RMweb Premium Hippo Posted December 31, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hi ya. Back to scandinavia. A Volvo FH Globetrotter XL. 44t, with a centre lift axle. Lovely trucks to drive. Hi & Lo Kelsa (light) Bars, Long range fuel tank (well polished). Heavy duty steer axle running super singles. A nice truck obvioulsy far more cared for than its trailer, Which is a standard tri axle, non extending, skel, make unknown. Ta Owen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 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. Good to see Beast666 captured the ERF ballast tractor (post 66) , not only very unusual configuration for UK but verging on the classic in age too . Managed the other day to get a poor pic of the Foden Ballast tractor that runs the same route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Reminds me, I still have a few more. Here's the next one A piece of history already, Bulmers have folded earlier this month Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Bulmers have folded earlier this month I wondered why I hadn't seen any of their trucks about. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Its a shame long running family firm folding , one big bad debt apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hi all, took this at Brighton Modelworld in February, it is coupled to an extendable trailer with a Brighton Belle motor coach on it. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 3, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2011 Another one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooUK Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I'll have to try and get some photos of the truck that'll be turning up at work on Thursday. With most of a 737 on the back. Not suppose to take pictures at work, but hey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Volvo FH 460 belonging to Stobart hauling a loaded double decker dry freight trailer almost certainly with freight for Tesco's. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 4, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2011 Thanks Pete, Here's another one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Good to see Beast666 captured the ERF ballast tractor (post 66) , not only very unusual configuration for UK but verging on the classic in age too . Managed the other day to get a poor pic of the Foden Ballast tractor that runs the same route. Have realised their is three of these ERF ballast tractors moving containers around Teesside for TDG . 1 L reg and 2 R reg.Heres one of the R reg note DORMAN LONG steelworks tower behind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyphil Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 A Stobarts Scania R420 (11.6 litre straight six, 420hp) hauling a loaded curtainsider. Probably a day drivers job (as opposed to a tramping job) as its an older higher mileage cab. As per, probably a Tesco's delivery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hi all, I saw this in Eastbourne a couple of weeks ago, we don't get that many Stobart's in Sussex by the sea. It was the unbranded tractor that caught my eye. Sorry about the quality it was taken on a mobile phone! Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Its not uncommon to see a Stobart tractor with White cab as the green is vinyls and they remove them before they dispose of the fleet, sometimes a number of weeks before hand, but they often still have the red wings etc so this one is a hire tractor or demonstrator. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyphil Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Well its a new cab (PN11 XTL) so I'm wondering if it's not had a chance to be vinyl-ed yet? I saw exactly the same situation (different cab) on the M6 today and was wondering the same. Anyone noticed the ex-Stobarts units that are appearing? The ones I'm noticing are Lancashire/Preston ( ?) registered (PN07 etc), have white cabs, red bumpers and wings with the white stripes still on them from the Stobbies livery? Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Anyone noticed the ex-Stobarts units that are appearing? The ones I'm noticing are Lancashire/Preston ( ?) registered (PN07 etc), have white cabs, red bumpers and wings with the white stripes still on them from the Stobbies livery? You'd be surprised how many there are about on used truck lots, mostly high mileage too. We looked at an 06 plate Volvo that had in excess of 950,000 km on it. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 You'd be surprised how many there are about on used truck lots, mostly high mileage too. We looked at an 06 plate Volvo that had in excess of 950,000 km on it. Pete 950,000 for a five year old, barely run in! There are some Volvo B12B coaches in the used market at the moment with between 800,000 and 1,200,000km for 07 and 06 plates. Given that trucks are generally credited with being harder worked than buses and coaches, it seems even more remarkable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyphil Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 950,000 for a five year old, barely run in! There are some Volvo B12B coaches in the used market at the moment with between 800,000 and 1,200,000km for 07 and 06 plates. Given that trucks are generally credited with being harder worked than buses and coaches, it seems even more remarkable Hmmm... So, 950,000km over 5 years, 190,000 a year. Say it worked 6 days a week; 52x6= 312 days a year. 190,000/312 = 608km per day. Divided by 90km/h = 6.75hrs worth of driving per day? So that's probably an average mileage for a truck, once you take into account it wouldn't be doing 90km/h all of the time? 1,200,000 over 5 years, 240,000 a year. Say, 6 days a week again? 52x6= 312 days a year, 240,000/312 = 769km per day. Divided by 100km/h = 7.69hrs of driving a day... Intriguing.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hi all, Thanks for all the info on my last post, here's another taken in Eastbourne at the same time. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Scania R440 Topline belonging to Garns of Lincolnshire. Judging by the mid lift being down he could be fairly well loaded. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Scania R440 Topline belonging to Garns of Lincolnshire. Judging by the mid lift being down he could be fairly well loaded. Pete Pete, you're right...waiting to be unloaded outside Wickes, don't think it was going to Bookers! Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hmmm... So, 950,000km over 5 years, 190,000 a year. Say it worked 6 days a week; 52x6= 312 days a year. 190,000/312 = 608km per day. Divided by 90km/h = 6.75hrs worth of driving per day? So that's probably an average mileage for a truck, once you take into account it wouldn't be doing 90km/h all of the time? 1,200,000 over 5 years, 240,000 a year. Say, 6 days a week again? 52x6= 312 days a year, 240,000/312 = 769km per day. Divided by 100km/h = 7.69hrs of driving a day... Intriguing.... A typical express coach diagram might involve Aberdeen - London and return in the space of 24 hours, and could conceivably do it for a couple of weeks before a day off for inspection might be required. That would be around 1800km a day for possibly 13 days in 14, around 50,000km a month, and continue to do that for maybe a full year before an extended period of maintenance were required, maybe only three of four days for annual test. Not hard to see how they rack up that kind of mileage. In practice, none would do that kind of miles, diagrams would be split and also include lower mileage trips to even out the vehicle mileage across a large fleet during a given service period. Only long haul services would run on a 24 hour basis and as there aren't many of them, many vehicles will be parked up for a significant proportion of the day, but it is possible to cover 5 - 600,000km a year. Driver's hours are rarely an issue as they can use different drivers positioned along the route for individual legs of the journey, worst case would be a single two man crew which could comfortably cover a south or northbound trip with one crew in the 18 hours maximum that would allow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hello, Saw an interesting combination yesterday on M27, couldn't take a pic as I was driving and the rest of the family might have objected (70mph etc!): tri-axle tractor (DAF) + tri-axle trailer - all wheels on the road but with a 4th trailer axle some distance ahead of the others which was OFF the road... Not an abnormal load so why 7 axles? Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Saw an interesting combination yesterday on M27, couldn't take a pic as I was driving and the rest of the family might have objected (70mph etc!): tri-axle tractor (DAF) + tri-axle trailer - all wheels on the road but with a 4th trailer axle some distance ahead of the others which was OFF the road...Not an abnormal load so why 7 axles? Was it a container trailer? And did it have 2x 20' boxes on? If so it's probably what is known as a "Combi". You can go somewhere, drop 4th axle (and 5th on some trailers) unhook the back half of the trailer and go off to deliver the container on the front half. Something like this? http://www.mascus.com/image/product/large/166a512f/NOOTEBOOM-4-axle-combi-trailer,018bd629.jpg HTH Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2011 Oxford have one of the combi trailers in their catalogue for future release. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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