The way we were

[topkit]

I like those old 108's C Thornes from Uckfield ran one into the early 90's and B A Best Demolition from Heathfield also had one about the same time i have some pictures somwhere which i will scan.

[FOWLER MAN]

Hi Pete & David,

Pete, I did run a couple of Shawnees for a number of years. They were on Ford 5000 prime movers.
They were not the best, but cheap and reliable and did all we needed them to do.

I too had a simila Dodge 4 wheeler to the one in the earlier pic, it ended up as a site tipper.
Best Dodge I ever owned was the 6 wheel version with the Perkins V8 and Hendrix suspension.
First lorry I ever bought was a 1957 Kew Dodge ( Hell Drivers stile). I paid £125 for it in 1960 and there was 2 months tax left on it. I ran it for over 2 years.

Dave, I think the Priestman 108 was far better engineered than the Hymac 580 and performed much better. I even part exchanged a 1977 580C for a new 108 in 1979.
As you probably know from previous posts I ran 120s, 220s, 108s, a 168 and some of the later 2 series machines, I had 9 Priestmans at one time.
Below, some later machines in the yard one Christmas.
Fred

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[FOWLER MAN]

Hi,
A few reminders of how demolition sites were.

Trader & 933.jpg

Demolition With 955 & rope.jpg

Hymac 590 & 580 with Leyland tipper.jpg

Early.demolition.10RB..ball.jpg

Coles.15.ton.Hydra.jpg

Priestman 120.jpg

Cat 933.jpg

[Jeremy Rowland]

Nice pics there Fred you already know which is my favourite too yes the one with the two Hymacs.

Jeremy

[FOWLER MAN]

Nice pics there Fred you already know which is my favourite too yes the one with the two Hymacs.

Jeremy

Thanks Jeremy,
Here are two more Hymacs on demolition for you.
What's the machine in the other pic.

Hymac 590.jpg

Hymac 880.jpg

Demolition late 1960s..jpg

Fred

[innes]

Hi Fred,
Didn't know that there were six wheeler Thames Traders, I drove a four wheeled tipper on sites for my wife's uncle when I was fifteen

[Neversweat]

Did you run the Shawnee Poole Fred? A local gravel firm in Essex ran them from new in about 1965 to the early 70s.

I meant to say the picture of the Dodge bring memories for me. Very similar to a D reg one that my father bought in 1966. I remember seeing this strange unidentifiable truck in a grey primer sitting in the yard (I must have been walking home from primary school). It had a similar dropside body that carried 7 yards (possibly)

Inside of a Dodge 500 Series

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[FOWLER MAN]

Hi Fred,
Didn't know that there were six wheeler Thames Traders, I drove a four wheeled tipper on sites for my wife's uncle when I was fifteen

Hi innes,
The six wheel Trader in that pic was one of a few run by our local council here in Wales, the 933 shovels were theirs too.
You are right in thinking that Fords never made a 6 wheeler but a few companies converted the Traders. County Commercial Cars even made a 6x6 version.

There were also 6 wheel conversions available by Boughton and Primrose Third Axle Co. for Traders, Bedfords, Commers and Dodges, Primrose even made a seccond stear axle 6 wheeler, (or Chineese 6 as we called them).

I once, (about 1964), drove an FG cab Dodge which had been converted by Primrose to an 8 wheeler. It was murder to drive with no power stearing.
Fred

Trader-Primrose Conversion.jpg

Trader-County 6x4 Conversion.jpg

[essexpete]

Did you run the Shawnee Poole Fred? A local gravel firm in Essex ran them from new in about 1965 to the early 70s.

I meant to say the picture of the Dodge bring memories for me. Very similar to a D reg one that my father bought in 1966. I remember seeing this strange unidentifiable truck in a grey primer sitting in the yard (I must have been walking home from primary school). It had a similar dropside body that carried 7 yards (possibly)

Inside of a Dodge 500 Series

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Thanks for that, I don't remember Dad's having the air valve leaver in front of the gear lever but the photo shows what is probably a 2 speed Eaton axle switch on the main g/lever.

[essexpete]

Hi Fred,
Didn't know that there were six wheeler Thames Traders, I drove a four wheeled tipper on sites for my wife's uncle when I was fifteen

Hi innes,
The six wheel Trader in that pic was one of a few run by our local council here in Wales, the 933 shovels were theirs too.
You are right in thinking that Fords never made a 6 wheeler but a few companies converted the Traders. County Commercial Cars even made a 6x6 version.

There were also 6 wheel conversions available by Boughton and Primrose Third Axle Co. for Traders, Bedfords, Commers and Dodges, Primrose even made a seccond stear axle 6 wheeler, (or Chineese 6 as we called them).

I once, (about 1964), drove an FG cab Dodge which had been converted by Primrose to an 8 wheeler. It was murder to drive with no power stearing.
Fred

Trader-Primrose Conversion.jpg

Trader-County 6x4 Conversion.jpg

Would the Primrose be only a trailing axle Fred?