We called it a Glasgow Hitch and in our part of the world it was considered “naff” as a decent driver would have been able to tighten his ropes properly without resorting to such amateur tactics!
That should save a dozen paragraphs from Leatherhead. 
I think at this time of night Nursie has strapped him down in his cell sorry secure accommodation and given him his supository !!Cheers Dennis.
I know how he feels- I’m awaiting matron’s nightly visit bringing me another flagon of my “Somerset Medication”.
cav551:
Memory fails me… what did we used to call it when we fed the rope through the centre of the X of the cross on the back to pull it down even tighter ? I’m sure there was a special name for it.
Ive always known it as A Dundee`.
A Dundee, that was it where I worked. Thanks. I was only 11 stone at the time.
A Dundee, that’s a cake init! I think it has a few different names depending on the part of the country you come from, I don’t think it was used so much the further South you got but most Scottish drivers used it, probably why the names tend to have a connection to there. I can’t recall my Father using this nor myself but some did in the Northeast, probably more for visual effect than necessity though. Dennis just make sure the unit pulling the trailer CF is ‘attached’ to has a Percy under the bonnet, he would love that! Franky.
cav551:
Memory fails me… what did we used to call it when we fed the rope through the centre of the X of the cross on the back to pull it down even tighter ? I’m sure there was a special name for it.
We used to call it a Scotsman’s whirl or a Aberdeen star.
Regards Ken
Well in Dundee we used to call it the Gallas,s (like braces for holdin up yer breeks !!!) it fairly tight’nd up the crossers ■■?
kennyjohnson:
cav551:
Memory fails me… what did we used to call it when we fed the rope through the centre of the X of the cross on the back to pull it down even tighter ? I’m sure there was a special name for it.We used to call it a Scotsman’s whirl or a Aberdeen star.
Regards Ken
A Scotsmans whirl…that’s a dance Ken surely!!!
I used to refer to the method of tightening the back cross as a “Scotch cross”
David
was also called a Spiders Web down south, a Dundee in the North. Proper Scottish name for it was a Gallus and in Scotland a dolly was a Kinch. Churrs drive !
A very professionally roped and sheeted Tyson Burridge Albion Reiver taking part in the 2014 ■■■■■■■ Trunk Run seen here at The White Heather Hotel on Kirkbride aerodrome.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
cav551:
Memory fails me… what did we used to call it when we fed the rope through the centre of the X of the cross on the back to pull it down even tighter ? I’m sure there was a special name for it.
Hi cav551, the Scots Iv"e worked with through the 70s harry Lawsons Broughty Ferry being One, we used to call it putting a sadle on"t back? Regards Chris.
CJA1:
cav551:
Memory fails me… what did we used to call it when we fed the rope through the centre of the X of the cross on the back to pull it down even tighter ? I’m sure there was a special name for it.Hi cav551, the Scots Iv"e worked with through the 70s harry Lawsons Broughty Ferry being One, we used to call it putting a sadle on"t back? Regards Chris.
Hi Chris when you worked for Harry Lawson were you on the general haulage or tankers as I used to know a few of the tanker lads and had many a good night with them this would be 75 to 85 the ones I can recall were a cockney lad "Ticker " and Jocky Thompson
cheers Johnnie
sammyopisite:
CJA1:
cav551:
Memory fails me… what did we used to call it when we fed the rope through the centre of the X of the cross on the back to pull it down even tighter ? I’m sure there was a special name for it.Hi cav551, the Scots Iv"e worked with through the 70s harry Lawsons Broughty Ferry being One, we used to call it putting a sadle on"t back? Regards Chris.
Hi Chris when you worked for Harry Lawson were you on the general haulage or tankers as I used to know a few of the tanker lads and had many a good night with them this would be 75 to 85 the ones I can recall were a cockney lad "Ticker " and Jocky Thompson
cheers Johnnie
[ Hi Sammyopisite, I worked for him at Lowton Leigh Depot on General Haulage[handball] Harry"s mob Didn"t c many of the tanker Lads them days prob around 72/3 ish Big Donald Stewart was the Gaffer theer then, used to service the Dundee/Broughty Ferry Trunks, Aye the Dundee/Sadle or whatever? can"t remember my name some days? LOL"“”" Cheers Jonnie Chris
Its all gone quiet wheres the chairman gone missing to ■■?
That looks well done mike ,a lot better than the one you were moving under the cover of darkness down the m1 last Wednesday morning .( obviously sheeted by the vehicles exporter on your low loader )
oh yeh that wasnt our handy work matey and thats why it was in the darkness
dear o dear what a mess
Dan Punchard:
That looks well done mike ,a lot better than the one you were moving under the cover of darkness down the m1 last Wednesday morning .( obviously sheeted by the vehicles exporter on your low loader )