How sad 😔 8 thumbs down and a negative comment I wouldn't give credence to, grow up and get a life, a lot of time, patience and dedication has been put into keeping this great British lorry 🚛 on the road 🚚👏👍🇬🇧
Brilliant restoration. I had a 1970 Foden S39 eight wheeler with a flat body, Gardner 180 engine and the twelve speed box, you had to learn how to change gear with it but when you did it was smooth as silk. Mine had power assisted steering which was a big help, some didn't have power steering.
I do appreciate you giving us a good sample of how it goes and the great filming inside and out. The 0680 sounds just as much at home in a truck as in a bus! Yellow. What an underrated colour for a vehicle. That cab really pops in a fresh coat of it. Edit: Oops forgot I commented already. I'll leave this here as I think it's just as valid!
I watched this 4 years ago and was subscribed so don’t know what happened to that or the channel I loved watching these guys fix up all the old trucks it was fantastic to see Were are you 👍👍😍😍🇦🇺🇦🇺
What a tremendous renovation job. Very high standard of workmanship. Very impressive indeed. Old trucks have so much more character than modern stuff. Love the sound of that 680, drove many old Allen Grove cranes with those lumps fitted, always pulled well. The foden gearbox certainly makes it sing.
Great truck and a driver who knows how to use that 12 speed gearbox it s a bit of an art, worked on them back in the 70s although they had gardner 180s in them.
Believe it or not I drove "steered" one of those when I was about 8/9 sitting on my dad's lap , I mastered it by the time I was 10 ( driving on site obviously) had the normal gears and the low, direct and overdrive lever on the steering wheel. Absolutely loved that foden .
Never driven one but thousands of miles in passenger seat with the old man Restoration looks and sounds perfict You brought back a million childhood memories thanks for posting this
A lot of drivers would not have a clue on how to change gears now days a great truck brings back many happy memories and some back Aches putting a board across the seats for a bed
That's one outstanding restoration.I even think that it's better than in 73.Thumbs up for taking good care of the history of transport and thanks for sharing.I enjoyd watching it.
Thanks for this upload. Been waiting in eager anticipation to see the finished S39. I can appreciate the man hours that must have gone into itbut when the end result turns out like this, every one of them must be worth it. Congrats!
Absolutly superb im heading to the wrong end of the 50 something....worked for a company that was 100% foden with Gardner engines many years ago (A &J BULL LTD)
what a beautiful resto job the guy knows what he is doing with that box good job cab so date copared with a merc or scania of that period bet that old bird could still do a job todaY
Practice makes perfect! Keep at it, the more you do it the easier it becomes. I've been driving them most of my life and young Johnny in the video has been doing the same from when he was a kid sat on my knee steering and changing gear, until he could reach and press the pedals. Keep the faith.
SMayleification your absolutely right, each time I go out I feel a little more comfortable, the best advice iv had so far is to keep an eye on the speedo as your changing up to help you get the speed right for the down changes, I’m sure once you’ve got in tune with the truck you just know by the engine sound but I’m not there yet
That 12speed gearbox was an absolute nightmare especially if it was mated to the 2stroke engine,the gutless Gardner wasn't much better,some had Leyland 680s and then Rolls Royce 220 Eagles,when they fitted the Fuller Range Change gearbox it became a great truck which was pretty unbeatable off road along with the Scammel Routeman,unfortunately Volvo and Scania came along who showed them how to make a proper truck that would perform on and off road.
Having grown up with 0680 Leyland Leopard buses I have to say this engine sounds better in vertical form doing truck duty. Can't believe they were still building trucks of that style in 73. Must have been among the last built. That is year I was born (March).
The sound is the best thing about these engine in my opinion, they did fit them to other makes, my father had several Scammell's with that motor fitted, never a big Leyland fan. Believe it or not they built this cabbed chassis in light weight form on a six wheeler up until 1980.
