hi all,
gwynne bowen of gorseinon and warrington,a big foden user in his day.rare to see a leyland 
.
Hello Harry, Regarding engines running in reverse I encountered this phenomenom on two occassions both in snow & ice conditions, the first time was with my unladen S 80 cabbed Foden 8 wheel bulk blower at Lowther Castle trying to get back out onto the hard road after delivering a bulk load of broiler mash adjacent to the castle, driving up the rising gradient until it started skidding on virgin snow, I let the wagon run back a few yards and had another go getting a little further up the hill repeating this manoevre a few times until at one time I lifted the clutch a fraction too early when travelling in reverse, this stopped the Gardner and turned it in reverse hence it breathed via the exhaust and exhausted via the air cleaner. I managed to stop it immediately and start again with the starter in the correct rotation… This happened again the following winter while attempting to climb a farm lonning near Moniave in Dumfrieshire in the snow but I was a little wiser by now. Foden,s Carlisle depot lads told me later that I was lucky to be able to stop it and often the only way is to disconnect the main fuel feed pipe on a Gardner.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
pete 359:
hi all,
gwynne bowen of gorseinon and warrington,a big foden user in his day.rare to see a leyland
Hi Andrew , but that is probably an Albion . On the ergomatic cabs , the centre rear cab window was left blank on Albion models . Gwynne Bowen of course had a few L A D cab Albions and the odd Dodge . regards keith
john raymonds atkinson leader etx 990k, fitted with a gardner 8 pot
Hi Barry Quality photos of the mk5L Seddons anymore available you should put them on the old seddon thread as well,cheers
HI BIBBS I have put some photos on flickr.com/photos/73533973@N … 719244601/. iff you wont to look yours Barry Waddy
Hi again Barry had a look on flickr at your photos great collection some histury there, cheers. ps do ya ken Jones the Spar.
Leyland600:
Hello Harry, Regarding engines running in reverse I encountered this phenomenom on two occassions both in snow & ice conditions, the first time was with my unladen S 80 cabbed Foden 8 wheel bulk blower at Lowther Castle trying to get back out onto the hard road after delivering a bulk load of broiler mash adjacent to the castle, driving up the rising gradient until it started skidding on virgin snow, I let the wagon run back a few yards and had another go getting a little further up the hill repeating this manoevre a few times until at one time I lifted the clutch a fraction too early when travelling in reverse, this stopped the Gardner and turned it in reverse hence it breathed via the exhaust and exhausted via the air cleaner. I managed to stop it immediately and start again with the starter in the correct rotation… This happened again the following winter while attempting to climb a farm lonning near Moniave in Dumfrieshire in the snow but I was a little wiser by now. Foden,s Carlisle depot lads told me later that I was lucky to be able to stop it and often the only way is to disconnect the main fuel feed pipe on a Gardner.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Hi,
I remember being in John Raymond’s yard in the early80’s when a Gardner powered sa400 backed under a loaded trailer and just at the point where the unit took up the weight,the 180 made a really weird noise and at the rear of the cab where the air cleaner housing was,there were exhaust fumes coming out.i really was amazed and had never heard/witnessed this before.i am told that certain two stroke motorbike engine suffer from this also.
Regards Andrew.
HI ,B I B S . Are you big Ken used to be with Jones Flint .Barry Waddy
alanmarriott:
etx 990k
hi alanmarriott,
thanks for sharing your photos.i cropped this one.
regards andrew.
hi all,
another of member bwaddy’s pictures.is this you barry?
Hi every body, not many mentions or photos of old Llanelli firms on this site.
The likes of Hughes haulage, Barrie Williams, Morfa transport, W.North tspt, John Evans, Evans tspt. ty fri farm,
Colin Jones (Bynea). All fair sized hauliers of the day. I have some 80s photos but havn’t got a clue how to upload them. ?
Llanelli was a big industrial town till the demise of the Duport steelworks, Copperworks,and many more. Surely some photos , memories have survived .
HI,PETE 395. No Andrew thats not me he is a pal all he wanted to do was be a driver ,he got married wife said a driver was not a proper job .So he joined the police done 10 years came bought lorry ran it for 6 months wife gave him a hard time.So back into the force didnt loose any service done another 5 years came out with a dam good pension bought another lorry and is still playing at haulage as far as i know. I AM the standing by the Black & Blue Bedford T K . That B M C F J K 160 WAS on of 4 we bought all brand new .1 Tipper 1Flat TWO units .They were a disaster from the word go nearly broke us .yours ,Barry Wad
b.waddy:
HI,PETE 395. No Andrew thats not me he is a pal all he wanted to do was be a driver ,he got married wife said a driver was not a proper job .So he joined the police done 10 years came bought lorry ran it for 6 months wife gave him a hard time.So back into the force didnt loose any service done another 5 years came out with a dam good pension bought another lorry and is still playing at haulage as far as i know. I AM the standing by the Black & Blue Bedford T K . That B M C F J K 160 WAS on of 4 we bought all brand new .1 Tipper 1Flat TWO units .They were a disaster from the word go nearly broke us .yours ,Barry Wad
hi barry,
thanks for the info.steelboy f10 said he remembers this 86 .what’s that old soldier tucked away on the right?
HI,PETE 395. Andrew the old timer in the corner was not that old ,in 1960 it was in a dealer in Bootle TAYLORS it was a last off the line special brand new but with old type cab. It was a MK 5 LR 6 Perkins R 6 David Brown 5 speed and moss axle ,the cab was half alloy and fiber glass .Tandem hydrovac brakes, twin ram tipper dropside body wat a motor did us right proud pulled like a train 60 mph and stop on sixpence bit hevey on stearing and hard to get parts for .good old days B ARRY Wad
steelboyf10:
the yard 1978
Hi Pete 359/Barry, the little 86 had a 2nd hand cab following a bump on the A41 near Whitchurch with driver Tommy Wilson, who went on to get the 88 in the above picture, SBF10
steelboyf10:
steelboyf10:
the yard 1978
Hi Pete 359/Barry, the little 86 had a 2nd hand cab following a bump on the A41 near Whitchurch with driver Tommy Wilson, who went on to get the 88 in the above picture, SBF10
hi all,
were these 400’s gardner 180’s?