Bedford and Leyland were the backbone of thr British trucking fleets. The TK was used for everything from coal lorry to3 ambulances. Many people did their class 3 licenses on these...This ought to be in a working vehicles museum. lobely little wagon. Give it lots of YLC! happy days! 3
Nice little truck. Back in 1987 I drove the TL750 turbo ,which had drop boards and tail lift for a company in Hounslow , called Collins and Stevenson Contracts. All our rigids were Bedford's except one and the attics were all ERF 6 leggers .
Drove TK's for years as a house coal delivery/coal merchant, always perfect height for carrying the bag of coal onto your back,we even had converted TK brewery lorries, Fords, leylands etc. Couldn't do what a Bedford tk could do running overloaded most times, maybe 2 and a half ton overweight, Haha no problem to a TK. I have 5 or 6 photos of the lorries I also painted and did the sign writing on, but I can't post them on here , 18 years as a coalman, HAPPY DAYS Haha.
That's very tidy for a truck that was made when I was 13! I'm 52 now. The petrol engined ones were quite rare, I can only remember ever noticing a couple even back when they were current.
In Australia, The Old Bedford Steering System Is Known As The "Armstrong Steering System!" I Drove A Nine Ton Bedford Out Of Sydney On Schweppes Long Range Runs From Age 14, Working For A Couple Of Yorkshiremen; Two Of The Funniest Blokes I've Ever Known!! We Were Pissed All The Time, But No-One Cared Because We Never Ran Into Anything!! We Weren't Actually Drunk; We Needed The Beer To Keep Energy Levels Up, Just As Many English Miners Were Paid In Ale, A Long Time Ago. Nothing Like The Bloody Nanny-State We've Got Now!! When You're Handling Up To 15 Ton 3 Times In A Day, Only Good Beer Will Give You That Quick Energy!! Great Days Though!!!
Bedford and Leyland were the backbone of thr British trucking fleets. The TK was used for everything from coal lorry to3 ambulances. Many people did their class 3 licenses on these...This ought to be in a working vehicles museum. lobely little wagon. Give it lots of YLC! happy days!
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Nice little truck. Back in 1987 I drove the TL750 turbo ,which had drop boards and tail lift for a company in Hounslow , called Collins and Stevenson Contracts. All our rigids were Bedford's except one and the attics were all ERF 6 leggers .
Got one myself, and love the old truck. 220 diesel in it.
Passed my HGV in 1988 in a Bedford TK,this takes me back👍
Drove TK's for years as a house coal delivery/coal merchant, always perfect height for carrying the bag of coal onto your back,we even had converted TK brewery lorries, Fords, leylands etc. Couldn't do what a Bedford tk could do running overloaded most times, maybe 2 and a half ton overweight, Haha no problem to a TK. I have 5 or 6 photos of the lorries I also painted and did the sign writing on, but I can't post them on here , 18 years as a coalman, HAPPY DAYS Haha.
Fantastic! we love to hear about peoples life experiences with motor vehicles
Thanks for sharing and
Thanks for watching
That's very tidy for a truck that was made when I was 13! I'm 52 now.
The petrol engined ones were quite rare, I can only remember ever noticing a couple even back when they were current.
Remember my late Dad driving tks with the TA unit, he use to bring home.
That's a great bit of kit. Yes I did enjoy watching thankyou.
Love video love old Bedford Trucks especially the TK and KM
In Australia, The Old Bedford Steering System Is Known As The "Armstrong Steering System!" I Drove A Nine Ton Bedford Out Of Sydney On Schweppes Long Range Runs From Age 14, Working For A Couple Of Yorkshiremen; Two Of The Funniest Blokes I've Ever Known!! We Were Pissed All The Time, But No-One Cared Because We Never Ran Into Anything!! We Weren't Actually Drunk; We Needed The Beer To Keep Energy Levels Up, Just As Many English Miners Were Paid In Ale, A Long Time Ago. Nothing Like The Bloody Nanny-State We've Got Now!! When You're Handling Up To 15 Ton 3 Times In A Day, Only Good Beer Will Give You That Quick Energy!! Great Days Though!!!
Fantastic! the good old days!
thanks for sharing and thanks for watching
Engine sounds bloody lovely
Love those Bedford’s
Thats a nice truck.
I love bedford tk ❤️
🤤🤤 What a gorgeous truck and we share the same birth year lol 🤪
I remember that lorry it belonged to a coal merchant called G,T Lyke of Mortimer Street Trowbridge
Cool
wow that's in great condition love it thanks
i like all old British vehicles ✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧🚚🚚
Now THIS is a vehicle to stick an Aussie 4.0 Barra turbo six into!!
The engine is 214 Cu inch or 3.5 litre. I have a 1985 one.😀
I had 2 but a lot older than this one and flatbeds too.
Usta work on the tk diesels.
That's beautiful
Love it 😀
1982 seems very late for no seatbelts?
it is because it is a lorry
Have you still got it
It was sold a while ago
Good
Lovely
Glorious
Little tk containers tractor unit for brs or Eric r talyors
These were SO common. Then they just disappeared
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How Lovelly
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