Hello from the Welsh border

[MuckyPup]

Hi folks.
I'm Gareth from a sleepy little market town called Oswestry in Shropshire.
(Really, it's not as bad as "The Advertizer" would have you believe, GHB is really cheap for example.....)
I pilot a 94 80 series with 130,000 on the clock and I'm leaving the BEB's well alone.
Kidding, I've got a price for parts already
I'm a self employed engineer doing, well most things really. Currently working with a trust to restore a steam powered industrial monorail system, bet you didn't see that coming
But without access to a bankers bonus even engineers need help keeping these buses on the road.

I've spent years on and around farms where "off-road" was just called road but i'm turning 40 and it's time for some play time mixed with the work time hence the 80 series.
I don't have an awful lot of time for forum activity but i will try to put back more than i take

 

[karl webster]

Welcome to the forum.

Steam power,sounds interesting.

Enjoy and hope you find here useful.

Karl

 

[Chas]

Welcome to the forum Gareth, you sound like the sort of person we like here

 

[karl webster]

Like your signature, you sound like a top bloke

 

[Graham]

Welcom dear Gareth from a sleepy little market town called Oswestry in Shropshire.

Sounds like you will fit in quite well here.
Not sure we have any steam powered 80 series yet,
However with the price of diesel, I am sure some clever boffin is thinking about it again.

Keep well,

Gra.

 

[adrianr]

Welcome

Given the amount of expansion you get when you create the environment for water to become steam, the use of steam in an 80 would be most interesting..... water vapour injection anyone...

 

[Gav Peter]

Now thats what I call an introduction & sig line Gareth!!! Welcome along

 

[MuckyPup]

Thanks for the welcome

Who do we tend to use for parts around here ?

 

[Julian T]

I too shall add my welcome

 

[Gav Peter]

Who do we tend to use for parts around here ?

Karl Webster is usually your man for parts around here Gareth. Stef is also a good source...

 

[chadr]

Welcome to the forum Gareth.

 

[Paul_Humphreys]

Welcome Gareth, I am alo from Oswestry. Just lookout for a dirty 80 series!!

 

[piers_finlayson]

Hah, but that could easily be mine! Hello Gareth, I'm nearby too.

 

[MuckyPup]

We'll have to start our own club
I'm sure we can round up some entertainment

 

[Bat21]

Greetings MP, another Salopian here but I don't do mud.... only sand

If you want a hand doing the BEBs let me know

 

[Ben]

cant believe this threads reached page 2 and no ones asked to see pics of your truck!

 

[tonytoyota]

Hi and welcome from tonytoyota I am up in Wrexham

 

[MuckyPup]

Blimey, we're gonna need a butty van for our mini-meet
It's definitely worth saying hello to newbies, thanks everyone.
Pics of what ? A boring dark green 80 ?
I'll tell you what, i'll get a working piccy tomorrow.

 

[revs4x4]

Croeso / welcome

 

[MuckyPup]

So here it is (not female or male yet)
Doing what these things do.
Notice the pole in the background for an idea of the slope
(I'm holding the camera BTW)
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Pulling this lot up a slate road
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Roughly 2700kg payload total trailer weight 3500kg
Followed by a 60 mile drive home