roping and sheeting

Here are two pages from an old book for those who were studying to become drivers on lorries and trucks. I have removed most of the Swedish text since I became aware of the fact that we are the only ones who understands it… very strange, I´ve always thought that the Vikings were all over the world teaching people Swedish and Norwegian :laughing: :wink: :stuck_out_tongue: :blush:

I was only fifteen when started at a hauling company as a helper, so I never got in touch with that book when I learned how to roping and sheeting. It was insted the older drivers that took care of my education, and they were very determinate about the way it should be done :stuck_out_tongue:

Stellan

I’m of the same school Stellan, no books for Me as a teenager just a thick ear if the driver backed under one that was loaded wrong or was’nt sheeted right…

Bewick:

Dennis, I commented on this very picture on another thread, but you never responsded, so second time lucky eh? :laughing:

I used to do a fair bit of timber myself and before I did the first load I was told by my Old Man that you always roped over every set, as you were dropping dunnage on the top you would throw some ropes over before they loaded the top ones, all the other lads loading with me did the same, yet I see that this trailer isn’t roped that way, was that normal?

newmercman:

Bewick:

Dennis, I commented on this very picture on another thread, but you never responsded, so second time lucky eh? :laughing:

I used to do a fair bit of timber myself and before I did the first load I was told by my Old Man that you always roped over every set, as you were dropping dunnage on the top you would throw some ropes over before they loaded the top ones, all the other lads loading with me did the same, yet I see that this trailer isn’t roped that way, was that normal?

Hiya NMM,sorry I missed your earlier post !!! Although we did carry timber regularly throughout the years it was only a very small % of our traffic flows.While I can understand your “technical” appraisal of the art of timber haulage we only carried packs that were mainly banded and I can also say that we never “shot” or lost a load of timber during the years we hauled it.In the early years ( 70’s) we steered clear of the likes of Sammy Williams as they would overload you and still just pay you for 20ton of timber,if you had to weigh in at the delivery point the motor was invariably over weight and the ■■■■■■■■■ at Dagenham wouldn’t pay for the extra weight !!! Happy Day’s cheers Dennis.

Hi Tankerman, I worked for Ribble in 1963-64 at Carlisle driving Leyland bodied Royal Tigers and Saro bodied Tiger Cubs, saloons and coaches on stage carriage and express also a solitary Olympic and lots of PD3/4 Burlingham & MCW bodied deckers. I owned an ex BRH AEC Reliance KBV 778 in Chiltern Queens livery for a while on the preservation circuit. I have a polished steel BRH letter set in my garage. Cheers Leyland 600

leyland 600 I am green with envy, I would love to have some memento of RBH a great firm to work for.

I have photos of a Reliance of RBH with a very close registration number to yours.

I started on a AEC Europa but progressed to a AEC with the Plaxton body.

I called into Carlisle depot a few times with Standerwick when I was on Scotch, about 1966.

I know this is the roping and sheeting thread so I apologize for talking coaches.

leyland 600, are you a member of the Long haul Club, if so are you going to the next meeting 28th January? I will hopefullu find you if you are for a chat.

Tankerman:
leyland 600 I am green with envy, I would love to have some memento of RBH a great firm to work for.

I have photos of a Reliance of RBH with a very close registration number to yours.

I started on a AEC Europa but progressed to a AEC with the Plaxton body.

I called into Carlisle depot a few times with Standerwick when I was on Scotch, about 1966.

I know this is the roping and sheeting thread so I apologize for talking coaches.

leyland 600, are you a member of the Long haul Club, if so are you going to the next meeting 28th January? I will hopefullu find you if you are for a chat.

AEC with the Plaxton body.help
our museum is looking for a windscreen for our SUT plaxton

Hi Tankerman, Here is a pic of the 470 engined Reliance I bought as a preservation project in 1982 then we had better close this PSV theme or we will be getting excomminacated ( I hope its not painfull) Cheers L. 600

Now when this trailer was empty we used to put wooden forms on the platform and run excursions to Blackpool in the summer,if it rained we would open a fly sheet out over the punters !!

Dennis when I was on the buses they did not like it when I roped the punters on and when the seats were full I used to hang them from the roof same as hanging meat. they did say I would be better off on wagons :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
cheers Johnnie :wink:

sammyopisite:
Dennis when I was on the buses they did not like it when I roped the punters on and when the seats were full I used to hang them from the roof same as hanging meat. they did say I would be better off on wagons :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: cheers Johnnie :wink:

Which one were you Johnnie, Reg or Blakey ■■? Cheers Dennis. PS on second thoughts,probably Stan !!

Bewick:

sammyopisite:
Dennis when I was on the buses they did not like it when I roped the punters on and when the seats were full I used to hang them from the roof same as hanging meat. they did say I would be better off on wagons :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: cheers Johnnie :wink:

Which one were you Johnnie, Reg or Blakey ■■? Cheers Dennis. PS on second thoughts,probably Stan !!

I was on first name terms with all the Blakey’s they always seemed to want a word with me usually bollockings :blush: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: like one said you should be leaving terminus now not a couple of miles down the road so I said I came down in no time at all :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
cheers Johnnie

RW had a driver on his bus contract who they christened Blakey a family member of another well known local haulage company that has long gone.

tonyhogi:
Who remembers loading tractors from Basildon & roping the wheels like this :question: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

Oh yeah done plenty of them return load tractors back to southampton for pitters, after tipping out a container somewhere in london then getting the empty box lifted off at a container yard round grays way,we used to call that ropeing round those tracky wheels a barrel hitch,it worked well holding em on specialy if you doubled up the dolly knots. if we tipped em of at soton docks the same day we got an extra tenner,whoop whooop,or you could hang back and have a night out,probly in staines,used to be a good beer up there,good days,good laughs,n no phones,wicked, :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

whats happen to this r&s thread
coaches ?
cmon dennis sort it out

Mike

Sorry Mike,
Here are two more photos of tidy loads to get back to the thread.
Roped and sheeted by one of the best I know, Peter (atkiman) Davison.

The only roping I ever did was to tie the back bumper back on after it came off the tanker.

Tankerman:
Sorry Mike,
Here are two more photos of tidy loads to get back to the thread.
Roped and sheeted by one of the best I know, Peter (atkiman) Davison.

The only roping I ever did was to tie the back bumper back on after it came off the tanker.

Came off■■? aye, right, we understand. :wink:
Oops. :blush:

thats more like it tankerman
could of tidied them front corners but yeh pretty good mate

looks like a sheet of an open top container or a tilt to me ?
good utilisation all the same

any one else got any more ? cmon lets get going again

smiffy52:

tonyhogi:
Who remembers loading tractors from Basildon & roping the wheels like this :question: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

Oh yeah done plenty of them return load tractors back to southampton for pitters, after tipping out a container somewhere in london then getting the empty box lifted off at a container yard round grays way,we used to call that ropeing round those tracky wheels a barrel hitch,it worked well holding em on specialy if you doubled up the dolly knots. if we tipped em of at soton docks the same day we got an extra tenner,whoop whooop,or you could hang back and have a night out,probly in staines,used to be a good beer up there,good days,good laughs,n no phones,wicked, :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

A regular back load to North East for us used to get about £30 quid a tractor ok if 4 little ones not so good for3 but quick load & quick tip. I used to put a double hitch in though, you could play a tune on them they were that tight :smiley:

SOME NICE AND EASY FLY SHEET ONLY LOADS,