Your favourite lorry, past or present.
Discussion
jagracer said:
I can assure you It wouldn't be if you had to drive one all the time
Bloody softy. ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
I drove a Beford TK with no power steering for three years, I am 6foot and anyone who knows TKs will tell you that the TK is best suited to the shorter driver, if I sat straight I could only see about 8 feet in front of me due to my vision being blocked by the roof.
Coupled with the non-turbo engine and the noise and lack of effective heating I can honestly say it was excellent fun and I loved it.
We still run an older fleet, the newest lorry is a 2002 Seddon Atkinson with a Palfinger crane on it, Awesome for our neck of the woods as it can get down our lanes and has good ground clearance and still carry a 20ft container and deliver it.
I think it is my favorite right now.
Here it is picking up an old Marker Buoy.
![](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x272/paulmanta/2012-07-10134614.jpg)
Old scanias do it for me, travelled all around europe with my dad during school holidays when I was very young. Managed to smash the windscreen on a 111 with my head bouncing about in the cab like zebedee apparently ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
Can remember a few trips in these ones, running in convoy and playing eye spy with the other drivers over the cb![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
![](http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/16/95/91/96/scani157.jpg)
![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
Can remember a few trips in these ones, running in convoy and playing eye spy with the other drivers over the cb
![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
![](http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/16/95/91/96/scani157.jpg)
Getragdogleg said:
jagracer said:
I can assure you It wouldn't be if you had to drive one all the time
Bloody softy. ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
I drove a Beford TK with no power steering for three years, I am 6foot and anyone who knows TKs will tell you that the TK is best suited to the shorter driver, if I sat straight I could only see about 8 feet in front of me due to my vision being blocked by the roof.
Coupled with the non-turbo engine and the noise and lack of effective heating I can honestly say it was excellent fun and I loved it.
Edited by jagracer on Saturday 29th September 23:37
Getragdogleg said:
Here it is picking up an old Marker Buoy.
![](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x272/paulmanta/2012-07-10134614.jpg)
Thats lovely! Did i clock seveal Atkis from this fleet in Trucking mag just recently per chance? ![](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x272/paulmanta/2012-07-10134614.jpg)
My classic fave has to be the venerable Scania 3 Series -
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/ZRMvJ8qH.jpg)
Find these so appealing on many levels and i've heard they're one of THE drivers trucks of choice too. Can't beat the sound of a 143M 450-500 V8 on open pipes either, throbtastic!
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
My current fave is the MAN TGX -
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/ejMcFOud.jpg)
One of the nicest looking current models out there IMO and they suit most liveries very nicely too.
![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
Edited by Forthright MC on Sunday 30th September 00:40
4key said:
Old scanias do it for me, travelled all around europe with my dad during school holidays when I was very young. Managed to smash the windscreen on a 111 with my head bouncing about in the cab like zebedee apparently ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
Can remember a few trips in these ones, running in convoy and playing eye spy with the other drivers over the cb![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
![](http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/16/95/91/96/scani157.jpg)
i reckon these old scanias will get alot of votes, always seemed to be, even to this day, very popular.![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
Can remember a few trips in these ones, running in convoy and playing eye spy with the other drivers over the cb
![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
![](http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/16/95/91/96/scani157.jpg)
i was the same as you, started going out when i was a kid at school, old 111's first, then 112
![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
i used to love the summer holidays
![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
The big bugger on the right is a KrAZ, most likely a 255 so ex-Sovet/Russian army and going by the shape of the wheel arch I say the one on the left is probably a Zil 130
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KrAZ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIL-130
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KrAZ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIL-130
4key said:
Old scanias do it for me, travelled all around europe with my dad during school holidays when I was very young. Managed to smash the windscreen on a 111 with my head bouncing about in the cab like zebedee apparently ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
Can remember a few trips in these ones, running in convoy and playing eye spy with the other drivers over the cb![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
![](http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/16/95/91/96/scani157.jpg)
I now have The JCB Song going around my head![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
Can remember a few trips in these ones, running in convoy and playing eye spy with the other drivers over the cb
![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
![](http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/16/95/91/96/scani157.jpg)
Favourite present truck is without question a Scania R Series, I drive one of the first 54 plate ones, and had two newer ones where I worked previously, and have been offered a newer SSC105 as a "step up" from the Scania, not a chance, I'll stick with this one until the end, or I get another Scania.
Favourite truck of the past is the 2/3 series Scanias, I remember seeing them and the first if the streamline 3 series, and thinking how smart they were.
Favourite truck of the past is the 2/3 series Scanias, I remember seeing them and the first if the streamline 3 series, and thinking how smart they were.
During my time with Scania Nov 1989 until July 1997 I flogged about 650 new and used Scania's of all types. My favourite truck of all time is unsurprisinglt an R143 Topline Streamline in 450 or 470 guise. Such a delight to drive.
Some above made reference to old British twin steers. Attached are some images of trucks that my dad operated in the 70's [library images on some]
My Dad & My youngest Brother in 1973 in front of an AEC Mandator TG6Re twin steer. AV760 engine. PDC 827H where are you now ?
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/ddsk64rH.jpg)
We also had a Scammell Trunker 2 with a Leyland 680 Power Plus engine and 6spd Scammell gearbox. Looked just like this one.
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/wl7BoulN.jpg)
A nice side on shot of a 6x2 AEC just like ours was.
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/n8vmThWi.jpg)
Some above made reference to old British twin steers. Attached are some images of trucks that my dad operated in the 70's [library images on some]
My Dad & My youngest Brother in 1973 in front of an AEC Mandator TG6Re twin steer. AV760 engine. PDC 827H where are you now ?
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/ddsk64rH.jpg)
We also had a Scammell Trunker 2 with a Leyland 680 Power Plus engine and 6spd Scammell gearbox. Looked just like this one.
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/wl7BoulN.jpg)
A nice side on shot of a 6x2 AEC just like ours was.
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/n8vmThWi.jpg)
GC8 said:
Eaton Twin Split and a constant battle with door corrosion? ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
Not this one, this has the 4 over 4 with the air knock over. Also, I waxed the hell out of the doors (well, whole cab) on this one and its still perfect 10 years on. I have some experience of how good at rusting these Iveco cabs are now and I have a spare cab waiting for when I need it. Yes, I am a hoarder. ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
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