jsutherland:
pv83:
Some pic’s for the Scania lovers among us (you know who you are!)
Wonderful pictures
Thought you would appreciate them 
jsutherland:
pv83:
Some of the stuff I’ve been doing these past few weeks…You’ve been a busy lad… Not sitting in home-office then - or is it more an “on the road home-office”…
Home office, relaxing office, kitchen, you name it pal!
Wouldn’t recommend “chez Patrick” though… 
jsutherland:
Since Scania’s seem to be permitted on this page, I’ll erm… quickly post a video of a train being delivered by a certain Swedish make of lorry… The driving is not bad either - in Patrick’s league…
Very interesting clip Johnny, cheers for posting. Looks like the example of that other Swedish brand is equipped with a manual gearbox?
Way out of my league mate, haven’t done something of similar length for some years now…
That Scania/Goldhofer combination is more maneuverable than my Pete, that second hairpin would be a real struggle for me to get around, I would definitely leave tyre tracks in the grass. God knows what I’d do with a trailer hooked up to it [emoji1787][emoji1787]
newmercman:
Dig, you are correct it isn’t a D9, the CAT dozers down to the D6 have the high drive now. That was a Deere 1050K. The single axle booster has a hydraulic ram and a pump to adjust the weight that it takes, there’s nitrogen involved too, but don’t ask me what that does, it’s something to do with equalization.They’re tricky things to get right, basically they act as a lever, the more weight you impose on it the higher it lifts the arse end of the trailer, thereby taking weight of the tridem, the downsides are that you can overload the jeep and far worse, if you put too much on it you can easily flip the whole thing in a tight corner, especially if the road has a significant camber.
Excellent pics there Patrick, you certainly have a lot of variety in your work. That Volvo looks good too, the diagonal stripe in the grille rather than under the windscreen totally transforms the look of those V4 FHs.
Your a busy boy Patrick obviously not having to change gears your self would keep you full of energy. 
Thanks NMM perhaps sometime when you have another booster hanging on the back you could take some photos of how its coupled etc,that would be appreciated.
In the meantime drive safe.
Dig
No worries Dig, I’ll do that, I do have a video I did hooking one up, or more accurately failing to get one lined up so I could get the pins to lock in, it contains adult language, lots of it in fact so I can’t post it here. I shall try to control myself next time, but just in case I’ll take photos too.
Anyway here’s what I’m up to this week, I ran empty down to Little Rock, Arkansas as my load down was canceled last minute and loaded this CAT 982 for Calgary, it’s a 2,002 mile trip according to my Sat Nav, so far I’ve done 900 miles and I’m still 1,450 miles away thanks to the routing I got through the State of Oklahoma, 400 miles of backroads totally unsuitable for a truck of any size, let alone one hauling a high, wide and heavy load.
Still the scenery is more interesting than following the big blue line on a map (remember those!) I get to see the real America, warts and all. It’s hard work, but as I’m not right in the head, I actually enjoy it. Now here’s the pictures, two of the truck and one of a town in the middle of nowhere.
DIG:
newmercman:
Dig, you are correct it isn’t a D9, the CAT dozers down to the D6 have the high drive now. That was a Deere 1050K. The single axle booster has a hydraulic ram and a pump to adjust the weight that it takes, there’s nitrogen involved too, but don’t ask me what that does, it’s something to do with equalization.They’re tricky things to get right, basically they act as a lever, the more weight you impose on it the higher it lifts the arse end of the trailer, thereby taking weight of the tridem, the downsides are that you can overload the jeep and far worse, if you put too much on it you can easily flip the whole thing in a tight corner, especially if the road has a significant camber.
Excellent pics there Patrick, you certainly have a lot of variety in your work. That Volvo looks good too, the diagonal stripe in the grille rather than under the windscreen totally transforms the look of those V4 FHs.
Your a busy boy Patrick obviously not having to change gears your self would keep you full of energy.
Thanks NMM perhaps sometime when you have another booster hanging on the back you could take some photos of how its coupled etc,that would be appreciated.
In the meantime drive safe.
