The Hippo and trailer (Freighter by the look) seem to have had a hard life.
I think that’s the radiator showing under the bumper and the cab sits higher
Is that an Aussie Commer SDU?
Not SDU speaking: the rego plate suggests NZ to me.
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Going by the description, it is a V8 and “this one also had a radiator protector fitted” (for obvious reasons).
Pretty keen on the 8 leggers there I think, often with a drag attached.
As PR said, Un Zudd rego.
Yep Parkroyal i think it is too the cab is slightly raised and the radiator is visible under the bumper
Burketown 1974
NZ has some very particular GVM and GCM combinations, most of which are derived from very strict axle weight limits. Why would that be the case? For starters, NZ is 10% bigger than the entirety of UK and if you think North Island is quite hilly, try building roads on South Island. Secondly, NZ’s entire population (~5.5million) would fit quite comfortably within Greater London with a generous amount of elbow room. So how do you (try to) reduce wear and tear on the nation’s roads while still moving a lot of stuff about? Heavy vehicles with some very inventive (unique) configurations.
[NB I am a mere amateur at this and thus liable to cocking it up, but nz_jamie hasn’t visited here in a long while]
Some NZ content (all from flickr)
A “Leyland” Mammoth Major + trailer and “550 fat lambs”
Leyland Hippo(?)
Something for L-S:
There’s no such thing as a Leyland Mammoth Major it was Stokes’s crew marketing everything Leyland for export.They did it with the Crusader too. AEC exported to Aus Africa NZ South America and Europe but enter Stokes and it all went tits up
An important day today, VP Day, marking 80 years since the cessation of hostilities with Japan.
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Detroit V8?
MK111 Mammoth Major of Arthur Hickson in Kempson NSW 1965
Not Detroit but AEC.
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