atkinson borderer classic truck with 9 speed fuller, new vid rolls royce

[smartboyrob]

used one of these as a shunter back in the day with a cummins engine,sounded nice

[colinj58]

NCB - would that be an old National Coal Board truck - great sound from the oldie

[goldie103103]

My mate doind up a 1971 1 of these with the Gardener 180 in it.

[Bevoin1970]

This is a great video, the truck look s fantastic, sounds brilliant, and I just love the ride from inside the cab watching the goings on.....Brilliant! 10/10 and a big thumbs up from me...Paul :-)

[kafcan]

I took my HGV1 test in a 1969 Atki during the hot summer of 1976. I was out first thing in the morning when all the kids were going to school and the examiner took me down narrow roads with cyclists everywhere. Happy days!

[Bevoin1970]

@kafcan The hot summer of 76, I was on my school six week holidays, aged 15, the drought, ah! very happy days... :-)

[thelanyman]

yes it sure is. do you remember seeing them?

[50mi55ile]

is this one of the mines rescue that were at allerton bywaters in the mid 90.s

[AllianceB95]

Fantastic vid enjoyed it alot! Ta for sharing!

[billalbion]

It's a good job he's no driving a horse , it would be worn out and he'd be charged with cruelty. Theirs no need for all that reving and changing down with a empty lorry, these big Rolls engines had masses of torque at low revs and would pull fully loaded from way low down, ok know it's for the film, Pleased to see foot of the clutch between gear changes. First class lorry and video.Thank you.

[thelanyman]

Rolls royce mklll, 12.17L, turbo, net hp of 271@2100rpm, 778lb ft @1400rpm

[MegaZsolti]

@thelanyman ok thank you :P

[1956chris1]

@thelanyman i drove them 5 yrs in north yks when i was 21 33yr ago when the old log books were in use

[1956chris1]

@1956chris1 the one i drove had a eaton two speed axle and a zf gearbox crashbox i80 gardner

[thelanyman]

web page about the engine? i am unsure what you mean, and trust me, its no hummin's cummin's. lol

[MegaZsolti]

@thelanyman Like some infos about it. (I mean ccm's. power@rpm, torque@rpm,something like that)

[TheConradChannel]

@thelanyman I'm sure he means is there a page with information about the engine that you know of. I don't know myself but there may well be one. Nice truck by the way. Looks and sounds well, and can certainly still move

[MegaZsolti]

Awesome truck, but...

Can i get a webpage about this engine? IT sounds pretty much like a cummins lol

[thelanyman]

yeh it just keeps the wheels on the ground. the axle is a 13T under slug, so she is very jumpy with no trailer.

[aussiebigbangers]

Great stuff.. Like the counter weight made up to fit the turntable great idea.. might look into that..

[yorkshiretractors]

WE RAN LOADS OF THESE BUT THERE WERE GOOD IN THEY DAY BUT BEST TRUCK MADE WHOULD HAVE TO BE THE DAF 3300 . THE BEST TRUCK WE HAVE EVER RUN .

[firglenchainsaws]

Excellent video,you've made my day! I used to drive Atki 8 wheel tipper in London in late 1980s!  It had "real mans gearbox" too! Wonderful sound!

[thelanyman]

@firglenchainsaws thanks, 8 wheeled tippers are the best looking atki's i think. fuller boxes are fantastic, but are a swine if you miss one, wich i do from time to time.

[firglenchainsaws]

@thelanyman Don't worry mate,we all miss the odd gear now and then,usually in a town when people are watching! lol!

[thelanyman]

so you have a atki? which one?

[Dillon14litre]

Spot on I have one and The same man made rebuilt this one is going to do my cab all going well ;)

[threckulator]

my dad was still driving one up until 87-88 i think twin 400ltr tanks and belly tank fitted. He loved it and did some roaming in it i can tell you. Sound of it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Miss it and i miss me dad. I been driving bendys for 17 years now they dont come close. Proper tool. Dont think i be saying that winter top of shap though?. Haha.

[thelanyman]

hia, am sure that the older truck would get up better with it been on metal springs, new trucks dont like the wet or snow, thanks for the comment

[christsakeonabike]

Excellent vid, it put a grin on my face so thanks for posting!

[thelanyman]

no not realy Katanic, i spend most of mine time rescuing the people i work with, in one way or a nother.

[katanic123]

Do you find that there is much call for rescuing mines?

[heavydiesel]

Love it!