Thank's, but it's not mine mate, we just restored it for JC Balls and Sons of Ambergate Derbys: The first show was to be this weekend, Elvaston Steam, (Derby), but it's been cancelled due to ground conditions. I would think the next one will be Cromford Steam near Matlock.
Mainly around the East Midlands, Newark, Derby, Matlock and Lincoln to name a few, from May until September. Love the handle by the way, a real blast from the 70's. Hope your parking ability has improved ! ha.
SMayleification Thanks, not a lot of people remember old Reginald except us old uns. Keep up the great work your doing with the lorries, hope to get to see a few next year.
Sorry mate, would love to be their, I've only got the AEC on the road at the minute and that would take an eternity to get their and back never mind doing the run as well. Spotted your motor at Hartington the other week, unfortunately you weren't with it at the time.
Thats a shame mate , may'be next time. Yeh , i have recently come down with MS of all things , so i get tired quick, so we dumped the truck at Hartington on saturday afternoon and picked it up sunday tea. I wound'nt have been able to spend the day up there, to my anoyance , but as time goes on i am getting stronger.
Sorry to here that, hope you will be OK, clearly you are keeping positive and making the effort, all beneficial in my opinion. My lad has acquired an ERF E series recently so next year we might get further a field.
It's still in the can, sorry I've gone out of sequence, I'll get it finished and uploaded, it's of the body being fitted and the subsequent problems with the tipping gear.
Well Guys it looks like you have surpassed yourselves! Until I saw your earlier clips I had not even realised that Foden fitted the Leyland option. I assume it was a bit more lively than the Gardner 180. How does it rate to drive than the older S21 with the 2 stroke that you restored earlier? Our local large builder had an 8 wheeler S39 L reg with the 180 and the driver hated it, particularly in the Summer. If you drive properly like you lot I guess the engine works better than the 6 sp in the Routeman? Thanks as ever for posting.
Thanks Peter, Yes the Leyland 0.680 was an option around that time, I nearly bought a S36 six wheel tractor unit with a 680 fitted many years ago. It did have slightly more go in it than the 180 Gardner, and as you say that gearbox does make a big difference, although some say it was because Gardner's were on strike for a long period of time and Leyland's were available. My father drove a couple of Routeman tippers (Mk2 and a Mk3) around the same time, both with the 6 speed boxes, although it was forty years ago and I was just a kid I can remember the sound as if it was today.
@@SMayleification I own a 1960 Commer C5 Fire Tender, with the commer straight 6 petrol 4.2 litre. 50mph is about the max cruising speed in this, mainly due to the noise in cab, as it's only got a 4 speed box (1st is really just a crawler gear)
Listen up, my opinion is based on driving one of these pieces of crap...for a living, such as it was. When you have spent 11 or more hours 6 days a week driving one of these , then you can come here and lie about how wonderful it was. I'm not disputing the work you've done, that's quiet a feat...just what one of these was and why anyone would want to .
If you had simply commented that driving these things was horrible, then I would totally agree with you. I did drive one for five and a half days a week, and then did the maintenance on the Saturday afternoon, so I know what I talking about. if you care to look at some of my other Foden road films I did say that they were horrible to drive ! Driving is one thing, the chassis is another, they did build the best tipper chassis and that is a fact. And as to why, I was paid to.
you old son are a tosser big time i along with a lot of other drivers did more than our time on these old beauties yes they were not the show ponies of today but they got the job done i cut my teeth on albions ,commers and even had the pleasure of driving an atkinson eight legger tipper 180 gardiner power which by the way is still on the scene today not fast but at the end of the day the same amount of loads as everyone else and that old son is here in aussie not blighty
An absolute beauty looks and sounds great, and expertly driven.
From the U.S.A., great restoration on this piece of British history.
How sad 😔 8 thumbs down and a negative comment I wouldn't give credence to, grow up and get a life, a lot of time, patience and dedication has been put into keeping this great British lorry 🚛 on the road 🚚👏👍🇬🇧
Brilliant restoration. I had a 1970 Foden S39 eight wheeler with a flat body, Gardner 180 engine and the twelve speed box, you had to learn how to change gear with it but when you did it was smooth as silk. Mine had power assisted steering which was a big help, some didn't have power steering.
