Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on November 15, 2005, 21:44:50
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I was passing the Arriva bus depot in Wakefield this afternoon & screeched to a halt, as I saw the beastie below in the yard.
It's known to me & has featured (http://community.webshots.com/photo/173144322/184380865cytKGc) on my 'WebShots' for quite some time.
It had just recovered a single-decker from another part of the City.
Sadly I missed the unhitching.
I'll have to tell the father-in-law to let me know about any more recoveries if I'm on 'day-off, as he's a roving Safety/Engineering Manager for Arriva & that depot is in his area
(well, he used to be the workshop manger at that depot anyway)
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Big init :shock:
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Big init :shock:
Not that much shorter than a single-decker.
They've also got an American Ford pick-up with a rather large (V8?) diesel & that goes like the brown Horse by-product substance off a shovel.
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Got recovered by this Peterbuilt last december. Powerful motor, three rear axles, but bl##dy uncomftable after 150miles( a vast amount of which was over 70mph).
Lee
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Got recovered by this Peterbuilt last december. Powerful motor, three rear axles, but bl##dy uncomftable after 150miles( a vast amount of which was over 70mph).
Lee
It's funny;
Given the vast distances they always seem so cramped & a complete ergonomic disaster compared to Euro-trucks. Access/egress excepted (big steps over the fuel tank)
Vast amounts of power, 600BHP is not that uncommon (SAE rating though, not DIN)
High geared for speed & cruising, allegations of 100mph+ aren't unknown :shock:
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They've also got an American Ford pick-up with a rather large (V8?) diesel & that goes like the brown Horse by-product substance off a shovel.
Seem to remember they have a few yanks do they not?
Used to see them about quite a lot.
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Seem to remember they have a few yanks do they not?
Used to see them about quite a lot.
Yes, they've got a couple of Peterbilts & (I think?) 2 of the Ford pick-ups.
They seem to have moved premises, as the last time I went past there the garage forecourt was empty.
They were on Wakefield Road at Ossett, more or less opposite the end of Milner Way (http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=428500.999999307&Y=421000.944482958&width=500&height=300&gride=428699.999999307&gridn=421099.944482958&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=1&scale=25000) (where ARCO is)
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They were on Wakefield Road at Ossett, more or less opposite the end of Milner Way (http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=428500.999999307&Y=421000.944482958&width=500&height=300&gride=428699.999999307&gridn=421099.944482958&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=1&scale=25000) (where ARCO is)
Them's the ones. Not been round that way for quite some time!!
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They've moved a bit further up the road, the new place used to be the MAN dealers
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They've moved a bit further up the road, the new place used to be the MAN dealers
Frank Hensbys (or it used to be?)