"Heavy Haulage through the years"

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oiltreader:
Michael Wood Services M5 2013 all credit to SCP for the photo.
Oily

This must have been the best looking EC roaming the roads in the UK Oily! Together with it’s sibling obviously

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Punchy Dan:
0200 tonnes gross .

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DIG:

Spardo:

DIG:
You sound like my old boss David he would draw us a mud map on the yard floor with suitable signs left at intersections on desert tracks like 60litre BP oil[mt] drum fridge corner, washing machine crossing, all worn out discarded units by our seismic teams but each still serving a purpose and a each mud map had a couple of inches between signs . Happy days. and as a foot note some of them are still there.

The Contractors supplied to DHD Rhodes on the Woodie job with the wooden hinged side boards were tipped by Cat articulated loader with a bucket the boards were dropped both sides and the material pushed off by the loader very skilled operator on those machines, broken boards were easily replaced.
The side boards protected the tyres somewhat from rocks,the manganese iron ore was extremely heavy so a loaded unit would have well over 100 ton payload.
The side tipper unit in the photo was one that worked at the Peco gold mine in the Northern Territory.
The 8 wheeler Aec model trucks were all assembled in Adelaide the last 2 consigned to Western Minings operation in the Kalgoorlie area were ■■■■■■■ powered 13 speed R/R and assembled in Perth I have been trying to track these 2 trucks down for some time with no success.I .m thinking they may have ended up in PNG.

Dig

And just like your old boss, I was right in the first place, pushed off. And I knew you would come good, always a mine (groan) of information. But what bright spark came up with that idea, surely side tippers were not unknown technologies in those days? How on earth, looking at those bulging sides, with all the pressure of a very heavy load, were the side boards released? I am glad I was not the one to stand there and un-hook them. The only safe way I can see to do it would be 2 blokes, both with long handled hammers, whacking the pins at exactly the same time.

I don’t think I have seen manganese close up but it looks like quite large lumps so perhaps not too much trouble cleaning out after tipping?

I have to confess these trucks with the side boards were operating before my time in OZ but looking at the photos the 2 anchor pins one each side with the chain dangling across the middle I think when loading the manganese would apply pressure to the chain which hold/support the side boards and when tipping a lifting chain would be hooked into each pin and a machine would lift them together once clear the sides would hinge down.A simple but seemingly workable solution.
Here a photo of the Rhodes Riddley Truck built in the DFD Rhodes company workshops in Perth its a monster truck powered by 2 671 Detroits driving a Mack gear box and the diffs were out of a Grant Tank regrettably the authorities wouldn’t allow it a permit to operate on public hwys so it spent many years with the mines generators on its back before being returned south and and restored by the gentleman in the photo who worked for DFD Rhodes in their workshops.

Dig

Must have been quite a task to restore that DIG, as spare parts would be thin on the ground I imagine? Looks great though, would be nice to read an article about it in one the classic “comics”

[punchy_dan]

pv83:

Punchy Dan:
0200 tonnes gross .

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Punchy Dan:

pv83:

Punchy Dan:
0200 tonnes gross .

Been on the sauce lately Dan?

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I would like to wish all the “usual suspects” and everyone else just peeking in all the best for 2021!

Now that has being said, I would like to address more pressing matters
I started working for another HH firm, as I felt that I reached the end of the line with Mammoet so to speak, so as of November, I’ve been employed by Bolk, which I’ve posted some stuff of some pages back

Here’s some footage of what I’ve been up to since November:

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Apologies if the pic’s appear to be a bit wonky, if you click on them they should behave…

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Some other jobs with my favourite trailer, all grossing 200t Dan and Bewick…

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5thwheel:

DIG:

Spardo:

DIG:
You sound like my old boss David he would draw us a mud map on the yard floor with suitable signs left at intersections on desert tracks like 60litre BP oil[mt] drum fridge corner, washing machine crossing, all worn out discarded units by our seismic teams but each still serving a purpose and a each mud map had a couple of inches between signs . Happy days. and as a foot note some of them are still there.

The Contractors supplied to DHD Rhodes on the Woodie job with the wooden hinged side boards were tipped by Cat articulated loader with a bucket the boards were dropped both sides and the material pushed off by the loader very skilled operator on those machines, broken boards were easily replaced.
The side boards protected the tyres somewhat from rocks,the manganese iron ore was extremely heavy so a loaded unit would have well over 100 ton payload.
The side tipper unit in the photo was one that worked at the Peco gold mine in the Northern Territory.
The 8 wheeler Aec model trucks were all assembled in Adelaide the last 2 consigned to Western Minings operation in the Kalgoorlie area were ■■■■■■■ powered 13 speed R/R and assembled in Perth I have been trying to track these 2 trucks down for some time with no success.I .m thinking they may have ended up in PNG.