I do appreciate you giving us a good sample of how it goes and the great filming inside and out.
The 0680 sounds just as much at home in a truck as in a bus!
Yellow. What an underrated colour for a vehicle. That cab really pops in a fresh coat of it.
Edit: Oops forgot I commented already. I'll leave this here as I think it's just as valid!
Would love to drive one of those again , first lorry I ever drove ,and probably the best lorry I ever drove too .
Beautiful lorry 🚛 and that man 👨 knows how to drive it, no messing. Thanks 👍🚚
You and Johnny have done it again. Edwin Foden would be really proud of you both.
I watched this 4 years ago and was subscribed so don’t know what happened to that or the channel
I loved watching these guys fix up all the old trucks it was fantastic to see
Were are you 👍👍😍😍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thanks, Nottinghamshire. UK.
Shifting gears like that is a dying art, awesome bit of driving! The truck looks great too.
Thank you. Those twelve-speed boxes really do sort the men out from the boys, and the driver, young Johnny was a boy when he started on them.
Thanks for this channel and your work, fantastic, took me back more decades thanI can count to a world of Fidel, ERF, AEC, Bedford and Leyland
A truly magnificent restoration job I salute you sir
truly beautiful lorry congratulations on a great job.
what a lovly restoration was this Foden part of the many NCB fleet of Fodens.
No mate, private operator, Bentons from Hertfordshire.
What a tremendous renovation job. Very high standard of workmanship. Very impressive indeed.
Old trucks have so much more character than modern stuff.
Love the sound of that 680, drove many old Allen Grove cranes with those lumps fitted, always pulled well. The foden gearbox certainly makes it sing.
That's a beautiful wagon, awesome work mate. 👌 It's got balls too! 😉
I’ve been driving wagons now for over 18 years and that was by far the best journey experience I’ve been on so thanks very much.
Brilliant 👍🇬🇧
Great truck and a driver who knows how to use that 12 speed gearbox it s a bit of an art, worked on them back in the 70s although they had gardner 180s in them.
Believe it or not I drove "steered" one of those when I was about 8/9 sitting on my dad's lap , I mastered it by the time I was 10 ( driving on site obviously) had the normal gears and the low, direct and overdrive lever on the steering wheel. Absolutely loved that foden .
Remember seeing these in Hoveringham colours way back in the swinging 60's !
Never driven one but thousands of miles in passenger seat with the old man
Restoration looks and sounds perfict
You brought back a million childhood memories thanks for posting this
Glad you enjoyed that Dean, that's what this channel is all about, nostalgia. Thanks for viewing.
nice resto great filming. reminds me of when I used to go out with my dad in the 60s
A lot of drivers would not have a clue on how to change gears now days a great truck brings back many happy memories and some back Aches putting a board across the seats for a bed
That's one outstanding restoration.I even think that it's better than in 73.Thumbs up for taking good care of the history of transport and thanks for sharing.I enjoyd watching it.
Thanks for this upload. Been waiting in eager anticipation to see the finished S39. I can appreciate the man hours that must have gone into itbut when the end result turns out like this, every one of them must be worth it. Congrats!
Absolutely marvelous work you've done there. A real credit to you, i look forward to seeing it in the flesh. Well done.
Thank you, most kind.
Absolutly superb im heading to the wrong end of the 50 something....worked for a company that was 100% foden with Gardner engines many years ago (A &J BULL LTD)
What an absolute beauty, and a great sound too!
super restoration and fantastic video footage.......thx
A beauty. Well worth repeat viewings!
marvellous resto mate! looks better than new!
Thanks Michael.
what a beautiful resto job the guy knows what he is doing with that box good job cab so date copared with a merc or scania of that period bet that old bird could still do a job todaY
Yet another fab creation from the maestro of motive power.
