pete 359:
Hey Pete 359, mix match of badges, from various Volvos…and a Penturk, down by ere Flag !!! 
hi all,
i caught this fh in taibach last saturday,parked up for the weekend near the picturesqe backdrop of number 4 blast furnace
seen at port talbot dock.
Will you be doing the repairs on this lorry Andrew ?
MEAN MACHINE:
Will you be doing the repairs on this lorry Andrew ?
Hi,
No.i think that motor is beyond economical repair.i hope the driver wasn’t sleeping in it at the time 
Regards Andrew.
pete 359:
seen at port talbot dock.
Hi pete 359 seen that the other day on my way to Run Tech but didn’t have my camera with me
Telekonsteve:
another one of glyn john
hi steve,
thanks for sharing those photos 
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regards andrew.
pete 359:
seen at port talbot dock.
hi andy, that daf belongs to runtech,my old man was driving it until he came to seabournes
the wiring burnt out so he"s been told,the volvo you snapped near number 4 blast is one of sunhills
isnt it? cheers chris.
chris143:
pete 359:
seen at port talbot dock.hi andy, that daf belongs to runtech,my old man was driving it until he came to seabournes
the wiring burnt out so he"s been told,the volvo you snapped near number 4 blast is one of sunhills
isnt it? cheers chris.
hi chris,
thanks for the info mate .i wondered about the fh being a sunhill motor.i think? them and gwynedd shipping have the uk abbey work pretty much all to themselves now? with owens left to sweep up whats left over.is that about right chris 
regards andrew.
Thanks Clive for the picture today of Jason Williams new outfit
hi all,
a very old aec? with swansea area registration @ winkleigh devon.
pete 359:
chris143:
pete 359:
seen at port talbot dock.hi andy, that daf belongs to runtech,my old man was driving it until he came to seabournes
the wiring burnt out so he"s been told,the volvo you snapped near number 4 blast is one of sunhills
isnt it? cheers chris.hi chris,
thanks for the info mate
regards andrew.
hi andrew,im out of touch on the coil scene these days i dont go in the abbey anymore thankfully 
and i dont see any of the old steelboys to catch up,the coil haulage seems to have run its coarse compared to say 20 year ago when we started, a little longer for you as you are a little OLDER !!! regards mate chris.
chris143:
pete 359:
chris143:
pete 359:
seen at port talbot dock.hi andy, that daf belongs to runtech,my old man was driving it until he came to seabournes
the wiring burnt out so he"s been told,the volvo you snapped near number 4 blast is one of sunhills
isnt it? cheers chris.hi chris,
thanks for the info mate
regards andrew.hi andrew,im out of touch on the coil scene these days i dont go in the abbey anymore thankfully
and i dont see any of the old steelboys to catch up,the coil haulage seems to have run its coarse compared to say 20 year ago when we started, a little longer for you as you are a little OLDER
pete 359:
Willie Roadstar:
pete 359:
Willie Roadstar:
pete 359:
Willie Roadstar:
pete 359:
daiecho143:
pete 359:
andrew going by the reg i think that may have been an old christie tyler truck originaly 4x2 ?
hi dai,
to be honest mate,i wouldn’t know about the former owneri reckon your right about it being a converted 4x2,the showmen seem to love double drive.i have always wondered why though,surely a 6x2 rear lift would work just as well for them
regards andrew.Andrew,
Showman go for double drives due to the fields they have to get across, they’d never get on some of the grounds with 6x2s
Regards
Anthi ant,
for precisley that reason (grass and mud) i wondered why not a 6x2 rear lift.from what i gather that’s what alot of the logging trucks are specced as,even in sweden.they have far more difficult driving condtions than the showmen.
regards andrew.Hi Andrew,
I agree a 6x2 does have its atractions and benefits, but having worked the fairs for 7 years (many years ago) and driven both 6x4 and 6x2 in all conditions and country’s, the 6x4 is the better truck for the job, the loggers generally go for the 6x2 because it is an all round motor, which is better on fuel on the roads, not really an issue with the showman, has there main priority is being able to posistion the rides off road and with some of the rides weighing upto 70 & 80 tons they need the traction, trust me its no fun trying to get off a quagmire of a field at 4 am in the morning after a bonfire with a truck that won’t move and you’ve got to get to the next ground and build up before opening time at 5pm the next evening. - Great days
Regards
Anthi ant,
thanks for that.i know what you mean about some of the showmen’s loads.these latest generation travelling rides can be very heavy.i have carried out work for many showmen over the years,here is an f12 from birmingham based showman willy wilson that delivered a load of panelling to us at work from a ride that was in 1999,one of the largest travelling dogem rides in the uk.Andrew,
Thanks for posting the photo of the F12, nice one, I know Willie, top showman, painted the Music Express ride in his yard for welsh showman Timmy Booth, also painted the Mad Max Miami of Rowland / Henry Studt from Swansea, don’t if you know of them ■■Regards
Anthi ant,
i think? the welsh showman you mentioned would be jimmy booth,i know jimmy very well,he has been a family friend/customer for 40 years.didn’t henry studt pass away several years ago,at a fairly young age?sorry if i have this wrong.i am sure vernon studt and several others mentioned it too me around 6-7? years ago now.
regards andrew.
Andrew,
It was Rowland Studt who very sadly passed away, about 5 years ago, Henry is his son, who has taken over the business, Rowland Ithink was only 46. I think Tim Booth is Jims son, think he has come away from being a showman, has he sold all of his equipment last year.
Regards
Ant
Hi all,
Willie showman jimmy booths son is Philip booth,he was best man at my sisters wedding.the booth family now own the Atlantic hotel on porthcawl’s seafront and another hotel in John street.
Here’s a few from td Williams they had a base in Ammanford for many years and when they were doing a lot of steel out of the abbey they also had a yard near joint on port talbot dock.this picture is taken at their more recent home Bridgend.
A couple from a firm that rowly will remember.neil thanks for the magazine .
This one was in the escape lane coming out of Dover.
Sorry about the quality of this photo.The original now resides in Canada this a scanned copy of a copy. E & O Griffiths,Dingestow, Monmouthshire 1937/8? Leyland Lynx tipper with six cylider petrol engine.Driver Harry Long posing for photo.Have been asking family members of men who drove for Grandad, if they have any photos of his lorries. This one turned up today. Regards Rich. (This is Harry Long.Not the one you`re thinking it is)
Hi rich griff,
Thanks for your picture.i have cropped it on my iPad.
