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Re: Classic pictures Update 14/01/2018

Post #2761 by FOWLER MAN » Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:53 pm

mechman wrote:Hi Fred.
What is that beast in the first pic.
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Hi Norm,
The beast is a Trackson Shovel on a Cat D7.
Here's a pic. I took of one at Russell Seyward's open day a little while back.
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Re: Classic pictures Update 14/01/2018

Post #2762 by mechman » Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:10 pm

Thanks for the info, Its a strange looking beast that one.
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Re: Classic pictures Update 22/01/2018

Post #2763 by Neversweat » Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:55 pm

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Re: Classic pictures Update 22/01/2018

Post #2764 by Jeremy Rowland » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:12 pm

Great pics Steve :wave: love the 'D' series with the knock out back axle low-loader trailer and the Fine Fare supermarket in the background, brings back a few memories, wonder if the 'D' series was one of the units fitted with the Cummins V8 504 or the Perkins V8?

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Re: Classic pictures Update 22/01/2018

Post #2765 by Neversweat » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:32 pm

Jeremy Rowland wrote:Great pics Steve :wave: love the 'D' series with the knock out back axle low-loader trailer and the Fine Fare supermarket in the background, brings back a few memories, wonder if the 'D' series was one of the units fitted with the Cummins V8 504 or the Perkins V8?

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Perkins hopefully - Not a fan of that Cummins V8. :shock:


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Re: Classic pictures Update 22/01/2018

Post #2766 by Jeremy Rowland » Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:18 pm

Neversweat wrote:
Jeremy Rowland wrote:Great pics Steve :wave: love the 'D' series with the knock out back axle low-loader trailer and the Fine Fare supermarket in the background, brings back a few memories, wonder if the 'D' series was one of the units fitted with the Cummins V8 504 or the Perkins V8?

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Perkins hopefully - Not a fan of that Cummins V8. :shock:



The Cummins V8 had a terrible reputation Steve; I recall Chas Penn & Sons the scrapyard where I got to operate the Hymacs had a D series with the Cummins V8 the registration number was SEA15G it was itself scrapped a long time before the older D series with the Ford 2700 engine.

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Re: Classic pictures Update 22/01/2018

Post #2767 by Whitlock 505 » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:26 pm

That Ford D Series brings back some great memories of my childhood, riding round the quarries of South Wales with my Dad! D1000 turbo custom cab with western style wing mirrors and under bumper guard to protect the rad , when lorries had chrome parts, brilliant photo :claphands:


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Re: Classic pictures Update 22/01/2018

Post #2768 by Mrsmackpaul » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:29 am

A lot of people out here laugh at the D series these days but they don't realize what quantum leap they were compared to anything else around

They were so well liked Ford had a up grade kit to put the Cat 3208 V8 in them as weights went up

The Cargo never sold as well which was a shame as it always seemed very good value for money

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Re: Classic pictures Update 24/01/2018

Post #2769 by Neversweat » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:22 pm

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Re: Classic pictures Update 22/01/2018

Post #2770 by Jeremy Rowland » Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:42 pm

Nice Poclain HC300 face shovel :thumbup: Wonder where the trolley bus photo was taken? I can still recall the ones run by Walsall Corporation when I was a kid.

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