truck thread

styler · 07-05-15, 10:14 PM

im not sure how many of our members are truckers, but i dont know about you but i like a bit of truck!!!

stick your pics up here so we can have a wee peep..

some of the trucks from my last driving employment.. ropey to say the least!!

got in the paper one day..

a rental, looked a mess but had 430 horses!!!!

the best truck they had, till it was run dry of oil!!! RIP!!

and the artics,
didnt get many runs on these unfortunatly..

hoping to get back on the road soon... get some artic experience...

yeti · 07-05-15, 10:52 PM

Always wanted to, but wouldn't pass the medical

sixaxles · 08-05-15, 03:48 PM

a ha! i'll probably have to revisit this thread once i have more time as I'm just trying to tidy up the garage after nearly 2 weeks of not putting stuff away properly due to "i'll need that tomorrow" .... anyway, the '92 Quattro is mobile, plenty of stress involved and still some ongoing issues but more on that later to! in the mean time, yes I'm a trucker and i take chickens to their death! ........

styler · 08-05-15, 04:28 PM

get yer pics up and quit with the excuses!!!!

theschmallfella · 08-05-15, 04:56 PM

My father was a truck driver for 30 years, never followed in his footsteps but only because he told me never to. He always said, 'don't become a truck driver, it's a lonely life'. Having said that, I spent every holiday and some weekends traveling the lenght and breath of Ireland, there are places no one has ever seen that I've been to. I was still going off with him in the truck well into my 30's, I loved being on the road so much. Still do, will only need half an excuse to drive a hundred miles!

His last truck was a Volvo FL10, 1995, he retired from driving about 10 years ago and still misses it. I'll see if I can find any pics, highly unlikely but you never know...

theschmallfella · 08-05-15, 04:58 PM

I've just copped on all those trucks are Irish lorries, what part of the oul sod are you from?

styler · 08-05-15, 08:48 PM

have ya seen this bad boy?

mad max DAF .. saw it on instagram

theschmallfella · 09-05-15, 12:15 AM

Finally found her, Dad's last truck, loved that truck. And I was wrong, she was an FH12. Wonder where it is now?

sixaxles · 09-05-15, 08:34 AM

I like the madmax truck, never seen it, it looks like it may well be dutch, those boys and girls have quite a unique style that is very cool - the two tone wheels is normally a clue

sixaxles · 09-05-15, 08:50 AM

this is one of my friends first trucks, I did pretty much all of the paint work on this truck to make it look like this from just another exmaritime scania, I still take care of most of the paint work on the now 6 trucks he has, unless its a massive undertaking like a chassis paint, I don't have the time or facilities to do that kind of job these days!

in my garage, this is how it got done, bit by bit, as there was no rush, we started in November and had until February as that was when he was hitting the road for the first time

where theres a will theres a way

07-05-15, 10:52 PM	#2
yeti Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Derby Posts: 1,166	Always wanted to, but wouldn't pass the medical __________________ 1990 Coupe Quattro (WTF did I buy that for?) Half a 1983 Coupe FI (long term parts shelf) 2003 Cors-arrrgh More Polos that you'd ever believe No time, no money, all the wrong tools and a workshop that's too far away

08-05-15, 04:28 PM	#4
styler Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Donegal, Ireland Posts: 3,443	get yer pics up and quit with the excuses!!!! __________________ CRASH VALLEY CUSTOMS get 'er done...

08-05-15, 08:48 PM	#7
styler Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Donegal, Ireland Posts: 3,443	have ya seen this bad boy? mad max DAF .. saw it on instagram __________________ CRASH VALLEY CUSTOMS get 'er done...

08-05-15, 03:48 PM	#3
sixaxles Grown up member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: scunthorpe Posts: 123	a ha! i'll probably have to revisit this thread once i have more time as I'm just trying to tidy up the garage after nearly 2 weeks of not putting stuff away properly due to "i'll need that tomorrow" .... anyway, the '92 Quattro is mobile, plenty of stress involved and still some ongoing issues but more on that later to! in the mean time, yes I'm a trucker and i take chickens to their death! ........

08-05-15, 04:56 PM	#5
theschmallfella Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Back in the Emerald Isle Posts: 772	My father was a truck driver for 30 years, never followed in his footsteps but only because he told me never to. He always said, 'don't become a truck driver, it's a lonely life'. Having said that, I spent every holiday and some weekends traveling the lenght and breath of Ireland, there are places no one has ever seen that I've been to. I was still going off with him in the truck well into my 30's, I loved being on the road so much. Still do, will only need half an excuse to drive a hundred miles! His last truck was a Volvo FL10, 1995, he retired from driving about 10 years ago and still misses it. I'll see if I can find any pics, highly unlikely but you never know...

08-05-15, 04:58 PM	#6
theschmallfella Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Back in the Emerald Isle Posts: 772	I've just copped on all those trucks are Irish lorries, what part of the oul sod are you from?

09-05-15, 12:15 AM	#8
theschmallfella Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Back in the Emerald Isle Posts: 772	Finally found her, Dad's last truck, loved that truck. And I was wrong, she was an FH12. Wonder where it is now?

09-05-15, 08:34 AM	#9
sixaxles Grown up member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: scunthorpe Posts: 123	I like the madmax truck, never seen it, it looks like it may well be dutch, those boys and girls have quite a unique style that is very cool - the two tone wheels is normally a clue

09-05-15, 08:50 AM	#10
sixaxles Grown up member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: scunthorpe Posts: 123	this is one of my friends first trucks, I did pretty much all of the paint work on this truck to make it look like this from just another exmaritime scania, I still take care of most of the paint work on the now 6 trucks he has, unless its a massive undertaking like a chassis paint, I don't have the time or facilities to do that kind of job these days! in my garage, this is how it got done, bit by bit, as there was no rush, we started in November and had until February as that was when he was hitting the road for the first time where theres a will theres a way