Think That was an Ex Olivers of Eccles 6x2 113 360/380 K33 OTK ā ā ? Danf troop:
Alan Easton from Wooler with the Scania.0Hi Danscania,
Your correct in saying the Scania G429YVN came from Armitage in Noth Yorkshire,I sure your correct the Scania Mick bought came from Olivers,Mick got it painted with his name on,then later took the offer up off Fergusons to have the truck painted free in Fergusons livery,He would then be paid a little extra on the rate for the jobs he did,If my memory serves me right i beleive the Reg was K33OTK as you have above.Hello F troop. Re the Armitage/Redpath/Ferguson scania. I Remember Mick Grant Driving this for Redpaths then Fergys after the takeover. Think he got it after a 4000 series Foden which was in redpath colours. I Remain unconvinced that Mick actually owned it. However i could be wrong Mick Grant drove for my Father and uncle during the 70ās and 80ās. the house i live in now was until about 5 years ago, Rented from my Grandfather by Michaels Uncle George.
Hi Danscania,
Just spoken to Steven West and he says Mick Grants first Scania was G429YVN the 450 BHP from Fergusons,I now remember that to be correct as he ran the Scania for a while, but with it just being a 4x2 he had problems with coupling up to some of the new trailers with the deep pin and carrying the extra weight.He then sold the Scania and bought a Scania K33OTK off Olivers.
Hello Larry,
You were correct in saying Mick Grant bought his first Scania off Fergusons,The one Alan Easton Drove,
The second one was from Olivers.
genty4444:
toonheed:
thechink1968:
Phil Gents motor, photos donated by little brother Kevin GentHow is Kevin never seen him for agesā¦is he still working for Asda. Bet hes still grumpy like his brother Philā¦ ha ha
hi colin. how you doing mate ? you are definitely mixing me up with my brother phill. lol.
iām doing just fine. iām a shop steward now so only drive about 4 shifts a month. mind you it will only be 2 shifts this month.
i spend most of my time in meetings & disciplinary hearings so still a fat lad. lol.
have told phill about this site and he logs on from time to time.
its a real trip down memory lane. it makes you wish weād took a camera to work more often in the past.
by the way the ā ā ā ā ā is a compulsive liar but a good mate.
take care colin.
hi kevā¦good to hear from you. I am still at the tunnel and hanging on waiting for the next round of redundancies. Terrified in case I have to go back on the road and work for a livingā¦but hopefully I should be ok. Found this site through another mate Chris Wilson who also worked for Oldies for a while but never come across your Phil yet. Some great photos on here but what frightens me is that I can remember them allā¦hate this getting old lark 
. I know we always say this but one day we will have to arrange a get together for a few bevvies. Take care and catch up with you soon I hopeā¦Colin