Dig

And just like your old boss, I was right in the first place, pushed off. And I knew you would come good, always a mine (groan) of information. But what bright spark came up with that idea, surely side tippers were not unknown technologies in those days? How on earth, looking at those bulging sides, with all the pressure of a very heavy load, were the side boards released? I am glad I was not the one to stand there and un-hook them. The only safe way I can see to do it would be 2 blokes, both with long handled hammers, whacking the pins at exactly the same time.

I don’t think I have seen manganese close up but it looks like quite large lumps so perhaps not too much trouble cleaning out after tipping?

I have to confess these trucks with the side boards were operating before my time in OZ but looking at the photos the 2 anchor pins one each side with the chain dangling across the middle I think when loading the manganese would apply pressure to the chain which hold/support the side boards and when tipping a lifting chain would be hooked into each pin and a machine would lift them together once clear the sides would hinge down.A simple but seemingly workable solution.
Here a photo of the Rhodes Riddley Truck built in the DFD Rhodes company workshops in Perth its a monster truck powered by 2 671 Detroits driving a Mack gear box and the diffs were out of a Grant Tank regrettably the authorities wouldn’t allow it a permit to operate on public hwys so it spent many years with the mines generators on its back before being returned south and and restored by the gentleman in the photo who worked for DFD Rhodes in their workshops.

Dig

Have you any more pictures of the RR Dig? Looks to be a bit of a beast,shame it couldn’t be registered!

David

Here’s some more about the RR DIG, Spardo, Dean, 5th wheel

youtube.com/watch?v=1dvugPAX5mk

[punchy_dan]

pv83:

Punchy Dan:

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Punchy Dan:
0200 tonnes gross .

Been on the sauce lately Dan?

Currently on codene & paracetamol I’ve had a chassis repair

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Currently on codene & paracetamol I’ve had a chassis repair
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A chassis repair?? Oh deary me, that doesn’t sound good mate!

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Another big tonnage motor

pv83:
Currently on codene & paracetamol I’ve had a chassis repair

A chassis repair?? Oh deary me, that doesn’t sound good mate!
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Nowt major just a hernia but a fairly big cut

[windrush]

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I was fortunate with my hernia Dan, they did it ‘keyhole’ with just a few stitches but they told me not to drive for a month. Luckily I was retired anyway by then. The nurse at Calow told me that I couldn’t go home until I passed water so I told her that I would ask my mate to drive across the River Rother when he collected me…she had no sense of humour! However they used a mesh to hold it all in place and that can give problems later, and I think it may be doing exactly that as I have pain occasionally in the morning, it’s quite a major operation to repair it again though. Take things steady lad.

Pete.

[punchy_dan]

windrush:
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I was fortunate with my hernia Dan, they did it ‘keyhole’ with just a few stitches but they told me not to drive for a month. Luckily I was retired anyway by then. The nurse at Calow told me that I couldn’t go home until I passed water so I told her that I would ask my mate to drive across the River Rother when he collected me…she had no sense of humour! However they used a mesh to hold it all in place and that can give problems later, and I think it may be doing exactly that as I have pain occasionally in the morning, it’s quite a major operation to repair it again though. Take things steady lad.

Pete.

It feels like the only key they’ve used was the one for the church door thanks

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Punchy Dan:

windrush:
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I was fortunate with my hernia Dan, they did it ‘keyhole’ with just a few stitches but they told me not to drive for a month. Luckily I was retired anyway by then. The nurse at Calow told me that I couldn’t go home until I passed water so I told her that I would ask my mate to drive across the River Rother when he collected me…she had no sense of humour! However they used a mesh to hold it all in place and that can give problems later, and I think it may be doing exactly that as I have pain occasionally in the morning, it’s quite a major operation to repair it again though. Take things steady lad.

Pete.

It feels like the only key they’ve used was the one for the church door thanks

I’ve got three Hernias, will have to have two of them done once I’ve had the vaccine.

[punchy_dan]

Kempston:

Punchy Dan:

windrush:
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I was fortunate with my hernia Dan, they did it ‘keyhole’ with just a few stitches but they told me not to drive for a month. Luckily I was retired anyway by then. The nurse at Calow told me that I couldn’t go home until I passed water so I told her that I would ask my mate to drive across the River Rother when he collected me…she had no sense of humour! However they used a mesh to hold it all in place and that can give problems later, and I think it may be doing exactly that as I have pain occasionally in the morning, it’s quite a major operation to repair it again though. Take things steady lad.

Pete.

It feels like the only key they’ve used was the one for the church door thanks

I’ve got three Hernias, will have to have two of them done once I’ve had the vaccine.

I bet you don’t know which one to push in first ,I was going to make some special aluminium pants like I did when I had a bad back so I could carry on as normal .

[5thwheel]

Thanks Dig,a very interesting video!

David

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Enjoyed your video there dig very interesting cheers Ray

[deanb]

Rhodes Ridley.

Click on twice to read.

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