Kempston:
That 41 years ago bit is unbelievable really isn’t it! They are becoming vintage but just don’t look it.
Whats even worse “Kempston” is that i can now say about something happening 41 years ago !!! 
Look where Paul Gee was yesterday chap,one of your favourite places,and it was a stunning day here yesterday. 
coomsey:
Good read there Dean, what sort of designer would think to put a hook in the cab roof to be able to drop the clutch assy ■■!!
Good fun to drive ? I’d say so,power slides on the clay roads was sort of normal, very rare for the haul road to be dry,rain or water bowser put paid to that, the R45 lost it’s power steering once the revs were down so you would be speedway driving with 100t of truck, not for the faint hearted, some new starters couldn’t hack it but it soon became normalish cheers Coomsey
Yes that was unusual about the hook for dropping the clutch. I suppose it was a clever idea if you did not have to move
the engine and gearbox ■■? Pete will know ?
Its a worry that they let you loose with something like that “coomsey”…
oiltreader:
King of the Off Road in this one coomsey 
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Oily
Wont last that shiny for long Oily.
coomsey:
“oiltreader” King of the Off Road in this one coomsey .
OIly
For sure Oily, never drove a bendy, unless you count scrapers. Had one similar to photo, Carribbean cab, they had 7 one of which, the spare, didn’t have a cab, the gaffer got fed up with us moaning about it. Came in one Monday morning n the buga had took the cabs off em all,how to keep your work force happy
Sounds like a fair Gaffer “coomsey” !!!
ArcDaz:
“DEANB”
Tarmac cement mixer
Hello Dean lovely to see this nice mixger of photos which ive just looked through the Rmc Constructor tipper & the Tarmac cement mixer are both new ones to me which i have not seen on here before.Toleman Group was a regaler seen for me with there Maggies Ivecos Volvos many thanks for your kind comments about my mother who passed away last sunday keep up all the great work Dean Paul Mark 
Glad you liked them Daz.
We will do something on concrete mixers soon chap.
1984.
Hi Dean sounds good to me that you guys will be doing something on concrete mixers soon cant wait on the day and will be looking forward to that Daz
Cheers Daz.
smallcoal:
Hi dean some roadtrain pics courtesy of Ron weatherall,and cc,and Paul
Great pics John,thanks for posting.
I dont remember Mansel Davies running Roadtrains ? Did they have many do you know ?
Hows work now John with the manager ■■?
diggerdb:
Hi Dean , H and H transport are still going from Gloucester with MAN s now on containers. Cullimores are a large operator too still. Downtown s sold out though a year or two ago.
Thanks for the info “diggerdb” Must admit i dont keep up with the modern stuff,do you know who bought out
Downton’s out of intrest ?
ramone:
A great article on the Roadtrain / Marathon Dean i wonder if anyone took up his offer of a free to a good home Marathon . Wasn’t the AEC dumptruck called a LD55?
Glad you liked the article Ramone.
With regard to the dump truck below,it was originally an AEC but badged over the years as Thornycroft who AEC owned
back then plus Leyland and Scammell. It was known as the “690” originally then under Leyland the “LD55”.
Will pop some stuff on later about them as have to go out in a bit.
Heres the original release info back in 1964.
Click on once to read.
Talk about spoiling a chaps Sunday Dean! Luckily we only had one, in a Sed Ak 300 series, and what a nightmare to adjust the bloody thing. They must have been designed by someone with a grudge against fitters, about an hour spent with a hammer and punch tapping that stupid ring round (and that was after you found out which way you had to rotate it! 
