I remember as a kid when the Milkman switched to an electric cart, it took him longer to do his round as he had to get back in the cart to move it on to the next house, whereas the horse knew all the drops and moved on at exactly the right pace.
EDIT: My Dad used to do an annual manure run from the greengrocer’s stables to a piece of land he had for growing food. The horse insisted on following its usual round before finally following Father’s instructions, it didn’t bother me but I remember Dad laughing about it with his mates.
Another nice motor , that eight legger of Richard Read’s .
Now if I appear to come across as having some kind of strange fetish regarding Kleervue cabs , then I’m blaming it on the possibility that my tenuous boyhood connections with Fred Rose of Blackrod’s fleet in the late 50s early 60s may have a prominent part to play in my attraction to the KV cab styling … But for this I make no apology .
And with regard to the placard mounted on the front of the dray , “ Ansell’s Beer is Best “
Well … Ansell’s beer may very well be the best , in fact I’ve supped it … in Caernarfon of all places , and it’s a decent pint of mild and no mistake , but at least give me a list of the alternatives and allow me to make my own decisions eh ?
By the way , on the subject of mild , can it still be obtained these days ? , does anyone know ?
It’s been years since I’ve supped mild . All they seem to sell these days as far as I can ascertain is fancy foreign lager … The phrase that comes to my mind is the quote from the veterinarian , “ This horse is fit for work “ .
At least that’s all they the appear to sell in the hostelries that I infrequently patronise anyway .
Maybe I need to get out more .
Nearly sixty species have been introduced here, with devastating consequences. Cane toads, cats, foxes and pigs to name but a few.
And what about Camels SDU ?
Yes Dennis, we have feral camels but there’re not particularly destructive, only competing with the indigenous wildlife for food. They are regularly culled and it is said that we now have the purest camels in the world. They are exported to the Middle East.
I’ve never seen them other than in WA, although they are in SA and NT.
It’s bloody scary to round a bend or crest a hill, then suddenly see four or five great camels towering above the bonnet of a 904 Kenworth.
With over a hundred tonne of fuel in three trailers, just over your shoulder, sudden moves are to be avoided.
The golden rule with any other large animal is hit it square with the middle of the bullbar, to avoid or minimize damage and danger, but hit a grown camel it’s going over the bonnet and joining you in the cab, via the windscreen.
Dig’s probably got more camel encounters than me.
Nearly sixty species have been introduced here, with devastating consequences. Cane toads, cats, foxes and pigs to name but a few.
And what about Camels SDU ?
Yes Dennis, we have feral camels but there’re not particularly destructive, only competing with the indigenous wildlife for food. They are regularly culled and it is said that we now have the purest camels in the world. They are exported to the Middle East.
I’ve never seen them other than in WA, although they are in SA and NT.
It’s bloody scary to round a bend or crest a hill, then suddenly see four or five great camels towering above the bonnet of a 904 Kenworth.
With over a hundred tonne of fuel in three trailers, just over your shoulder, sudden moves are to be avoided.
The golden rule with any other large animal is hit it square with the middle of the bullbar, to avoid or minimize damage and danger, but hit a grown camel it’s going over the bonnet and joining you in the cab, via the windscreen.
Dig’s probably got more camel encounters than me.
May I draw your attention to my good friend Mr Carryfast who tells me that you can’t have over a hundred ton of anything on a vehicle.
Nearly sixty species have been introduced here, with devastating consequences. Cane toads, cats, foxes and pigs to name but a few.
And what about Camels SDU ?
Yes Dennis, we have feral camels but there’re not particularly destructive, only competing with the indigenous wildlife for food. They are regularly culled and it is said that we now have the purest camels in the world. They are exported to the Middle East.
I’ve never seen them other than in WA, although they are in SA and NT.
It’s bloody scary to round a bend or crest a hill, then suddenly see four or five great camels towering above the bonnet of a 904 Kenworth.
With over a hundred tonne of fuel in three trailers, just over your shoulder, sudden moves are to be avoided.
The golden rule with any other large animal is hit it square with the middle of the bullbar, to avoid or minimize damage and danger, but hit a grown camel it’s going over the bonnet and joining you in the cab, via the windscreen.
Dig’s probably got more camel encounters than me.
Have seen them on the Nullabor and on the Desert country of the NT.
SDU I always attempted in unavoidable contact with cattle was try to hit them with the corner of the bar that flicked them away from the truck hitting them centrally you ran the risk of knocking them down then running over the top of them I managed 28 one year when cattle carting but my bull bar was a magnet for them probably because I did and awful amount of night time running that year the station managers decided they wanted to load in the hour before dark so the stock travelled in the cool of the night.
Only had one encounter with a camel it was on a desert track at night I wasnt travelling fast probably 30ish kmh and had noticed in the lights the round imprintsts of the beasts pads on the sandy track then all of a sudden I was right on top of it I managed to slow and gave him a solid bump up the back side he gave me a big thanks by turning his head and spitting all over the the windscreen an evil smelly slimy deposit that took me a while to clean off the screen while he went off to join all his wives a little way off the track.
The worst animal to hit would have to be a horse I never hit one of those but a mate did and it did an awful lot of damage to the trucks cab he said it jumped into the air on impact and was over the bonnet of the truck a Leyland Super Hippo.
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The worst animal to hit would have to be a horse I never hit one of those but a mate did and it did an awful lot of damage to the trucks cab he said it jumped into the air on impact and was over the bonnet of the truck a Leyland Super Hippo.
Dig
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May I draw your attention to my good friend Mr Carryfast who tells me that you can’t have over a hundred ton of anything on a vehicle.
Actually I should have worded it better, my gross weight was over 100 tonne. I’d be carrying 100,00~120,000 litres so 80,000~96,000 kg.
But why would truck manufacturers offer GCMs of 200 tonne, off the shelf, or higher with a selection of beefier components, if 100 tonne plus was not possible?
Thank goodness Carryfast has been put in a home.
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The worst animal to hit would have to be a horse I never hit one of those but a mate did and it did an awful lot of damage to the trucks cab he said it jumped into the air on impact and was over the bonnet of the truck a Leyland Super Hippo.
Dig
Blinky Bill disagrees with that last post.
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I have to agree with Blinky Bill MRM to have given a Koala a front seat in a head on would probably be followed by a life sentence on hard labour from an Ozzy court however on the bright side I can’t recall seeing one in the Kimberly.
On a brighter note another pest which arrived ex the UK was the mighty bunny one thing in its favour rabbity meat kept a lot of people alive during the great recession.
Also SDU a recant survey on camel numbers the estimate was 1 .4 million feral animals.
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The worst animal to hit would have to be a horse I never hit one of those but a mate did and it did an awful lot of damage to the trucks cab he said it jumped into the air on impact and was over the bonnet of the truck a Leyland Super Hippo.
Dig
Blinky Bill disagrees with that last post.
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Regent Road Salford,just past the flats,opposite now is Sainsbury’s.
