Si B

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Couple of old pics from when I started out driving, stopped off at mates and family's houses to nick their showers and get free food as I was out all week:

nickywarwick

why do both have trade plates in window?

never been a fan of the premiums interior has always felt cheap, not as cheap as iveco though.

Si B

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For the reason mentioned above

I had to use one as I drove 2 or 3 different trucks every day for 7 months. Insuring each one individually might have been a tad tricky

Agreed on the Premium interiors, but I always thought they were nice looking tractor units externally.

I drove this one for 2 days, and got a lot of compliments off other drivers when they saw it - all it was was a tarted up old truck like the white one above - retrimmed interior, light bars, metallic paint and loads of gopping walnut trim everywhere. Certainly looks smart though:



They also had a weird gearbox - I think called a "knock through" or something - to select high range after going through 1,2,3,4 - you put it in neutral, slammed the lever hard to the left till you heard / felt a clunk, then put it back into 1, 2,3,4 which had now become 5 6 7 8 - always worried about buzzing the engine if you didn't get the knock through bit right!

Worst and at time best gearbox I used was an Eaton Twin splitter - 12 speed on my company's old DAF. No clutch needed, was hard to get everything perfectly matched revs and gearbox speed wise.

Liked the Comfort shift option on the high end MANs, and Merc Actros Telligent shifters were cool too.

Mr.T

The geaarbox you are talking about is the same as the early MAN and iveco's. Rubbish really.

nickywarwick

those knock though boxes are on iveco eurostars etc too. ive never liked the boxes in renaults however the blue 1 above is pretty smart,

best gearbox imo is the volvo i-shift box, manual box with electronic lid. excelent as long as you dnt leave it in drive when parked up with an air leak.

the eaton twin splitter is a good box if you no how to drive it, ever watched the "how to drive a eaton ts box" video? the american guy plays a few tunes with it haha

kosman

i had a hino tipper with a knock through box,not a fan,i like the i shift aswell quite a bit.

Big G

You still up at Heywood Jay?
Is that young nob still in the transport office there?


Not putting any pics up of my trusty horse, DAF's finest CF with zeee German's anchor on the door, well mega

.Ross.

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EaTON Range change ... Must have disabled the final 4 splits ... Older EaTONS you had to adjust the clutch throw often and make sure the clutch break is fully engaging. Or they would crunch

I remember one time (Not at band camp) A 3406 CAT powered 4400 Foden 6x4 tractor sheared the Bell housing bolts because of an Amature driver ..

Early Foden's had full PeterBuilt gear on them ... All the spring hangers etc ... Rockwell or EaTON axles and Either Fuller's or Range changers.

DAB

Yes mate Jay is still in heywood , cany coment on your other question as i dont drive for them .
Daz

orionadam

cheers for the pic guys keep them comin

orionadam

any more pics guys

GUZZLER

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anyone else going to the truck show at Santa Pod this weekend?

orionadam

shit is it this weekend forgot all bout that any pics wud be great

Mr S1

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Best looking truck are the Scania T-cabs....I love those....saw a black one today, 680 horses recovery truck with the biggest spec lift on the back I've ever seen....stunning.

orionadam

yer they are very nice cole and sons do some nice ones

kosman

bear with me while i post these up,these are some of the fleet

orionadam

very nice theres somethin about the volvos

kosman

tiny pic is well slow,got loads more yet






my old girl thats getting swapped,its battered round the mirror cos i had a rgument with a tree branch and a foreigner on a tight road








load of 10mm


random pick of a tautliner reversing,the gate is on a right angle and he bodged her in 1st go



blind side reverse anyone? this is the hardest reverse i hav to do,nearly a 45 degree blindside round his office,2 of ours,(me gaffer and his son) have already hit the building so i do it mostly now.



the bay i was aiming for after the blind reverse




getting loaded for hull..


chedda the crazy shovel driver


tipping at hull


unit on the piss stuck in sand

orionadam

nice keep them comin think mite of seen these around

kosman

you prob have mate,we get about a bit.

