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Re: Street scenes
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:33 am
by essexpete
FOWLER MAN wrote:Hi,
Thank you for posting. These pics bring back memories.
I worked on the ECO2 and CS3 Comets and the S Type bedfords in the 60s when I looked after a mixed fleet of about twenty, and I owned one of those dodges soon afterwards.
I also maintained 19 and 22 RBs through the 60s into the 70s too, used to get to drive them. The face shovel was a brilliant fast tool if you could put up with the noise and the heat.
The Hymac in the last pic was taken in Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil in the mid 70s, the Castle Hotel stands there now. It belonged to rwo friends of mine John and Ken Snape they traded as Ashbank Construction.
Fred
Dad ran a S type with a rounded alloy gravel body. He always said the gearbox kept trying to fall off!
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:47 pm
by pk1200
hi
thanks very much for the comments and background information - always welcome.Here is an few photos.
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:26 pm
by pk1200
some more photos
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:32 am
by bigkit
Wot a mess in the 3rd pic!
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:20 pm
by XS650
Seen a few US demolition jobs , recycling does not seem high on agenda ! everything just tipped into massive high sided artic tippers ,assume tip fees are cheap there .
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:05 pm
by pk1200
and a few more
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:32 pm
by bigkit
XS650 wrote:Seen a few US demolition jobs , recycling does not seem high on agenda ! everything just tipped into massive high sided artic tippers ,assume tip fees are cheap there .
Things are changing over there. I was amazed how they carried on when I first went there in 1998. I have an uncle who lives in San Francisco and only about 5 years ago said surprised "I've never seen anyone crushing concrete before" (He's not in construction and lived there for 30 years but its an indicator of how things have changed more recently.)
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:05 pm
by pk1200
a few more photos
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:19 pm
by pk1200
more photos.
Re: Street scenes
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:27 pm
by shane.c
Love these old pics keep em coming.