A Sunday Morning in my Home Town (Leyland)
May 9, 2017 03:16:52 #
Sylvias wrote:
Very good set John looks like the weather was kind... (show quote)
Thanks Silvia for your nice comments, I found your bit of history very interesting, l didn't know about the Hunter connection with Huntapac who are based only a few miles from my house.
May 9, 2017 07:03:53 #
Reminds me of my old Dinky toy LEYLAND OCTOPUS flatbed. Saw a documentary once, needed arm muscles the size of most people's thighs to wrestle that round a tight bend.
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May 9, 2017 09:13:28 #
John N wrote:
Reminds me of my old Dinky toy LEYLAND OCTOPUS flatbed. Saw a documentary once, needed arm muscles the size of most people's thighs to wrestle that round a tight bend.
For a couple of summers between High School & College, after I got my driver's license (late 50's), I worked with a maintenance crew in our small town; I was also the fill-in driver for the early 50's Mack dump truck. We used to joke that it had "Arm Strong" power steering; it made Army 6 x 6, 5T & 10T trucks seem like limos in comparison. The town was built around hills; you also didn't want to miss a downshift if you were going up some of the hills with a load.
May 9, 2017 09:42:47 #
Looks like you had a fun day John. Very interesting! Thanks. /George
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