The Classic Machinery Network

Is the mixer in the last photo an AEC or Scammell or neither! Thanks guys for all the great photos of yesteryear. This style of dumptruck was it appears was moved around the various names in the Leyland Group.Originally named the AEC 690 Dumptruck in 1964 it was moved to Aveling Barford in 1970 bef...

I have never seen a six wheeler Ford Thames before were they common ? I wonder if they had a P6 Perkins in them or some thing bigger Paul I don't think they were that common Paul-I don't know if Ford used any other make of engine in the Trader or just their own.Some Bedfords however with 6 wheel bo...

Early 1960's 6 wheel conversions on Bedford TK and Ford Thames Trader.Bedford conversions usually by Boughtons and Fords by County or AWD.Both vehicles with tipper bodies built by Always Welding,Ash nr Aldershot

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Nice to see the Arup &Arup low loader, pic Fred-mobile and crawler crane hirers- sadly they packed up in the mid 1990's-here's a few more pics I've come across

They had a few depots around London and the south east if I remember rightly Martyn,here's a38RB on the Volvo and a Seddon low loader from the Basingstoke depot Tim

Fred here's a pic of the Brunsdon Foden at a rally when it was owned by Tim Beaven of Hindhead Surrey in the 1990's. Tims dad Pat was a timber haulier in the late 50's/early60's before turning to plant hire and land clearance using International Drotts and later had the first Komatsu D50 track shove...

John Stacey Ford D Series do you think Tim ?? (Click pics to enlarge) JS47060642.jpg JS47060639.jpg JS47060643.jpg JS47060653.jpg JS47060573.jpg Steve :thumbup: Most definitely Steve and I reckon it's their JCB 6D as well-lovely period pics,do you know where they were taken? JSS2.jpg[/attachment] J...

I reckon he backed that old LAD over the edge on purpose seeing as everyone else on the firm had Scanias or Volvos. I reckon I would have come to grief getting in and out of one of those LAD cabbed Dodges or Leyland Comets all day Pete or a Thames Trader-slipping off those step rings could make you...

Neversweat wrote:No wonder he hurt himself getting out of this

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Steve

It was more like this Steve

Thanks very much to you all for your kind messages,the leg is looking a bit better and we hope to start physio in 2 to 3 weeks.These things can happen in an instant so take care all of you-be careful and stay safe. regards Tim