First blog post

Well I finally managed to post a couple of pictures onto the blog site.
One of Mildred at Barnard Castle Truck Show, grandson Connor and I
took our lowboy up to Barnard Castle with Mildred on the back. It was
a 3 day show so we had to sleep in the lorry cab, we had a great
weekend.
The second one was taken today, Mildred on the stepframe loaded ready to
go to a Vintage Truck Show tomorrow Sunday 24th at The Commercial
Vehicle Museum at Leyland, Lancs.

regards Big Al

mmj1...

Looks neat but sure glad I don't have to drive it. :-)

Norma...

Mildred looks so little up there. Give her a pat on the cowling for
me. :)
Norma

david...

ok, i'm a city boy... is Mildred the tractor or the lorry? I'm easily
confused... (Now, if you'd talked about a Ford F-150 or a Dodge Ram 2500 I
might understand better... )

Alan Sleight...

Will do at 0800 hours tomorrow :-)

regards Big Al

JD Cooper...

Most excellent! Do post more. BTW... who's the tractor? Is that the Fordson?

Alan Sleight...

Spot on JD 1940 Fordson N, hope you are keeping well mate.

Regards Big Al

Alan Sleight...

Beam me up Scotty :-)
Mildred is a 1945 Thornycroft Sturdy Diesel 6/7 ton dropside flat lorry.
Sitting in the back of Mildred is Gertrude a 1940 Fordson agricultural
tractor, she is petrol start (hand crank) then turn over to T.V.O
(paraffin)

regards Big Al

Jean B....

Both vehicles look rather spiffy. I am amazed to hear they
are that old. May we see them from the front, please?

david...

well, I admire you for ensuring they all have proper names... Gertrude is
sorta' cute, as is Mildred. I'm sure they have proper manners as well.

but i have another cityboy question... what is TVO and paraffin? I think
my mom used to seal jelly jars with paraffin... does Gertrude do jelly
jars? or will she smack me for making such an inappropriate suggestion? :)

Alan Sleight...

TVO is tractor vaporising oil, paraffin is paraffin ? if you try to
start Gertrude on TVO instead of paraffin she would probably kick you
over
a 5 bar gate.

Regards Big Al

Joy...

I don't know about TVO, but I know that paraffin is the Limey name for
kerosene. ;-)

Goromoff...

Almost correct, Joy :-))

Paraffin is indeed one of the derivatives of oil, and has a slightly lower
octane rating than kerosene. However, in most applications where kerosene
is required, paraffin is a good substitute.
When I was boating, one of the chaps had an engine that specified kerosene
and when he tried paraffin, it ran ever so slighly lumpy. He added about a
cupful of petrol (gasolene) per gallon of paraffin and the engine ran sweet
as a nut.

TVO is Tractor Vaporising Oil, slightly heavier than diesel fuel but again,
a good substitute. Paraffin would also serve.

Joy...

Thanks for the correction, Goro.