DIG:
I saw those two Mammoet trucks again today Patrick similar loads as last week looks like their preferred truck here is Western Star,the camera person was a bit slow off the mark and only got the second she has been severely reprimanded.
Dig
A great picture DIG. Please pass on our thanks to the photographer.
Cheers DIG! Make sure to give the photographer a big thumbs up please
I will do my best to to satisfy your thirst for Auto Car knowledge Patrick. I drove an Autocar pulling 3 single deck trailers on cattle for a short period one season in the late 70s,it was a similar model to the yellow with red stripes model 350 ■■■■■■■ 15speed R/R bogie drive 6 rod spring suspension Rockwell diffs butterfly bonnet chequer plate mud guards all round.
A quite rugged truck heavily built with little comfort but pretty unbreakable it used the same cab as the Diamond Reo of the day and like them the wiring was a bit flimsy prone to failure which I think was due to the load generated by multiple trailers.I hot wired the spot lights through a seperate switch after I had a total shut down of lights one night, apart from that it did the job.
This one must be 30plus years old and used to run into Darwin may still be doing it its a credit to the owner and has been upgraded quite a bit and has an Ice Pack remote A/c unit and a Ad Blue tank so may have entered the electronic age of Engines.
Double click for closer look.
I will do my best to to satisfy your thirst for Auto Car knowledge Patrick. I drove an Autocar pulling 3 single deck trailers on cattle for a short period one season in the late 70s,it was a similar model to the yellow with red stripes model 350 ■■■■■■■ 15speed R/R bogie drive 6 rod spring suspension Rockwell diffs butterfly bonnet chequer plate mud guards all round.
A quite rugged truck heavily built with little comfort but pretty unbreakable it used the same cab as the Diamond Reo of the day and like them the wiring was a bit flimsy prone to failure which I think was due to the load generated by multiple trailers.I hot wired the spot lights through a seperate switch after I had a total shut down of lights one night, apart from that it did the job.
This one must be 30plus years old and used to run into Darwin may still be doing it its a credit to the owner and has been upgraded quite a bit and has an Ice Pack remote A/c unit and a Ad Blue tank so may have entered the electronic age of Engines.
Double click for closer look.
Cheers Dig
That is a real beauty, Dig, but, knowing my love affair with frigos (not! ), I think I would have put that dog 3rd.