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    Aussie Truckin'

    Plus a few more for good measure:) 1. Kenworth T650, Albury NSW 2. & 3. Mack Super-Liner, Katherine NT 4. Western Star, Glenfalloch Station, Vic 5. Kenworth T900, Tallangatta.Vic
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    Aussie Truckin'

    Well sitting at home with nothing much else to do so thought I would post a few random pics of some trucks I have taken in my travels around Australia over the years.... 1. Kenworth T908, Wodonga VIC 2. Western Star, Henty NSW 3. Kenworth T904, Warragul VIC 4. Kenworth K104, Nimmitabel NSW...
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    Aussie Kenworth T908

    Yeah mate you can....as far as I'm aware the McAleese and N.Q Heavy Haulage ones were sold out pretty quickly (mine was a pre-order from the Brisbane truck show last year)....but as far as I know the plain-coloured ones are still available.The models are made by TWH in association with Drake...
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    Aussie Kenworth T908

    Finally received my TWH-Models Kenworth T908 and Drake trailer set this week from Drake in Brisbane. Heres a couple of pics will post a couple more when I get the trailers set up on the weekend- got a 2 x 8 Dolly and 4 x 8 Float to go on the back of it
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    American Loggers DVD

    The American Loggers DVD is scheduled for release tomorrow 27/10/09. Can anyone assist me with any info regarding where I can purchase this outside the Discovery Channel e-store??:confused:They don't ship product to Australia and I have not had much luck hunting about on Amazon/ Ebay etc. The...
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    at oran park again

    Cool, thought it might've been. The dairy farm location might explain all the flies hanging around the JD tractor too!:D. I wonder what the correlation is between radio folk and oil, it seems to be in the same vein as John Laws and 'You know what I mean' in getting a radio bloke as a...
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    at oran park again

    Hey Aus Pete is that your rig in the ad for Gulf Western Oil with Ray Hadley in it I saw on the idiot box the other day?
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    Aussie Cattle Trucks

    25c you are on the money with your comments reagrding loading...generally roadtrains load through the front left hand corner as seen in that photo and load all three trailers through without needing to shift the vehicle. You would agree it would be quite a feat backing three trailers into a...
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    New Zealand Trucking

    Hey Squizzy, just looking at your pic on page 2 of the Mack Titan....is that running in Hampton's Colours as an RTA unit:confused:. My understanding is RTA owns Hamptons and Gulf owns RTA...is this the case? If so...that looks a pretty new outfit, is RTA adopting Hamptons colours abandoning...
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    Aussie Cattle Trucks

    Well having recently seen on HEF livestock transport in the land of the stars and stripes :usa, in particular Oklahoma, heres a few of my pics illustrating things from the Aussie perspective.....;)
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    Log trucks

    Just dug a few more pics out of the archive so thought I would post them.....:D Pics 1, 2 and 3-Rigid and Quad Dog, 4 B-Double (b-trailer obscured) and 5 close up of A trailer on B-double. Kenworth, Mack and Western Star are pretty popular trucks in the logging industry in Oz with both...
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    Log trucks

    Here in Oz theres a few variations in log trucks for rigid, single and b-double or roadtrain trucks for both softwood and hardwood logging. In times past most were a single pole jinker which was piggy-backed on the prime mover, this is still the case in a lot of situations but in terms of a...
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    Your Lowboy Pictures Wanted

    thanks for the info...more neat pics!
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    Your Lowboy Pictures Wanted

    Some Aussie examples.... Jared I really like your pics, that must be a pretty tough day on the equipment and the operator...I wouldnt know whether to spend more time looking ahead or in the mirror:dizzy ! What part of NZ is that if you dont mind me asking?
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    Aussie Kenworth & Drake Float

    Later this year a new release will hit the market made by TWH Collectables in conjunction with Kenworth and Drake Trailers in Brisbane AU. in 1/50 scale. The Kenworth prime mover is a T908 model and will have a 2x8 dolly and 4x8 Swingwing float. The detail on this model is outstanding:thumbsup...
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