A large housing estate was built in Poole called Canford Heath in the 1970’s.
Nice Caterpillar bull dozer doing a bit.
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coomsey:
Did you drive for Tarmac Coomsey ■■
I did Dean, started on a H reg scammel doing 22 loads a day to the sidings onto a S39 RUK ***L then S80 BUE ***M running out of Cliffe hill Leicestershire. Cheers Coomsey
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Cracking pics Daz all credit to them as took em! I always think a tipper always stands well.
Nowt wrong with the Routeman well up to the job, you didn’t have to hang around to get your 22 loads in but the day was geared up for you,no shovelling off or sheeting up n priority at the weighbridge, although strangers to the quarry would nose you out, did em no good cos the weighbridge man wouldn’t weigh them out. Cheers Coomsey
Cracking photos “coomsey” looks like they operated a big fleet at one point. 
Is that now a Tarmac quarry ■■
Was taken over some time in the 60s,Wayne will know a bit more than me about that. You can see where the old quarry was off the M1 southbound down the big hill past Coalvile/Ashby junc off to your right,if you’re not out of cog doing 90mph that is. They opened the new quarry in the 90s n I think of recent they reopened the old one n put a tunnel in between. Cheers Coomsey
Thanks Dean, really enjoyed reading the bulldozer operators guide.
Thanks Dean, love the classic council Foden. Steel bumper, roof spots, unloved, driven into the ground.Id have had to have found some hub caps for her
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A large housing estate was built in Poole called Canford Heath in the 1970’s.Nice Caterpillar bull dozer doing a bit.
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Nice one Dean i enjoy seeing these old working site pictures of the Caterpillars and bulldozer operators guide great stuff again.
Hi dean,bevan &son were based in Newport did a lot for bell lines don’t think they still around ,they finished 2011,one of Paul’s from a earlier page
essexpete:
“ArcDaz” “coomsey”Here’s a few of Cliffe hill motors Dean ,they would have been red until T took over NMPs
Coomsey some lovely old pictrues here of Cliffe hill motors Many thanks for sharing them on this thread theses old gems i love with a passion from ARC Daz
Yes some very good photos of trucks that must have helped to keep Foden in business or possibly vice versa.
coomsey:
Cracking photos “coomsey” looks like they operated a big fleet at one point.Is that now a Tarmac quarry ■■
Was taken over some time in the 60s,Wayne will know a bit more than me about that. You can see where the old quarry was off the M1 southbound down the big hill past Coalvile/Ashby junc off to your right,if you’re not out of cog doing 90mph that is. They opened the new quarry in the 90s n I think of recent they reopened the old one n put a tunnel in between. Cheers Coomsey
Thanks for the info “coomsey” “out of cog doing 90” 
diggerdb:
Thanks Dean, really enjoyed reading the bulldozer operators guide.
Yeah nice litle brochure that one chap,glad you liked it. There will be some more plant related stuff coming on
so keep an eye out.
finbarot:
Thanks Dean, love the classic council Foden. Steel bumper, roof spots, unloved, driven into the ground.Id have had to have found some hub caps for her
They looked up for the job Tony.
ArcDaz:
"DEANB"A large housing estate was built in Poole called Canford Heath in the 1970’s.Nice Caterpillar bull dozer doing a bit.
Nice one Dean i enjoy seeing these old working site pictures of the Caterpillars and bulldozer operators guide great stuff again.
Glad you like it Daz,be more plant machinery stuff coming soon.
smallcoal:
Hi dean,bevan &son were based in Newport did a lot for bell lines don’t think they still around ,they finished 2011,one of Paul’s from a earlier page
Thanks for confirming John. I knew we had a company from your part of the world with that name on before,but was not
sure if it was the same company. Are they still going ?
Hi dean,went bust 2011 due to fuel costs and rates
windrush:
Froggy55:
DEANB:
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In 1969, a 6 cubic yard concrete mixer powered by a Gardner 6 LW (105 or 110 bhp) was still available? That would have been totally obsolete on the Continent!
Ah but we are a small island, not a continent and you can travel most of it in a day.
Pete.
Small if you want, but with many steep hills!
Me performing ,a far cry from the Cat thank heavens
smallcoal:
Hi dean,went bust 2011 due to fuel costs and rates
Thats a shame John,imagine they were going along time.
