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"Shiloh" still working hard here in 2016, and (I'm pleased to report) is still very active as of my last visit in late 2018
27 years old and still in service.
1985 Leyland Constructor OIL3102 hard at work in the Marches today -
Operated in definite no frills condition with a wonky indicator and rust visible around the cab, 3102 could be heard coming from a fair way away!
Fab.
Innishannon Steam & Vintage Rally 2004.
1965 Dublin registered Electricity Supply Board Scammell Constructor (BZI 848) at Dunkereen, Innishannon, Cork 6th June 2004.
Seen leaving Tilcon's St. George Quarry, this OJ Jones of Porthmadog Constructor appears to have the 'Soma' rear axles normally found on the Scammell S26, rather than the normal Leyland/Albion or later Rockwell varieties.
Anyone know why?
SX 596 a Leyland Constructor eight wheel tipper dating from January 1990 was parked up on Agiou Georgiou in Ayia Napa, Cyprus on June 2nd 2018. It was apparently owned by Sofianos Constructions & Renovations Ltd.
The Scammell Constructor succeeded the Pioneer in heavy haulage work; but whereas the former was principally a military model, the Constructor was less commonly used as such. The British Army acquired some to tow 20-ton low-loading trailers. The large ballast box carried tools, equipment and ballast. This is a digitally-coloured version of an original monochrome version in the collection of Graham Newell, who has been very helpful in making his material available to me (23-Jun-18).
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This seems to doubling as a timber lorry and instruction vehicle. ATX 774X was seen in Dunstable in July 1986; new in 1982, it would only last until 1990.
Pentax K1000/50mm
Ilford FP4
Preserved Leyland Constructor Q131 SES masquerading as Dundee Corporation Transport Dept. 38 was an unusual exhibit at the Horsham Bus Rally which was held on September 3rd 2017. This vehicle was new in 1984 to the Royal Air Force (RAF). It passed from the RAF to a dealer in Wisbech who installed the current heavy-duty towing equipment in 1991. They sold it to Baldoukie Motors of Tannadice, near Forfar, who sold it on in 2006. The vehicle is powered by a Rolls-Royce Eagle 265 engine.
Constructores, Builders, a mural by José Clemente Orozco in the stairway of the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso.
Rolls-Royce powered Constructor six-wheeled tipper 'Donnie Brasco' charges to the crusher with a full load of stone at Ven Ven's/Rainbow Mix quarry on Malta. Confined to quarry work only and now somewhat battered and reduced to a rigid six-wheeler, she was, nonetheless, still 'doing the business' causing dust clouds a few years ago.
Leyland Constructor 8 wheeler F228GND.
Run for the last 20 or so years by an owner driver, this lorry is now in the care of a skip firm. It is still in use and undergoing "tidying". It is on it's third engine and second cab - also its third body and second set of rear axles.
The current engine is a Rolls 340 TX which is a little asthmatic. The previous engine was a 325 which despite persistent water problems, pulled extremely well. Prior to this the lorry was fitted with a 270 which suffered a broken crankshaft.
The Rockwell rear axles are from a Foden - fitted due to their cross-locks -- if this gets stuck on a tip then the rest of the vehicles stand no chance!
The Leyland has also been fitted with rubber suspension to counteract the excessive rolling found with the steel suspension when travelling over bumpy ground. This also eliminates the numerous breakages found with the original installation.
The body was homemade around 10 years ago and was fitted when the chassis was lengthened.
The cab came from a Roadtrain found in Skegness -- the doors were cut down to fit.
Dunstable, 18 October 2007; this 1984 Leyland Constructor of Travers Environmental Services was to remain on the road for another two years.
A rare 30.19 Leyland Constructor with Gardner 201 engine from the Tarmac fleet. Seen in Ripple Lane in Barking Essex in 1982.
Believed to have now been cut-up in a Maltese scrapyard, Zahra Ltd's narrow-cabbed Leyland Constructor eight-wheeled mixer is seen in happier times when still working in 2008.
Well-looked after Leyland Constructor 30.30 eight wheeled tipper from the nomadic fleet of Regis Aggregates Ltd, then based at Cradley Heath. An early M-registered Leyland-Daf 75 eight wheeled tipper brings up the rear. The company finished some years ago now.
HSU159 Scammell Constructor was operated by W. Bull and Son of Tideswell, Buxton.
I have been unable to find any information on the history of this vehicle, either before or after the date of the photograph. I assume it was originally a military vehicle and I also wondered why so many of these heavy recovery lorries had Scottish (Glasgow) registrations.
A great looking vehicle you must agree -there was another one owned by Hoyer but was in Hoyer Livery and was the usual full cab version...also sold off at the same time...
I did plenty of laps around the yard in this -i loved it!
And positioned it for best pics etc..
This 1988 Leyland Constructor mixer with conveyor, joined the Edworthy's fleet in 1994. She served with the firm for ten years before retirement in 2004.
Leyland Constructor tipper in the ownership of Recycled Roadstone from the West Midlands. The Leyland was registered in Feb. 1987 and last on the road in 2000.