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by Mick Annick
Sat May 22, 2021 11:46 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Poclain 75 CKB
Replies: 219
Views: 176499
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Re: Poclain 75 CKB

I wonder if the dipper arm is off of a different machine? I did notice that the seller has a spare dipper arm to go with it. Thought it was an unusual spare to keep, so maybe he changed it out because of cracks? I read that these machines suffered from cracks more than most. If he has a longer dipp...
by Mick Annick
Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:37 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Poclain 75 CKB
Replies: 219
Views: 176499
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Re: Poclain 75 CKB

Jeremy Hook was Case-Poclain's head office, main workshop, stores and distribution centre for the UK, though there were depots at Halesowen, Leeds, Bolton(?) and Glasgow that I remember. The two brands were just starting to come together then but served different markets - Case were mainly wheeled l...
by Mick Annick
Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:37 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Poclain 75 CKB
Replies: 219
Views: 176499
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Re: Poclain 75 CKB

Jeremy

I can't be much help with your restoration I'm afraid, I worked at Hook for two years in the transport department running the low loader fleet, but it's lovely to see one being rescued.

Mick
by Mick Annick
Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:15 am
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Poclain 75 CKB
Replies: 219
Views: 176499
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Re: Poclain 75 CKB

Jeremy

Thanks for this, it's brought back a lot of happy memories of Hook in the early 1980's!
by Mick Annick
Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:50 pm
Forum: Trucks/Lorrys
Topic: Classic Truck Concrete Mixers
Replies: 75
Views: 101615
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Re: Classic Concrete Mixers

I'm a bit (!) late to this one - I did my apprenticeship as a truck fitter with RMC (Thames Valley) Ltd in the 1970's - all our mixers were built in-house at Slough, final PDI was done in the Group transport workshops at Farnborough before being sent out to the regional workshops for handover. When ...
by Mick Annick
Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:54 pm
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 24/03/2024
Replies: 4254
Views: 2983082
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 17/06/2012

Tim yes, that was HOT 45X's predecessor, though the same trailer! HOT 45 was also the first truck on the fleet to have an in-cab telephone - in 1981! It was the predecessor to today's mobiles and was called London Radio Telephone network; no keypad, you picked up the handset, pressed the one and onl...
by Mick Annick
Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:02 pm
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 24/03/2024
Replies: 4254
Views: 2983082
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 17/06/2012

Forgot to say, I gather Hazelwoods went bust some time soon after I left in the mid 80's, Dave went to the USA, don't know what happened to his partner Wyndham Curtis though.
by Mick Annick
Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:00 pm
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 24/03/2024
Replies: 4254
Views: 2983082
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 19/11/2011

I was working for Dave Hazelwood when we bought this new from Moreys, driven then by John Bradley and his sidekick Lurch.. Thanks for the info Mick-what happened to Hazelwoods? Also did they run 2 of these double drive Dafs? Tim No, just the one, we bought it along with some 2800 two axle units for ...
by Mick Annick
Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:53 pm
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 24/03/2024
Replies: 4254
Views: 2983082
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 19/11/2011

tim wrote:This 2800 Daf had a few owners-new to Hazelwood Haulage of Chineham it also served in the Gibbons and Stacey fleets.
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:thumbup: Tim


I was working for Dave Hazelwood when we bought this new from Moreys, driven then by John Bradley and his sidekick Lurch...

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