This lot were loading at Helen Springs near Tennant Creek NT. I can just imagine my old 110 pulling three trailers!!!
Carlc:
This lot were loading at Helen Springs near Tennant Creek NT. I can just imagine my old 110 pulling three trailers!!!
Hullo Cliff,
Fantastic pictures mate, I just love that area NT, barren and beautiful and most of all despite what you see there, fairly free of Traffic. I hope to go there next Winter again.
By the way did you see I put a picture of Clarice on the MAT thing for you ?
Cheers, Archie.
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Archie Paice:
Carlc:
This lot were loading at Helen Springs near Tennant Creek NT. I can just imagine my old 110 pulling three trailers!!!Hullo Cliff,
Fantastic pictures mate, I just love that area NT, barren and beautiful and most of all despite what you see there, fairly free of Traffic. I hope to go there next Winter again.
By the way did you see I put a picture of Clarice on the MAT thing for you ?
Cheers, Archie.
I did see the picture Archie, thanks a lot for that mate. Clarice was some landlady but she always made us feel welcome and a bit special. Keep well Archie, I hope to see you in Pickering some day.
Cliff
Dont know how true it was but i watched “Outback Truckers” last week ,the 60 odd year old owner driver setting off with his engine ready to blow up but he needed the trip in so off he went.He was grossing 100 tons with 3 trailers running on tracks which were turning into mud in parts.His motor gave up on 1 hill and he had to drop the trailers and pull them up 1 at a time ,then rehitch them all!!!.He got a flat tyre and preceded to change it in knee deep mud in his bare feet.He got stuck in a small river and spent several hours digging his trailers out in a race against the rain coming and night fall,at 1 point he said he could see something “wriggling” in the water and casually mentioned there were crocodiles in the river ffs!!!,he managed to pull the roadtrain out and off he went.The other 2 parts of this show involved husband and wife teams ,1 couple and their dog ,the husband hated dust so cleaned his cab constantly with his feather duster (im sure that went down well with the aussie drivers) the other couple consisted of an ex model who couldnt drive a manual box ,probably a fuller and her partner who stayed on the bed most of the time.The programme is well worth watching for the 60 year old owner driver who is a class act ,and the wide load drivers taking the ■■■■ out of the feather duster couple 
G’Day Cliff,
This is one I had a ride in with a Driver named Shrek, never got to drive it though. Still prefer a DAF.
Catch you later, Blue.
Foden Oz style, can’t remember where I got this one from, just think it’s a great shot.
Dieseldog66:
Foden Oz style, can’t remember where I got this one from, just think it’s a great shot.
Hi Dieseldog66, a memory jogger, Richard Mohr is an Aussie contact I have and I gave it his copyright tag before posting it on Past Present etc., page 67, Sept 5th 2012.
Oily
Hi carlc, An Aussie truck thread is a great idea, I have a whole pile of stuff from OZ contacts with their permission to post on TN , also quite a bit of archive material from way back in the early days, that is if anyone is interested.
Cheers
Oily
oiltreader:
Hi carlc, An Aussie truck thread is a great idea, I have a whole pile of stuff from OZ contacts with their permission to post on TN , also quite a bit of archive material from way back in the early days, that is if anyone is interested.
Cheers
Oily
Hullo Oiltreader,
That sounds fantastic mate. 
I’m sure it will create a lot of interest on this site. Bring it on please.
Cheers, Archie.
Dieseldog66:
Foden Oz style, can’t remember where I got this one from, just think it’s a great shot.
Just love this pic
oiltreader:
Dieseldog66:
Foden Oz style, can’t remember where I got this one from, just think it’s a great shot.Hi Dieseldog66, a memory jogger, Richard Mohr is an Aussie contact I have and I gave it his copyright tag before posting it on Past Present etc., page 67, Sept 5th 2012.
Oily
Thanks for that Oily, yeah a Richard Mohr picture.
A couple of photos that I took on the Queensland/Northern Territory border at Camooweal about ten years ago.
A couple of ■■■■■■■ 903 powered International Acco 3070s, note the wee man sat on the fuel tank, a driver in the making 
, anyway nice bit of sheet and roping.
Oily
It beats me how they get all that lot rolling and then what would happen if they had to stop on a slight incline?
Cliff
ramone:
Dont know how true it was but i watched “Outback Truckers” last week ,the 60 odd year old owner driver setting off with his engine ready to blow up but he needed the trip in so off he went.He was grossing 100 tons with 3 trailers running on tracks which were turning into mud in parts.His motor gave up on 1 hill and he had to drop the trailers and pull them up 1 at a time ,then rehitch them all!!!.He got a flat tyre and preceded to change it in knee deep mud in his bare feet.He got stuck in a small river and spent several hours digging his trailers out in a race against the rain coming and night fall,at 1 point he said he could see something “wriggling” in the water and casually mentioned there were crocodiles in the river ffs!!!,he managed to pull the roadtrain out and off he went.The other 2 parts of this show involved husband and wife teams ,1 couple and their dog ,the husband hated dust so cleaned his cab constantly with his feather duster (im sure that went down well with the aussie drivers) the other couple consisted of an ex model who couldnt drive a manual box ,probably a fuller and her partner who stayed on the bed most of the time.The programme is well worth watching for the 60 year old owner driver who is a class act ,and the wide load drivers taking the ■■■■ out of the feather duster couple
I’ve just downloaded and watched all five episodes, and I thought I was tough doing ten years on the Middle East run.
John