Classic Trucks with Plant

[canaldrifter]

It appears that Edward Box bought the tractor unit in 1937 and it was sold onto Pickfords Haulage in 1949

I'm trying to imagine what the drive axle loading would be!

Tone

[v8detroit]

Mac Hart, Bushey. c1973







(Mac's son, sorting a winch)



(With Mac Hart himself back to camera)









(Above two shots. Nicked for being wide without escort in Stratford, London!)

Tone

great pics of old plant /trucks

[essexpete]

Found this on the Scammell:

http://www.commercialmotor.com/big-lorry-blog/scammell-s-venerable-hundred-tonner-and-the-bcvm-on-biglorryblog----it-s-all-thanks-to-ed-burrows

Pathe News with the rig hauling the Cunard Berengaria's rudder after repair. The Berengaria was one of the World's largest ships in her day starting off life as a German Liner and transferred to Cunard under war reparations.

[XS650]

Brilliant photos , love old working pics like these, with a bonus of a Hymac 370 and a Triumph TR6P police bike .
A friend ran as second man on wide loads into London in 70s and was quite surprised when picking up their Met Police motorcycle escort that the two riders were given brown envelopes at start of journey , wonder if this guy felt he had lost out !

[bigkit]

Great link Pete I dont fancy being 100t up and facing a steep slope in that!

Like the sign on the back "be patient your following the worlds largest lorry" FAB!

[canaldrifter]

Brilliant photos , love old working pics like these, with a bonus of a Hymac 370 and a Triumph TR6P police bike .
A friend ran as second man on wide loads into London in 70s and was quite surprised when picking up their Met Police motorcycle escort that the two riders were given brown envelopes at start of journey , wonder if this guy felt he had lost out !

That was the whole point. We were running dodgy. Nearly always did in London.

He said, "You might have got away with it, but then you met me!"

Arrogant sod. But then he was doing his job. Ironically we caused much more congestion stopped on the side of the road while he sorted us out, than we would have done if we'd kept going!

While we were there another one of ours, a bull-nosed Scammel, came the other way with an RB stick over the front, and knocked down a lamp-post in the one-way system.

That distracted him, and we took off!

The firm was fined in the end, but I think Mac did a runner before they paid up.

Tone

[v8detroit]

Brilliant photos , love old working pics like these, with a bonus of a Hymac 370 and a Triumph TR6P police bike .
A friend ran as second man on wide loads into London in 70s and was quite surprised when picking up their Met Police motorcycle escort that the two riders were given brown envelopes at start of journey , wonder if this guy felt he had lost out !

That was the whole point. We were running dodgy. Nearly always did in London.

He said, "You might have got away with it, but then you met me!"

Arrogant sod. But then he was doing his job. Ironically we caused much more congestion stopped on the side of the road while he sorted us out, than we would have done if we'd kept going!

While we were there another one of ours, a bull-nosed Scammel, came the other way with an RB stick over the front, and knocked down a lamp-post in the one-way system.

That distracted him, and we took off!

The firm was fined in the end, but I think Mac did a runner before they paid up.

Tone

i spent 19 years as driver and o/driver in london never got permits we used to move D6 /komatsu 65E with blade`s on and 20ton up to 35 ton excavators .used to do them at dark o clock

[bigkit]

I've got a permit like that, it applies after dark and at weekends!

How you doin' John? I've been meaning to get in touch.

[XS650]

From truck adverts ( click on for bigger pic)
Craig-

AEC Mammoth Major tipperwith Chaseside shovel , seen this before but not in colour.

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Ford A tipper with tatty 13/60 shovel

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Leyland Terrier tipper cheap at £1870!

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Tarmac Leyland Reiver tipper with Blaw Knox paver

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Wing Guy Big J low loader with Higgs and Hill crane

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[essexpete]

Love the way the Chaseside 500 driver leans out of the cab for a better view. I remember doing that on our old one when I was about 12. Shame I do not have a picture of it anywhere. The G cab look huge on the Terrier.