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Classic Concrete Mixers

Last post by XS650 « Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:35 pm
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by XS650 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:15 am

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Not much change in these over the years , except for the base chassis 's , no Brits anymore :cry:
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Great pics Ian :thumbup:

When I started work in 77 RMC had an absolute stranglehold on ready mix supply on Teesside. There was lots of massive...
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Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:35 pm
Mature lorries

Last post by cobbadog « Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:28 am
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by Cx5 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 9:00 pm

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A selection of low loaders parked up at the World Ploughing Championships at Crockey Hill near York.
These were mostly associated with the steam...

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Here is Humpty Dumpy at his first Rally with us. It is a Liner - Roughrider 1250kgs model with a 2 cylinder Lister diesel. The beautiful tractor in...

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Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:28 am
Peterborough 2018

Last post by hair bear « Mon May 21, 2018 11:43 pm
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by hair bear » Wed May 16, 2018 10:58 pm

Sorry it's taken so long, I'll post the pics as I find them!

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Mon May 21, 2018 11:43 pm
ERF European MW7

Last post by essexpete « Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:58 pm
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by deanb » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:10 am

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Hello, Just wondered if anyone recognised this blue ERF truck ? I am looking for photos of these ERF's and have probably all the ones on the
net and...

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Hi Dean, welcome to CMN :wave: must confess I know very little about these ERF's except what has been stated above; I seem to recall a small bit...

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Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:58 pm
Truckfest Newbury 2017

Last post by essexpete « Fri Jun 02, 2017 11:19 pm
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by hair bear » Mon May 29, 2017 12:50 pm

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Looking out window now as the lifeblood of the planet threatens to wash us away, I'm glad we went yesterday.

This ERF was coupled to the same...

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Thanks Rob, the 1st ERF looks amazingly modern today (at least to me anyway).

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Fri Jun 02, 2017 11:19 pm
Truckfest Peterborough 2017

Last post by diggerjones « Mon May 08, 2017 11:33 pm
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by hair bear » Sat May 06, 2017 1:47 am

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Another year older, and here we go again.

Objects in the rear view mirror...

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Thanks for posting

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Mon May 08, 2017 11:33 pm
Some restored classics

Last post by Cx5 « Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:33 pm
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by hair bear » Sun May 10, 2015 11:38 pm

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The annual pilgrimage to Peterborough.

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These were entered into Cheffins Vintage Sale this month.
I think the Heavy Haulage Foden is well recorded in various books by Bob Tuck
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Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:33 pm
Leyland T 45

Last post by hair bear « Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:33 pm
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by Mrsmackpaul » Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:39 am

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In another topic I said that Leyland T45 never came to Australia well it looks like I was wrong check this out .Interestingly I had a bit of a search...

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Just dredging up an old thread here but I actually had a run in an ex-mil T45 cabbed 8x6 Scammell this week. Only did a couple of circuits of a field...
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Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:33 pm
Recent Foden Restoration

Last post by essexpete « Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:35 am
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by essexpete » Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:24 pm

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Have any of you seen the latest from The Mayle team?

Looks and sounds good, I suppose it should with over 3000 man hrs.

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Paul
Steve Mayle has several interesting clips on you tube along with son Johnny. Father and son appear to have a great working relationship as well.

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Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:35 am
Truckfest Peterborough 2016

Last post by pv83 « Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:01 pm
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by hair bear » Mon May 02, 2016 9:52 pm

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A quick selection for you...

Fiat 693, Italian plates but right hand drive.

Guy Big J. Were they really still being built in 1984?

Ford...

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RHD older Italian lorries were quite a common thing back then, whilst driving on narrow mountain roads/paths they had better vision of where the road...
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Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:01 pm
Truckfest Newbury 2016

Last post by pv83 « Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:52 pm
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by hair bear » Mon May 30, 2016 7:17 pm

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A new venue and some new visitors.

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Those Scammell's really do look the part eh :claphands:
And smart looking Transconti, don't see those much these days.

Cheers, Patrick

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Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:52 pm
Where are they now?

Last post by diggerjones « Tue May 31, 2016 11:33 pm
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by hair bear » Mon May 30, 2016 11:57 pm

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Having a trawl through some old show pics, a question came up as to where do old show trucks go?
Four that seem to have vanished are the Western Star...

