Stormbringer Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Nice to meet you too Sir. The Scania is acually the Topline model with the bunk being above the windscreen (and very comfortable too by all accounts Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Dooh, Cheers pete. Your the first person ive met to like the bunk where it use to be. I only get to drive them when ive finished repairing it so I take your word for comfort. I like this thread Keeps the picks coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Dooh, Cheers pete. Your the first person ive met to like the bunk where it use to be. I only get to drive them when ive finished repairing it so I take your word for comfort. I like this thread Keeps the picks coming Believe it or not I've never had the pleasure of a Scania tractor unit, mainly Daf's and Mercs although I'm currently driving a MAN TGA. I'm only passing on what those of my mates who've had the pleasure tell me. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 20, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2010 Here's the next one A Volvo, over to you guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Volvo FH12 Globetrotter XL belonging to Ken Mallinson of Yorkshire 6x2 tractor unit with either a 420 or 460 hp engine hauling an empty ASDA curtainside double decker trailer. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 The trailer is a made by cartwright, as they supply most of asda's double deckers . Not sure but I think I may have serviced that trailer too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 24, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2010 Hi guys, thanks for all the useful information so far. Another Scania - a variation on the 470 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Another Scania 124 420, this time without all the air deflection kit. ( Personally I don't think they look right without it, sort of unfinished). He's hauling a 30 foot bulk container (loaded) but it doesn't look to have tipping gear fitted on the trailer. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I hope you're all watching Eddie Stobart on ch5... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I hope you're all watching Eddie Stobart on ch5... Oh bother, I completely forgot about that. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I hope you're all watching Eddie Stobart on ch5... My wife was watching Eastenders so missed it, but to be honest I got the feel for the programme in the 4 hour journey from Hoddesdon back to Wiltshire as I must have seen hundreds of Eddie Stobart wagons. Which is really depressing bearing in mind I work for a much larger competitor and think I managed only to see 3 of ours... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 24, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2010 There was a bit of rail interest as well on the Eddie Stobart programme. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Yes I knew about their trains but had no idea about the container crane, or indeed, the tankers for their own fleet. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 25, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2010 Yes I knew about their trains but had no idea about the container crane, or indeed, the tankers for their own fleet. Steve They even used to have their own (road) coach for transporting staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 On this very piece of road two very unusual trucks operate, an ERF and a Foden Ballast tractors that tow five axle full trailers with long containers (45ft?) daily to the Wilton container depot. I believe there is some loophole in the law which allows ballast tractors to operate higher gross weights I often pass them in my car but never get a chance to snap them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 On this very piece of road two very unusual trucks operate, an ERF and a Foden Ballast tractors that tow five axle full trailers with long containers (45ft?) daily to the Wilton container depot. I believe there is some loophole in the law which allows ballast tractors to operate higher gross weights I often pass them in my car but never get a chance to snap them. I think the derogation is for vehicles transporting containers or swap-bodies to or from rail terminals- it was intended to encourage companies to use rail for the trunk haul, and came in at the same time as the increase to gross train weight from 38 tonnes for normal artics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXHALL Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 On this very piece of road two very unusual trucks operate, an ERF and a Foden Ballast tractors that tow five axle full trailers with long containers (45ft?) daily to the Wilton container depot. I believe there is some loophole in the law which allows ballast tractors to operate higher gross weights I often pass them in my car but never get a chance to snap them. Any idea who the operator is for these? Will try to find out myself as well. Denby transport used to run a standard artic unit and standard 40 foot curtainsider years ago with a jeep dolly between them. The tractor unit had a bit more ballast on it but allowed them to legally operate at 44 tonnes long before the approval was given to and from railheads, and then wider road network as a whole. They used to run the trailers to a ro-ro ferry in the north to go across to Sweden (IIRC) where the train weight of an artic was already at 44 tonnes. Took the need for excess trailers and transhipping out of the distribution . They had run with STGO Cat 3 (think) to allow them to be legal as it was classed as an abnormal load back then. Can't find any pics of it on the web, but check out the Denby 'Extra' outfit they want to trial. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 27, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2010 Thanks again guys - can we try not to wander though please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Daf xf 105 Super Space cab, either 410 or 460 from Wincanton haulage with a loaded 40' high cube container. You'll notice that his drivers side mirror has had an argument with something, possibly the mirror on another truck.Also if you look in front of the centre axle below the battery box you'll see something that is a recent addition to some trucks, namely the Adblue tank. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 The box there is a very bog standard deep sea 40' high cube, 40'x8'x9'6" - it's got vents so most likely it's a type 45G1 (or 4510 on the older system) and it belongs to Triton, who are a big deep sea box leasing co. Boxes to this basic spec are probably the most common box on the planet. The UBC bulktainer is a 30 footer, it's taller than 8'6" and wider than 8' but I wouldn't want to guess at other dimensions without seeing a type code. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Being a 57 plate it will be one of the first new WCL (Wincanton Container Logistics) vehicles as opposed to being inherited from Hanbury Davies or CEL group, likewise the trailer being blue. Green Wincanton trailers are ex Carters/CEL, and Maroon ones are ex Hanbury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinkyme Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Hi guys, thanks for all the useful information so far. Another Scania - a variation on the 470 ? Trailer looks to be the rear trailer from a combitrailer set up, manufacture could be D-TEC which Oxford Diecast a going to model soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 5, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2010 And another... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Any idea who the operator is for these? Will try to find out myself as well. Denby transport used to run a standard artic unit and standard 40 foot curtainsider years ago with a jeep dolly between them. The tractor unit had a bit more ballast on it but allowed them to legally operate at 44 tonnes long before the approval was given to and from railheads, and then wider road network as a whole. They used to run the trailers to a ro-ro ferry in the north to go across to Sweden (IIRC) where the train weight of an artic was already at 44 tonnes. Took the need for excess trailers and transhipping out of the distribution . They had run with STGO Cat 3 (think) to allow them to be legal as it was classed as an abnormal load back then. Can't find any pics of it on the web, but check out the Denby 'Extra' outfit they want to trial. Yes these two trucks have been operating on this road for quite a few years , i believe they are classed as a 'Locomotive' in traffic law legalese so can pull higher gross weights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hippo Posted October 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2010 Hi Beast The last one is a late model Foden Alpha, being a 54 plate. They weren't made for very much longer. Apart from telling you its a 44t with a midlift axle and an upgraded front axle (9t i think), i am not to sure about engines etc, although there is a good chance there is a Cat engine, or a Cummins lump under that cab. The cab itself is a DAF shell with a few pannels changed to make it look like a Foden not a Daf. It looks very clean and has a nice Kelsa Hi-bar fitted (top spots). Cheers Owen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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