South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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pete 359:
in the same yard as the volvo n10 remains were all of these and many others :smiley:.this man was on the steel in south wales with multiserve .

this truck was hauling coke internal at port talbot when the ram came down on it and it was scraped and the gearbox kept falling out on it

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steelboyf10:

pete 359:

sammy dog:
approx 18 days 432 hrs 25920 mins to go :cry: :cry: :sunglasses:

hi mart,
not that you are counting :exclamation: i just emailed jenny,peter’s wife with a link to trucknet.they want to see the photos :sunglasses:
regards andrew.

Had Pete on the phone last night, he was over the moon with the pictures of the recycled U boat, and is looking forward to seeing it done…he made me chuckle with some of the quotes from you guys, in his broken welsh accent…“its un molested, not got a volvo tank and sed atki back axle” boyo…down bi yeer…butty boy!!!

hi lee been on phone managed to source outer back panel got them looking for rear cab trim interior now so fingers crossed they come up trumps. :sunglasses: :sunglasses: regards martyn.

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pete 359:
ugs braintree.

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pete 359:

pete 359:
ugs braintree.

now keyline braintree.

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Info Needed
I purchased this unit from Punch Precision, Bridgend Industrial Esatate approx 1975, It was going for scrap
and I could not let an 8 cyl 300 bhp Gardner go to China to power a junk, I had the tractor for two years, but it was
to high to fit in any of my sheds, and was suffering from outside storage, and I decided to sell it, which I now regret
Anyway does anyone now its history in South Wales, prior to Punch Precision,
Who operated it? where did it work? I would be grateful for any help or info.
Richard

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pete 359:

pete 359:

pete 359:
ugs braintree.

now keyline braintree.

A lot of work gone into that Andrew, nice job though, looks as good as new.
Thanks for the Pembrey photo’s, have to agree its not the pro’s that make the races its the every day guy running an ex front line motor. Don’t know if I would want to race one I was making a living with though! A little to risky.

Regards Paul

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I could be mistake, I often am, but that c series would have started live with critlows from mow cop in Stoke, he a quite a few I’m shaw that was one, was there any bright yellow bits on it anywhere, his were yellow cabs and red chassis if I remember right, and I think e&e from Stoke bought most of his old ones when he packed up, like I say I could be wrong, but then again I could be right

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hi all,
january 1982 and w.g.r lloyd’s erf is snowed in,on the m4 near cardiff.

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pete 359:
hi all,
january 1982 and w.g.r lloyd’s erf is snowed in,on the m4 near cardiff.

I remember that snowfall Andrew.Snowed from the Thursday night until Saturday midday,36 inches oof snow in 36 hours this way.By the following winter all the farmers this way had four wheel drive tractors.They hired the loading shovels from the quarries to help open the roads.
Cheers Dave’

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Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:
hi all,
january 1982 and w.g.r lloyd’s erf is snowed in,on the m4 near cardiff.

I remember that snowfall Andrew.Snowed from the Thursday night until Saturday midday,36 inches oof snow in 36 hours this way.By the following winter all the farmers this way had four wheel drive tractors.They hired the loading shovels from the quarries to help open the roads.
Cheers Dave’

hi dave,
it was the same in our area dave.total closure,i remember it well as it was when i left school and went to work for the old man,we walked to work for a week,3 miles each way from porthcawl to south cornelly,cause the old man didn’t want to damage his new volvo estate.on the first day he took the car to work a bedford tk delivering on the yard reversed straight over the front of my fathers car,i can still hear the row now,thirty years on :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.

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pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:
hi all,
january 1982 and w.g.r lloyd’s erf is snowed in,on the m4 near cardiff.

I remember that snowfall Andrew.Snowed from the Thursday night until Saturday midday,36 inches oof snow in 36 hours this way.By the following winter all the farmers this way had four wheel drive tractors.They hired the loading shovels from the quarries to help open the roads.
Cheers Dave’

hi dave,
it was the same in our area dave.total closure,i remember it well as it was when i left school and went to work for the old man,we walked to work for a week,3 miles each way from porthcawl to south cornelly,cause the old man didn’t want to damage his new volvo estate.on the first day he took the car to work a bedford tk delivering on the yard reversed straight over the front of the front my fathers car,i can still hear the row now,thirty years on :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.

Oh dear :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: :laughing: :laughing:

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All the best for the Welsh rugby team when they play France to-morrow!! I have always been firstly an English fan and secondly a Welsh fan but I’m ashamed of the English teams antics,no need at all,that’s the footballer nob heads job!! From here on in I’ll always support the Welsh lads (as long as there isn’t a Rugby league match on which is 100% better than Rugby Union!! IMO.) Come on the Boyo’s for to-morrow don’t let le frog beat a home nation!! Cheers Dennis.

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heres the last two for now, so keep looking for me, cant re mortage the house now just done that to get these four off ebay. ive put them in bubbs’ thread as well

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Bewick:
All the best for the Welsh rugby team when they play France to-morrow!! I have always been firstly an English fan and secondly a Welsh fan but I’m ashamed of the English teams antics,no need at all,that’s the footballer nob heads job!! From here on in I’ll always support the Welsh lads (as long as there isn’t a Rugby league match on which is 100% better than Rugby Union!! IMO.) Come on the Boyo’s for to-morrow don’t let le frog beat a home nation!! Cheers Dennis.

WE WAS ROBBED,WITHOUT QUESTION!!! That ref should be strung up by the “short and curlies” Dennis.

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Bewick:

Bewick:
All the best for the Welsh rugby team when they play France to-morrow!! I have always been firstly an English fan and secondly a Welsh fan but I’m ashamed of the English teams antics,no need at all,that’s the footballer nob heads job!! From here on in I’ll always support the Welsh lads (as long as there isn’t a Rugby league match on which is 100% better than Rugby Union!! IMO.) Come on the Boyo’s for to-morrow don’t let le frog beat a home nation!! Cheers Dennis.

WE WAS ROBBED,WITHOUT QUESTION!!! That ref should be strung up by the “short and curlies” Dennis.

bloody typical irish ref who won the irish match and his farther was french : :imp: :imp: cheers to you me lord mrtyn boyo. :laughing:

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hi all,
pERFection14 checking out my truck at southampton.

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about to leave southampton for south wales.three years ago today :sunglasses: .

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pete 359:
about to leave southampton for south wales.three years ago today :sunglasses: .

what a diffrence 3 yrs make cheers martyn.

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I remember a haulage firm Parfits they used to get up to Newcastle, the firm I worked for Smiles used to load them back with firebricks from Henry Fosters at Backworth, & they used to give us return loads as well, I sure it was run by Mrs Parfit ?, they had red wagons I think, any photos about. Regards Larry.

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hi all,
ec14 and i went down west wales today with the camera.visited a friend who has an intresting collection of trucks :sunglasses: .firstly an early c series gardner powered erf.