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I saw it at the pagent of power couple years ago

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Tue May 31, 2016 11:33 pm
Gardner 8LXB and 8LXCT motors

Last post by Mrsmackpaul « Sun May 29, 2016 10:31 pm
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by Mrsmackpaul » Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:08 am

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Were would I find out information on these motors is there a Gardner Club I have had a bit of a hunt around on Google and I am not reel sure that I...

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Not sure were to bung this picture up but here is as good as any place, nice figures for its day I reckon and a lot of more modern trucks today would...
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Sun May 29, 2016 10:31 pm
Europa Truck Trial

Last post by hair bear « Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:27 pm
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by hair bear » Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:56 am

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Digging through a load of old VHS tapes (remember those?) last week and found a recording of some of the 1998 Europa Truck Trials shown on EuroSport....

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Hi,
Yes there are lots of videos on youtube but none obviously on TV.
The one thing that stuck in my mind at Slab was a three axle Merc that went...

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Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:27 pm
Leyland mud flaps

Last post by Mrsmackpaul « Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:51 am
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by Mrsmackpaul » Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:29 am

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Gudday all a Fella in Australia is restoring a Leyland Crusader and wants to no is there anywhere that still makes mud flaps for trucks with Leyland...

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yeah dunno I was thinking with all the trucks getting restored someone maybe making them lots of different types made in Australia

maybe not though...

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Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:51 am
Color paint original brand Scania

Last post by coriolano « Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:03 pm

by coriolano » Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:03 pm

hello, if I do not ask too I would like to know the original colors for trucks Scania, in particular the gradation of orange of Scania 141, the 111...

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Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:03 pm
Few More Renaults

Last post by BIGSAM « Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:09 am
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by Neversweat » Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:09 am

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McArdles - 7 in total..................

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Ex Factory Demo - weighs in at 10107kgs -...

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I got one of the but ugly jobbies inside is ok but ugly as a bulldog outside hence I called mine the French Buldog

URL of the original image:...
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Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:09 am
Foden Paint job

Last post by bigkit « Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:34 pm
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by Neversweat » Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:38 am

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Recent paint job

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The roads must be getting bad if they need that wrecker to pull them out of the potholes! :shock:
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:34 pm
TV prog. NOT Destination Doha

Last post by tctractors « Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:11 am
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by hair bear » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:06 pm

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Well I don't think so anyway.
This one was three, maybe four trucks. Can't remember where they were going but one went off on it's own towards Russia...

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2 local to me transport outfits ran the Russian road, Peter Guilder (RussAnglia) and Ralph Davis, so the area around me is littered with ex Russian...
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Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:11 am
Supertruckers

Last post by bigkit « Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:29 pm

by bigkit » Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:29 pm

I watched this for the first time the other night. :oops: Kings seem a pretty spot on company, after all they've been going for 30 odd years.....but...

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Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:29 pm
HGV speed limits

Last post by widget « Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:52 am
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by hair bear » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:25 am

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On Radio 2 last autumn (14) there was a discussion that they were proposing to increase the single carriageway HGV limit from 40mph to 50mph in...

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Good time to invest in a wrecker to pull some of the muppets out of the ditches who think that they have to drive at 50 all the time :lol:

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Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:52 am
Foden 8 wheeler 2 stroke

Last post by v8detroit « Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:52 pm
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by essexpete » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:37 pm

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I know it should have a tipper on it to be on this forum but could have carried pre-pallet goods to a construction site. :D

Outstanding, I think...

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noisy like the detroit 8v92 when i take my kenworth out for a spin locals think you are a hooligan driving the crap out of it they dont understand...

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Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:52 pm
More you tube gems

Last post by essexpete « Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:29 am
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by essexpete » Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:07 pm

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: Dump trucks and loaders on test at a Colliery

: Ford commercial range 1968 and getting some real stick.

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No idea where the test ground was but the reg plates were pure Essix! :D

The digger driver was crap as well.

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Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:29 am
Carrying On - Older Trucks in Use

Last post by bigkit « Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:51 pm
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by XS650 » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:28 pm

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Anything over ten years old and still at it , roughly Y reg and before or anything British ! :)
Occurred to me recently that we are in the last...

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Retired to carry twice there legal payload over here or so my Maltese mate reckons!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:51 pm
Unipower C Series LWB

Last post by hair bear « Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:31 am
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by eyadinuae » Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:47 pm

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Hi again ..
Any one can help me ... where can I found a sales brochures for Unipower trucks and specially the C series ? :roll:

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Didn't County have a finger in the pie at Unipower at some point? Give Osbornes a try.

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Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:31 am

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