Froggy55:
“windrush” “Froggy55”In 1969, a 6 cubic yard concrete mixer powered by a Gardner 6 LW (105 or 110 bhp) was still available? That would have been totally obsolete on the Continent!
Ah but we are a small island, not a continent and you can travel most of it in a day.
Pete.
Small if you want, but with many steep hills!
Not as steep as the ones in France “Froggy55”
coomsey:
Me performing ,a far cry from the Cat thank heavens
Messing about as usual “coomsey” What make is the dozer chap ? 
A couple pages back we had a pic with a Commer/Dodge walk thru van. Heres a spec sheet.
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We are on the M54 this morning chaps.
Anyone recognise the “dreaded white” Scania ■■
Greenalls ERF.
Cant make the name out on the door of the ERF ■■
Think it says Smith on the door of the Hino. They seemed to sell a fair few of these too tipper operaors then they seem
to disappear. Am i right thinking that i read somewhere that they were imported into Southern Ireland as it was alot cheaper ■■
Vauxhall Scania.
Highfield Haulage i think.Anyone know where they are from ■■
Steel & Alloy Roadtrain,looks like steel on the ERF going the other way.
Wheres the White Rose Transport Iveco from ■■ Sheet nearly covers the load…
NFT on the trailer but Cold ■■? something on the spoiler ■■
Regarding the Walk Thru brochure: those chassis/cab versions were unusual with having ‘gate fold’ cab doors. Davenports the brewers had some I believe. I think the ones with the protruding grille had the diesel engine, the petrol models (at least the first versions) had a flat front? They all had a large handbrake lever mounted on the left of the steering column which helped with across cab access. Like the BMC LD range a ‘drivers seat was standard’ meaning there was no passenger seat. I spent many hours sitting on a LD wheel arch and facing backwards, not the most comfortable position to travel in but at least with the LD it made engine removal easier without a seat as it had to come out through the passenger door!
Pete.
windrush:
Regarding the Walk Thru brochure: those chassis/cab versions were unusual with having ‘gate fold’ cab doors. Davenports the brewers had some I believe. I think the ones with the protruding grille had the diesel engine, the petrol models (at least the first versions) had a flat front? They all had a large handbrake lever mounted on the left of the steering column which helped with across cab access. Like the BMC LD range a ‘drivers seat was standard’ meaning there was no passenger seat. I spent many hours sitting on a LD wheel arch and facing backwards, not the most comfortable position to travel in but at least with the LD it made engine removal easier without a seat as it had to come out through the passenger door!Pete.
Looks like Bedford built a similar looking van which i assume was also a walk thru ?
Bedford also offered some folding doors,dont know if they caught on.(1976)
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Hi Dean,
Highfield transport are from Bilston Staff’s and are a big haulier of steel, must have been a bit quiet for them to be pulling a Baylis trailer
DEANB:
smallcoal:
Hi dean,went bust 2011 due to fuel costs and ratesThats a shame John,imagine they were going along time.
Froggy55:
“windrush” “Froggy55”In 1969, a 6 cubic yard concrete mixer powered by a Gardner 6 LW (105 or 110 bhp) was still available? That would have been totally obsolete on the Continent!
Ah but we are a small island, not a continent and you can travel most of it in a day.
Pete.
Small if you want, but with many steep hills!Not as steep as the ones in France “Froggy55”
coomsey:
Me performing ,a far cry from the Cat thank heavensMessing about as usual “coomsey”
The make of the dozer is a Komatsu Daz
A couple pages back we had a pic with a Commer/Dodge walk thru van. Heres a spec sheet.
Click on pages twice.
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DEANB:
windrush:
Regarding the Walk Thru brochure: those chassis/cab versions were unusual with having ‘gate fold’ cab doors. Davenports the brewers had some I believe. I think the ones with the protruding grille had the diesel engine, the petrol models (at least the first versions) had a flat front? They all had a large handbrake lever mounted on the left of the steering column which helped with across cab access. Like the BMC LD range a ‘drivers seat was standard’ meaning there was no passenger seat. I spent many hours sitting on a LD wheel arch and facing backwards, not the most comfortable position to travel in but at least with the LD it made engine removal easier without a seat as it had to come out through the passenger door!Pete.
Looks like Bedford built a similar looking van which i assume was also a walk thru ?
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The fancy doors never took off! I wonder how many were actually sold? I have never seen one. Did anybody?