Bang on that, best thread on here.
Fly sheet
crackin read so far mate love the pics
In the UK we have put tubeless on the Nicolas, but the South Africans havn’t bothered yet, hopefully by the time we return they will. Sorry no photos of the snapped push rod, Ill try to get more in depth photos next time of the repairs and conditions.
Thanks ROB much appreciated , what a great write up
and to show what the HEAVY GUYS in the STGO really do
and also the coperation between teams , cheers a bunch
This just gets better with every post from Rob. Once again thank you.
Photos of the return journey, not enough though to qualify for a diary so I will just bang them up in one bunch.
Rust bucket at Ermelo.
Ferocious road chambers the whole way.
Gis a job mate.
Finally resting place for the girder set during the world cup, a game reserve outside Empangeni.
Both trailers out and off to Durban to move a 800t tug boat.
robv8:
and most importantly fly our Union flag from the top of the trailer.
I am not joking when I say that I am bursting with pride looking at that Union Flag flying proudly on that trailer. You could not have finished that post off in any better way.
Rob. Congratulations to you and the rest of the team. You have restored my faith in what being British is all about.
ps. I spent just under 8 hours in total Google Mapping my way from Durban to Lephalale. I got there 10 minutes before you posted the "arrival on site "pictures.
I,ve also just seen those last pictures that you have just posted, they are right up there with “The Best of the Rest”.
cheers ROB for the last bunch of pictures excellent
as said before will be looking forward to your next lot
Last batch from the beginning.
My favourite shot^
that’s a truly stunning diary rob. cheers for posting, i really enjoyed it. perhaps you should have posted it in the ’ my dream job’ thread… i think it kinda blows the rest away 
timmo:
that’s a truly stunning diary rob. cheers for posting, i really enjoyed it. perhaps you should have posted it in the ’ my dream job’ thread… i think it kinda blows the rest away
Never mind one thread, I think it blows everything else on the entire forum away.
Thanks to everyone thats looked and your kind comments.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading and looking at those pics rob. thanks for posting them up.
What sort of power are those fauns and tractomas putting out? How heavy is the set up without the load on?
Thanks again. Jon
The Fauns push out 650 from 19 litre ■■■■■■■■ while the Tractomas 8x8 is 950 bhp and 10x10 is 912bhp from 27 litre Caterpillar.
Empty trailer weighs in at 240 tonnes and each Faun is 50 tonnes. So the journey back we were around 400 tonnes
Brilliant diary, makes my 44tonner look like a Dinky toy.
Cheers Rob I have just got on line and went
straight to the site and your post, to check if
you had added any more and what do i see
another great selection of pictures and some
excellent write up, thanks a lot will be
watching and waiting for the next post from you,
Rob fantastic post and diary (thanks for making me feel inadequate in my 45footer) but seriously i take my hat off to you boys looks very very difficult to do that job. How much does that cost to ship all that kit over to south africa? alot of money i guess lol. Thanks again for the insight into special movements mate
If you wish to know abit more about the firm have a look
at this link below, and they also have reports about their work
have a shifty through well worth it I thought,
ALE-HEAVY LIFT
Thanks for that link,britpete.As you say well worth a look.The thing that impressed me most though (even more than the pics.) was a simple phrase.‘but our greatest strength is our people’.
FOR THOSE who can not get enough try looking at the
Transport Photo Forum THERE is now a link
to a site with lots of clips from ALE at work