Yes they do larry and there always turned out well
Proper drivers
Cheers mate keep the pictures coming
MIke…
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Leyland600:
Hi Dennis, this is a sight for sore eyes, how many haulage yards would you find today with a scene like this, excellent shot.
Cheers Leyland 600Well if I may say so J,R.Adams from Swallwell Newcastle upon Tyne still does a lot of flat work, Heres an example, Regards Larry.
Later '80’s shot of one of a batch of tandem axle TASK trailers I had built mainly for running out of the Devon Valley mill near Cullompton,the outbound loads were lightweight and the trailers returned to the mill with 20ton loads of woodpulp.
MIKE P:
Hi HarryFunny you say that i notice ernest thorpes have fluorescent orange fly sheets
Thanks for the picture Pete Smith Good to meet you Yesterday at the linclon farm cafe yes dennis lincoln farm your old changeover haunt
and no it hasnt changed one bit the bedrooms are still there the wood burner for the hot water all still in tact
Cheers
Mike.
Nice to meet you also Mike,very smart motor you got there,nice to see a truck painted instead of factory white and stickers,ta,Pete
Bewick:
Later '80’s shot of one of a batch of tandem axle TASK trailers I had built mainly for running out of the Devon Valley mill near Cullompton,the outbound loads were lightweight and the trailers returned to the mill with 20ton loads of woodpulp.
More slack and baggy sheeting from Bts ,the lad at the quarry gets the plastic bag tighter with his blow torch on the stone pallets ,yours looks nice and tight though Mike .
dont start winding him up dan
MIKE P:
dont start winding him up dan
He hasn’t got a handle big enough to wind me up Mike 
These loads weren’t so good to sheet and rope 
So you just didn’t bother, then?
Bl**dy amateurs.
As requested for Bewick,off you go Dennis.
lawrence2765:
0As requested for Bewick,off you go Dennis.
Well for a start the sheets are not the right size to cover a load of reels , Plus IMO the trailer would be over loaded on the rear axles, Because there is MT Pallets behind the headboard for a start, So I suppose the driver just had to make the best of a bad job which we have all had to do at one time, Regards Larry.
As I remember, the top reels were always placed at the rear of the load, probably because when loaded with a flt it wouldn’t reach any further. Never fancied trying an emergency stop in the wet or ice with those two or three extra right on the back end.
That is IMO a typical Robson load in the 70’s,low grade liner board ex Thames Board Purfleet at a guess and as commented on very badly loaded.The top reels should have been placed at least one position further forward both for safety and for better weight distribution.As regards the actual sheeting of the load I’m sad to say that this was “par for the course” for Robsons at this time as I can testify to.It was during the final years of Stans time and it seemed that the firm had really reached the end of the line,hence the eventual sale to UG.Robsons had always been heavily unionised,their main shop steward admitted to being a Communist ( Our Transport manager once threatened to take him outside of a meeting we were attending and beat him up!) So I’ve yet to see a later photo of a tidily sheeted and roped Robson flat,and the sheets always looked manky and neglected to me when I saw them,and I saw quite a few during the 70’s.As much as I admired the firm it did however start to deteriate badly in the final years probably as a result of the “elderly” management,just my opinion others may hold a very different and opposite one.Bewick.
what a mess badly loaded aswell
lawrence2765:
0As requested for Bewick,off you go Dennis.
Nice load larry what you got on there ■■
You still driving larry ?
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Of course it all depends on the different weight of the reels and when its two or three drops, Regards Larry,
MIKE P:
Nice load larry what you got on there ■■You still driving larry ?
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Of course it all depends on the different weight of the reels and when its two or three drops, Regards Larry,
Don’t let Mike tempt you Larry he must be after a Shunter for the night trunk he is going to put on to the N.East,six nights a week I believe Cheers Dennis.
MIKE P:
Nice load larry what you got on there ■■You still driving larry ?
Lawrence Dunbar:
Of course it all depends on the different weight of the reels and when its two or three drops, Regards Larry,
No , My HGV Runs out this month & I didn’t renew it, For a start this DCPC Is not for me, Anyway all these new motors with all their electronic stuff is out of my league, Ive had a lifetime involved in the haulage game & I got out of it at the right time as far as Im concerened, Driving to-day on HGV,s is not the same as to what Ive been used too, But I enjoyed every minute of the 57 years I did it, Regards Larry.
Dennis.
And who’s the handsome YOUNG chap driving your motor, Larry?
