Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye Fodens , proper wagons built to last, I myself started as an owner driver with an S20.8wheeler tipper , did me very well, 150 Gardner. 12 sp. box with a gear for every hill, Reg. 1962 531DXP, an ex William Hampton motor, from London, Purchased from Rush Green 1970. I wish I still had it Regards Larry. If you look on srapbook memmories its on there.
hello lawrence,
you have ran some well turned out motors over the years .the foden on the farm is the same model as your’s registered 531 dxp.i really liked the mickey mouse vtu 291e,surely the mickey mouse is the best looking foden ever? when the west wales foden was working she ran with this dyson drag on livestock work all over the uk .
Its the tyres I’d be more interested in Andrew!!! Cheers Dennis.
Aye Dennis plenty of meat on them , I remember when we allways had a dozen wheels with new tyres on all painted ready for use. The good old days Eh long bloody gone, Regards Larry
Its the tyres I’d be more interested in Andrew!!! Cheers Dennis.
Aye Dennis plenty of meat on them , I remember when we allways had a dozen wheels with new tyres on all painted ready for use. The good old days Eh long bloody gone, Regards Larry
Hiya Larry,I also recall an old haulier once telling me that when the canvas started to show the tyre was good for another 5000 miles!! priceless what? Cheers Dennis.
Its the tyres I’d be more interested in Andrew!!! Cheers Dennis.
Aye Dennis plenty of meat on them , I remember when we allways had a dozen wheels with new tyres on all painted ready for use. The good old days Eh long bloody gone, Regards Larry
Hiya Larry,I also recall an old haulier once telling me that when the canvas started to show the tyre was good for another 5000 miles!! priceless what? Cheers Dennis.
They look like new tyres hardening off.I know a few hauliers buy them and store them like that to get more life out of them.
Cheers Dave.
hi all, seen this nolans on friday by margam park ,the tangled mess on the pavement is his roof, he drove under a 12,9 bridge by kenfig ind est,he got to the lay-by where they cut the roof off
i took this in penlan bus depot ken williams towing a brokendown bus, hi andrew i flashed you by margam the other night about tea time you was eastbound i got a blue focus now my red car is in the scrapyard in the sky
.the foden on the farm is the same model as your’s registered 531 dxp.i really liked the mickey mouse vtu 291e,surely the mickey mouse is the best looking foden ever? when the west wales foden was working she ran with this dyson drag 
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