That's a fantastic lorry brought back to life in a brilliant way hope she last forever now
Great job, I had one just the same but with a red cab and black body, looks the dogs conkers chaps well done.
footage reminds me of "Hell Drivers" :)
I’m currently learning to drive an S36 ballast tractor, it’s not as easy as you make it look but I’m getting there 👍🏼
Practice makes perfect! Keep at it, the more you do it the easier it becomes.
I've been driving them most of my life and young Johnny in the video has been doing the same from when he was a kid sat on my knee steering and changing gear, until he could reach and press the pedals.
Keep the faith.
SMayleification your absolutely right, each time I go out I feel a little more comfortable, the best advice iv had so far is to keep an eye on the speedo as your changing up to help you get the speed right for the down changes, I’m sure once you’ve got in tune with the truck you just know by the engine sound but I’m not there yet
Niiiice! That looks and sounds lovely!
Keep up the good work 😊
magnifique restauration ; bravo !
That 12speed gearbox was an absolute nightmare especially if it was mated to the 2stroke engine,the gutless Gardner wasn't much better,some had Leyland 680s and then Rolls Royce 220 Eagles,when they fitted the Fuller Range Change gearbox it became a great truck which was pretty unbeatable off road along with the Scammel Routeman,unfortunately Volvo and Scania came along who showed them how to make a proper truck that would perform on and off road.
Super job.
Having grown up with 0680 Leyland Leopard buses I have to say this engine sounds better in vertical form doing truck duty.
Can't believe they were still building trucks of that style in 73. Must have been among the last built.
That is year I was born (March).
The sound is the best thing about these engine in my opinion, they did fit them to other makes, my father had several Scammell's with that motor fitted, never a big Leyland fan.
Believe it or not they built this cabbed chassis in light weight form on a six wheeler up until 1980.
SMayleification 1980!! The very modern looking Ford Cargo only came out the following year!!
Beautiful Foden, powerfull two stroke engine, fine gerabox. Top driver.
Thank you. But this one has the Leyland 0680 four stroke, six cylinder engine.
If modern trucks required as much effort to drive as this old girl then our drivers today wouldn’t be so fat !
Fantastic
Probably better than when new!
Proper driving
Prob better now than when she left Foden!
I think your right there mate, uncovered some right bodges during the process.
What a sad day .the day they stopped making fodens .The origional beast trucks .
Stunning
that's how to drive a truck old school
Is the right hand side switch a splitter? it appears to be but not familiar for sure with the right drives.
Range change and splitter. 12 total. Split only between direct and overdrive. Low nearest driver, then direct in the middle and OD furthest away.
Shes a beauty but I prefer the two stroke diesels in these.
That looks and sounds fantastic, will you be doing any shows with it this year?
Thank's, but it's not mine mate, we just restored it for JC Balls and Sons of Ambergate Derbys:
The first show was to be this weekend, Elvaston Steam, (Derby), but it's been cancelled due to ground conditions. I would think the next one will be Cromford Steam near Matlock.
No one has pointed out yet that the cab says "Balls".
Which shows do you take these fantastic vehicles to? Would love to go and see them, great work lads.
Mainly around the East Midlands, Newark, Derby, Matlock and Lincoln to name a few, from May until September.
Love the handle by the way, a real blast from the 70's. Hope your parking ability has improved ! ha.
SMayleification Thanks, not a lot of people remember old Reginald except us old uns. Keep up the great work your doing with the lorries, hope to get to see a few next year.
Looks like you get a good work with the S39. Is it a similar gearbox fitted to the S21 you restored?
Same box but with different ratio's.
Lovely cab on those fodens, but they didn,t last very long when they caught alight. Ahem.
Fibreglass cabs, does the Ahem mean you set light to one 😂
Will you be doing the jolly boys run this Sunday. Starts at the agricultural centre in Bakewell. I am in with the Reiver.
Sorry mate, would love to be their, I've only got the AEC on the road at the minute and that would take an eternity to get their and back never mind doing the run as well.
Spotted your motor at Hartington the other week, unfortunately you weren't with it at the time.
