hello andrew.
there is really not a lot of weight in the upper works ,it comes in at 67 tons.i will get some photos this morning of the lift as the lump is too heavy for one crane.
graham.
hi all,
thanks graham,here are somemore.
this ex-wall’s recovery of newport,volvo n86 is being restored in northern england.
pete 359:
Is that a Commer Maxiload wrecker that has the Volvo on tow Andrew 
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
pete 359:
Is that a Commer Maxiload wrecker that has the Volvo on tow Andrew
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Would be nice to see some pics of this beauty undergoing i’ts transformation, new owner??.
thanks harry long retired.
Dave the Renegade:
pete 359:
Is that a Commer Maxiload wrecker that has the Volvo on tow Andrew
Cheers Dave.
hi dave,
yes,she’s a maxiload dave.i see the "senior northern member has sobered up and returned from the canaries 
,welcome home mate,good to know that normal service has been resumed.
this brand new xf is the latest addition to the c.j. bird fleet.driver aled daniel cannot wait .
nice truck the Daf, what size engine has that one got Andrew?
hi chris, did i wave to you at the 50 limit at pengraic i had a white cab & blue curtians if so i was trying to warn you about the cam van cheers john 
afternoon bernard, i was in john evans yard @ barry two ex cardiff & carline fitters work there john the welder ,peter gunstone we had a good chat i told him about this site he looked forward to see the ponderosa pics i said you are on here he said give his best too you & pat
pete 359:
Paul John:
pete 359:
hi all,
these photos are courtesy of david connor a.k.a dai echo,first dai’s beautiful 143.nice pipes daiWell is it a small world or not! It looks as if Dai Echos son David is into lorries, check out the drawing board page 84 Aprils T&D. Looks like a Renault Premium to me, nice job too.
I had never heard of Dai Echo until yesterday, and then I read his name in the magazine, but even more important is the drawing below it, a Mack cab-over drawn by my Daughter Rhiann Angharad from a sunny Saint Cloud FL.
Rhiann is 11 now and drives my car by herself, at 15 she will get a learners permit ( L plates ) and at 16 a full license.
Here they get their license in school, its called drivers education and is an important part of High School.Paul.
hi paul,
great to read that posting.this is the nearest south cornelly in mid-glamorgan will ever be to a sunny saint cloud in florida
regards andrew.
Nice one Andrew, your Peterbilt is really looking the business, fair play. I think she will turn more than a few heads and draw a lot of attention on this years circuit.
Regards Paul
chris143:
nice truck the Daf, what size engine has that one got Andrew?
hi all,
hello chris,the c.j. bird daf is a 510 mate.thanks for the kind words paul john,the 2011 season starts this friday at 5 pm,when three of us leave south cornelly to meet up with mechanic77 at wentwood picnic area .
here’s a few more of joints brilliant sk mercs.a248 glc,bought secondhand in 1986 from ken appleyard and driven by trucknet member sammy dog.
if i remember a247/248 were ex hales cakes tractors regards martyn.
hi mart.
yes they were,here’s a247, before she went over.
b628 bep,driven from new by tony reece.
pete 359:
b628 bep,driven from new by tony reece.
what happend to all joints trucks after owens took over cheers martyn.
sammy dog:
pete 359:
b628 bep,driven from new by tony reece.what happend to all joints trucks after owens took over cheers martyn.
hi mart,
malcolm harrison set up an auction in jersey marine and sold everything to the highest bidder.i still see one of the joint liviried nortek coilers around now.hicks bought it.that trailer was only a couple of months old when joints finished.
happier times here,1985 a 1633s merc.b948 bwn and boss alun jones’ then new sierra xr4x4.
a brand new 1635 merc.e235 vep being readied for work.
pete 359:
another great truck that was passed down to me regards martyn.
hi all,
here’s a few more of joint’s from the eighties.
taken at bryngwyn steelworks gorseinon,now a housing estate.