Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[oiltreader]

Thanks to truckfing for the pics … benkku (bma.finland) is our main man on Sisu.
Oily

[lawrence_dunbar]

oiltreader:
Thanks to truckfing for the pics … benkku (bma.finland) is our main man on Sisu.
Oily

Great photos Oily, Heres wishing & yours a very happy New Year, Regards Larry.

[gardner_120]

Love this interior - Bedford TK - in my mind I am pressing that brake pedal to hear the distinctive air sound

[oiltreader]

Lawrence Dunbar:

oiltreader:
Thanks to truckfing for the pics … benkku (bma.finland) is our main man on Sisu.
Oily

Great photos Oily, Heres wishing & yours a very happy New Year, Regards Larry.

Thanks Larry and the same to yourself and good lady wife. At this very minute I’m thinking of you and the other northeast lads whiling a away the afternoon re-driving the miles gone by while enjoying some choice refreshment. So here’s wishing you all many more miles in comfort and style.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Gardner 120 for the Bedford TK pic … I was given a brand new one with a 5 car Carrimore trailer, I liked the cab vision, forward and back, a heater that actually blew warm air and the brakes were quite effective, the gear change if I remember was a wee bit less than positive (too many linkages) the real downside was it wasn’t man enough for the job ( for my liking), another driver (wagon and drag) who didn’t like nights away wanted a swop, done.

All lit up for Christmas in Dingwall
Oily

[lurpak]

Oily mentioned a Gardner engine in this old girl when I posted before, so went past today

Not the best photos

Cheers Ade

[oiltreader]

Hi Ade,too much Forest mead over this festive season Me I am already surrendering to the odd attack of senility , and havn’t a clue what it is, never mind what powers it with any suggestion, but I will starting digging after a cuppa, cheers for the pic .
Oily

[lurpak]

Cheers Oily, the Boss has left me in charge of room jobs and tea so pressure is on lol
Ade

[rigsby]

oiltreader:
Hi Ade,too much Forest mead over this festive season Me I am already surrendering to the odd attack of senility , and havn’t a clue what it is, never mind what powers it with any suggestion, but I will starting digging after a cuppa, cheers for the pic .
Oily

i haven’t seen one of those cranes since liverpool docks in the 60s . i think they were diesel/electric then, used for unloading cases with chain dogs , evil things , just right to take a finger off if you were too slow moving your hands . i just shook the few remaining brain cells up and i think the name on the side was ransomes , they made a lot of old machines . it,s possible that one has been reengined at some time .dave

[oiltreader]

Found this one previously posted where I mentioned it may be Cat powered
Oily
Well have had a bit of a look and Rapier cranes of this era did use Perkins diesel engines and an electric-powered jib, not sure if that would apply to this one.

[lurpak]

oiltreader:
Found this one previously posted where I mentioned it may be Cat powered
Oily

Opps sorry Oily have this from today.

Ade

[oiltreader]

rigsby:

oiltreader:
Hi Ade,too much Forest mead over this festive season Me I am already surrendering to the odd attack of senility , and havn’t a clue what it is, never mind what powers it with any suggestion, but I will starting digging after a cuppa, cheers for the pic .
Oily

i haven’t seen one of those cranes since liverpool docks in the 60s . i think they were diesel/electric then, used for unloading cases with chain dogs , evil things , just right to take a finger off if you were too slow moving your hands . i just shook the few remaining brain cells up and i think the name on the side was ransomes , they made a lot of old machines . it,s possible that one has been reengined at some time .dave

Yes Ransome Rapier, this one of lurpak’s has Rapier on the jib. The regional Railway Companies(before BR) were big users with hook and also grab bucket.
This is an interesting short vid of an ancient Rapier “walking” dragline, ingenious or what for the time.
youtube.com/watch?v=PZvquNAXRe4
Oily

[servo88]

All the best Oily to you & all your family, regards Gordon, nice to see the shops running over the festive weekend.

[servo88]

[lawrence_dunbar]

Those old cranes remind me of the ones that were used on Newcastle Quayside in the 50/60s Era They were Herbert Morris models from Loughbrough, Petrol Engines driving a Electric Motor to work the crane, Please correct my me if Im wrong on this, My mems are fading at the age of 80, Regards Larry.

[leyland600]

Hi Lawrence , I remember those cranes on Newcastle Quay but I cannot say for certain who made them but were similar to those Ransome Rapier ones on Liverpool docks, I always thought they were dangerous unweildly things for loading or perhaps it was the awkward zbs driving them both in Newcastle and Liverpool. I am surprised that Herbert Morris made them, their speciality was overhead cranes. I friend I worked with at Cowans Sheldons, Carlisle went on to work for Herbert Morris at Loughborough.
Cheers Leyland 600.

[crowbar]

lurpak:
Oily mentioned a Gardner engine in this old girl when I posted before, so went past today
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Not the best photos
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Cheers Ade

Hi lurpak The engine in the photo is a Perkins P4 l think its its hard to tell if its a p4 or a P3 .
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[lurpak]

Out on the A40 near Ross this morning

And some cars

Cheers Ade

[lurpak]

crowbar:

lurpak:
Oily mentioned a Gardner engine in this old girl when I posted before, so went past today
2
Not the best photos
1
0

Cheers Ade

Hi lurpak The engine in the photo is a Perkins P4 l think its its hard to tell if its a p4 or a P3 .
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Cheers for that Ade

[suedehead]

Gardner 120:
Love this interior - Bedford TK - in my mind I am pressing that brake pedal to hear the distinctive air sound

Is that the de lux cab?
Its got a colostomy bag holder