hi martyn,
yes 
,i’ve only owned two old kippered volvo’s our good friend john comer at the hq in warwick has once again worked his magic.as a manufacturer,volvo have been very supportive and i think a good visit is ahead of us monday 
.changing the subject,i caught these two man’s at ainscough’s port talbot yard today .look at all that “elf in a safe tree” crap on that ballast trailer.
have a good time .probably have to fit that crap to bulkers in the future imagine that . 
sammy dog:
have a good time .probably have to fit that crap to bulkers in the future imagine that .
hi martyn,
thank you.i read somewhere recently,that ainscough are the largest heavy haulage company in the uk
Andrew, have a great trip, Sweden is a country I have always wanted to visit. My wife’s brother lives there, say’s its first class.
A tour of the Volvo factory just brilliant. Looks as if a good time will be on the cards for all.
Regards Paul
hello all.
talking of h&s i was in bristol airport some months back and walked up the ramps of the trailer to throw some dogs and chains off and a very stern and official voice was heard , please come off that trailer until you get a permit for working at heigth , i said you are taking the mickey are you? no was the reply and before i knew it a team of operatives arrived armed with portable air bags and lined both sides of the trailer which has a giddy heigth of 36 ins, 
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graham.
March 1982. Replaced the old Atki they had when they were Atkinson agents.
Cheers Phil.
gah1950:
hello all.
talking of h&s i was in bristol airport some months back and walked up the ramps of the trailer to throw some dogs and chains off and a very stern and official voice was heard , please come off that trailer until you get a permit for working at heigth , i said you are taking the mickey are you? no was the reply and before i knew it a team of operatives arrived armed with portable air bags and lined both sides of the trailer which has a giddy heigth of 36 ins,
graham.
Hello Graham, unbelievable isnt it? and I thought the Abbey went overboard with h&s
regards Mark
noisy jake:
gah1950:
hello all.
talking of h&s i was in bristol airport some months back and walked up the ramps of the trailer to throw some dogs and chains off and a very stern and official voice was heard , please come off that trailer until you get a permit for working at heigth , i said you are taking the mickey are you? no was the reply and before i knew it a team of operatives arrived armed with portable air bags and lined both sides of the trailer which has a giddy heigth of 36 ins,
graham.Hello Graham, unbelievable isnt it? and I thought the Abbey went overboard with h&s
regards Mark
Hi Graham, and Mark how on earth are you supposed to get any work done with rules and regulations like that.
Paul
Numbum:
March 1982. Replaced the old Atki they had when they were Atkinson agents.
Cheers Phil.
I believe that truck is still around with the same gear on it. It belonged to WT Smith in Newport for a while [late 90’s>] , I think I last saw it for sale in the South West somewhere.
Neil.
Enjoyed a good weekend with great weather at Truckfest south west, talked to a few trucknet members there and even saw EC14 on the Severn bridge coming home from another event.
Meeting up with Dai Echo and family to run down.
A South Wales line up.
Some more Welsh trucks at the show.
This Freightliner was based in Newport for about 20 years but has recently gone to a new owner over the bridge in Somerset.
Hello all, mechanic77, that Freightliner has an AEC front axle, put under it in Upper Church Village, if I am not mistaken!! Cheerio.
That sounds about right Saviem, and if we are getting into it the axle along with the Holmes twin boom on the back came off Howells of Cardiffs AEC wrecker.
missed me mechanic 77 i was there to with my mates scania i borrowed for the weekend
Andy Kings DAF he was an ex Cadwallader driver and owner driver he has promised me some pictures to go on
Ex Tarmac driver Jerry Morse just started as an owner driver
komatsu 450:
Andy Kings DAF he was an ex Cadwallader driver and owner driver he has promised me some pictures to go on
I wonder if Andy King is related to a great man and a good old mate of mine, big Steve King RIP know to some as Big S who drove for Cadwallader ( the South Wales tipper operator ) as I know there were a couple of Cadwalladers running in Wales.
Komatsu 450, well done you got a few Welsh trucks that I didn’t. Hope you had a good weekend there too. 
Two more photos from the weekend courtesy of David Connor.
Basking in the sunshine:
EC14 passing by:
