I noticed that DIG put some of his gear on here so I thought I’d shove some of mine on as well
Out West with a Western Star doing fish out of Karratha
Cruelty to a Daf… Actually I was only hauling Easter Eggs… but it’s still 41 ton empty…
And me in my Interstater up north doing supermarket deliveries with our own B triple at 80 ton.
Jeff…
Buzzer:
Just the one, Buzzer.
Nice one, cheers Buzzer 
Jelliot:
I noticed that DIG put some of his gear on here so I thought I’d shove some of mine on as well
Out West with a Western Star doing fish out of Karratha
Cruelty to a Daf… Actually I was only hauling Easter Eggs… but it’s still 41 ton empty…
And me in my Interstater up north doing supermarket deliveries with our own B triple at 80 ton.
Jeff…
Impressive pictures Jelliot. The DAF wuold have been a comfortable ride though. 40 tonne unloaded 
Johnny
jsutherland:
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Johnny those three under lift units look like they are set up for some serious weight, is that photo taken in a ship yard.?
Dig
pv83:
I can only think that those in charge of the regulatory bodies have a vested interest in the tyre industry . Hell , if you got a puncture you’d need a map to find it. Dave
You don’t fancy changing some wheels then Mr Rigsby? 
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Not these days young man , I have enough of a struggle changing my flipping socks .
rigsby:
pv83:
I can only think that those in charge of the regulatory bodies have a vested interest in the tyre industry . Hell , if you got a puncture you’d need a map to find it. DaveYou don’t fancy changing some wheels then Mr Rigsby?
Not these days young man , I have enough of a struggle changing my flipping socks .
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Maybe you start changing wheels then, keeps you fit and all… Right, I’ll get me coat… 
How’s your health these days Mr Rigsby, it’s quite clear you haven’t lossed your sense of grumpiness, but that doesn’t get you to the shops and back eh…
DIG:
jsutherland:
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Johnny those three under lift units look like they are set up for some serious weight, is that photo taken in a ship yard.?
Dig
Aye Johnny, care to explain the working of those Cometto rollers?
oiltreader:
Bindoon, Western Australia, photos thanks to Philip Schubert.
Oily,
Impressive as usual, cheers Oily
jsutherland:
Jelliot:
I noticed that DIG put some of his gear on here so I thought I’d shove some of mine on as well
Out West with a Western Star doing fish out of Karratha
Cruelty to a Daf… Actually I was only hauling Easter Eggs… but it’s still 41 ton empty…
And me in my Interstater up north doing supermarket deliveries with our own B triple at 80 ton.
Jeff…Impressive pictures Jelliot. The DAF wuold have been a comfortable ride though. 40 tonne unloaded
Johnny
Impressive indeed Jelliot! Imagine doing deliveries to the local Tesco’s with a wagon grossing 80t…
DEANB:
pv83:
DEANB:
pete smith:
Hi Johnny,
I thought you knew Patricks saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me”!I have said it before chaps that Patrick “Is one crazy mixed up kid”
Now Johnny i think i am right in saying that the whipper snapper has had a few digs at me lately for
putting the same articles on twice !!!
all of those pics have been on before !
Nope, wrong again Dean… no worries, I’ve already gave the mental institution a ring, they’re gonna pick ya up first thing tomorrow morning!
I did posted some pic’s before… BUT… on another thread, not everyone is visiting that pub…er…thread…Are you sure ■■?
Oh aye■■? Fine by me, but I’m not sharing me lassie for tonight!
DIG:
pv83:
jsutherland:
DIG:
Thank you very much Oily it did indeed belong to Newt Livingstone of 3LLLs transport Broome,the 3LLLS stands for Leyland Livingstone and Lucas[Newts partner] and they first started with a Leyland Buffalo.
I thought the yards were Chestnut yds on Christmas Creek but now you have said Louisa I know your right,the station had changed hands by the time I went there in 72 so I never met the people mentioned.
The old Fitzroy low level crossing was an accident waiting to happen if you didn’t have pace you couldn’t get up the cutting on the town side we called it “Flying the Fitzroy” and it finally did in 1973 when a Northern territory truck rolled on top of a tourist vehicle and the tourist was killed,the driver of the truck was acquitted as the tourist was parked on the crossing taking photos and the truck driver had tried to put the truck into the river to miss them.Work on a proper bridge started the following year.
