Punchy Dan:
0cairnsmore of carsphairn today ,no Scanias allowed without a towing eye fitted
Now now Dan’l no need for the snide remarks just because you’d have to do three trips with the Foden on the same job and then have to handball every bag off into a wheel barrow ! Cheers Denz’l. PS All Scanias have towing eyes on them because in the unlikely event that they do fail to proceed they are worth recovering whereas the reason that Foden/DAF’s don’t have a towing eye is that they aren’t worth recovering so they are usually cut up where they are and thrown into a scrap skip !
I always reckoned that it’s a standard feature on a Scania, as they’ve got this nasty habit of breaking down all the time, it’s more unlikely that they’ll finish the job start to finish… Speaking from experience…
kevmac47:
Courtesy of Iain Wilkinson, this belonged to the late Geoff Breward he was well known on the vintage scene as a fantastic restorer. This is a fine example of his work. Regards Kev.0
Thanks for the gen Kev so it would have been operated by Carrs of Silloth . Originally Carrs of Carlisle and Carrs of Silloth were one and the same firm but were split up many years ago and Carrs of Carlisle were eventually bought by United Biscuits. I have read a book on the history of Carrs and I can tell you that the Founder of Carrs was born and bred in Kendal and he relocated to Carlisle as a youngster and started out in the baking business which just grew and grew and he opened up on Silloth docks starting milling flour. The Clipper ships used to sail into Silloth loaded with grain from South America. All interesting stuff ! Cheers Dennis.
kevmac47:
Courtesy of Iain Wilkinson, this belonged to the late Geoff Breward he was well known on the vintage scene as a fantastic restorer. This is a fine example of his work. Regards Kev.
Thanks for the gen Kev so it would have been operated by Carrs of Silloth . Originally Carrs of Carlisle and Carrs of Silloth were one and the same firm but were split up many years ago and Carrs of Carlisle were eventually bought by United Biscuits. I have read a book on the history of Carrs and I can tell you that the Founder of Carrs was born and bred in Kendal and he relocated to Carlisle as a youngster and started out in the baking business which just grew and grew and he opened up on Silloth docks starting milling flour. The Clipper ships used to sail into Silloth loaded with grain from South America. All interesting stuff ! Cheers Dennis.
Tilcon had at least two of those Sed-Ak 300’s on T plates, we had one at Ballidon driven by Johnny Mellor and there was another at Mancetter quarry. Seddon actually featured one in an advert. They did ok, rear suspension wore a little but the International engine and ZF six speed box were trouble free although the change was rather on the slow side. I believe Hoveringham had some with a splitter box which would improve things I reckon. Neither were kept long though, only about four years, and were replaced with Foden eight wheelers with Rolls engines.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi Dan, You do get some mucky jobs, But as the old saying goes where theres muck theres Money , Take care my friend & stay safe, Regards Larry.
kevmac47:
Courtesy of Iain Wilkinson, this belonged to the late Geoff Breward he was well known on the vintage scene as a fantastic restorer. This is a fine example of his work. Regards Kev.0
Thanks for the gen Kev so it would have been operated by Carrs of Silloth . Originally Carrs of Carlisle and Carrs of Silloth were one and the same firm but were split up many years ago and Carrs of Carlisle were eventually bought by United Biscuits. I have read a book on the history of Carrs and I can tell you that the Founder of Carrs was born and bred in Kendal and he relocated to Carlisle as a youngster and started out in the baking business which just grew and grew and he opened up on Silloth docks starting milling flour. The Clipper ships used to sail into Silloth loaded with grain from South America. All interesting stuff ! Cheers Dennis.
Hi Dennis.
Are Carrs now known as Carr Billington? There was an ex CB Scania 6-legger in Isle of Man and I see Carr Billington wagons around Thirsk and Northallerton.
Buzzer:
When the milk was delivered by horse & cart, Buzzer.
When I was a nipper my best mate’s dad drove one for United Dairies. They told him they were going to put him through his test to drive a motorised float. So while having lessons with the firm, he decided he’d buy a car, bought a sit up and beg Ford Prefect, put his L plates on and got his mate to sit by him when he went out. One day he was painting his wheels in the street, needed to turn it round to do the other side, nobody about so he chanced it. Mid 3-point turn he pressed the wrong pedal, shot back, over the pavement and knocked down his neighbour’s wall. Later he told me he’d shouted “whoa” but it didn’t make any difference!
Bernard
