Buzzer:
Phorpes bricks when they were stacked with straw in between who remembers that, Buzzer
Reminds me of when I worked at a kitchen cabinet manufacturer that got deliveries of porcelain sinks on a flat trailer. They weren’t in boxes but stood up leaning forward against the one in front with just straw in between them. I used to help the lads unload them if I was in and they said they never had one scratched let alone Broken.
And that reminds me of the fireplace manufacturer that my late brother and I with our small haulage business back in the 70s, used to haul for. Their factory was on Vernon Road Old Basford, Nottingham, near to the railway crossing and the loading bay was directly off the street. Even with a 4 wheel flat it was difficult to get into and required 2 blokes from the works to stop the traffic as the width inside was just enough so the wagon had to back in exactly at right angles.
Then the fireplaces were loaded with blokes pushing sack barrows and leaning them in 2 lines up against the headboard and against each other with, of course, straw between them. As with the bricks just one cross at the back needed. The real hard work for the driver, began at the delivery point. They usually had to be man handled one by one and, if you were lucky, ‘walked’ on to the fork truck’s forks. Very difficult to keep the balance, once it was lost there was no holding it as any attempt would result at least in a very bad back. We had no problems with any of the loads and no claims, just the info we got beforehand.
The owner/manager was called David Lancaster I think. A really nice chap who I met many times and of course took the orders from him on the phone. He was very good at making fireplaces but hopeless at the geography of his own country. He booked us one day for a load to Brecon, and I said to my brother who was to take it, ‘I’ve got a nice little load to Wales for you’. Then I set about trying to plan a backload. Phone call from Johnnie to say he was loaded, no problem, ‘but have you sorted me a backload yet?’ ‘Good’ he said when I said no but it was all in hand, ‘because it isn’t Brecon it’s Brechin. So I’m off to Bonnie Scotland.’
Buzzer:
A Redpath Leland cattle float on the wash, Buzzer
Any idea where this photo is taken Buzzer ?
Tyneside
Was it Morpeth Mart ? rings a bell yes that’s it just checked, Buzzer
At first I thought Morpeth but I cannot remember those Pens outside the buildings at the same side as the wash, it certainly looks like the buildings. The mart closed about 1984 and is a housing estate now.
We often had Redpaths in our yard, usually a Thursday night. A wagon would have come down from Wooler with fat sheep, dropped most of the load off at Newcastle slaughter house but would have about 40 or 50 left on for Johnson & Watson at Gateshead. If it was later than about 7.00pm the place would be locked, sometimes the lads would be in the pub next door and would open up but if they weren’t the wagon would come to our yard, which was less than 5 miles away and we would transfer the sheep onto one of ours for delivery next morning.
Tyneside
Thanks to Buzzer, Lawrence Dunbar, DEANB, pv83, Chris Webb, and tyneside for the pics , ERF-NGC-European for the link and all the other craic
Oily
All credit to Dave fawcett for these photos of French recovery wagons from a year or two ago.
Buzzer:
Self explanation on the head board, cheers Buzzer
With a full load of Steers it must have weighed out more than 24 ton Buzzer ? Unless it was loaded with screws from Frome market mebe !! Cheers Dennis.
Buzzer:
Self explanation on the head board, cheers Buzzer
With a full load of Steers it must have weighed out more than 24 ton Buzzer ? Unless it was loaded with screws from Frome market mebe !! Cheers Dennis.[/quot
Mack F-type units - F700 in particular. I know they normally came with Mack drive line, but I do know you could have them with ■■■■■■■ / Fuller drive line. I’ve read of odd examples of ■■■■■■■ 250 with 10sp-Fuller; ■■■■ 290 / 335 /350 with 9-sp / 13-sp Fuller and double-drive units with 15-sp Fuller. Anyone got any examples of some of these? The example below has Detroit / 13-sp Fuller. Ro
ERF-NGC-European:
Mack F-type units - F700 in particular. I know they normally came with Mack drive line, but I do know you could have them with ■■■■■■■ / Fuller drive line. I’ve read of odd examples of ■■■■■■■ 250 with 10sp-Fuller; ■■■■ 290 / 335 /350 with 9-sp / 13-sp Fuller and double-drive units with 15-sp Fuller. Anyone got any examples of some of these? The example below has Detroit / 13-sp Fuller. Ro
Yes you could have ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ combinaion like you say Ro. Heres a page from a Mack Interstater (F700) brochure.
Buzzer:
Couple Scania’s one behind the other looks like they are loaded with empty beer crates, have they had a headlight conversion ? Buzzer
Redfearn National Glass, worked out of the glassworks at Monk Bretton (Barnsley) and York. Dark blue livery. IIRC Robsons did a lot of similar work from their depot on Methley Road at Castleford.
Buzzer:
Couple Scania’s one behind the other looks like they are loaded with empty beer crates, have they had a headlight conversion ? Buzzer
Redfearn National Glass, worked out of the glassworks at Monk Bretton (Barnsley) and York. Dark blue livery. IIRC Robsons did a lot of similar work from their depot on Methley Road at Castleford.
I used to see Redfearns and J Cutts every night on Woodhead early 80s,running empty for sand,was it Chelford they went,can’t remember.
ERF-NGC-European:
Mack F-type units - F700 in particular. I know they normally came with Mack drive line, but I do know you could have them with ■■■■■■■ / Fuller drive line. I’ve read of odd examples of ■■■■■■■ 250 with 10sp-Fuller; ■■■■ 290 / 335 /350 with 9-sp / 13-sp Fuller and double-drive units with 15-sp Fuller. Anyone got any examples of some of these? The example below has Detroit / 13-sp Fuller. Ro
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Yes you could have ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ combinaion like you say Ro. Heres a page from a Mack Interstater (F700) brochure.
Click on twice.
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Perfect response, Dean: thank you! . That was exactly what I was looking for. Ro
. That was exactly what I was looking for. 