Heres an article about 8 wheelers that may intrest some of you.
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moomooland:
0L.A.D. cabbed Dodge four wheeler Reg No 595 OCR making a delivery to Smithfield Market Manchester in 1965.
That is a nice photo.
The Dodge has a “CR” Southampton reg plate,a lot of fruit and Channel Islands produce was hauled from there.
Sparrows Crane Volvo FB88.
NB Potter haulage Saviem.
Benfields Saviem bulker. I dont know why it has Renault on the front as well as Saviem ■■?
S Coggins Albion tipper.
Calor ERF
SA Commercials Seddon Atkinson.
WD & HO Willis Foden.
Army AEC Mammoth Major.
Glyn John Transport ERF
Ken Miller from Chorley.
Interesting article on the eight wheeler’s Dean and some cracking pictures from Paul as usual to get our teeth into. 
Here’s another eight wheeler article which is quite apt for the time of year.
Lifting axle on a Reiver??
Built here at the Albion works along with Clydesdale’s and Chieftain’smoomooland:
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0Built here at the Albion works along with Clydesdale’s and Chieftain’s
Never seen such a thing. Mind the last time I said that the photos came on here big time.
I did know of a 1967 /1968 Bedford KM that was a 4 wheeler conversion to a 6 wheeler that had a i think a YORK 3rd axle conversion where the 3rd axle would lift a little for load transfer for more traction but did not lift clear for empty running. I thought Reviers were either single drive or double drive from the factory
ianto:
I did know of a 1967 /1968 Bedford KM that was a 4 wheeler conversion to a 6 wheeler that had a i think a YORK 3rd axle conversion where the 3rd axle would lift a little for load transfer for more traction but did not lift clear for empty running. I thought Reviers were either single drive or double drive from the factory
I’m almost certain I’ll come unstuck here but I only remember 86s with axle lift
This will be an RAF Wagon and Drag Dean, they had the yellow stripe around their vehicles, Army usually Green sometimes with Black contours applied.
Franky.
moomooland:
Interesting article on the eight wheeler’s Dean and some cracking pictures from Paul as usual to get our teeth into.
Here’s another eight wheeler article which is quite apt for the time of year.
Thanks for the article and pic Paul !
coomsey:
Lifting axle on a Reiver??
Dont think so chap ! 
moomooland:
Built here at the Albion works along with Clydesdale’s and Chieftain’s
I always find those production line pics intresting Paul.
ianto:
I did know of a 1967 /1968 Bedford KM that was a 4 wheeler conversion to a 6 wheeler that had a i think a YORK 3rd axle conversion where the 3rd axle would lift a little for load transfer for more traction but did not lift clear for empty running. I thought Reviers were either single drive or double drive from the factory
Ian, York offered a lifting axle on there trailers.I think it was called “hobo”. I have an advert somewhere i will try and find.
coomsey:
ianto:
I did know of a 1967 /1968 Bedford KM that was a 4 wheeler conversion to a 6 wheeler that had a i think a YORK 3rd axle conversion where the 3rd axle would lift a little for load transfer for more traction but did not lift clear for empty running. I thought Reviers were either single drive or double drive from the factoryI’m almost certain I’ll come unstuck here but I only remember 86s with axle lift
Thats a good point “coomsey” about lift axles on rigids. In the 1970s like you say there were loads of F86’s running around with them. Obviously other
companies fitted them later on,but i am trying to think of other companies in the 1970’s that offered them ! Can anyone else think of rigids with lift
axles in the 1970s ■■? 
Re lift axles on rigids. Scania Vabis Lb 76 series had them in the 60s.
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Suedehead:
Re lift axles on rigids. Scania Vabis Lb 76 series had them in the 60s.
Yes Volvo had them as well. I dont which manufacturer fitted them on a truck first,or what year ■■
coomsey:
ianto:
I did know of a 1967 /1968 Bedford KM that was a 4 wheeler conversion to a 6 wheeler that had a i think a YORK 3rd axle conversion where the 3rd axle would lift a little for load transfer for more traction but did not lift clear for empty running. I thought Reviers were either single drive or double drive from the factoryI’m almost certain I’ll come unstuck here but I only remember 86s with axle lift
Consider yourself unstuck Coomsey , about 1968 I drove an 8 wheel lightweight Scammel , single drive with lift axle . I was doing 2 trips a day over the Cat and Fiddle and the lift axle was useless , the back end swung all over the place on all those bends and corners coming back empty . Dave
Hoover Foden
Blue Circle Cement Foden.
Dawson Keith Scania.
A & C Nowell Volvo F86
Anyone know the bus manufacturer ■■?
rigsby:
coomsey:
ianto:
I did know of a 1967 /1968 Bedford KM that was a 4 wheeler conversion to a 6 wheeler that had a i think a YORK 3rd axle conversion where the 3rd axle would lift a little for load transfer for more traction but did not lift clear for empty running. I thought Reviers were either single drive or double drive from the factoryI’m almost certain I’ll come unstuck here but I only remember 86s with axle lift
Consider yourself unstuck Coomsey , about 1968 I drove an 8 wheel lightweight Scammel , single drive with lift axle . I was doing 2 trips a day over the Cat and Fiddle and the lift axle was useless , the back end swung all over the place on all those bends and corners coming back empty . Dave
was the lift axle on air that time