Classic Trucks, Wagons

[Richard A Thackeray]

Probably built down the road from me in Eynsham by Siemens, formally Oxford Magnets

Yes, it's a Siemens

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

How about excavators?

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All the above at the Threlkeld mining and excavator museum in Cumbria. Whilst it's more an excavator graveyard as yet, some are starting to be done up. At least they've not been broken up, and have after all lived outside in rough conditions all their working lived

I know there used to be a 'cabled' excavator, up at the 'Sovereign Crossroads', where the A629 (Huddersfield - Barnsley) & A635 (Barnsley - Holmfirth) intersect
I drove past the quarry, with daughter yesterday, & to my surprise it's still there, but traffic precluded stopping

Having looked, it's part of PMW Quarries, whose bigger yard is to the weat side of the crossroads, on the road to New Mills/Holmfirth

Seen here; https://www.instantstreetview.com/@53.574867,-1.704769,182.2h,-3.11p,0.45z,ptpx8lhu32cHpHO1esUWbg
https://pmwquarries.co.uk/pmw-quarries-feature-in-latest-bulk-tipper-magazine/
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1275002

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 1st

Scania T-Cab (‘tag lift’)
T124
470BHP?

Outskirts of Wakefield
Close to the M1

It’s lived there for quite a few years!

Plus an ex-Hansons Atkinson to the rear
This is probably a 8x4 tipper (or was)



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I passed this yesterday, whilst out with daughter (she'd been told to take me out), there's another Scania there now, a 'P' series?
Plus, the T-Cab has a white bonnet at the moment (new, or just being painted?)

 

[figbat]

I do love a Scania T-cab! Usually seen on duty hauling exceptional loads.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I do love a Scania T-cab! Usually seen on duty hauling exceptional loads.

For Sale

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

My dear wife & daughter, had to admit they'd bought me a subscription for 2025 when another copy of the January issue arrived in the post
https://www.truckanddriver.co.uk/

Plus, a parcel arrived a couple of days afterwards, with the free (coolbag/'organiser') gift for subscribing!
I had a look, & they're £39.99!!
https://www.myxplorer.com/collections/all

Tuesday 21st
It went on sale, on Friday 17th

It arrived in the post at dinnertime

Mindst you, so did a dozen other items, presumably they’ve not delivered here over past few days?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Just listening to an episode of a podcast, called Torquing Trucks

It’s not new, this episode 28, was released 1st Augsut 2023
They're discussing emissions, & comparing 'Euro 3' to 'Euro 6'
With the new truck at the (average of) 500BHP, it would take 100 'Euro 6' trucks, to equal the emissions of a 'Euro 3'
I've read the 'A4 paper v 1st class stamp' analogy previously

They're also discussing the fact, that if those 100 (Euro 6) trucks were left running outside Parliament, for 24 hours, the air quality would be better at the end of that time period

 

[Gunk]

Are you an HGV driver?

 

[Marchrider]

They're also discussing the fact, that if those 100 (Euro 6) trucks were left running outside Parliament, for 24 hours, the air quality would be better at the end of that time period

better in what way ?
if you breathed directly from the exhaust pipe of any of these trucks for anything more than a minute you would die

jeez I hate lorries, everything about them - used to have to drive them for a living

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

better in what way ?
if you breathed directly from the exhaust pipe of any of these trucks for anything more than a minute you would die

jeez I hate lorries, everything about them - used to have to drive them for a living

Possibly on NOX
It's stil a highly impressive change in emissions, compared to previous incarnatiions
Breathing directly from a petrol engined car, wouldn't do you much good either, surely?

 

[Drago]

jeez I hate lorries, everything about them - used to have to drive them for a living

Yet you're happy to eat the food, wear the clothes, and buy the useless landfill fodder that they bring.

 

[Marchrider]

Yet you're happy to eat the food, wear the clothes, and buy the useless landfill fodder that they bring.

as I say, spent part of my life living in them, if i never seen another one it would be too soon, of course I acknowledge they need to exist, but that's about it
don't care much for cars and vans either, but I have one of each and reluctantly drive them most days (but just one at a time)

 

[Drago]

I'm not too happy about them, but society doesn't seem willing to want to consume any less tat. That being the case then reductions in pollution from new models should be applauded as Mr T alludes.

And as they're a necessary evil and aren't going anywhere then it does no harm for people to be interested in them.

You can't stand them, I'm a bit meh, but there's no reason for others to not get excited.

 

[simongt]

One advantage of having driven HGVs for a living is that you understand and respect the issues involved in driving one; size, limited vision, far less maneoverable than a car or van etc., etc..
I always give an HGV, bus etc. plenty of room. For the sake of a few seconds delay, it's worth it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sub-contracted to the makers of ‘The Simpsons’?