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I dont recall ever seeing a Leyland like this and wondered if it was a prototype ?
Looks like it could be shell colours.0
The very SWB Atki 8-legger was a NZ-market motor, with the locally-built Taylor-Hull cab. Unfortunately, they weren’t terribly durable on the NZ roads, and a number were converted to take the Australian Atkinson cab instead. As far as I’m aware, only one Taylor-Hull cab survives, on a restored ex-Mobil tractor in a museum.
The Leyland tractor (presumably a Hippo) seems to have a coachbuilt cab, and which has a passing resemblance to one of the designs used by Atkinson’s assembly plant in South Africa. Perhaps the original cab was rotted and a replacement was needed? I would suggest that the bumper is from a 400 Series
Thanks to lurpak, servo88 and Buzzer for the pics 
An HGV full of potions, anyone remember Phyllosan fortifying the over 40s 
Oily
Hi! Some pics from this weeks trip up the mines in the north of Sweden. Im now up in Kiruna and of to load the back load tomorrow.
Start sunday 1h drive south to Nynäshamn and load a CAT772 and take it to svappavara one of LKABs mines. A 1200km trip,with the total weight of 77000kg and 4.10m wide.
Return trip follows when i get home.
More from today,after unloading i when 50km to the north to Kiruna were we are now waiting to realod form the LKAB mine here.
Danne
I thought there were no trees at the Arctic Circle! Interesting pictures!
Thanks! Yeah the trees are there but they are alot smaler.
Danne
That is brilliant Danne, thanks for taking the time and posting on here, long time ago since I left lorries but that takes me back to the open road and away for a week, “my own boss”, transport cafes, digs(o/night accommodation) and writing up a log book(dodgy) on getting back to base,happiest time of my life without doubt, like Lawrence Dunbar says, the good days yes absolutely.
Oily
On the North East thread paulycats has posted about dash cams and picture quality. I have had a Blackvue DR400G with GPS for 6 years and todays equivalent is blackvue.co.uk/index.php/on … -99-detail it is simplicity in itself to work with, it is small, lightweight and fitted into a bracket stuck to the windscreen, a micro SD card is easily removed and placed in a usb flash drive card reader, the Blackvue software will upload and play the video with a run time adjustment from stop for taking off stills, then fast forward until you see another target coming into view, and slowing the speed down to the shot you want to capture, I still prefer Picasa for editing and getting the best result. Videos taken locally I would speed through them for a bus, lorry, tractor etc but having just returned from the Outer Hebrides I will enjoy playing them in real time as single track road does not allow for landscape gazing
Oily
Before and after, the before has the video software control panel. The tipper shot shows really good detail.
Open cast mine.
Now thats one big mine!
Danne
Makes Aitik look like my ‘fish pond’.
Thats what i thought to Mike,oh and thanks for the coffey today
Danne
Always welcome here Danne,next time take the quad out with your son.