Dig
Hang on mate, I like to imagine it’s the same with those gearboxes from old, I don’t need the clutch to change gear… and I change gear myself… even if it’s just pushing a button on a joystick! Can be very tiresome after a day I can assure you!
newmercman:
No worries Dig, I’ll do that, I do have a video I did hooking one up, or more accurately failing to get one lined up so I could get the pins to lock in, it contains adult language, lots of it in fact so I can’t post it here. I shall try to control myself next time, but just in case I’ll take photos too.Anyway here’s what I’m up to this week, I ran empty down to Little Rock, Arkansas as my load down was canceled last minute and loaded this CAT 982 for Calgary, it’s a 2,002 mile trip according to my Sat Nav, so far I’ve done 900 miles and I’m still 1,450 miles away thanks to the routing I got through the State of Oklahoma, 400 miles of backroads totally unsuitable for a truck of any size, let alone one hauling a high, wide and heavy load.
Still the scenery is more interesting than following the big blue line on a map (remember those!) I get to see the real America, warts and all. It’s hard work, but as I’m not right in the head, I actually enjoy it. Now here’s the pictures, two of the truck and one of a town in the middle of nowhere.
Getting off the beaten track, that’s when it’s getting interesting mate, one of the reasons why I like driving in France so much, no heavies allowed on the motorway.
Is there any particular reason why you have to use the back roads? Weak bridges in the motorway network maybe?
That’s it mostly, bridges made from cheese! Height can also be an issue but it’s usually weight. There are also narrow lanes in construction zones and there are only two seasons here, winter and construction lol
I just found this photo apologies for the quality and if I have put it on before.
My old Hippo loaded ready for the off mainly to the areas now visited by Outbackers who seem to get into more trouble than I did in the 1970s.
Real g/box in this old girl Patrick but fully auto or at least no clutch just wrestle the g/stick a bit once it was moving. [RTO 9513]
Dig
A double dolly and the chap at the back with remote steering control… a rope , no idea what the prime mover make is 
Oily
oiltreader:
A double dolly and the chap at the back with remote steering control… a rope
Oily
Me too Oily re the truck and I am wondering if the load is the barrel of of one of those huge WW1 railway mounted guns.
Dig
newmercman:
That’s it mostly, bridges made from cheese! Height can also be an issue but it’s usually weight. There are also narrow lanes in construction zones and there are only two seasons here, winter and construction lol
Sounds a bit like Germany NMM, apart from having only two seasons that is
DIG:
I just found this photo apologies for the quality and if I have put it on before.My old Hippo loaded ready for the off mainly to the areas now visited by Outbackers who seem to get into more trouble than I did in the 1970s.
Real g/box in this old girl Patrick but fully auto or at least no clutch just wrestle the g/stick a bit once it was moving. [RTO 9513]Dig
Great pic DIG, sounds a bit like some of the old bangers I used to drive, wrestle with the gearstick and hope for the best!
DEANB:
Dig,One from your part of the world, Mayne Nichless Atkinson from 1968.
As always, interesting article Dean, cheers
The article mentions a Italian contractor, I wonder if it was the same one that did a project in the north of France (St. Omer) some years ago, I’d loaded some of their Liebherr diggers that were used on that project, once they were done with it, all the diggers had to be transported to the Ritchie Bros. auction site in Holland. Can’t remember the name of the firm though, but I believe I’ve got a pic with the wagon I was driving at the time loaded with one of their Liebherrs 934.
edit; Found the pic’s, was in 2013… name of the Italian contractor was Bonatti.
DIG:
oiltreader:
A double dolly and the chap at the back with remote steering control… a rope
OilyMe too Oily re the truck and I am wondering if the load is the barrel of of one of those huge WW1 railway mounted guns.
Dig
Yes, who needs hydraulic steered axles, operated by remote control, these youngsters don’t know they’re born!
Staying on the Italian theme for a bit if I may… Here’s some footage of the Foppiani group, which started in the '60s on general haulage, but made the move to the heavier side of the industry. And with success, they’re now one of the bigger firms specialised in heavy haulage in Italy.
More info here; foppiani.it/
