Trucks of Yesteryear
Discussion
M3John said:
Forthright MC said:
One of the owners of one of my very local hauliers has this rather lovely (and very rare!) Centurion 3 Series Scania in his posession! -
Must say the regular 143 is still a tidy yoke too -
Whats the difference if you don't mind me asking James?Must say the regular 143 is still a tidy yoke too -
I think the mighty T-Bag is worthy of a mention here too! -
What a beast of a truck these really were!
I saw an older scania truck, in a backwater village in Cornwall the other day, had a bonnet and looked like the above... any idea what it was? sounded like a mahoosive V8 and was LOUD! if that helps...
was mighty cool.. was driven by two guys who generally looked like American hicks.. mullets and all
was mighty cool.. was driven by two guys who generally looked like American hicks.. mullets and all
We had one each of these at the same time. The AEC was mysteriously badged as Mandator and should have been Mammoth Major ? The Scammell was a Trunker 2. We also had a Scammell Highwayman.
Eventually Dad gave up on road haulage in 1975 as there was no money in it. Funny enough theres still no money in it [lol]
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Chipchap said:
We had one each of these at the same time. The AEC was mysteriously badged as Mandator and should have been Mammoth Major ? The Scammell was a Trunker 2. We also had a Scammell Highwayman.
Eventually Dad gave up on road haulage in 1975 as there was no money in it. Funny enough theres still no money in it [lol]
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4 rears seems by far the most logical.
john2443 said:
What's the advantage/reason for having (what I know as) 4 in hand - 4 steered wheels - against 4 rears?
4 rears seems by far the most logical.
Better manouverability, also avoids the problem of gradually decreasing payload (assuming off loading from the rear) causing the front axle to become overloaded. 4 rears seems by far the most logical.
http://www.uvcvc.com/gallery/cpg1412/displayimage....
This is my 1949 ERF - flatbed and drag.
Link also to my club website that may be of some interest to yous. Www.uvcvc.com
This is my 1949 ERF - flatbed and drag.
Link also to my club website that may be of some interest to yous. Www.uvcvc.com
ZR1cliff said:
Must have been a huge ask to drive one of these.
I drove a similar sized 1969 Foden 8 wheeler tipper in the early 70's with a Gardner engine and 12 speed splitter or range change as it was called. It was certainly an acquired art.It was a 4 speed gearbox with an air pressure operated 3 position switch on the top of the gear lever, low, medium and high. So.....when it was fully laden you had to start off in low range, 1st gear/2nd/3rd/4th gears with the gearbox, then switch to medium range with the switch and go back to 1st gear/2nd/3rd/4th with the gearbox then eventually, some considerable time later, switch to high range with the switch and go through 1st gear/2nd/3rd/4th with the gearbox. By this time 45 or even 50mph had been achieved !!!
If somebody pulled out in front of you so you had to brake sharply it was mind boggling as to which of the 3 ranges and 4 gears to actually go for to then proceed. On occasions I just had to stop and start again
I'll never forget it, VAL 387G it was
Edited by Robin Hood on Friday 12th October 23:19
Edited by Robin Hood on Friday 12th October 23:36
I had a similar problem when I was on my LGV1 weeks course. Because It was a course that was learning and working at the same time I got to know the lorry's characteristics empty and loaded, it was one of our old DAFS with the two buttons on the gearstick.
On the second day it was my first time loaded and we were maxed up with glass bottles of soft drinks, all 26 pallets, so I was told to take my time. As we laboured up the road and approached a roundabout up hill, I looked and saw it was clear and was in the right gear. I was right on top of the roundabout when a car joined the roundabout at speed just as I was entering it. Talk about tongue tied, I was hand tied and must have flicked the high gear button instead of the range change - going from 5th down to the bottom four gears mode. With all the weight and being in high gears ( I think I went to 7th at low speed, instead of 3rd?) the old DAF more or less ground to a halt and didn't want to know. There I was trying to workout the gear and working the clutch to help take me into the right range while blocking a busy roundabout in rush hour
On the second day it was my first time loaded and we were maxed up with glass bottles of soft drinks, all 26 pallets, so I was told to take my time. As we laboured up the road and approached a roundabout up hill, I looked and saw it was clear and was in the right gear. I was right on top of the roundabout when a car joined the roundabout at speed just as I was entering it. Talk about tongue tied, I was hand tied and must have flicked the high gear button instead of the range change - going from 5th down to the bottom four gears mode. With all the weight and being in high gears ( I think I went to 7th at low speed, instead of 3rd?) the old DAF more or less ground to a halt and didn't want to know. There I was trying to workout the gear and working the clutch to help take me into the right range while blocking a busy roundabout in rush hour
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