What was your first?

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jonnytruckfest:

MrHappy:

jonnytruckfest:

MrHappy:
First truck I ever went in was an Dodge, can’t remember the model but about 1977

First truck I ended up in an accident in was a Royal Mail Daf 45 T256 AER Typical royal mail drivers!! :laughing: :laughing:

First truck I went with my grandad in was. Blankety blank. I’m the only divvy from the family to drive trucks! Dad & Grandad were decorators!

First truck I went to a truckfest in was a 1979 mk2 ■■■■■■ van, not sure which year though :smiley:

First truck I got to rev the nuts off was a…I’ve never revved the nuts off a truck in my life!

First truck I had a night out in was a Daf 2300 18 tonner with TINY hiab

First ■■■ in a truck…are we counting “With yourself?” If not 2002 Scania Topline 8x2 with BIG hiab
:laughing: :laughing: Don’t know it wasn’t me who started with the ‘first ■■■ in a truck’ lark :lol: :laughing:

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Thats only cos you haven’t had it yet Jonny :grimacing: :grimacing: sorry pal you asked for that one :grimacing: :grimacing:

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Didn’t ask for it you just suggested it :laughing: :laughing: :wink: Although I was propositioned once at a truckfest :open_mouth: :open_mouth: Yeah I won’t go into that on T-net :grimacing: :grimacing:

I know, that Sally Traffic puts it about a bit don’t she :laughing: :laughing:

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MrHappy:

jonnytruckfest:

MrHappy:

jonnytruckfest:

MrHappy:
First truck I ever went in was an Dodge, can’t remember the model but about 1977

First truck I ended up in an accident in was a Royal Mail Daf 45 T256 AER Typical royal mail drivers!! :laughing: :laughing:

First truck I went with my grandad in was. Blankety blank. I’m the only divvy from the family to drive trucks! Dad & Grandad were decorators!

First truck I went to a truckfest in was a 1979 mk2 ■■■■■■ van, not sure which year though :smiley:

First truck I got to rev the nuts off was a…I’ve never revved the nuts off a truck in my life!

First truck I had a night out in was a Daf 2300 18 tonner with TINY hiab

First ■■■ in a truck…are we counting “With yourself?” If not 2002 Scania Topline 8x2 with BIG hiab
:laughing: :laughing: Don’t know it wasn’t me who started with the ‘first ■■■ in a truck’ lark :lol: :laughing:

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Thats only cos you haven’t had it yet Jonny :grimacing: :grimacing: sorry pal you asked for that one :grimacing: :grimacing:

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Didn’t ask for it you just suggested it :laughing: :laughing: :wink: Although I was propositioned once at a truckfest :open_mouth: :open_mouth: Yeah I won’t go into that on T-net :grimacing: :grimacing:

I know, that Sally Traffic puts it about a bit don’t she :laughing: :laughing:

She does :laughing: :laughing:

I was at crofton truckfest as drifield was cancelled due to them being unable to do it at the show ground where they usually held it in yorkshire. I was getting pictures of the trucks and I got a snap of one of the reed transport (bulk tippers) trucks, this rather mature woman old enough to be my mum posed infront of the pickup truck next to it, saying to take a snap then after going for a ‘ride’ in the 143 scania. :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth: I kindly declined and went on my way :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

I’ve heard of taking one for the team but I definitely didn’t love the team that much :open_mouth: :open_mouth: The bad parts of looking a lot older than I am :open_mouth: :laughing: :laughing:

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I put some pics to the ones you might not know.

First truck I ever been inside Jelcz series 300:

First truck ever I’ve been riding on was Star 200:

but I had a ride before in a Robur, but it was in van body, so I am not sure if it counts:

First commercial vehicle I ever drove was Polonez Truck:

First commercial vehicle I was paid to drive was Ford Courier.

First bigger van I ever drove was Nysa:

First truck I ended up in an accident in was DAF LF and it was the most stupid accident ever: I was stopped on the red light, and some grandma reversed his little hyundai from his garage under my body between rear axle and that bar. When I pulled forward, I did some really nasty damage to his rear, but what was worse, he nearly had a heart attack.

I never been to truckfest and none of my granddads were driving trucks (but two of my uncles were rally drivers and I spent fair share of my childhood riding on the back of thr a-groupe Fiat 126p. I am not sure if that counts:

First truck I ever drove was one of these, I had my driving lessons on 11 tonner like that:

and I passed my test on 18 t Atego.

First truck I ever drove myself was a ex-military Star 266

(a friend of a friend bought that on ex-army sale with a workshop body hoping to convert it to the motorhome and do his class C in meantime, but he give up after he saw the fuel consumption and I was asked to drive it to a new buyer.

First truck I had my night out was MAN 19 (I am not sure, I mean the one with the previous cab to TGA).

The oldest truck I ever drove was a 60’s fire engine build on Star 25:

First (and so far, last) truck I went off the road was DAF CF.

Heaviest one was also DAF CF, an 8 wheleer tipper.

