plantfit 7,592 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Here's a couple for you then NBL. Hill Head construction equipment show near Buxton Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Couple more for you NBL. CAT 330 Bl long reach excavator,18 mtr boom My son not looking too impressed with the new Komatsu wheeled loading shovel Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 NBL. CAT 330 Bl long reach excavator,18 mtr boom I'm always amazed how these things stay on the trailer ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Thanks for that, some nice kit there. Brother in Law was foreman plant fitter at Hindlow just up the road from Hillhead before retirement. Back when I was at Tunstead a lot of the kit was Canadian made but darned if I can remember the name. I squirmed in as a plant fitters mate working on the cement plant. There were plans to change the kilns to gas fired but I left before that happened when I found out that in order to get on you had to have ICI through your body like a stick of rock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Catfan,They are tied down real tight using heavy chains and ratchet torque arms plus 30 odd ton don't slide too easy on a wooden deck,in saying that though you do need a skillful and steady lorry driver as well,they have been known to slide off the trailer if not tied down too well,makes a bloody mess in the road Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 NooteBoom trailer, 7 steering axles 28 wheels and tyres be a bugger to get round Bulwell Mike Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Back in the late 60s I had some time driving for Sam Longson out of Chapel. I look at the wagon above and wouldn't know where to start. Who the hell steers all those bloody wheels for a start? Cracking pic by the way thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Blinkin heck Rog!...thought Antar/Euclid and the old Queen Mary's were big...but! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Steered through a complex system of hydraulic valves and reduction valves operated from the front of the trailer when the tractor unit turns,a lot of long trailers and some coaches now have rear steer,a lot of vehicles now have got longer but the bends in the roads are the same radius as they have been since the roads were built so rear steer is one answer to the problem of getting the things round. Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fogrider 179 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Taxi Ray, your post at 214 above, are there any pictures in mother-in-laws book of the Dakins Building on Talbot Street ?, Researching that building for a long time, some great help on here already but that book is new on me , would love to read it, any chance ? Regards, Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,413 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 I don't doubt the story of a tanker blowing up but can't see how. The tanks were pressurised by a rootes blower driven by a PTO off the gearbox and only pressured the tank to around 13lbs a squinch. They had pressure relief valves that you could 'fiddle' for a few extra lbs but enough to blow the tank? Seems doubtful. I do know that the silos they discharged into had crude filters and you could certainly blow them with the resulting great cloud of powder releasing into the atmosphere. If the load is slaked lime.. and the weather is damp... and there is a car park full of workers cars... Well lets just say the insurance company were not happy bunnies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Fogrider, I don't remember seeing any photos of that building, was Stirlands involved with it? The book although being a proper book, looks like a home made jobbie. I will have a look at it over the weekend, and see if there is any relevant info. If you are interested I could probably scan the pages and e-mail them to you. Some of the photos and illustrations look like they have been photocopied, so the quality is not the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fogrider 179 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Thanks Taxi Ray, I believe it was Stirland and Dakin, then just Dakins removals and storage. I assume Stirlands went their own way with transport, Dakins with storage so it's possible there will be very little about the building on Talbot Street, but, it will be good of you to check , any reference will be of interest. Regards, Terry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Brew,not sure what the details are but the tanker over pressured,the compressor is/was run from an external engine and pumped at 2 Bar (30psi) the blow off valve failed and the compressor carried on pumping,this is the result,how to let everyone have a share of 29t cement Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,413 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Oh wow! I've never seen anything like that, the pressure must have been immense even considering it failed along the weld lines. The compressor engines I've seen used on that type of tank (popularly known as 'pigs' from the discharge outlet arrangement) were Ford diesels, Petter diesels and VW Beatle petrol. Thanks for the pic, that's one to save. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Looks like a Picasso or Dali painting of a cement tanker. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bloody hell never seen anything like that one. Now glad I used to haul it in bags and handball it off. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 On 11/12/2016 at 0:02 PM, plantfit said: Heanor Heavy Haulage with a Gypokrombi 78 ton tracked mobile crusher I know it's not a Nottingham haulier but it's not all that far away Rog Just been told that Heanor Haulage are getting rid of the heavy side of the business. http://www.malcolmharrison.co.uk/auctions/heanor-haulage-ltd.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Saw this while wandering round the net a few days ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Sadly long gone. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Bloomin heck used to drive summat very similar for Sammy Longston back in the late 60s, different livery of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I noticed the starting handle hole in front of the cab just above the number plate,did anyone ever swing one of them things to start a lorry? seen similar on some of the older buses too Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,125 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 You certainly would need to have eaten more than three shredded wheat to swing start of those. Did they have some sort of decompression? I once hired a diesel dump truck and was having trouble in swing starting the diesel. Just then the local vicar appeared on the scene and asked if he could could help. I told him to get down on his knees and pray whilst I swung it. Guess what - it started! He almost had a convert that day! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Crikey, one of my old Land Rovers, YCH340H was bad enough. Had a few whacks and bruises, but finally learned to turn it just to the point of resistance, then give it a swift turn, and hopefully let go in time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 At the old company I worked for we had a four cylinder Ruston diesel engine coupled to a generator in case of mains power loss,that had a starting handle,we needed to run this thing one day but the batteries were flat and there was no way of charging it because the mains power was off,I stepped in to swing it using the handle,took me all my time to turn the engine over with the de-compressor taps open,when I did get a few revs going my mate threw the taps over and it all but threw me through the wall,never again did I step in with the saying "come out the way I'll show you",the electrician took the batteries home and charged them up there,Thinking about it now the starting handle could have just been used to turn the engine over slowly for maintenance purposes,ie: adjusting tappets etc Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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