I have sent a copy of this photo to one of the drivers of the Hayes who I met and became firm friends with in 1972when i persuaded him to come and work for us.
I took a print off a movie clip I made its not the best but gives you an idea what it was like of the old crossing when I was up that way a couple of years ago its from the top of the cutting on the Fitzroy town side of the river and it would have been the side he rolled back on as the trucks were always loaded heading west.Cheers Dig
Fascinating insights Oily and DIG. Thanks for sharing them.
JohnnySent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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Wasn’t or maybe still is, Hayes a Canadian manufacturer of heavy lorries?
Patrick
Hayes was a heavy truck Canadian manufacturer and were taken over by the Paccar group [KW],the cattle truck and one other a bonneted truck were the only 2 to be imported into Western Aus that I know of, I really don’t know if any found there way to our eastern states and knowing a little about the cab over unit I recall the drivers telling me it was a dream to drive on rough roads etc it was powered by a V871 series Detroit 2 stroke with a 15 speed R/R.later in life the chassis was shortened to a prime mover length and I remember Newt showing me the discarded chassis beams and he said its still like brand new even after 15 plus years or so carting cattle each year then the crates removed and being used in the fuel and oil exploration industries.Apparently when they went to drill the chassis after moving the drive axles and suspension forward they had enormous difficulty finding drill bits good enough to do the job so all the holes were drilled undersize and reemered to the correct bolt size.
The bonneted unit prime mover belonged to a Perth Company called Rudolpho’s Transport there is a truck net member who worked for this company,they operated mainly Macks,I.m afraid thats all I know about that unit.Cheers Dig
DEANB:
Hayes trucks as Dig says were taken over by Paccar group. They had a legendary reputation for building
rugged,reliable trucks and were particularly used in the logging industry. I read that part of the reason
they ended up selling up was the fact that there trucks were so reliable and tough that they basically
outlasted any other truck. Therefore because they lasted so long it actually back fired on Hayes as they
could not sell enough new ones.Click on pages twice.
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Cheers DIG and Dean for the info, much appreciated. Pity Hayes build their wagons that tough… same happened to FTF, build to last…
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A nice view of what we have to cope with in France…
youtube.com/watch?v=IJISgUTWSow
Back in the good ol’ days…
youtube.com/watch?v=xFLRwyP7zqc
Mrs PV83 in action…
pv83:
DIG:
jsutherland:
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Johnny those three under lift units look like they are set up for some serious weight, is that photo taken in a ship yard.?
DigAye Johnny, care to explain the working of those Cometto rollers?
Hi DIG,
I think so, but I am only guessing as the Comettos are also used at steelworks.
@Patrick - here is a short explanation of the two types:
Shipyards
Cometto SYTs are self-propelled elevating transporters having payload capacity from 100 to more than 1000 t for shipyard application. SYT is equipped with hydraulic suspension fitted with high capacity pendulum axles. A wide range of available suspension types with different payload from 32 to 45t each provides many different solutions in terms of total capacity with customized platform dimensions according to the customer requirements. The main features of SYT are electronic steering which allows easy maneuvers also in confined areas and the synchronization of 2 or more vehicles mechanically coupled or at a distance (widening mode)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLl-gacBjwq2wfMNKtb23Muc002qNSvJap&v=TMgLbosez_s
More info: https://www.cometto.com/en/products/industrial-transporters/item/shipyard-transporters.html
Steelworks
Cometto steelworks transporters are self-propelled self-loading vehicles having payload capacity from 20 to 400t, designed for the transport of iron & steel mill products. Main features of these vehicles are: customized platform dimensions, positioning of the operator cabin over or under the loading platform, specific isolating equipment for high temperature and noise, safety protection for operators due to the harsh working condition and heavy duty-cycle typical of this application field.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLl-gacBjwq2x_FdsMlfNW62m9MLZ1ynR_&v=Wg1UUf95M7o
More info: https://www.cometto.com/en/products/industrial-transporters/item/steelworks.html
Cometto also has a range of trailers.
A few examplers of the Combimax below:
Here is a video of the Combimax trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=tFIm9pz … A&index=33
There is also a number of videos of the other configurations, enough to keep Patrick and Danne occupied for a while 
More information can be found here: https://www.cometto.com/en/products/modular-systems.html
pv83:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJISgUTWSowBack in the good ol’ days…
So, the lads back then were even fitter than you guys today! We don’t even have exercise of changing gears these days.
Johnny