Smallest truck ever I was riding it was

Hm… obviously I have too much time on my hands as well :slight_smile:

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Some cool pics there of the trucks across the pond. Certainly haven’t heard of any of the top ones before :blush: :blush:

But it’s good to see that there are people who remember. Even if there is too much time on folks hands!! :wink: :wink: Although I’m sick of being at home, back to how it was last year when I left my last college :open_mouth:

Cheers

Jonny :sunglasses:

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First ride in “classic/vintage”; 1937 Leyland Tiger Cub fire engine (as a fire cadet)
First ride in a truck; Leyland Constructor 6wheel tipper VWL 513X
First lorry I drove; Mercedes 1617 G reg (driving school)
First lorry driven as a driver; Foden 4000 series 8wheeler F517 RBY
First demonstrator; Merc Atego 6wheeler 05 reg (heap of crap, meant to have it for 2 days, took it back end of first)
First new motor;Foden Alpha 6wheeler RX54 TUW (still got her but showing her age)

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jonnytruckfest:
Some cool pics there of the trucks across the pond. Certainly haven’t heard of any of the top ones before :blush: :blush:

You might find that old post of mine interesting then:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=29355

Some pics are missing but google is your friend :wink:

Have fun :wink:

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The first lorry I ever went in was a brand new D800 Ford

First accident as a passenger, see above probably, first I was involved in because of someone else’s stupidity, of course :laughing: was also in a Ford D series, but an R reg and I was driving, not my Dad.

First night out, with my Dad in a Guy Big J, on my own it was the R reg D series again.

First lorry at Truckfest, my first decent O/D lorry, an F16 Globetrotter, Truckfest 1994 I think.

First I revved the nuts off, probably the D800.

First adult session was in the layby on the A2 for the Ponderosa Cafe/hut, first in a sleeper cab was in a 2300 Daf in the same location, I know how to treat a lady you know :sunglasses:

My first brand new lorry was an E reg 95-310 Daf, that got christened in Nijmegen on the day Holland won the European Championships in 1988, I was watching the footie in a bar and couldn’t understand the half time commentary, so I had to do something for 15mins :laughing:

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1st truck ive been in was dads scania142 :smiley:
1st truck truck i drove was a F12 globetrotter with cagobull reefer ( i was 14 years old at the time lol ) :smiley: on my own test track of corse :wink:
1st truck i had a night out in dads 142 :smiley:
1st truck i went to europe in was in dads volvo F16 500 globetrotter (still one of the best trucks ever made )
1st truck i did my h.g.v class 2 in was a 1820 merc (heap of crap)
1st truck i drove after my test was a scania 92 .
1st truck i did my h.g.v class 1 in was a cf85 daf 380
1st truck i drove after my class 1 was a 112 scania (my boss liked old scania’s ) :smiley:
1st truck i drove to europe was a iveco :imp: :blush: :blush: :blush: :cry:
first truck i crashed my volvo fl7 :blush: hit a car trying to turn around man that six legger had a rear over hang :blush:
1st truck i took to truckfest was a erf ec11 (a great truck but not great if your tall :frowning: )

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My first rigid was an oldish Renault delivering carpet, they gave me a young lad as a drivers mate who weighed about 7 stone dripping wet, worked like a Trojan, and for a bit of added excitement managed to get himself pulled out of the back of the truck along with a roll of carpet, to be caught in yours truly’s arms! (sternly admonished not to pull that stunt again :angry: )
My first artic was a 440hp MAN 3 days after passing my test, first load to Tescos Welham Green, second load to Tescos Weybridge, the start of what was to be for a good few months, an almost perpendicular learning curve.

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all the below are in the transport industry…

1st vehicle …Butchers bike with basket on front at age 14.Multidrop meat and egg delivery :smiley:
1st motorised vehicle…Suzuki FS1E delivering papers around rural cheshire age 16
1st 4 wheel vehicle…Bedford HA van for Royal Mail at 18
1st accident was in…Morris Marina van
1st vehicle over 3.5t…Leyland EA van
1st vehicle of 7.5t…Bedford TK
1st proper truck…Ford Cargo (as a learner) at 21
1st proper truck driven on own in anger…Ford ‘D’ Series
1st rental truck…Scania 112
1st trailer…single axle 25 ft box
1st night out was in …Iveco 190-38 at Keele Services
1st decent truck IMO…Volvo F10 - 290 (E450 YWL)
1st International journey…2 Massey tractors to Gondrand in Novara,Italy

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first truck to catch my eye was a big old scammel converted into a recover truck back in 1992.
first truck to go in was a daf 2000 i think 8 wheel tipper.
first truck to driver a bedford tk age 10 around the scrap yard my grandad owned.
first truck to nite out in was a low cab mercedes axor for polypipe.
first new truck iveco stralis 540 day work.
first truck to break countless off times a scania 124 low cab on bulk tipper work. (green and silver)
first truck i ever wanted to destroy actros 2543 i had before my new cf hated that thing.
first truck to have ■■■ in none the missus wont let me. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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steve07:
first truck to catch my eye was a big old scammel converted into a recover truck back in 1992.
first truck to go in was a daf 2000 i think 8 wheel tipper.
first truck to driver a bedford tk age 10 around the scrap yard my grandad owned.
first truck to nite out in was a low cab mercedes axor for polypipe.
first new truck iveco stralis 540 day work.
first truck to break countless off times a scania 124 low cab on bulk tipper work. (green and silver)
first truck i ever wanted to destroy actros 2543 i had before my new cf hated that thing.
first truck to have ■■■ in none the missus wont let me. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Well you could always say it’s a new method to test your air suspension brought in by vosa :laughing: :laughing: That’s what my lass reckons anyway that it would be a good way of testing the air suspension :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :wink: