youtube.com/watch?v=cCJxGProcNQ
Make sure you watch it all, and see it being driven in a figure 8.
Dieseldog66:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCJxGProcNQMake sure you watch it all, and see it being driven in a figure 8.
Yep just the job for the A68 around Jedburgh with a load of dougie fir on 
as you say though a nice piece of kit ,what would something like that cost then?
I’ve no idea, I just came across it and thought very clever!!
Thats quite clever that , its kind of a mix between the old cable lift system and bighook system but its powered .
I bet its quite heavy though .
Grosses at just over 80 tonnes.
Certainly some thought gone into that and a very neat bit of engineering. Will save loads in tyre wear and fuel drag running back 1000’s of miles empty.
Can the driver check his own lights from the cab? 
(I’ve swum with wild dolphins where that truck is based 
)
That has the potential to kill a lot of cyclists 
Excuse me driver, you have just reversed over my car!
I haven’t moved. I have been sat here 15 minutes 
ThrustMaster:
That has the potential to kill a lot of cyclists
There is always a bonus for clever engineering
proper bit of kit
Now that is my definition of cool.
Will it still work in a couple of years though? Could be a major ball ache down the line.
A really amazing bit of engineering. Looks like it’s been designed by a truck driver with a degree in engineering. I’d like to see if it still works as smoothly after five or six years of ice & snow and being clouted by thousands of trees. Judging by the movement of the strakes, it seems like they are air operated with the main mount/demount being hydraulic. Looking forward to seeing one off-loading at Chirk!
A fantastically engineered piece of kit but how well will it operate after a few years of abuse. Logging is real hard on the kit and I wonder how some parts of the hydraulic systems will stand up. Sometimes simple is best.
Also im not sure if it would be relevant in a logging environment but you do loose a large amount of deck length on trailers 1 and 2 compared to a dolly set up.
Cheers
Neilf