Bewick:
20ton on this trailer ,ready to leave the Mill for Kent and Wor kid is just giving some newly fitted wheels a last “tweak”,well thats how we did it and we never lost any wheels/studs over the years Cheers Bewick.
Looks as if part of that photo is missing, Dennis ? Something you do not want us to see ?
I cannot think what it might be, because I know the back end ropes and sheets will have been spot on ?
Regards. John.
Hi, it makes interesting reading this roping & sheeting page, it sorts out the “driver’s from the truckers”, and regarding changing wheels make me sick which stopped my going back on the road last year, not because I was sick, but the rules of “driver’s” who are not allowed to change wheels when you have a flat, I started driving way back in 1957 in the army then when I came out in 1960 went on the road in Bradford carrying wool etc, knowing how to rope and secure a load which were all on flat lorries was a skill only known to the drivers who had to do it all day long every week every month every year, if you didn’t get it right you lost your load, and regarding the guy’s from north of the border there’s no doubt they were the best because they had to drive further possibly an extra 150 200 miles down south, regarding going back on the road, my problem was not being too old but I refused to be told I couldn’t change a wheel because they say I couldn’t do it because I’m not skilled enough, to to say I did it not every week but at least once a month not only in the UK but for 25 years in east and west Europe too, I often changed 2 wheels on a trip, so to say I don’t know how to do it is nothing but an insult, I never had a wheel come off, but did have wheels come loose after a tire company changed them, “which we wont talk about”, but standing on a bar like in the photo that’s the way to do it, only one or may-be two cracks and it will stay on for ever it served me well for over 50 years it’s a proved method of making shore they wont fall off, in fact I did have a fall out with a fitter who came to change a wheel for me long ago who tole me “I wasn’t qualified what ever that means” unless it means that piece of paper they give you after a weeks learning of how to change a wheel. :- Jack Graham
Well said Jack, I think you just about covered everything as to what drivers learnt to do in them days and how to do it right, enjoyed every moment of it.
Bewick:
20ton on this trailer ,ready to leave the Mill for Kent and Wor kid is just giving some newly fitted wheels a last “tweak”,well thats how we did it and we never lost any wheels/studs over the years Cheers Bewick.
Looks as if part of that photo is missing, Dennis ? Something you do not want us to see ?
I cannot think what it might be, because I know the back end ropes and sheets will have been spot on ?
Regards. John.
Hi, it makes interesting reading this roping & sheeting page, it sorts out the “driver’s from the truckers”, and regarding changing wheels make me sick which stopped my going back on the road last year, not because I was sick, but the rules of “driver’s” who are not allowed to change wheels when you have a flat, I started driving way back in 1957 in the army then when I came out in 1960 went on the road in Bradford carrying wool etc, knowing how to rope and secure a load which were all on flat lorries was a skill only known to the drivers who had to do it all day long every week every month every year, if you didn’t get it right you lost your load, and regarding the guy’s from north of the border there’s no doubt they were the best because they had to drive further possibly an extra 150 200 miles down south, regarding going back on the road, my problem was not being too old but I refused to be told I couldn’t change a wheel because they say I couldn’t do it because I’m not skilled enough, to to say I did it not every week but at least once a month not only in the UK but for 25 years in east and west Europe too, I often changed 2 wheels on a trip, so to say I don’t know how to do it is nothing but an insult, I never had a wheel come off, but did have wheels come loose after a tire company changed them, “which we wont talk about”, but standing on a bar like in the photo that’s the way to do it, only one or may-be two cracks and it will stay on for ever it served me well for over 50 years it’s a proved method of making shore they wont fall off, in fact I did have a fall out with a fitter who came to change a wheel for me long ago who tole me “I wasn’t qualified what ever that means” unless it means that piece of paper they give you after a weeks learning of how to change a wheel. :- Jack Graham
Well Said Jack, I’m with you on that mate, I split/changed hundreds of wheels n Tyres when I was In the army 60s, and since 40 odd yrs on"t Road, elf n safety gone mad, cheers Chris.
Bewick:
You very very seldom ever saw a rough sheeting and roping job on a Scottish motor,but IMHO the further you travelled south in the UK the rougher sheeting and roping got and when you got down to Cockney land OMG the standards were atrocious and the quality of the sheets and ropes left a lot to be desired but that was no excuse !! Cheers Bewick
Just heard back from the Abacus ,they’ve calculated that milnthorpe is pretty much halfway between lands end & John o groats ,so (they ) say that makes the Bewick workmanship only average !
Well ‘average’ is better than ‘below average’ so he should be happy enough with that Dan. It just means that there are probably a few hundred better but the same amount worse, of course ‘better than average’ would be what he needed to aim for really and, with practice, he could very well achieve that!
Dan Punchard:
Dennis didn’t think it through ey Rof ?
He begs for it, sometimes, Dan! I’m still hoping that Dennis will sign up for my Overpriced Sheeting & Roping Course, Pete.
Probably saving up for it as we speak ROF, wouldn’t mind going on it myself. Do you do correspondence courses by post, like the Open University, as I cant afford the fuel to Macc? I have a large bedsheet and a five foot trailer to practice on!
Dan Punchard:
Dennis didn’t think it through ey Rof ?
He begs for it, sometimes, Dan!
I’m still hoping that Dennis will sign up for my Overpriced Sheeting & Roping Course, Pete.
Have you ever heard the saying ROF,“You can’t teach your granny how to ■■■■ eggs” ? First thing I would do if I attended would be to replace the “instructor” and then show the “Students” how it should be done followed by a “debriefing session” in the local drinker !! Cheers Dennis.
Dan Punchard:
Dennis didn’t think it through ey Rof ?
He begs for it, sometimes, Dan!
I’m still hoping that Dennis will sign up for my Overpriced Sheeting & Roping Course, Pete.
Have you ever heard the saying ROF,“You can’t teach your granny how to ■■■■ eggs” ? First thing I would do if I attended would be to replace the “instructor” and then show the “Students” how it should be done followed by a “debriefing session” in the local drinker !! Cheers Dennis.
Hiya,
Dennis, If you’ve been there done that and got several drawers full of the T- shirts can one just
make the scene for the free beer and the free scran, old dogs and new tricks springs to mind
thanks harry, long retired.
Now see here, young Bewick- my granny was sucking eggs before you were a twinkle in your dad’s eye and certainly before you started throwing sheets over those easy loads of Libby’s.
I think you’re all expecting a bit much from this overpriced course of mine- Harry seems to think that the price includes grub & beer. Not a hope in hell!
And if I want Pete’s custom it looks like I shall have to meet him at the Cat & Fiddle.
I just want to operate a worthwhile and lucrative scam to help out my Basic State Pension. Not that I want to harp on about that, of course.
,ready to leave the Mill for Kent and Wor kid is just giving some newly fitted wheels a last “tweak”,well thats how we did it and we never lost any wheels/studs over the years
Cheers Bewick.
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