volvo f88

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Jimski:
Hi all I always said it was a 16 speed, an 8 speed box with overdrive on every gear :laughing:
R Jimski

which you could split :laughing:

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FH13:

rward:
hi lars gunner please would you know how many volvo f89 fuel tanks types were there i have a 1977 to restore thanks rowland

All I know is Volvo have used a 300 litre square fuel tanks a little rounded around all corner to all F89. It is valid for F88 too. Only in Australia this model had a rounded one. And now, other makes in USA have changed from round to square.

Hope I understand you right
Lars-Gunnar :wink:

Hi Guys, from what I recall the type Pete 359 refers to was fitted to 240, type 88s, all the 290 I remember had the bubble tanks, and were fitted as standard, was there an option to have the lager bubble tank, as the other smaller tank was std on 86’s///hope it helps

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steelboyf10:

FH13:

rward:
hi lars gunner please would you know how many volvo f89 fuel tanks types were there i have a 1977 to restore thanks rowland

All I know is Volvo have used a 300 litre square fuel tanks a little rounded around all corner to all F89. It is valid for F88 too. Only in Australia this model had a rounded one. And now, other makes in USA have changed from round to square.

Hope I understand you right
Lars-Gunnar :wink:

Hi Guys, from what I recall the type Pete 359 refers to was fitted to 240, type 88s, all the 290 I remember had the bubble tanks, and were fitted as standard, was there an option to have the lager bubble tank, as the other smaller tank was std on 86’s///hope it helps

Nope , the ‘bubble’ tank was fitted to the last model 88 290’s- 76 onwards . The normal square tank- (like the F86 tank ) was standard fitment on all 88’s before then & alot of operators also fitted aftermarket catwalk tanks

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heres some ‘early’ 290’s with the older ‘square’ tank

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pete 359:

Sugar Ray:
This was my old Girl, 290, 16speed, air wipers later converted to electric, with the blue and cream interior.

hi,
this very 290,was owned from new by j+m transport in south wales,it was pictured with it’s sister 290 ghb 542n in the volvo f88 brochure :sunglasses: .i gather 547n was torched in the east midlands years ago :frowning: .
regards andrew.

Yes she was torched on a Sat night, i went to pick her up on a Sun afternoon to ship out to holland and all that was left was a shell, ever seen a grown man cry, :cry: The gaffer got me a Sedak on the monday to cheer me up :confused:

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Hi SugarRay I would have rather pushed the burnt out wreck than drive the Sed Ak :laughing: :laughing:

R Jimski

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Wheel Nut:

Jimski:
Hi all I always said it was a 16 speed, an 8 speed box with overdrive on every gear :laughing:
R Jimski

which you could split :laughing:

Hi Wheelnut see pdw post handbook “Overdrive” :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing:
Regards Jim

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Volvo F88 ODV150P
I bought this truck in Cornwall in the late 90,s , with every intention of restoring , I did send it to the wrong person for restoration
and had retrieve it again .
The Volvo,s history I believe , it was new in 1975 to Mr Candy near Bath (Cattle Dealer ) , I can remember seeing it Highbridge Market in the 70’s painted up nicely Red Chassis Green Cab , some time in the early 80’s it was stretched for drawbar use , it was used to transport flowers or plants from Holland to the UK based in Kent , in the early 90’s it was on a farm at North Petherton awaiting restoration then went to Cornwall for restoration then it came back to Somerset , I sold to a gentleman from Yorkshire for restoration , 1988 last time it was taxed

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Right I think al agreed on Overdrive / splitter. Now want to take jimski to task even though he backed me on the overdive argument :laughing: on his rather push his 88 than drive a Sed atk, because i loved my Strato Limited edition 410 ■■■■■■■ Eaton Twin SPLITTER over the yrs one of the moters I look back on & wished I was still driving it today instead of this 2 pedal Merc.(tin Hat on) :smiley:

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greek:
Right I think al agreed on Overdrive / splitter. Now want to take jimski to task even though he backed me on the overdive argument :laughing: on his rather push his 88 than drive a Sed atk, because i loved my Strato Limited edition 410 ■■■■■■■ Eaton Twin SPLITTER over the yrs one of the moters I look back on & wished I was still driving it today instead of this 2 pedal Merc.(tin Hat on) :smiley:

Greek I am complete agreement with you on the " Strato " with the same spec. as I drove both and the Strato was better the one I drove had the "DAF " cab and was the best " British " wagon I ever drove.
cheers Johnnie :laughing: :wink:

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I liked mine aswell greek, was a great lorry to drive G210 SRG

mark

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marcus 22:
I liked mine aswell greek, was a great lorry to drive G210 SRG

mark

I bought a G reg Stratocriser with a 14L Big Cam 365 ■■■■■■■ from Manchester auction, got it back to Liverpool and a mate nearly ripped my arm off for it, I found out why a couple of years later when I took it back off him in PX for a K reg Turbostar. It pulled like a train but had started to ‘breathe’ a little & burn a gallon or 2 of oil a week, it still drove great an had lots of room inside. A great truck.

Ross.

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Sugar Ray:
Yes she was torched on a Sat night, i went to pick her up on a Sun afternoon to ship out to holland and all that was left was a shell, ever seen a grown man cry, :cry: The gaffer got me a Sedak on the monday to cheer me up :confused:

Your boss had a cracking sense of humour… :smiley:

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Hi Greek sorry mate I was on about the Sed Ak back in the days of F88’s sounds like I’m out numberd here but truth is I know nothing about Strato sounds like a good truck tho :laughing: but I just liked me old 88’s

Regards Jimski

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Jimski:
Hi Greek sorry mate I was on about the Sed Ak back in the days of F88’s sounds like I’m out numberd here but truth is I know nothing about Strato sounds like a good truck tho :laughing: but I just liked me old 88’s

Regards Jimski

I think we are comparing chalk and cheese here.



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hi as anybody got any photos of the f88 that dave mellor sandybrook garage use to run

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Loved my 88 aswell jimski remember back then still a lot of day cab Big Js, Seddons leylands Aki etc etc, but the sed atk gets a lot of bad press I still loved mine No2 of a limited edtion of 11,In fact when I left Gallachers aprox 9yr ago nobody wanted to drive it(all Scania men :sunglasses: & it was sold on to a owner driver. I now make no apolagies for this pic& the 88 same model as I had which is doing the vintage shows now.


heres another

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Hi Greek SedAk looks well mate but me… The 88 please :laughing: :laughing:

Regards Jimski

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3300John:

Wheel Nut:

greek:
Here`s a pic I took while driving my88 :blush: :blush: of another 88 passing it think I took it for some competition Volvo were having. Not you is it wheelnut looks like Walkers on the Headboard or maybe Walters

Unfortunately not me. I never got the chance to drive one in proper anger, only off road. (well almost) I classed Hull Docks as offroad

Hiya …this volvo is AM Walker…it was also Midland Storage the driver is possibly Wally a pal of mine he had the first 88 on tank work(he had a Marshall at first) the later ones had the big grill IICR Jeff Skellan from Ashbourne had the lorry after Wal
useless info
John

my (late)father worked for Ma Walker/Midlands Storage in Leicestershire.had a photo of his Atki.somewhere,but sadly can’t find it.

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hi all,
my old 16 speed 240,gfc 500n.seen at carter bar scottish border 2004 :sunglasses: .