No problem Martyn i’m glad you like it . Tony
sammy dog:
thats brilliant tony thank you mate.
just to let you know ive spent all day making an advent calenda there 30 windows i get to open the first 1 tomorrow and theres no choclate in this one .cheers martyn.
Will it be coupled to a coiler when you get it finished Martyn? Cheers Dennis.
hi all,
rward? was this the motor you mentioned to me today?
Bewick:
sammy dog:
thats brilliant tony thank you mate.
just to let you know ive spent all day making an advent calenda there 30 windows i get to open the first 1 tomorrow and theres no choclate in this one .cheers martyn.Will it be coupled to a coiler when you get it finished Martyn? Cheers Dennis.
actually dennis i have got a triaxle coil well trailer i bought as a damage repairable down workshop now you come to mention it but i havent thought about what id put behind the merc yet cheers martyn.
Morning Gentlemen, well you Welsh wizards have got me going again. I had quite forgotten what a nice lorry the V8s were, I ran quite a few 1628s on my rental fleet back in the late 80s, they were good if a little uninspiring work horses. I always thought that their exhaust note sounded like a hard working vacumn cleaner! Though the lorries were good I could never really feel comfortable with the Mercedes people, and when they introduced their factory Contract Hire scheme, and (unsuccesfully) tried to “poach” one of my Contract clients, (who I had put Mercedes product into), well that was the end for them, I sold the lot!! But they were a good lorry, and as you look back at the lines, quite a classic looker. Martyn, I hope that you have great pleasure from your new truck, good luck, (and a loaded coiler would be bang on) Cheerio for now.
Saviem:
Morning Gentlemen, well you Welsh wizards have got me going again. I had quite forgotten what a nice lorry the V8s were, I ran quite a few 1628s on my rental fleet back in the late 80s, they were good if a little uninspiring work horses. I always thought that their exhaust note sounded like a hard working vacumn cleaner! Though the lorries were good I could never really feel comfortable with the Mercedes people, and when they introduced their factory Contract Hire scheme, and (unsuccesfully) tried to “poach” one of my Contract clients, (who I had put Mercedes product into), well that was the end for them, I sold the lot!! But they were a good lorry, and as you look back at the lines, quite a classic looker. Martyn, I hope that you have great pleasure from your new truck, good luck, (and a loaded coiler would be bang on) Cheerio for now.
thanks for your comments i have allways been a fan of the sk merc as having owned 2 in past years .i am really looking forward to getting the 1735 to be honest i had nt even thought about a trailer but as luck would have it ive a coil (cut down curtainsider)trailer so it might be something to think about cheers martyn.
John Stephens, Newport, S. Wales.
hire andrew ■■■■ prosser drove that one the one i had was bigger double bunks w ith one of those horrible gearboxs
hi all,louloubelle here are a couple of photos i posted earlier on the thread of your dads lorries.
jaga bros of newport.
bernard:
hi all,louloubelle here are a couple of photos i posted earlier on the thread of your dads lorries.
Thanks so much! Makes me smile with lots of memories! Somewhere in the depths if my mums lift there is a calendar ne and my brother did for dad when very young. Me having to b the transport manager and my brother the driver! Probably will be my only calendar shoot!! I’m probably a bell lines baby as my mum was a secretary there and that’s how she met my dad! X
hi all,
this daf is owned by a midland’s steel haulier,but driven by mike howells from port talbot.
a couple from the dayjob.firstly a celtic recycling sania.
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ugs cross hands,now keyline.
ugs braintree.
a big thanks to bubbleman for not only this cracking blue line shot,but another great night at keynsham,mechanic77,sammy dog,pERFection14 and i had a great time.that blue line motor was driven by john? an outbased driver who always wore a tie and cherished the many blue line motors he had over the years.great pic .
Gaydon Classic show 2010.
mechanic77:
Theres a classic commercial show at the Three Counties showground near Malvern on Saturday October 8th that some of the usual suspects are planning to take their trucks to. Link to website for info and entry forms here: http://www.classicshows.org/malvern081011.phpLet us know if you want to go, theres the possibility some of us will go up on the Friday to stay over, either on site or at nearby Upton on Severn.
Neil.
Just to let people who may want to visit know that the Malvern show is this Saturday.
Neil.