Loaded up and trucking!!

[A1an]

I do remember a mate of mine at college who was doing his best to get into the knickers of a really tidy girl on one of the equine courses taking her and her horse to various events around the country using her big Rice horse trailer with his new SJ410. It was a game little motor especially with all the other abuse it used to get from him

It’s changed days, you only need to text them a couple of times nowadays and jobs a good’un.

 

[JWL]

It’s changed days, you only need to text them a couple of times nowadays and jobs a good’un.

That's because as we all get older we know times short and don't have the inclination to faff about. Then there's the hope that they might be grateful for a bit of attention either that or we're not as fussy

 

[WisTreemover]

 

[WisTreemover]

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Proper truck.

 

[smcapstick]

Proper truck.

So's this

 

[Mursal]

It is nice, might take another drag axle, if you wanted?
I like the 8 studders with the 2 cab steps .............

 

[smcapstick]

It is nice, might take another drag axle, if you wanted?
I like the 8 studders with the 2 cab steps .............

It's all payload

A bouncy little thing... but it runs off the smell of an oily rag. How else can you move a full-sized telehandler at 14mpg?

 

[Shovelhands]

What can she carry then @smcapstick ?

 

[Mursal]

Coca Cola had them with rear steering axle's .................

 

[smcapstick]

What can she carry then @smcapstick ?

Just over 8700KG. Not bad for a little unit

 

[smcapstick]

Coca Cola had them with rear steering axle's .................

What gross weight would those be?

 

[Shovelhands]

Just over 8700KG. Not bad for a little unit

That’s impressive

 

[Mursal]

20 I think ..............

 

[JP1]

Photo credit Gina Parker, her Dad's milk lorries in times past.

The Barbon dairy site is smothered in bungalows now apparently

 

[Mursal]

Thames Trader's might have been petrol?


For anyone into older Leyland / AEC 's
Hope I didn't post the link before ..........

AEC Facebook Group click

 

[DaveJ]

KW W900As just do it for me and this is quite the nicest one I've come across in a while. Driver is a proper old school Midwestern gent too. Two stick transmission and don't see the clutch in use much.

 

[Bushmog]

Just found this photo from a few years back.
The mog is a U1600 with the 210hp engine.

 

[Shovelhands]

KW W900As just do it for me and this is quite the nicest one I've come across in a while. Driver is a proper old school Midwestern gent too. Two stick transmission and don't see the clutch in use much.

I could watch that old girl blowing smoke from both stacks all day long...

 

[JP1]

Photos credit Kylebroughlaun Galloways