Carrying On - Older Trucks in Use


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Post #61 by martyn williams » Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:32 pm

Barry Cossletts Bedford and Cat 10.The bedford had had some overheating problems of late.A new rad is to be fitted.
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Post #62 by XS650 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:05 am

Saw this old warrior AEC Militant at weekend working on a new steel frame building.
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Post #63 by jimmy 130 » Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:31 pm

cliffperse wrote:
jimmy 130 wrote:Hey essexpete. Im not sure if your talking to me because i dont know what a leyland ergo is. lol :oops: Im Guessing its the green one belonging to bradley quarries. if so then that picture was taken on sat 22nd october 2011. I was passing a local bar and resturant and they were parked up in the carpark. I have a few other pics i took on the same day i'l post them up aswell

I'v also put up a picture of an F7 i saw forsale on the internet a while back. i dont no anything about this lorry but as its in such gud nick i thought it was worth posting up.


hi jimmy, just wondering about the f10 on the left of the bottom pic, have you any info on it or where was the pic taken? it looks very like one im searching for which belonged to my uncle, any help would be great!!ImageImage


Hello Mate been a while since you enquired about this lorry off me and i told you if i found anything i would let you know. i was at a truck show today and the ulster vintage commercial club had a meet up at it and i got a close up picture of said lorry i think
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Post #64 by fryske » Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:07 pm

A few more older workers

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Post #65 by Mrsmackpaul » Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:05 am

older trucks in my mind those trucks still look new I am starting show my age now anything from the mid 80's onwards is still new until I actually stop and count the years and then I say bugger me Im getting old :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks for sharing :thumbup:

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Post #66 by Jeremy Rowland » Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:21 am

Thanks for those Steve :thumbup: I do regularly see the ERF in the bottom photo on my way to work; I keep wanting to get a snap of it for myself. :thumbup:

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Post #67 by Cat Traxcavator » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:17 am

Why are there so many old british trucks in Malta and Jamaica in Canada there are no british trucks in Canada except for real old from the 1930s


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Post #68 by Mrsmackpaul » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:03 am

I am pretty sure Canada had its own Mack Kenworth Chev Ford and no doubt other manufacturers and the UK trucks just couldnt match these for the jobs required and the UK manufacturers wouldnt change to suit

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Post #69 by Jeremy Rowland » Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:52 am

Cat Traxcavator wrote:Why are there so many old british trucks in Malta and Jamaica in Canada there are no british trucks in Canada except for real old from the 1930s


Because Malta and Jamaica were main British markets and the hot dry climate meant that the trucks did not rot away as fast as they would have in the traditional British wet climate, also certainly in the case of Malta the island is very tiny so in real terms they didn't get to work as hard as they would have in other larger countries.

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Post #70 by XS650 » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:34 pm

Malta/ Cyprus/Jamaica historically have used British trucks , very few if any are bought new, they are exported from UK when they are around 10 year old , so gradually Malta etc is switching over to DAF / Scania / Volvo etc as they are retired in UK and are exported.
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