grumpy old man:
The Volvo F10 flat, whoever decorated the windscreen like that should be prosecuted, it’s absolutely ridiculous.
Presumably, Markus. Totally agree, and of course it is illegal and no doubt he or his boss knows it because you can bet your boots that they all come out at inspection time.
windrush:
I think that Scraggs from Cheadle are still trading, they had some Volvo F7 tippers at one time and one of our former drivers was injured driving one in a RTA at Catchems Corner on the A50.Here is another of theirs that came to grief, not my pic.
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Pete.
Not quite forever then!
Did anyone on here ever work for S Dean of Darwen and
maybe have pics of the very tidy fleet of the vrhicles I
worked for the company over 50 years ago and it was a
decent firm to work for.
Spardo:
grumpy old man:
The Volvo F10 flat, whoever decorated the windscreen like that should be prosecuted, it’s absolutely ridiculous.Presumably, Markus. Totally agree, and of course it is illegal and no doubt he or his boss knows it because you can bet your boots that they all come out at inspection time.
The F10 is “Young Tuck” (Tucker Jameson) owner driver from Wark near Hexham. His Father (also Tucker) had Couple of cattle wagons. Both characters in their own right.
Tyneside
tyneside:
Spardo:
grumpy old man:
The Volvo F10 flat, whoever decorated the windscreen like that should be prosecuted, it’s absolutely ridiculous.Presumably, Markus. Totally agree, and of course it is illegal and no doubt he or his boss knows it because you can bet your boots that they all come out at inspection time.
The F10 is “Young Tuck” (Tucker Jameson) owner driver from Wark near Hexham. His Father (also Tucker) had Couple of cattle wagons. Both characters in their own right.
Tyneside
Lawrence Dunbar:
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Last of the true Basildon Fords. A nice one like RHP now.
What was the reasoning behind the Chinese Six? Was it easi? Spread of axle weight at the time?
essexpete:
What was the reasoning behind the Chinese Six? Was it easi? Spread of axle weight at the time?
Many operators used them as it avoided overloading the front axle when doing multi drop deliveries.
Pete.
