Yes, times have certainly changed DIG, just a matter of time now before some of the usual suspects will go through the 800hp barrier I reckon…
Great pic by the way, is that a classic Toyota Land Cruiser (BJ model?) that’s on the trailer?
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From Memory HJ47 model Toyotas we had 20plus running around in the northern deserts servicing the camps we had cutting seismic lines etc,they were traded after 5 years for which ever model was current.
You have been busy Patrick with a varied selection of freight but how do you reckon you would have handled one of those cab over Pacifics I reckon they would have been a beast with a very restricted view from the driving position but the armour plated sloping cab would repel most small arms fire so some comfort. LOL.
Yes, times have certainly changed DIG, just a matter of time now before some of the usual suspects will go through the 800hp barrier I reckon…
Great pic by the way, is that a classic Toyota Land Cruiser (BJ model?) that’s on the trailer?
From Memory HJ47 model Toyotas we had 20plus running around in the northern deserts servicing the camps we had cutting seismic lines etc,they were traded after 5 years for which ever model was current.
You have been busy Patrick with a varied selection of freight but how do you reckon you would have handled one of those cab over Pacifics I reckon they would have been a beast with a very restricted view from the driving position but the armour plated sloping cab would repel most small arms fire so some comfort. LOL.
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I once owned it’s predecessor DIG, indestructible wagon that was, sold it because the roadtax wasn’t really cheap…
I can imagine the view from the driver’s seat was a bit limited… but that’s where the second man comes in handy, I just would point the nose into whatever direction he says
Thanks for that, I have a memory from long ago that Hendrickson stopped building trucks but continued to manufacture axles. Could be wrong of course, I was about the cab.
Thanks for that, I have a memory from long ago that Hendrickson stopped building trucks but continued to manufacture axles. Could be wrong of course, I was about the cab.
David the Hendrickson beam suspension was popular here in west Oz when I first arrived many on tippers, i can’t say I was a fan as the ride was so solid which led to other faults occurring like cracked diff housings.
Patrick I did see some earlier model Toyotas as a matter of fact the first time I knew they existed they had a 3 speed gear box and belonged to a french exploration company called Digecon around 1969/70
Would that have been the model you had pity its gone probably worth a retirement fund on the auction block in the U S.
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Some from the other side of the pond, courtesy of Sammy Fuehre.
Maybe NMM knows some of them?
What are the small trailers at the back for?
That has been explained before, probably by NMM, but I have forgotten, so I too would like to know again.
They don’t seem to be bearing weight, but obviously they are.
Those are booster axles, they do carry weight, you use a combination of shims and air pressure to take weight off the trailer bogie and put it on the booster. They attach with a spreader bar which also helps the “bridge” weights, basically spreading the load out over the length of the combination.
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it, I’ll go back and have a look. 