... 1,411 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Me dad drove the orange hovringham foden tipper,then a guy white top mix concrete mixer,then some strange red old thing when he worked for trent ready mix,attenbourgh and holme peirpoint.Anything built in50s 60s 70s me dad would have took concrete there,including,clifton bridge, clifton estate,broadmarsh,and so on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Cars and trucks each had distinquishing sounds dint they catfan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I meant to say "Hoveringham" Andy ! I once used to drive a Commer tipper wagon many years ago, it had a very distinctive 2 stroke engine, I can still hear the bleddy thing in my sleep ! It reminded me of a wagon with a sore throat. I must have passed your dad on many building sites in the 70s when I was tipping bulk sand out of Bestwood Quarry. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 No luxuries in them cabs catfan,if my brothers were with me I used to sit on the engine cover in the cab,hot not healthy,but brilliant,spent bit a time with dad who was always at work,so he could feed his 6 brats,I was middle brat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Did it sound like this,catfan ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nice one tricky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yes it did TRICK ! An absolute pile of crap ! One of the first HGVs I drove after getting my license in 1973, mine was a 16T GVW tipper (4 wheeler). Fitted with an Eaton 2 speed axle which I'd never heard of before ! Flat out this wagon would go off the clock when empty (before speed limiters) there were no 56 mph limit in those days ! When loaded this truck was embarrasing to drive, it wouldn't pull you out of bed. No radio, no heater, no tachograph, ah the good old days. They were usually noisy like this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Still better than the Bedford J type I drove when I started for Derek Ormes, Chinley Derbyshire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scriv 168 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I meant to say "Hoveringham" Andy ! I once used to drive a Commer tipper wagon many years ago, it had a very distinctive 2 stroke engine, I can still hear the bleddy thing in my sleep ! It reminded me of a wagon with a sore throat. I must have passed your dad on many building sites in the 70s when I was tipping bulk sand out of Bestwood Quarry. I was the lucky one in some ways; me dad worked all his life for Hoveringham (fitter on the quarry) and we lived in Thurgarton, opposite the Red Lion. I grew up hearing that fleet of Fodens screaming through the village, getting some steam up to climb the hill to Southwell; I can still pick out a Foden 2-stroke miles away. Here's one to make you all nostalgic; 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nice picture Scriv ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Along that lines, have anyone any shots of the BMC/Leyland FG about? I spent many happy hours working in them as a Sat'dy lad for the Co Op. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I use to drive one of them in the early 70s, very, very noisy in the cab ! https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1093&bih=542&q=bmc+fg&oq=bmc+fg&gs_l=img.12..0l2j0i24l4.3555.9301.0.16160.6.6.0.0.0.0.99.435.6.6.0.msedr...0...1ac.1.60.img..0.6.433.UZ56-Lg4DqY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 The 'Step in easy' cab....clever design doors for shop deliveries on the high street...when open they stuck out from the body by just two inches.Less hazard to traffic and cyclist when drivers were constantly in and out of the cab. I drove one for Crawfords Biscuits when they first came out.It had a fantastic striking striped paint job.Previously Crawfords wagons were plain red with just the Royal Warrant on the side.Unfortunately I can't find a single picture on the net of any of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Seeing that orange lorry scriv ,still brings a tear to my eye,my old man that won boxing and football medals ,representing nottinghamshire, then losing his youth fighting for a country by the time of his death he did not recognise but accepted that modern world change,and typical of his generation worked hard all his life to raise his family,never or hardly ever off sick.God I miss him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickyp 23 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Just found this topic, Guys. Worked at Hov Grav from 1957 - 60. The inside of those Foden Mickey Mouse cabs always smelt like cat piss, to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anyone explain the advantage of those Eaton twin speed rear axles,went to Diss in a commer.. driver engaged with button? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Eaton two speed axles were a pain in the proverbial Ian. You always had to remember which gear you were in & high or low ratio too. Also drove a Commer tipper with the two stroke engine & the Eaton too. Not nice at all. Later on most were fitted with splitter boxes, these were much better. A lot of wagons & buses these days are automatic gearboxes. NCT I believe have not had a manual gearbox for years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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