Your old lorry photos

[CrevisbigX]

 

[JeepJeep]

Stolen from the www. Credit where its due.

These were local to me. Was an article on them in Trucking International 93ish.. I think the Borderer was still hard it then from memory.

 

[JeepJeep]

Those Borderers also pop in this Chaps Flickr... I'll have to go back to it 1000 of pictures to go through.. all sorts of interesting stuff in his albums.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/21437618@N02/albums/page1

 

[Cab-over Pete]

That could take some time up!!

 

[JeepJeep]

That could take some time up!!

Zetros Gritter in there somewhere I saw... Bit different from the 4x4 and 6x4 Actros usually seen

 

[Mursal]

A mate had an oil tanker like the little Leyland above, his was known as a Clydesdale. Driver drove into the yard one day and instead of using the foot-brake, pulled the handbrake. Locked the back axle and on the wet (oily) cement, slide straight into a storage tank ..............
Oh, the memories ...............

 

[smcapstick]

I'm tempted to buy an old lorry... but I don't have the space (or the money) to store one I won't be using full-time

A Leyland Landtrain with a plant body on would be a bit smashing

 

[Mursal]

Yes had a notion to buy one here too, but the brother didn't bite ...............

That 400 series 8 legger Seddon would hold some stuff, sides must be 5 foot high?
Probably for sawdust .............

 

[Mursal]

That was a lovely rigid Scania 92 (maybe 93) you had "from a mate" ..............
I was smitten

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I'm tempted to buy an old lorry... but I don't have the space (or the money) to store one I won't be using full-time

A Leyland Landtrain with a plant body on would be a bit smashing

Get one bought. You’ll find somewhere for it.

 

[itsalwaysme]

Stolen from the www. Credit where its due.

These were local to me. Was an article on them in Trucking International 93ish.. I think the Borderer was still hard it then from memory.

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I must have missed this post at the time, but although a long time ago I probably fitted a tachograph in the old Atki or similar ones on the fleet, when tacho's first became compulsory
Is Corbett's site still there or has it been developed, not been that way for awhile

 

[JeepJeep]

I must have missed this post at the time, but although a long time ago I probably fitted a tachograph in the old Atki or similar ones on the fleet, when tacho's first became compulsory
Is Corbett's site still there or has it been developed, not been that way for awhile

Still there. Their Taxis run out of there and thinks it's used by other Haulage Cos and ODs

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I had hoped to post some pics here today from a road run and gathering we were to attend, but had to turn for Home near Lichfield because I think my head gasket has blown again.

Bugger.

Not to a water gallery this time, just blowing smoke out. She drove home a treat but thought it best to head home. Very vexed.

 

[Mursal]

Sorry to hear that Pete, shout out as the brother is back on his feet again ..............

Using loads of water and white smoke?

 

[smcapstick]

I had hoped to post some pics here today from a road run and gathering we were to attend, but had to turn for Home near Lichfield because I think my head gasket has blown again.

Bugger.

Not to a water gallery this time, just blowing smoke out. She drove home a treat but thought it best to head home. Very vexed.

Bummer

You'll have to make a big, thick one out of copper

 

[Farmerwilson]

These are a few of ours

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Sorry to hear that Pete, shout out as the brother is back on his feet again ..............

Using loads of water and white smoke?

No, so hopefully it’s just blowing smoke to the outside. No loss of power either. We can’t see any fumes from the exhaust gasket so we are presuming head gasket, but may be lucky.

We will let it go cold overnight and have a look tomorrow. Hopefully the cold white smoke will show up better.

 

[Mursal]

Hopefully compressor as the head is water cooled, I think

Edit:
No, you say smoke, unlikely compressor then so ..........

 

[smcapstick]

Do the old bot toecap under the exhaust trick, too. Unless it's a straight stack... but still possible if you're lithe and nimble

 

[Mursal]

What trick is that, not known in these parts, explain yourself, please