Classic Trucks, Wagons

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Jameshow
I only know the condition from riding/driving past

I know someone who volunteers at the riding centre, & keeps her own horse there, so I'll ask when I see her (or her hubby)

 

[gbb]

I always understood them to be fitted with a petrol engine, unless re-motored?

Surveying company I worked for in the mid 70s had one (based on yhe Beford RL ?)with a box structure on the back, that was petrol. They always said, around 5mpg on road, 2 mpg off, no idea if it's really that bad but suspect you'd be lucky to get 45 mph out of it. Incredibly basic, noisy, heavy

 

[DRM]

As far as I know the Bedford RL has a 4.9 Litre 6 cylinder petrol engine in it, with the 4x4 system I’d hazard a guess that those mpg figures are pretty accurate, re the Green Goddesses I’ve also ridden past them, they don’t seem in to bad condition iirc

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 5th

Just watching ’Outback Truckers’ on the ‘5 Action’ channel
(series 3, episode 7)

These steps equal or better, even the sets built into fuel-tanks on Kenworths/Petetbils/Macks/etc…

They certainly put European trucks to shame!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Some of you may have taken notice of my ’TruckFest’ photographs, from the show at Newark-upon-Trent?

This one was a show-stopper!!

https://truckblog.co.uk/2016/02/04/templeton-oheck/

The 'Superhero' Scania R730 (taken Oct '22) https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/classic-trucks-wagons.253943/page-20#post-6824216

This was his, before sale (taken Oct '21) https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/classic-trucks-wagons.253943/page-9#post-6549262

With his name on the headboard, note the registration;
View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/92401037@N03/9276395983/


This 143, is owned by the same chap, as the 'Superhero Scania (taken Oct '21) https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/classic-trucks-wagons.253943/page-9#post-6551093

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

What a lovely, & immaculate, ERF (an EC12)
It sounds good too!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVD_LnzNWU

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

New issue

Purchased yesterday, at Birch Services (M62) on way home from ‘Ringways Airport’

 

[Jameshow]

What a lovely, & immaculate, ERF (an EC12)
It sounds good too!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVD_LnzNWU

Way to go!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 28th

Volvo
A nice ‘tridem’ (mid & tag ‘lift’)
Probably delivering components for a new CT scanner

Pinderfields General Hospital
Wakefield

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This (1990s) Mack Super-Liner is a bit out of the ordinary for Australia, particularly with regard to the rather vibrant colour!

‘Outback Truckers’ (last night)
(series 9, episode 8 )
Discovery Channel

Sorry, it’s a ‘Daily Fail’ link; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...en-jobs-male-dominated-trucking-industry.html

https://bigrigs.com.au/index.php/2022/08/18/transport-industry-changing-womens-lives/

 

[gbb]

With regard to women truck drivers here in the UK, there are definitely more, we see them occasionally. Still massively male dominated in numbers alone but the female ones we see seem quite at home and enjoying their jobs...and certainly don't seem to get a hard time from their male colleagues, which is absolutely as you'd expect and hope.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@gbb
There certainly are!!

Some do a lot for charities too
Look for ‘girltorque’

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Picked the new issue up on Friday

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 23rd
I spotted 4 classics today, but sadly traffic/narrow-roads precluded any photography

The first, in Penistone was a Foden, this cab (S80??)
I couldn't tell whether it was a rigid, or tractor-unit


The others were 3 ERFs, one was a half-cab, but alongside a very narrow road, east of Penistone
This cab style

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Heavily modified Kenworth 900L seen in Nice, France. Looks to have had a motor home style conversion on top of its rear axles! Makes sense as it's support for some sort of travelling carnival.