radiomike7 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Ted owned YSV 865 for about twelve years having bought it from a showman and, with Steve Guest, converted it into a snow plough powered by a Gardner 150. Ted has many amusing stories relating to his experiences while clearing the local main roads with this Constructor. What with blinding snow blowing horizontally across the windscreen and the flashing orange light giving a sort of strobe effect Ted said it was hard to sense where up and down was never mind left and right. A rear view of the same lorry after Ted sold it and it had been returned to being more military looking. At this stage the lorry still had the special towing bracket, fabricated by Steve Guest, that allowed Ted to hitch up to the big (100 ton ?) trailer one sees at GDSF. This towing bracket has now been removed and replaced the correct type very kindly given to the owner by that incorrigible Scammell enthusiast and all round nice bloke, yep, Steve Guest. YSV 865 as it looks today. Tom, if you mean the ex-Pickfords trailer TM 413 it is rated at 200 tons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 "Ted said it was hard to sense where up and down was never mind left and right." We always call him "Tickover Ted" everthing had to be done at Tickover according to Ted, so I reckon he had plenty of time to work out his left from his right....Anyone going to post "the piccy" of Ted being overtaken by a steam roller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Tom, if you mean the ex-Pickfords trailer TM 413 it is rated at 200 tons. Thanks Mike, yes, I did mean that trailer.....200 tons. That's what you BIG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Why did Ted have a chrome plated Bex Bissell handraulic carpet cleaner strapped to the side of his bonnet?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 To warn any Carpets lying in the road that he was coming.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swill1952xs Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 But do we know where it is now and whether it is being repaired/restored or broken for spares ?Does anyone know where this picture was taken. I bought the front end of an Albion (Arfur) from a firm called Crouch Recovery in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire. I believe it was him that cut it in half and sold the rear axles. If it is the same person; he had several WD HD 23N Albions laying around his property. Some were in a really bad state. It was a pity he didn't sell the axles off of the N's he had and kept the 'S' complete. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Does anyone know where this picture was taken. I bought the front end of an Albion (Arfur) from a firm called Crouch Recovery in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire. I believe it was him that cut it in half and sold the rear axles. If it is the same person; he had several WD HD 23N Albions laying around his property. Some were in a really bad state. It was a pity he didn't sell the axles off of the N's he had and kept the 'S' complete. :-( I took photo at Crouch's second yard, Well secure compound, about five miles from his main yard in Kibworth, but don't ask me exactly where, I just followed David's directions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 PSU 439 at the Yanks Show 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) 1955 petrol engined Constructor UVS 149, ex Barry Overton, ex Paul Rhodes, having it's body lifted off prior to restoration work. In the rear body space on the other Constructor (YFO 311 or YVS 865) is a spare Meadows engine that came with UVS and has just been transshipped from UVS. These 'photos were taken about four years ago. Edited November 20, 2008 by 6 X 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Some people know how to have fun ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) The two photographs of YFO 311 below were taken about 10 years ago outside Laurence Davison's yard in Hexham, Northumberland. Edited November 20, 2008 by 6 X 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Another view of YSV 865 parked outside Ted Gowen's home waiting for a bit of snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 A interesting Hardy Spicer advert from 1955 showing a good overhead shot of a constructor cab and chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 I have this workshop down as a long wheelbase Mountaineer, info tells me it was built as a repair vehicle and compressor vehicle for one of the Middle east pipeline projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Don't know about the others, but I for one would be interested in the story behind these photos please, 6x6! Also your other two b & w pics. Thanks, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 A interesting Hardy Spicer advert from 1955 showing a good overhead shot of a constructor cab and chassis And a Darlington wich too, by the look of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 Don't know about the others, Thanks, Tony What others ? There's only you and Major Fowler looking at this stuff. I've told you before, apart from you and Andy all of the other so called "forum members" are actually computer generated software programs designed to behave like real people. It's all controlled by this massive mainframe server code name "Jack" at a secret location somewhere in Dorset. Anyway, just for you and Andy, the posts now have captions. Regards, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 I have this workshop down as a long wheelbase Mountaineer, info tells me it was built as a repair vehicle and compressor vehicle for one of the Middle east pipeline projects Priceless photographs Les, thank you very much for sharing them with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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antarmike Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Sorry I couldn't keep the Pickfords Constructor on the front of TM413, someone with a panorama tool might graft them back together!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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6 X 6 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Yours truly leaning on the front mudguard of the ex John Riley Constructor, PSU 439, with it's then owner, the irrepressible Bernie Jones, hanging around on the back. This 'photo was taken about 6-7 years ago at one of those wartime theme railway events. Sorry, I can't remember where, though I do remember how glamorous all the women looked in their 1940's style fashions and hairdos. Why don't they dress like that all the time ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
younggun Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 and now i know wot u look like 6x6 u wont need such a big white flag in the cab with u now :-\ the location wouldant happen to be severn vally railway kiderminster would it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 the location wouldant happen to be severn vally railway kiderminster would it ? You're absolutely right Younggun, it was Kidderminster. I know you can tell the location by studying the trees in the background of the photograph. It was an excellent event with a lot to see. Bernie had towed a WW11 anti-aircraft gun down from Manchester with the Scammell and although the AA gun had pride of place on the station forecourt, Bernie had to hide the Constructor out of sight round the back because it was post-war. Just for you Younggun, here are two more pix taken at the same time. PSU 439 is currently owned by a well known commercial recovery operator based in Kibworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
younggun Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 loverly pics there 6x6 soon as a saw your 1st pic i reconized the location took me a while to figure it out that it was kiderminster . the loading pad where we normaly load rolling stock for the railway is just infront of the singnal box its not far from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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