The way we were
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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.
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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
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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Hi,
A few reminders of how demolition sites were.
A few reminders of how demolition sites were.
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Re: The way we were
Nice pics there Fred you already know which is my favourite too
yes the one with the two Hymacs.
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Jeremy Rowland wrote:Nice pics there Fred you already know which is my favourite tooyes the one with the two Hymacs.
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Thanks Jeremy,
Here are two more Hymacs on demolition for you.
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What's the machine in the other pic.
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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
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
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essexpete wrote: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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innes wrote: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
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Neversweat wrote:essexpete wrote: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
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.
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FOWLER MAN wrote:innes wrote: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
Would the Primrose be only a trailing axle Fred?
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