pyewacket947v:
Punchy Dan:
01234A new Daf to replace an Erf ,can’t see it doing 17 yrs thoughREPLACE a ERF, !!!
What sort of dark thinking is this.?
NOT MINE ! 
Maybe the old boy fancied a bit of comfort in his old age? 
Any one know this firm and is it still going ? Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Any one know this firm and is it still going ? Buzzer.
I doubt it, Although they may have been taken over some years back & running under a different name, There is still some large tipper companys in operation today, Regards Larry.
stevejones:
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How long is that trailer Steve?
John.
Punchy Dan:
01234A new Daf to replace an Erf ,can’t see it doing 17 yrs though
Hi Dan, Smart looking bit of gear, But its got some tail end overhang, I would imagine keeping the axle weights right could pose a problem, Of course thats just my thoughts , Regards Larry.
Hiya Larry ,it’s a 9 tonne front and 11500 drive not sure on the rear lift , got a large bottle of haig whiskey here 
Punchy Dan:
Hiya Larry ,it’s a 9 tonne front and 11500 drive not sure on the rear lift , got a large bottle of haig whiskey here
Hi Dan, Dont be Vague & ask for Haig isnt one of my tipples, Im having a few Glenmorangies as I can feel a cold comming on, I dont want to start sneezing when Im In a good going to bed mood 
, Getting back to the DAF, It looks very good, & I do hope its makes a few bob for Seth,Regards Larry.
Buzzer:
Any one know this firm and is it still going ? Buzzer.
Slaters finished many years ago, the garage at Gildersome is still there but Slaters are long gone.
hi john its the norm here 53ft reefer
John West:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well ROF Im sure lots of other posters on here have had similar problems, As for myself I bought a 1966, Ford EKW 400 D. V 6 Zodiak, Saloon, Very nice to drive but the bodywork was [zb], The boot rained in & [zb] the camping gear, The rear brakes were a nightmare to change when worn out, I got rid not long after,Regards Larry.I’m guessing yours was one of those with the bonnet the size of a football pitch? I had a 1964 Zodiac, the one before, with the fins at the back, which I used as a taxi from 67 - 69. I think it had 20,000 on the clock when I bought it and 40,000 when I sold it. Beautiful! That dark green Ford colour of the time with plastic ‘leather’ seating and plastic wood in the dashboard! I loved it.
Straight 6 cylinder steel engine. Reliable. It also went well. I took my brother and 2 cousins to a rugby league match at Warrington. On the way down, as we were approaching the Lancaster turnoff, my cousin was practically in my lap watching the speedo! We were doing 110! Ok, it was downhill.
Happy days!
John
So yours was a Mk 3. I had one too,also used as a taxi. I had a metallic Champagne coloured “Executive” limited edition version made in 1965. Black leather, auto trans beauty. Sadly it ended its life by Rotherhithe tunnel one night when a Ford D type artic rammed me up the rear and pushed me in to the side of a Bedford KM tractor. The D type driver had fallen asleep while pushing on and thus failed to notice that the traffic had stopped! The bonnet and boot seemed to have disappeared from my Zodiac but the doors still opened and I emerged unscathed. The accident was witnessed by traffic police who were gobsmacked! It still took months and threats of legal action to get paid out by the insurers though for the total write off. I really liked that car and was sad to lose it.
Hi Buzzer, Their is a detailed account of the Peter Slater organisation in the July 2017 issue of Heritage Commercials magazine (on the shelves now) with a good few interesting photographs.
Here are a few photographs of that other well known Yorkshire tanker operator Harold Wood.
Cheers, Leyland 600
Now I can remember seeing this old girl working when we used to load steel on SCAC trailers in the early 80’s in and around Sheffield, As for the Carnation Foden I don’t know if it was a company motor or a sub contractor in there colours but some one will know, Buzzer.
hI “Buzzer” It was one of Robsons Frae Carlisle, Running out of General Milk Products Ltd Dumfries, T.C.Brown from Lochmaben had one too also a Foden then replaced with a Scammell Handyman, Regards Larry.
