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(Picture of the Cambridge roll set in action......we did not take the tractor!)

With some applied thought I asked if they had any
other items to go in that direction and it so
happened that their iron foundry were finishing an
order of lead sash window weights for a period
housing project in Dundee.

I had another new client in Skegness who made
children’s slot machine amusements and managed to
add a consignment of their ‘money in the slot’ bar billiard
tables destined for Perth.

The three items made a reasonable load for the long
distance run without having to bother finding a load for the return journey.

The three items was relatively high value and the billiard tables fragile. The lead sash
weights went on first, laid flat on the back of the lorry.

I travelled to Skegness to put the billiard tables on top and then returned to New
Bolingbroke to load the Cambridge rolls on the front behind the cab. All in all I should think
the load exceeded my maximum permitted four point five tons but the lorry looked happy
once everything was sheeted down and ready for the off.

CAN YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU

I remember distinctly that Saturday morning in Rundle’s yard roping and sheeting the last

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