South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

1993 L reg 1834 Powerliner Spotted in 2011 in Afghanistan on its second life :smiley: . These were still on the road doing local drops when I started my apprenticeship with S&K in 2003.

The 40th Anniversary tractor unit’s & new livery trailers.

1993 New Clayton Tanker Fleet.

Another Barry Haulier, Seddon Atkinson Strato & new Clayton road Tanker.

s gates 87:
1993 L reg 1834 Powerliner Spotted in 2011 in Afghanistan on its second life :smiley: . These were still on the road doing local drops when I started my apprenticeship with S&K in 2003.

hi simon,
cool photo.i saw the gem article on s&k.
regards andrew.

pete 359:

s gates 87:
1993 L reg 1834 Powerliner Spotted in 2011 in Afghanistan on its second life :smiley: . These were still on the road doing local drops when I started my apprenticeship with S&K in 2003.

hi simon,
cool photo.i saw the gem article on s&k.
regards andrew.

It was a good’en 4 pages, it’s a shame it wasn’t in Truck & Driver.

Heres my old man in early 70`s. He started a company called Blue Arrow running from Barry

Here`s my new mixer. First Renault Lander 8x4 Mixer in Tarmac.On the road 6/11/2011

hi all,
this foden is heading for her last yard :laughing:seen at bracey’s builders supplies south cornelly.

off to be recycled :laughing: :laughing: .

that foden is going to the best place , whoever designed that cab should have been hung by the goolies. the most uncomfortable thing i ever had the misfortune to drive . , dave

rigsby:
that foden is going to the best place , whoever designed that cab should have been hung by the goolies. the most uncomfortable thing i ever had the misfortune to drive . , dave

hi dave,
totally agree.i like the older foden’s,but the 3000 series were awfull.here’s an n.r.evans man driven by an ex joint driver peter lewis.

I used to run scrap to Treforest Ind Est, tip the run Mountain Ash & load Phurnisite, & bring it back to Ashington NCB coal depot, this Foden performed very well for me, never any bother, but I do know some of my mates wouldnt look a it never mind drive it, I think it was the 12Speed box put them off a bit. Happy Days Larry.PS.it had a Leyland 680 Power Plus

Engine.

Lawrence Dunbar:
I used to run scrap to Treforest Ind Est, tip the run Mountain Ash & load Phurnisite, & bring it back to Ashington NCB coal depot, this Foden performed very well for me, never any bother, but I do know some of my mates wouldnt look a it never mind drive it, I think it was the 12Speed box put them off a bit. Happy Days Larry.PS.it had a Leyland 680 Power Plus 0Engine.0

I bet those drivers that refused to drive that Foden Larry,never drove a TK with a 330 engine up over the Brecon Beacons with 10 ton on the back.Give me the Foden every time.A proper lorry.
Cheers Dave.

Very true, heres another old Foden loved to be overloaded, I know was wrong but when one loads fish in the middle of the night where does one get weighed ? at ones destination, in this case it was Grimsby, tip 6.00.am.The to Rossington for a Load of coke back to Newcastle, Great wagon great stuff great old times 20.Tonne & never misses a beat up hill & down dale 48.mph. 10/11.mpg. Regards Larry

Lawrence Dunbar:
Very true, heres another old Foden loved to be overloaded, I know was wrong but when one loads fish in the middle of the night where does one get weighed ? at ones destination, in this case it was Grimsby, tip 6.00.am.The to Rossington for a Load of coke back to Newcastle, Great wagon great stuff great old times 20.Tonne & never misses a beat up hill & down dale 48.mph. 10/11.mpg. Regards Larry0

hi larry,
cool foden pictures,those foden’s were good old sloggers in their day.foden,for me lost it towards the end.i think the oil companies kept them going in the later years.if it wasn’t for them then i doubt paccar would have bought them.the less said about the alpha the better.
regards andrew.

totally agree larry , s21 , s39 , were nice motors , once you mastered the12 speed you could get them going a bit . i didn’t rate the s80 , it was a step back for me . i had an s10 with the 290 big cam ■■■■■■■ , that was brilliant , but a bit thirsty , cheers , dave