C4llyT

orionadam

as04 is nice

roro22

I have no idea what he's driving now as he's not been long in the new job
he's had a few easy runs (as he says) and think he's going on the continent again next week

Not much chance of me driving HGV's in the near future but I would like to get the license's. I wanted to get my class 2 with keyline/travis perkins and stick with a business I know to get into it but it wasnt gonna happen. See what happens in the future though

Graceland

Awesome stuff - Love my Scanias

Anyone know the rules about removing/permanantly locking out the 5th wheel and reclassifying the vehicle as a PLG? I quite fancy a man sized project next year

I know you used to be able to lock off the 5th wheel with a trailor pin/bar and drive the tractor unit on a car licence, but did all that change after the licence system was updated in 1997/8ish?

.Ross.

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T164 680 .. Pretty nice rig .. Probably had full ISIR leather and Double glazing .. Thats the top line for scania ... Still beat by Volvo F16 700hp .. Currently the most powerful production truck on earth .. Although the Yanks wont admit it

kosman

there all 460 chipped to 540,but as04 is a animal,thats the 1 with stack of power on it,it can outdrag the rest of us on a hill,but we all sit btween 59 and 60mph on the limiter.

kosman

not 100% sure but think you have to have your class2 just to drive a artic unit with no fifth wheel.

kosman

you seen coles and sons show truck? v8 t cab scania,custom interior and paintjob,they take it to shows on low loaders,it doesnt even earn its keep.

jaimesdna

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i drive these. (i also painted this one)



its a bit smelly but it pays. i normally drive the 6 wheeler but not got any pics of it.


i was also doing some work for these guys for a while but not had anything with them for a long time



& one with the wife

kosman

fuck the trucks more of your missus

orionadam

yer ive seen that cole truck its got the durabrites on that have no holes in them sounds nice what a waste of money if it dosent earn its keep, any one got any pics of the coles scania, and im sure u need a class 2 to drive the artic and the fith wheels needs to be removed completly

kosman

http://anthonysmith.fotopic.net/p36359969.html

mine at uttoxeter truck show a few yrs ago,thats me under the 8wheeler helping polish it.

http://anthonysmith.fotopic.net/p36360826.html

one of coles,its not the show truck though

http://anthonysmith.fotopic.net/p36384529.html

e.w gardner,he mainly pulls scrap about but the units are stunning,even with scrap trailers they look well.

http://anthonysmith.fotopic.net/c1145221_1.html

and here's the full website,he takes pics from truck shows all over england there some good pics,we going uttoxeter so if you see us come and have a chat

WongRS

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this comes past work on most monday mornings, you should hear the frigging thing.

AndyGranger

Still need a class 2
You used to be able to drive a unit as long as the bed was disabled or removed on a class 2 but you don,t need to disable it now

kosman

ive read about this lorry and im sure ive seen it on the m5,fucking awesome machine,v8 scanias with proper exhausts sounds amazing

orionadam

your volvos very nice i guess it wasnt that old there you say its gettin replaced, what with

orionadam

and that scania looks very nice,can u get a recordin of what it sounds like,i wud love to hear it

WongRS

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQC9k59BbqQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tomKgFJrMuc

Vids dont do it justice, the noise is ridiculous, it shakes our warehouse!

My mates worked on it a fair bit, its a 580 but its remapped to 6??, reckons it runs some stupid boost and fooking flies!

Mr.T

Yes and the wierd thing is. All that money in that truck with only delivering flowers You should see the houses and normal cars they have.


Today i washed my new truckie. FH13 440 Euro 5. Put some new curtains in and cleaned it a bit. Still need to do the trailer but it was freakin warm today.

kosman

it was 4years old there,and it getting replaced with another xl globetrotter cos i night out a bit,even the lads that stop at home have globetrotters,gaffer wont have anything else.