South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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A GOWER CHEMICALS ERF I DROVE ON AGENCY WORK

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I SEEN THIS COILER IN CINDERFORD EX CARLINE TRANSPORT CT440

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smallcoal:
HI ALL THIS IS IN PLACE OF MY VOLVO :frowning: (RIP)

A second class ride is better than a first class walk John :laughing: .
Cheers Dave.

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Dave the Renegade:

smallcoal:
HI ALL THIS IS IN PLACE OF MY VOLVO :frowning: (RIP)

A second class ride is better than a first class walk John :laughing: .
Cheers Dave.

hi dave the volvo was a 07 plate but this daf is nice mind only got it till sept when all new rigid mercs turn up :smiley: :smiley:

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smallcoal:

Dave the Renegade:

smallcoal:
HI ALL THIS IS IN PLACE OF MY VOLVO :frowning: (RIP)

A second class ride is better than a first class walk John :laughing: .
Cheers Dave.

hi dave the volvo was a 07 plate but this daf is nice mind only got it till sept when all new rigid mercs turn up :smiley: :smiley:

A mate of mine has an eight wheeler Mercedes Axor,they think the world of it.
Cheers Dave.

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Dave the Renegade:

smallcoal:

Dave the Renegade:

smallcoal:
HI ALL THIS IS IN PLACE OF MY VOLVO :frowning: (RIP)

A second class ride is better than a first class walk John :laughing: .
Cheers Dave.

hi dave the volvo was a 07 plate but this daf is nice mind only got it till sept when all new rigid mercs turn up :smiley: :smiley:

A mate of mine has an eight wheeler Mercedes Axor,they think the world of it.
Cheers Dave.

all clarkes trucks are mercs now they had a good deal of mercs

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smallcoal:

Dave the Renegade:

smallcoal:

Dave the Renegade:

smallcoal:
HI ALL THIS IS IN PLACE OF MY VOLVO :frowning: (RIP)

A second class ride is better than a first class walk John :laughing: .
Cheers Dave.

hi dave the volvo was a 07 plate but this daf is nice mind only got it till sept when all new rigid mercs turn up :smiley: :smiley:

A mate of mine has an eight wheeler Mercedes Axor,they think the world of it.
Cheers Dave.

all clarkes trucks are mercs now they had a good deal of mercs

I think we will see a lot more Mercedes on the road in the near future John. Now that VW own Scania and M A N I think most of the wagons will be German.
Cheers Dave.

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Some older Scania’s in TR Phillips Caerphilly yard.
Neil.

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hi all,
a few more illtyd thomas photos :sunglasses:

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Dave the Renegade:

mercman123:
Hi all just seen two of the coil lorries going down the A5 .They are Gwynedd Shipping Group . Has any one got any pictures ? This is one for Dave too catch . Tony

I only go up to Oswestry every six weeks Tony.But am planning a day up North Wales sometime.Used to see Gwynedd Shipping at Prees Heath,but haven’t been there for a couple of months.
Cheers Dave.

Hi Dave I was n my way too Oswestry on monday and saw 2 coming back too Shrewsbury .Tony

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pete 359:
i can remember many yards like this :sunglasses:

proper haulage firms always had a puddle in the yard…even in the summer…

When you got home and you didnt take your boots off, you had always got some 5th wheel grease on your sole!

They all had a dog, or a workshop cat

LOL
SBF10

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Very true Graham, always used to be the remains of a truck/trailer deteriorating in the corner somewhere
Neil.

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steelboyf10:

pete 359:
i can remember many yards like this :sunglasses:

proper haulage firms always had a puddle in the yard…even in the summer…

When you got home and you didnt take your boots off, you had always got some 5th wheel grease on your sole!

They all had a dog, or a workshop cat

LOL
SBF10

hi lads,
in the winter all the oil/grease covered fitters had a ■■■ and tea around the salamander fire,burning waste oil (lethal bloody things) :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.

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pete 359:

steelboyf10:

pete 359:
i can remember many yards like this :sunglasses:

proper haulage firms always had a puddle in the yard…even in the summer…

When you got home and you didnt take your boots off, you had always got some 5th wheel grease on your sole!

They all had a dog, or a workshop cat

LOL
SBF10

hi lads,
in the winter all the oil/grease covered fitters had a ■■■ and tea around the salamander fire,burning waste oil (lethal bloody things) :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.

I hope your not going all “jobs worth” & HSE on us Mr. Cooper as you may just be in line to have your “nuts” roasted over a “sally”!! How else could you be expected to blast a bit of heat into a corrugated iron clad workshop of yesteryear!! Its OK for you,you just go back into your warm office or nip into the low bake oven for your brew!!! Don’t know your born you young 'uns!! nowt wrong with a Salamander in the corner of the 'shop when it’s -10 out in the yard!! Cheers Dennis.!!!

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Bewick:

pete 359:

steelboyf10:

pete 359:
i can remember many yards like this :sunglasses:

proper haulage firms always had a puddle in the yard…even in the summer…

When you got home and you didnt take your boots off, you had always got some 5th wheel grease on your sole!

They all had a dog, or a workshop cat

LOL
SBF10

hi lads,
in the winter all the oil/grease covered fitters had a ■■■ and tea around the salamander fire,burning waste oil (lethal bloody things) :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.

I hope your not going all “jobs worth” & HSE on us Mr. Cooper as you may just be in line to have your “nuts” roasted over a “sally”!! How else could you be expected to blast a bit of heat into a corrugated iron clad workshop of yesteryear!! Its OK for you,you just go back into your warm office or nip into the low bake oven for your brew!!! Don’t know your born you young 'uns!! nowt wrong with a Salamander in the corner of the 'shop when it’s -10 out in the yard!! Cheers Dennis.!!!

It doesn’t get as cold as that in the Vale of Glamorgan Dennis :wink: .
Cheers Anon.

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hi dennis,
aaaah the salamander fire,now there’s an adventure.i am very biased with these devices as i vividly recall our business neighbours premises catching fire when one of those bloody things spewed oil all over the floor and it ignited.that said,i spent many a happy hour stood around many of them,in joint’s,j&m etc.etc.etc :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.

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Stuart Lewis on show on a Fairwood Diesel event brandnew

now at work on the Second Severn Crossing

then changed into tarmac colours

still owns the same lorry mainly carrying out day work not bad same lorry for 16 yrs and still going strong

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I,d like to thank stuart lewis for the following pictures of his father,s lorries he ran many Leyland bisons then updated to seddon atki,s


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one of KCS transports new MAN,s and weighing in at a modest 14.500kg not bad with a bulk trailer on

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komatsu 450:

one of KCS transports new MAN,s and weighing in at a modest 14.500kg not bad with a bulk trailer on

hiya,
Surprised to see a motor of that size managing to weigh off at that light tare the last time I was anywhere near something with so many axles it tared off at nearer sixteen tonnes, must be balsa wood eh.
thanks harry long retired.