rambo1969 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Not military, but very good. Daddy, it's ok to click on. http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=94408 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Flipping heck - how could anyone drive with those dim lights?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snort Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 That was good, 11 hours driving and a break after five and a half, glad its not like that now.:-) Some great vehicles though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Flipping heck - how could anyone drive with those dim lights?! One word .......... Carrots :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 I did'nt see a cd player in the drivers cab, was it hidden?.......:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Flipping heck - how could anyone drive with those dim lights?! Akin to driving Militants through the woods in the Hartz Gap on convoy lights... Oh what fun that was...... :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Flipping heck - how could anyone drive with those dim lights?! At least you wern't blinded by oncoming &*()))__ with the 'Look at me I've got foglights'. numpties.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I did'nt see a cd player in the drivers cab, was it hidden?.......:-D It was a case of how good was your singing voice! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I started driving trucks in the mid 1950s, tyre kicking was only done on the twin wheels, just to make sure that you did not have a flat, particularly on the inside. Giving people a lift was a regular feture of the job, just good to have someone to talk with, particularly troops making their way to or from their camp. Most drivers (Trucks) were ex-army drivers anyway, no radios in the cab, even when they were introduced, some employers would not allow them in the cab, they felt that they were a distraction............. I have gone through all of the changes since the 1950s and I can tell you that I enjoyed my driving then, it gradfually all went down hill........... the experience, not my driving. The lighting was certainly not as poor as depicted on the film (unless it was 6v) thats obviously the poor quality of the camera used. The sheer volume of oncoming traffic today can be quite blinding, like I said at the outset, much more fun in the early days..... it really was a mans job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I must read my posts before submitting............ feature, feature, its an age thing...... I hope!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Ron who owns the yard where I keep my Dodges, loves telling tales of haulage just after the war. He bought a 3 ton Dodge truck. No hours, no speed limit. Load it till it creacked and just go! Must have been bloody dangerous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 After the war my grandfather was a lorry driver for Hills of Botley - he used to say that it would take a week to drive to Scotland. Not sure if that was true or not as he used to tease me. He is the same man who threw my cuddly on the fire I still remember it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Delightfully put together film. Regards Jacks point on the dim lighting. A camera technique to emphasis the night time activity. The camera operator could control the amount of light being emitted into the camera. A closed aperture ( f stop) reduces the light input but a clear sharp image as seen in the street scenes. Totally unlike the automatic cameras of today. I carried on to watch more of that series and will continue watching more today. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 When men were men and trucks were trucks!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Drivers_(film) And Sean Connery was a bit player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 After the war my grandfather was a lorry driver for Hills of Botley - he used to say that it would take a week to drive to Scotland. Not sure if that was true or not as he used to tease me. He is the same man who threw my cuddly on the fire I still remember it!!!! Depending on what he was driving, assuming he meant the working week of 5 days, took the maximum possible breaks and the to/from locations - he might not have been too far off.... Stirling Castle to Tidworth Camp in a Mk 1 Militant GS took 32 hours 40 minutes driving non-stop.... Never be allowed to do it today but 35 years ago...... :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 After the war my grandfather was a lorry driver for Hills of Botley - he used to say that it would take a week to drive to Scotland. Not sure if that was true or not as he used to tease me. He is the same man who threw my cuddly on the fire I still remember it!!!! At 20mh (the speed limit then) up to the likes of Aberdeen, multi dropping and sourcing a return load, it could quite possibly take a week............ add to that the distinct possibility that all loading and unloading would most likely have been by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 After the war my grandfather was a lorry driver for Hills of Botley - he used to say that it would take a week to drive to Scotland. Not sure if that was true or not as he used to tease me. He is the same man who threw my cuddly on the fire I still remember it!!!! Do have a copy of the "Hills of Botley" book? may well be a picture of your grandfather in it. I am good friends with some of the Hill family today and the stories they come out with are truly amazing. The book is well worth checking out, loads of ex Military trucks and trailers. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hills-Botley-Transport-Centuries-Hampshire/dp/095219385X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 When men were men and trucks were trucks!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Drivers_(film) Got this on dvd some years ago - was one of fathers' favourite films which he fondly recalled going to see at the pictures . Still well worth watching now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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