Thread: OLD trucks and tractors (but still working for a living)

Foden engines were used in Royal Navy harbour launches too( HLD), stood for harbour launch diesel. Ran on and on and on.
Good motors.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I thought these pics may interest some on here. Note that some on here may not consider all of these old - but the farmers themselves do...

If anyone is able to ID any of these and provide info like approximate year and specifications that would be great.

Foden (I had never heard of them before)


IH 4788 V8


MF V8


Volvo Truck and FE Loader


Chamberlain(?)


Chamberlain 60DA


I will update the thread with more in the coming weeks...

A mate has one of those Volvo trucks as a tipper, it's awesome and he loves it !

The Volvo loader reminds me of one that a guy (Arthur Smith, lovely bloke missing lots of fingers) with a sawmill in Stawell had with forks on it, was an auto with no brakes.

I used to buy some very large sawn redgum posts from him which would be big single or smaller in packs. He'd pick them up with the forks and approach the big trailer, selecting reverse while going forward, come to a halt perfectly over the trailer and place the load perfectly before backing away.

I use a MF 165 everyday (70's) and have a Howard 810cc rotary hoe that still has so much compression that I have to kick it over. Starts first go after sitting for months

cheers, DL

Originally Posted by vnx205

Maybe you are too young.

According to the national Road Transport Hall of Fame:
There is no doubt that Foden trucks, not too long ago, were the undisputed kings of the road in Australia; certainly throughout the outback, in heavy applications and on long distance hauls all around the country.
Foden

There is more information about Foden here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Foden,_Sons_%26_Co.

A steam lorry like the one on the photo did a trip around some of Australia back in about the 1970s. I saw it somewhere near Grafton.

What about Reo trucks?............. my grandfather used to drive those all over the place, including the black soil NSW country.

He had the knowledge.

DL

Good thread IR

Originally Posted by 350RRC

What about Reo trucks?............. my grandfather used to drive those all over the place, including the black soil NSW country.

He had the knowledge.

DL

Our family 'car' was a Reo truck for a few years when I was small, and later when I was learning to drive became a paddock car. It was an early twenties model, with some contradictory features - non-detachable heads and open valve gear, but full pressure lubrication (except valve gear), aluminium pistons, but engine and gearbox mounted separately in a subframe separated by a propshaft.

John

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

Here is a link to a YouTube video that details the restoration of a Foden truck.

Foden S39 Restoration (part 1 ). Aug 2011 to Jan 2013. - YouTube

Enjoy

Kind Regards
Lionel

Here are the additional videos:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwuiBJ7Ll98]Foden S39. Restoration (Part 2). Fuel pump troubles. Contains some garage language. - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygGwFxG0M0k]Foden S39. 1973. Field trials. - YouTube[/ame]

I love this little AEC:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrSEqkKCc4Q]1957, AEC Mandator Mk 3, ballast tractor, loading dragline, and journey to Newark. May 2007. - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by 350RRC

What about Reo trucks?............. my grandfather used to drive those all over the place, including the black soil NSW country.

He had the knowledge.

DL

Hello DL & John,

What year REO truck did your grandfather (DL) & your family (John) have as their daily driver?

Kind Regards
Lionel