One to keep DIG happy 
5thwheel:
pv83:
Tough little Unimog in action!Nah,not having that,there is a very long scaffolding tube from the rear end to the bonneted tipper behind!
Great picture though!
David
pv83:
One to keep DIG happy
I have deduced Patrick you and Dean O don’t have shoeboxs of photos it has to be a 40foot sea containers.
Thanks for the above photo Patrick I.m assuming its an Australian company but not one i have come across possibly Star Down Under may have in the eastern states however I reckon the driver in that photo would have a firm grip on his seat and he would still have both hands on the steering because I think the load is taking over and he is going straight with full lock on.
Dig.
DIG:
pv83:
One to keep DIG happyI have deduced Patrick you and Dean O don’t have shoeboxs of photos it has to be a 40foot sea containers.
Thanks for the above photo Patrick I.m assuming its an Australian company but not one i have come across possibly Star Down Under may have in the eastern states however I reckon the driver in that photo would have a firm grip on his seat and he would still have both hands on the steering because I think the load is taking over and he is going straight with full lock on.
Dig.
Dig will be happy , Anzac Day today , day off tomorrow and off down to the pub .
rigsby:
DIG:
pv83:
One to keep DIG happyI have deduced Patrick you and Dean O don’t have shoeboxs of photos it has to be a 40foot sea containers.
Thanks for the above photo Patrick I.m assuming its an Australian company but not one i have come across possibly Star Down Under may have in the eastern states however I reckon the driver in that photo would have a firm grip on his seat and he would still have both hands on the steering because I think the load is taking over and he is going straight with full lock on.
Dig.
Dig will be happy , Anzac Day today , day off tomorrow and off down to the pub .
You sound like you have celebrated Anzac Day too Rigsby some great traditions plus of course the 2 Up.
Dig
DIG:
You sound like you have celebrated Anzac Day too Rigsby some great traditions plus of course the 2 Up.Dig
Ha ha, the good old ‘swy’ (zwei), is it legal now in Oz? When I was taxi driving in Sydney I was often required to take passengers deep down forest tracks in the dark to a clearing where dozens of gamblers were gathered throwing coins up in the air. As we got closer I was usually asked to knock the meter off so that the bright roof light indicating ‘vacant’ was lit and the assembled throng did not get nervous thinking the law was arriving. I never got cheated on the fare and was always paid more than the few minutes lost by the meter’s premature demise.
Was never tempted to hang around though, I prefer my gambling to have an element of more than pure chance.
Spardo:
DIG:
You sound like you have celebrated Anzac Day too Rigsby some great traditions plus of course the 2 Up.Dig
Ha ha, the good old ‘swy’ (zwei), is it legal now in Oz? When I was taxi driving in Sydney I was often required to take passengers deep down forest tracks in the dark to a clearing where dozens of gamblers were gathered throwing coins up in the air. As we got closer I was usually asked to knock the meter off so that the bright roof light indicating ‘vacant’ was lit and the assembled throng did not get nervous thinking the law was arriving. I never got cheated on the fare and was always paid more than the few minutes lost by the meter’s premature demise.
Was never tempted to hang around though, I prefer my gambling to have an element of more than pure chance.
Still not legal other than the casinos but mr plod looks the other way on Anzac day weekends.
Dig
DIG:
Heres one out of my scrapbook will suit the Foden Lovers.Dig
Nice pic Dig.
Heres some more Aussi Fodens from 1968.
Click on pages twice to read.
DEANB:
DIG:
Heres one out of my scrapbook will suit the Foden Lovers.Dig
Nice pic Dig.
Heres some more Aussi Fodens from 1968.
Click on pages twice to read.
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Thanks DeanO
That 8 wheeler with the long wheel base is similar to 3 that were based in Broome when i first went to the Kimberlys ,they were used in the Cattle transport industry and the crate/ body length was 32 feet so I think that unit is similar it says 29 feet but take the Hiab off and it would probably be 32 feet then that length was the same as the railway used it was called a K wagon and for the transport of cattle that way the rail knew how many wagons they needed from the number of Kwagons of cattle unloaded by the trucks at the rail yards.
Dig
DIG:
“DEANB” “DIG” Heres one out of my scrapbook will suit the Foden Lovers.Dig
Nice pic Dig.
Heres some more Aussi Fodens from 1968.
Thanks DeanO
That 8 wheeler with the long wheel base is similar to 3 that were based in Broome when i first went to the Kimberlys ,they were used in the Cattle transport industry and the crate/ body length was 32 feet so I think that unit is similar it says 29 feet but take the Hiab off and it would probably be 32 feet then that length was the same as the railway used it was called a K wagon and for the transport of cattle that way the rail knew how many wagons they needed from the number of Kwagons of cattle unloaded by the trucks at the rail yards.
Dig
Posted a few articles last year Dig of Foden,Leyland & Rotinoffs pulling cattle trailer’s.
Heres a slightly newer one from 1985. 
Click on twice to read.
Very interesting Dean, must admit McIvers are a new one on me, even though I operated in the Territory and much later lived and worked all the way up through Queensland. I bet Star Down Under knows them, but I wonder if DIG does? 
Spardo:
Very interesting Dean, must admit McIvers are a new one on me, even though I operated in the Territory and much later lived and worked all the way up through Queensland. I bet Star Down Under knows them, but I wonder if DIG does?
I ran into them at Windora in 1988 they were quite a large company operating in the channel country of northern Queensland the Owner was president of the Australian Transport Commission at one stage but now I think defunct but not sure.
Dig
DIG:
Heres one out of my scrapbook will suit the Foden Lovers.Dig
Nice looking sleeper cab DIG
Did they secure the load after the photographer was done?
DEANB:
DIG:
“DEANB” “DIG” Heres one out of my scrapbook will suit the Foden Lovers.Dig
Nice pic Dig.
Heres some more Aussi Fodens from 1968.
Thanks DeanO
That 8 wheeler with the long wheel base is similar to 3 that were based in Broome when i first went to the Kimberlys ,they were used in the Cattle transport industry and the crate/ body length was 32 feet so I think that unit is similar it says 29 feet but take the Hiab off and it would probably be 32 feet then that length was the same as the railway used it was called a K wagon and for the transport of cattle that way the rail knew how many wagons they needed from the number of Kwagons of cattle unloaded by the trucks at the rail yards.
DigPosted a few articles last year Dig of Foden,Leyland & Rotinoffs pulling cattle trailer’s.
Heres a slightly newer one from 1985.
Click on twice to read.
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Interesting articles as usual Dean, cheers mate
robthedog:
Heavy boat
Can’t beat a hard working F16! Cheers Rob
Come to think of it, who had the first RHD F16?
DIG:
pv83:
One to keep DIG happyI have deduced Patrick you and Dean O don’t have shoeboxs of photos it has to be a 40foot sea containers.
Thanks for the above photo Patrick I.m assuming its an Australian company but not one i have come across possibly Star Down Under may have in the eastern states however I reckon the driver in that photo would have a firm grip on his seat and he would still have both hands on the steering because I think the load is taking over and he is going straight with full lock on.
Dig.
Well Dean certainly must have got several 40ft containers stacked to the roof DIG
Not sure if it’s an Australian firm actually, might as well be an American firm?
5thwheel:
pv83:
Tough little Unimog in action!Nah,not having that,there is a very long scaffolding tube from the rear end to the bonneted tipper behind!
Great picture though!
David