Thats a shame mate , may'be next time. Yeh , i have recently come down with MS of all things , so i get tired quick, so we dumped the truck at Hartington on saturday afternoon and picked it up sunday tea. I wound'nt have been able to spend the day up there, to my anoyance , but as time goes on i am getting stronger.
Sorry to here that, hope you will be OK, clearly you are keeping positive and making the effort, all beneficial in my opinion.
My lad has acquired an ERF E series recently so next year we might get further a field.
Sounds like a plan!!!!!.
To the 10 numpties who put their thumbs down to this video, you’re all numpties! 🥺
It came up well
what happened to part 6 ??? I had a look and cant seem to find it ???
It's still in the can, sorry I've gone out of sequence, I'll get it finished and uploaded, it's of the body being fitted and the subsequent problems with the tipping gear.
very nice
Beautiful but a pig to drive everyday…the F86 was just simply a much better wagon to drive and live with day to day…it was that simple
Never liked double rams or under floor rams and I always had Edbrow rams
Well Guys it looks like you have surpassed yourselves! Until I saw your earlier clips I had not even realised that Foden fitted the Leyland option. I assume it was a bit more lively than the Gardner 180. How does it rate to drive than the older S21 with the 2 stroke that you restored earlier? Our local large builder had an 8 wheeler S39 L reg with the 180 and the driver hated it, particularly in the Summer. If you drive properly like you lot I guess the engine works better than the 6 sp in the Routeman?
Thanks as ever for posting.
Thanks Peter, Yes the Leyland 0.680 was an option around that time, I nearly bought a S36 six wheel tractor unit with a 680 fitted many years ago.
It did have slightly more go in it than the 180 Gardner, and as you say that gearbox does make a big difference, although some say it was because Gardner's were on strike for a long period of time and Leyland's were available.
My father drove a couple of Routeman tippers (Mk2 and a Mk3) around the same time, both with the 6 speed boxes, although it was forty years ago and I was just a kid I can remember the sound as if it was today.
Driver knows his stuff, but bloody hell those filthy gloves? Never used gloves for driving!
What engine is in those? 680?
Yes this one has a 680, these engines were an option from Foden's in the 1970's.
Thought it was a 680, very distinct sound they make.
What's her cruising speed?
55 flat out, 45 is ideal.
@@SMayleification I own a 1960 Commer C5 Fire Tender, with the commer straight 6 petrol 4.2 litre. 50mph is about the max cruising speed in this, mainly due to the noise in cab, as it's only got a 4 speed box (1st is really just a crawler gear)
Would of sounded better if you had actually put some waight in the back, I can tell you, you wouldn't have been so lively in it
Ha, I know that.
Trouble is, it's a brand new body painted inside and out so it would never look the same again.
Ipotos of Ralph Davies lorries
It did. Not blow up then
No chinees parts there.
Pity it's a Leyland and not a Gardner
What a waste of 3000 hours !
In your own worthless opinion Robert.
Listen up, my opinion is based on driving one of these pieces of crap...for a living, such as it was. When you have spent 11 or more hours 6 days a week driving one of these , then you can come here and lie about how wonderful it was. I'm not disputing the work you've done, that's quiet a feat...just what one of these was and why anyone would want to .
If you had simply commented that driving these things was horrible, then I would totally agree with you.
I did drive one for five and a half days a week, and then did the maintenance on the Saturday afternoon, so I know what I talking about.
if you care to look at some of my other Foden road films I did say that they were horrible to drive !
Driving is one thing, the chassis is another, they did build the best tipper chassis and that is a fact.
And as to why, I was paid to.
you old son are a tosser big time i along with a lot of other drivers did more than our time on these old beauties yes they were not the show ponies of today but they got the job done i cut my teeth on albions ,commers and even had the pleasure of driving an atkinson eight legger tipper 180 gardiner power which by the way is still on the scene today not fast but at the end of the day the same amount of loads as everyone else and that old son is here in aussie not blighty
wikkiam howell . How about a vid of the truck