Lawrence Dunbar:
Well said, & very true, I wonder if this ESF Geazer can tell us what sort of wagons ESL had in the seventies I recall S 80 Foden Tipper , Regards Larry
No Stobarts have never had any Fodens in their fleet unless you have a photo of this Foden S80!
hiya,
And no tankers either eh’ curtainsided tankers just hope they’re leakproof, then again they will most likely have been eaten by the tin worm after all it takes an age to train the drivers before hitting the road.
thanks harry long retired.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well said, & very true, I wonder if this ESF Geazer can tell us what sort of wagons ESL had in the seventies I recall S 80 Foden Tipper , Regards Larry
Larry,they were first and fourmost agricultral contractors and tipper operators,they ran a big ICI fertilizer store at their base in Hesket Newmarket,nowt wrong with that though and if it hadn’t been for young Edward “fancying his chance” in transport proper, things would have remained as they had been for the previous 30 odd years. Dennis.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well said, & very true, I wonder if this ESF Geazer can tell us what sort of wagons ESL had in the seventies I recall S 80 Foden Tipper , Regards Larry
Larry,they were first and fourmost agricultral contractors and tipper operators,they ran a big ICI fertilizer store at their base in Hesket Newmarket,nowt wrong with that though and if it hadn’t been for young Edward “fancying his chance” in transport proper, things would have remained as they had been for the previous 30 odd years. Dennis.
Is this ESF in disguise,could he be CG or even worse Carryfast!!!
carryfast could be a pain , but at least he knows a piston from a ■■■■■■■ , this esl idiot is just spouting half baked crap to try and wind people up , just ignore the (zb) , don’t respond , he will go away in time , dave
rigsby:
carryfast could be a pain , but at least he knows a piston from a ■■■■■■■ , this esl idiot is just spouting half baked crap to try and wind people up , just ignore the (zb) , don’t respond , he will go away in time , dave
Dave,Iv’e just had a horrible thought mate, this ■■■■ could just have been slung out of the ESL Virus club as surely they will have minimum intelligent requirements for joining ? but then again maybe not because even if the very lowest criteria was used non of the imberciles could qualify for entry !!! perish the thought that we are lumbered with him though. What time is my alarm clock going to go “off” !!! Cheers Dennis.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well said, & very true, I wonder if this ESF Geazer can tell us what sort of wagons ESL had in the seventies I recall S 80 Foden Tipper , Regards Larry
No Stobarts have never had any Fodens in their fleet unless you have a photo of this Foden S80!
ESL did have a S80, Foden Tipper, I know because a pla of mine had it after ESL, it was still ESL colours & you could still see the name, He ran it on a job I was on loaded with spratts for a fish meal company. Regards Larry. Ps. It was an M reg.
Are you sure that it’s not one of Stobart Rail ballast wagons and they’ve got some Tautliner men in on Sunday o/t to give a hand on the “Rail Division” well thats how they’d strap a load in T/liner isn’t it ? and if they haven’t had 6 months “induction training” you can’t expect them to know otherwise---- can you ?
EDDIE STOBART FAN:
No roping and sheeting at Stobarts, it’s curtainsiders only as they are more efficient.
Just as well then ESF as 99% of their drivers couldn’t use sheets and ropes !!! Bewick.
Dont they come with illustrated instructions these sheet thingys how are you supposed to know how to use these new fangled ideas without instructions… now where`s my peak cap sunglasses and sat nav?
wideboybob:
seems a lot of you are split between loving it and loathing it.it does make me smile when i see young drivers today struggling with curtains when i think i used to load trailers of cardboard out of tillotsons ,monmouth (tri wall) on a flat 15’ high ,lifted up on a forklift with the sheets and no saftey harness to be seen! health and saftey would have a field day. mind you i have been hit on the head by the pole in the curtain on a windy day(and had it blow up onto the roof)
I also used to load out of tillotsons monmouth with multi drops London roped and sheeted and miss them days
I have done both and as regards Health and safety it a lot easier to keep an eye on your load when it is roped and sheeted (look in the mirrors ) than with the curtain-siders you never know if anything as moved or come loose until the curtains bulge.
cheers Johnnie
P S I never had a load move ( including bright bar ) when roped and sheeted but have in a curtain sider when a bottom pallet collapsed.
wideboybob:
seems a lot of you are split between loving it and loathing it.it does make me smile when i see young drivers today struggling with curtains when i think i used to load trailers of cardboard out of tillotsons ,monmouth (tri wall) on a flat 15’ high ,lifted up on a forklift with the sheets and no saftey harness to be seen! health and saftey would have a field day. mind you i have been hit on the head by the pole in the curtain on a windy day(and had it blow up onto the roof)
I also used to load out of tillotsons monmouth with multi drops London roped and sheeted and miss them days
I think this time of year with rain and wind,ice and snow its not such a good job specially if you unload outside.We used to take 23 ton loads of glass to Aldridge that had to be sheeted but was stored outside uncovered!!!
I rope and sheet every day. I prefer to rope and sheet to using the tautliner. The amount of people who come over to me and say I should ask my boss for a Tautliner (makes me laugh as we are a family firm).
sammyopisite:
I have done both and as regards Health and safety it a lot easier to keep an eye on your load when it is roped and sheeted (look in the mirrors ) than with the curtain-siders you never know if anything as moved or come loose until the curtains bulge.
cheers Johnnie
P S I never had a load move ( including bright bar ) when roped and sheeted but have in a curtain sider when a bottom pallet collapsed.
sammyopisite:
I have done both and as regards Health and safety it a lot easier to keep an eye on your load when it is roped and sheeted (look in the mirrors ) than with the curtain-siders you never know if anything as moved or come loose until the curtains bulge.
cheers Johnnie
P S I never had a load move ( including bright bar ) when roped and sheeted but have in a curtain sider when a bottom pallet collapsed.
A shot of our “one and only” lady driver that ran on nights from our Luton base.
have moved before it got to where it was bound for, plus the ropes are sisal, not like present day polypropelyne, which in my opinion were far easier to use, Regards Larry, from the old school.
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