old 67:
Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures Eddie. I’ve got 33 years of Ripponden tales and lots of photos. I have added some " Ripponden " input to many threads whenever I have felt it relevant to that particular thread. It is kind of you to suggest that Ripponden might have a thread of its own but I think it might be of limited interest to the general lorry driving fraternity.
Regards. John.
I think a ripponden would be of interest to a lot of people on here it was a very old transport company with lots of drivers over the years ruined by united carriers
I’ve seen the photo of the old Chevvy, if that’s what it was, but more likely it would have been some kind of Morris, I’m no expert, by the bridge parapet at Hebden Bridge on some other thread. Id have loved to have witnessed the recovery of that truck from the river. That would have been an education.
John, does it matter that a subject is of limited interest ? Every thread on this forum is of limited interest. It’s just that some are more limited than others. It would be of interest to me at any rate.
All these threads only stay on the first page for a few days anyway, but once they’re on there, they can be resurrected anytime, that’s the beauty of it.
You have 33 years experience at Ripponden, how many people can claim that distinction. Like it or not, your experiences are part of transport history and as such, should be recorded for posterity. Go for it mate.
Cheers. Eddie.
Couple more to add to the thread, Thanks for the comments.
Eddie Heaton:
0Many thanks for the photos Gordon wil, they’ve certainly come a long way since the days of a retired Leyland Comet with an RSJ strapped to the back.
Of little, or no interest to anyone apart from myself and possibly old 67, here’s a couple of Ripponden bodies on Pennington’s former yard. I’d forgotten about these two.
Ripponden & District should really have a thread of its own, don’t you think John?
Cheers. Eddie.
I obviously don’t know the folk in your Pennington’s photo, but notice that the car (is it a Mazda?) had a Barrow, EO registration.
John
Another seen at Gaydon 2013.
Well being a small family set up we didn’t have a wrecker, In fact we wouldn’t have been able to afford one, But we did have a heavey duty home made purpose built tow bar made by ourseleves with some second hand steel , We welded the towing eyes on which were got from a breakers yard, Namley Jimmy Monte at Fencehouses, They came off an old ExWD Truck, We also had PCL Valves fitted to the air tanks on all our motors and allways carried extra long suzie airlines, Worked every time, The good old days, Regards Larry.
A lot of the small hauliers this way had the same sort of set up as you did Larry. A good bar and run an air line between the two lorries if it was an engine failure. Always got them back to base or to a repairer.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
A lot of the small hauliers this way had the same sort of set up as you did Larry. A good bar and run an air line between the two lorries if it was an engine failure. Always got them back to base or to a repairer.
Cheers Dave.
Aye Dave, We had to be geared up as we ran both local & long distance stuff all the time, We even fitted our own home made bumper bars on some of our motors because some of the makers used to fit silly little meccano stuff, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Dave the Renegade:
A lot of the small hauliers this way had the same sort of set up as you did Larry. A good bar and run an air line between the two lorries if it was an engine failure. Always got them back to base or to a repairer.
Cheers Dave.
Aye Dave, We had to be geared up as we ran both local & long distance stuff all the time, We even fitted our own home made bumper bars on some of our motors because some of the makers used to fit silly little meccano stuff, Regards Larry.
Same this way Larry. I drove mainly for small tipper operators, and as you know you had to have strong towing eyes to get pulled off a site. You couldn’t rely on putting a wire rope and a C hook around a spring hanger all the time.
Cheers Dave.
Larry, those clydesdale bumpers were like toffee, you could bend them with your foot, see you put a decent one on.
Time for another photo of a wrecker methinks. This one should be right up CF’s street.
Any info or pictures of this Tarmac 6 wheeler wrecker to the right of the Butlers ERF ending in 241J that was based at E.Butler & Sons (Maltby) in the 70s after Tarmac took them over.Left click to enlarge pic.
Hmm. Going back a bit seeing Barry Greenall hanging out of his motor. If he’s still around ask him when is he going to pay for my suit to be dry cleaned from a drop of champange?
If there is any doubt check with John Miller in Longton for details.
Also nice to see young Jack Miller’s truck and John Johnson’s Atki. Even he has gone all hydraulic.
Back in the day a wrecker was used to wreck a truck. A recovery vehicle got you home safe or out of the mire and safe sometimes even with a mangle on the back.
Happy days.
Here’s another photo pertaining to the Granox debacle, this time taken from a different angle with a quality lens.
found this a few years ago near Newbury
Eddie Heaton:
01From wrecker to wreck in a few fateful seconds. Note the modified Viewline cab. ■■■■ shame really, it was such a nice looking motor. Eddie.
Do you have any clues to its identity, Eddie?
