... From: Melanie Fane To: milko@... Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [milko] Mobile shops Hi Josh, A couple of photos you may...
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Tony
parlicoot
May 14, 2012 7:15 pm
That's a couple of views - front offside and front nearside - of a lovely O-type postwar Bedford, almost certainly 6-cylinder petrol engined and quite likely...
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ian wilson
nhn542e
May 15, 2012 4:10 pm
Sounds like Arriva at Redcar! ... (Country) bus garage once a year to be was checked by the ministry examiner and - as was expected - failed. It was then taken...
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john.burtt@...
john.burtt...
May 16, 2012 12:32 pm
Afternoon all, ... Appreciate any help as always, would love to learn this stuf rather that take it straight to a mechanics...
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ANDY WIDDOWSON
andy887780
May 16, 2012 8:01 pm
Will try to help if i can. 1 - what type of foot controller does it have? 2 - what is the tyre size 3 - and the rear light could be anything from a simple bulb...
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Brian Dixon
bdixon4349@...
May 17, 2012 3:21 pm
I have a siezed back axle and a broken rear uj on the prop shaft. Can anybody help? Brian Dixon...
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CLIVE
cliveburke...
May 17, 2012 6:46 pm
Yes CBL Electric Vehicles Bampton Oxfordshire Tel - 01993 850714 ...I have direct dealings with these people - very good, other companies as listed...
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john.burtt@...
john.burtt...
May 18, 2012 12:54 pm
Thanks Andy and Julie, 1. Foot controller is the type you just press down once, all three clicks on one press... at least that's the idea! Any thoughts on why...
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ANDY WIDDOWSON
andy887780
May 18, 2012 5:52 pm
For that tyre size we used to put 55psi in them. Is the foot contoller a square (ish) silver box or a dome type box or is it the older hydraulic type under...
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CLIVE
cliveburke...
May 19, 2012 9:14 pm
Hi - A friend got a new rear axle for a Cabac from these people, they had a whole pile of them... ...
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CLIVE
cliveburke...
May 19, 2012 9:16 pm
I have an address... Bamford Breakers The Weighbridge, Shilo Way, The Meadows, Awsworth, Nottingham, NG16 2RE Tel: 0115 944 5545...
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john.burtt@...
john.burtt...
May 20, 2012 9:49 am
It's certainly not under the seat so I'd say a square(ish) silver box?...
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Brian Dixon
bdixon4349@...
May 20, 2012 7:16 pm
Clive, Thanks, I'll try them when I return from holiday. Brian...
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ANDY WIDDOWSON
andy887780
May 20, 2012 8:06 pm
You need an engineer in your area then. could be anything from a faulty micro switch inside the controller to a wiring fault. sorry cant be of more help Andy...
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john.burtt@...
john.burtt...
May 24, 2012 9:54 pm
Perfect! Turned out to be microswitch inside the controller just as you said... might have made it almost too sensitive now but at least it's engaging Very...
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electruckpeter
May 24, 2012 11:04 pm
I have just listed my electric truck / milk float"Electrocute" for sale on ebay in case anyone is interested in bidding. The auction ends on June 3rd and the...
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ANDY WIDDOWSON
andy887780
May 25, 2012 5:08 pm
 your welcome Andy and Julie From: "john.burtt@..." <john.burtt@...> To: milko@... Sent: Thursday, 24 May 2012, 22:52 ...
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electruckpeter
Jun 11, 2012 9:14 pm
Hi I have relisted my electric truck Electrocute on ebay with the addition that it is now fitted with a 9" Netgain Warp motor (value £1000 ) rated at 30 HP....
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Tony
parlicoot
Jun 12, 2012 10:01 pm
Well, Peter, you'ved turned this into a very interesting vehicle, and I rather like what you've done to the access arrangements to the cab - have you moved the...
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electruckpeter
Jun 14, 2012 8:39 pm
I am not too sure of your logic here, as these days people will happily call diesel or petrol flatbed trucks like Transits or Suzukis by the term "milkfloat"....
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ian wilson
nhn542e
Jun 15, 2012 9:21 am
Yes thats what I thought!...
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Mark O'Connell
popmoc
Jun 15, 2012 9:22 am
Hi folks can anyone help me with how to get a manual as per below. We plan to rebuild this summer. Mark ... -- *Mark O'Connell *- Child Psychotherapist...
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Tony
parlicoot
Jun 15, 2012 7:25 pm
Hi again Peter. I wasn't asking you to justify what you have done to your former milk float - nor, for that matter, expecting you to justify changes to their...
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LAW
lawrence.waite
Jun 16, 2012 12:09 am
Wotcha! I agree with Tony. We are here because we are either owners, ex drivers, ex delivery people( there are female milkmen!) and people who think 'our' kind...
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Tony
parlicoot
Jun 16, 2012 8:37 pm
... Tony again: Our group is in fact a milko group not an electric vehicle group, but in living memory most milk floats that we feel an affection for have been...
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axmh2002
Jun 22, 2012 9:59 am
Hi, Just joined this group as to discuss history of milk vans and others related to milk industry... Anyway, I have come across a lot of this Bedford CA milk...
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Stuart Billinghurst
zipper501
Jun 29, 2012 3:46 pm
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Shed-Wheels-takes-streets-Plymouth-promote/story-16471020-detail/story.html Saw this, thought of you... Stuart.. (Missing his...
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Mark O'Connell
popmoc
Jul 3, 2012 7:09 pm
Hi folks, Martin I was just admiring your fabulous refurbished Wales and Edwards float. That is something to set our sights upon. I have a question for this...
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Tim Fardell
derek_the_ra...
Jul 12, 2012 6:16 pm
OK, I've finally decided that this is getting silly. I'm just not finding the time to tinker around on my milk float any more, and it's just sitting there in ...
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CLIVE
cliveburke...
Jul 13, 2012 7:29 am
Google 'CBL electric vehicles' they rebuilt mine :-)) They deliver and collect too......