I have a copy of that photo taken from the original. It was taken by Bonallack who built the cab and body to use in their publicity. The lorry is a 1935-39 model KL127, exactly the same as the one I have, 3.9litre 65bhp 4 cylinder side-valve petrol, may or may not be fitted with an electric starter as it was an extra cost option, mine’s never had one. After WW2 the model was updated to become the FT3 model, which in turn was updated to become the Chieftain model
Bernard
There must be some weight on that , a prototype for the many roadtrains in Australia thereafter. I didn’t know Australians could load wool , hard hat at the ready
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, Ray Smyth, and Lawrence Dunbar for the photos also essexpete for the link
Oily
At Leeming Bar August 2022.
Photo 5 made me wonder why I have never seen an 8 wheeler with both the fourth and second axle raised. I imagine that axle 1 could legally take the weight of an unladen wagon so why have I not seen this. Can anybody explain this to me please?
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, Ray Smyth, and Lawrence Dunbar for the photos also essexpete for the link
Oily
At Leeming Bar August 2022.
Photo 5 made me wonder why I have never seen an 8 wheeler with both the fourth and second axle raised. I imagine that axle 1 could legally take the weight of an unladen wagon so why have I not seen this. Can anybody explain this to me please?
Perhaps the steering setup has something to do with it?
Oily
Hi Dipster I’ve seen a few 8 wheelers with tridem set up lift/steer axles either side of drive axle.Also a few mixers and tippers running with a lift/steer behind the drive axles. cheers Ray p.s Hodgeturbo who posts on here runs an 8wheeler with the tridem set up.
Hi Buzzer, I don’t know if you’ll see this, I’m new to the forum so I’m playing catch-up, I used to drive a 141 back in the day! Reg# RSU649W, same date as Mckelvie,s, Probably the best Scania I ever drove! Thxz for bringing back some good memories! Bill.
Punchy Dan:
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Generator delivery today to the 3rd mast up the lochgoilhead rd from the rest and be thankful up the forestry track only possible with a Foden
Well done Dan, Keep up the good work my friend, Larry.
There must be some weight on that , a prototype for the many roadtrains in Australia thereafter. I didn’t know Australians could load wool , hard hat at the ready
Hard hat? You’ll be needing an armoured personnel carrier, my friend!
There must be some weight on that , a prototype for the many roadtrains in Australia thereafter. I didn’t know Australians could load wool , hard hat at the ready
Hard hat? You’ll be needing an armoured personnel carrier, my friend!
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Yes and it was all handballed. Probably by Black Bob who carried a cow up the slippery banks of Stringybark Creek. And I should know, because I’m the bloke who was carrying Black Bob.
There must be some weight on that , a prototype for the many roadtrains in Australia thereafter. I didn’t know Australians could load wool , hard hat at the ready
Hard hat? You’ll be needing an armoured personnel carrier, my friend!
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How the hell did they stay on without sheeting them . They were pinned sometimes sheeted 2 high then sheeted again when fully loaded and loaded from mills with overhead cranes , once they were down that was your problem definitely an art to wool loading ,i missed out on it thank god but only just
