Spardo:
Some pictures sent to me by DIG of my old boss, Noel Buntine’s fleet loading cattle at Helen Springs station in the Northern Territory. Noel sold out to some city slickers from Sydney in the early 80s, a decade or so after I left, but when they went bust he bought the job lot back again but, for legal reasons had to rename it. So RTA, Road Trains of Australia was born.
Before the pics, a few statistics supplied by DIg and big thanks to him and some sympathy while he swelters in 40C.
I have recommended a summer holiday in Chicago where he might not need the aircon at the moment.
Interesting statistics on the cattle trains at Helen Springs Station NT.
There are 17 trucks with 3 trailers and 2 decks per trailer;
Therefore there are 102 decks of cattle and there would be approximately 28 cattle per deck; This totals 2,856 head of cattle
The cattle will weigh approximately 500kg each (1102.3 lbs.)
The sale price for cattle at Longreach is approx. 165c/kg (75c/lb.)
Each animal will therefore be sold at $825.
Total revenue from this analysis is $2,356,200
Another interesting fact:
Each trailer has 24 tyres plus a dolly with 8 tyres
For the 72 trucks there are 4,464 tyres on the road
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How would you fancy overtaking that lot?
Cheers Spardo… and as for overtaking the lot, I reckon it’s easier to park up and try again the next day
pv83:
Cheers Spardo… and as for overtaking the lot, I reckon it’s easier to park up and try again the next day
Well, given the facts that, on a good stretch you can see to the far horizon, the lead driver will give you a heads up on the CB and the fact that, Aussies being so kind and generous they will hang back and let you in half way along, that shouldn’t be necessary.
However, I reckon all of those were parked up to pose, in motion the dust cloud may well have pushed you back to your first idea.
pv83:
Cheers Spardo… and as for overtaking the lot, I reckon it’s easier to park up and try again the next day
Well, given the facts that, on a good stretch you can see to the far horizon, the lead driver will give you a heads up on the CB and the fact that, Aussies being so kind and generous they will hang back and let you in half way along, that shouldn’t be necessary.
However, I reckon all of those were parked up to pose, in motion the dust cloud may well have pushed you back to your first idea.
Levant Express Transport still exists, and is a Lebanese company. This Kaelble in a mignty truck, as were the big Scammels of the 1950s. levantexpress.net/about.php
Levant Express Transport still exists, and is a Lebanese company. This Kaelble in a mignty truck, as were the big Scammels of the 1950s. levantexpress.net/about.php
Cheers for the link Froggy. Reckon the Kaelble was the german answer to Scammell, although a bit more powerful and they had a V8 engine…
An exhaustive sampling of Scammells prom the beiginning to the end! Amazing they managed to move such heavy loads with the first solid-rubber wheel trucks and a 90 bhp petrol engine!
Froggy55:
An exhaustive sampling of Scammells prom the beiginning to the end! Amazing they managed to move such heavy loads with the first solid-rubber wheel trucks and a 90 bhp petrol engine!
Try telling that to the “new generation” of drivers with 750hp on tap…