Dipster:
John West:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well ROF Im sure lots of other posters on here have had similar problems, As for myself I bought a 1966, Ford EKW 400 D. V 6 Zodiak, Saloon, Very nice to drive but the bodywork was [zb], The boot rained in & [zb] the camping gear, The rear brakes were a nightmare to change when worn out, I got rid not long after,Regards Larry.I’m guessing yours was one of those with the bonnet the size of a football pitch? I had a 1964 Zodiac, the one before, with the fins at the back, which I used as a taxi from 67 - 69. I think it had 20,000 on the clock when I bought it and 40,000 when I sold it. Beautiful! That dark green Ford colour of the time with plastic ‘leather’ seating and plastic wood in the dashboard! I loved it.
Straight 6 cylinder steel engine. Reliable. It also went well. I took my brother and 2 cousins to a rugby league match at Warrington. On the way down, as we were approaching the Lancaster turnoff, my cousin was practically in my lap watching the speedo! We were doing 110! Ok, it was downhill.
Happy days!
John
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So yours was a Mk 3. I had one too,also used as a taxi. I had a metallic Champagne coloured “Executive” limited edition version made in 1965. Black leather, auto trans beauty. Sadly it ended its life by Rotherhithe tunnel one night when a Ford D type artic rammed me up the rear and pushed me in to the side of a Bedford KM tractor. The D type driver had fallen asleep while pushing on and thus failed to notice that the traffic had stopped! The bonnet and boot seemed to have disappeared from my Zodiac but the doors still opened and I emerged unscathed. The accident was witnessed by traffic police who were gobsmacked! It still took months and threats of legal action to get paid out by the insurers though for the total write off. I really liked that car and was sad to lose it.
Nice too read these stories of MK3 Zodiacs “back in the day”. My first car when I passed my driving test at 17 in June '85 was a lovely midnight blue example I bagged through the local newspaper for £275, I wish I’d kept it!
I did however acquire another Zodiac 14 years ago and this will be the last car I ever own, It’s such a good looking car and a pleasure to drive, it always generates huge interest when I take it out on the road, the straight 6 engine in the MK3 was far better than the rough V6 that came in the Mk4’s
stevejones:
hi john its the norm here 53ft reefer
As actor Andrew Robinson said when he saw Dirty Harry’s Magnum…‘My, that’s a big one!’
I read a ridiculous article by someone who hadn’t a clue what he was talking about in one of the papers, where he tried to argue that increasing trailer length offered no advantage in efficiency terms. He completely ignored the gaps between vehicles, just added overall length of all trucks travelling at the same time together.
Anyway, y’all have a good day now y’hear! (My American accent’s no better either!)
John.
John West:
stevejones:
hi john its the norm here 53ft reeferAs actor Andrew Robinson said when he saw Dirty Harry’s Magnum…‘My, that’s a big one!’
I read a ridiculous article by someone who hadn’t a clue what he was talking about in one of the papers, where he tried to argue that increasing trailer length offered no advantage in efficiency terms. He completely ignored the gaps between vehicles, just added overall length of all trucks travelling at the same time together.
Anyway, y’all have a good day now y’hear! (My American accent’s no better either!)
John.
Hi John and Steve. Yes as Steve said 53 ft is the standard length trailer, 48,45 and 40 before that. Here in Florida you can run 57 footers with permits.
I pulled one with the Postal Service mainly used to get empty rolling stock back to the hub. They are ok if you have regular routes, as the over hang can be a pain. You have to keep the king pin to centre of your tandem axle length of 41ft same as a 53ft, which leaves 4ft extra over hang which swings out quite a way. There isn’t a limit to the overall length of a tractor and 53ft trailer any more, its the type of job and axle weights that dictate it.
Iirc it was around 1996/97 the 53ft trailers hit the road, took a while to get used to after a 48fter, especially doing 15/20 stops a day from Orlando to Daytona and back 200 miles/day plus.
The LTL less than truckload/pallet networks run a lot of 28ft pups as doubles giving 56ft of load space. Around 59ft hooked up before the tractor unit.
Paul
Reading this all about different length’s of permitted rigs in the USA I cannot get my head round this, what I mean is that the USA stands for the United States of America right yet there are different rules for different states and the same goes for the death penalty over there so how come the country is so called as to someone like me looking in you may as well be in a different country when you enter each state and the same goes for weights as well, very confusing to an outsider.
Always remember that Portugal used to be red hot on overall length of an outfit and I believe Germany also and the penalties were harsh too, even for two or three inches over the mark, cheers Buzzer.
yes work on the accent john lol also john the axles on these trls move so once your loaded its normally straight to nearest scale to check your axle weights . otherwise you can run into problems with those nasty d.o.t. guys crossing state lines 
