Scrapbook Memories (Part 1)

[trev_h]

Muckaway:
Re the Selbys Foden and it’s “9.8t tare weight”; Lorrys are getting fatter, my 6w Foden tares at 10.30

At 10.30t tare I bet thats not the heaviest these days either, first 6 legger tipper I drove was a Leyland reiver which at the longest wheelbase they made had a locomotors sleeper cab and a heavy steel/wood dropside body. The tare on it was 8.10t,swapping the 10.22.5 rear tyres to 11.22.5 it was uprated to 26t which gave it an easy payload of 17.5t, the constructor that replaced it just about managed 15.5t It was a big hit to loose 2t on every load !

[bubbleman]

Hi lads,good response to the road train pics…I didnt think it would be that interesting for us on this side of the world,is’nt it weird…US lorries dont do much for me at all over in their home enviorment but when they’re dressed up for working down under then thats more up my street…ok heres a good dose for today

Cheers Bubbs,

[dave_the_renegade]

bubbleman:
Hi lads,good response to the road train pics…I didnt think it would be that interesting for us on this side of the world,is’nt it weird…US lorries dont do much for me at all over in their home enviorment but when they’re dressed up for working down under then thats more up my street…ok heres a good dose for today

Cheers Bubbs,

Some nice tipper pics among that batch Marc.
Cheers Dave.

[bubbleman]

Hello,heres some more clippings.

Cheers Bubbs,

[ainacs]

Another of Chris Hills pics to put the thread back up where it belongs

[adr]

Wish this was in colour cos it looks the Dogs B******s!

[adr]

Didn’t we have some lovely kit running across the water!

[adr]

A Super Buffalo sleeper, get down!!!

[bubbleman]

Hello again,great pic of the Guy Pat,thanks for posting it

Todays stuff

Cheers Bubbs,

[dieseldogsix]

adr:
Didn’t we have some lovely kit running across the water!

What company was this?

[bubbleman]

Dieseldog…go to page 7 on the scrapbook…first picture

Cheers Bubbs,

[lawrence_dunbar]

kevmac47:
I took these shots at the Scottish Showground circa 1996. I dont know anything at all about the vehicles.10

Ornaments in the UK, its like the song says give me forty acres to turn this rig around nice to look though Regards Larry

[dieseldogsix]

Thanks Bubbs, I knew I’d seen them before. great thread as always.

[skandiahamn]

bubbleman:
Hello…more Scannys today

Again, I hope these are of interest.

Cheers Marc.

Reading Marcs clip on page 7 reminded me of a photo I took in Gothenburg in 1979…this would have been one of the Swedish units mentioned in the clip, I think this Scania LBS110 (BHH 662) is still around, a couple of years ago it was waiting to be restored.

BHH 662 waiting for TLC

[ramone]

kevmac47:
How do you follow an epitaph like that■■? Puts our late lamented transport hero from ■■■■■■■ into perspective

Hope you dont mean Dennis i cant think of anymore heros from ■■■■■■■

[bubbleman]

Hello,heres some more.

Cheers Bubbs,

[kevmac47]

ramone:

kevmac47:
How do you follow an epitaph like that■■? Puts our late lamented transport hero from ■■■■■■■ into perspective

Hope you dont mean Dennis i cant think of anymore heros from ■■■■■■■

I would have said Dennis was a legend in his own lunchtime at least

[bubbleman]

Hi,heres some more then… …first one for NZ Jamie,before your time mate but its a nice pic.

Cheers Bubbs,

[nz_jamie]

Cheers old mate.

That’s one of Auckland based George Dale’s Leyland Hippos and the huge trailer that was called ‘Big Goerge’ after the man himself.

Here’s another.

This was a later addition,an absolute ripper,a Leyland Buffalo

The Buff was replaced by this cracker an S29 Foden,what an outfit!

I’m pretty sure apart from the odd Hippo you blokes wouldn’t have got these models of truck in the UK. They sure are a bit special and show how important the export market was back then.

Cheers mate Jamie

[bubbleman]

Hello again,great stuff Jamie…
Todays clippings.

Cheers Bubbs,