New Zealand Trucking

[kiwi]

 

[Juggernaut]

As a Yank that lived in the land of the long white cloud for a few years, and I hold a Heavy Truck NZ License, them monsters used to scare the soup outta me and my Kiwi better half when they came sliding around some of those tight turns on Highway One while we were on our motorbike!

 

[kiwi]

hi there juggernaut
i take it your talking about there lpg tankers lol..year there trucks are mint
they take alot of pride in there rigs. did you drive a truck in nz?

 

[Juggernaut]

NZ Operator

Howdy
I obtained my HT License by attending the accelerated school in Taranaga. 2 day course + $600 = HT License. I needed it to rent a large moving truck, then a motor home we owned. I did hold a CDL in the states years ago. If your not a working operator here, you lose it. My 610 Volvo is actually reclassified and registered as a motor home where as you do not nee a HT/CDL to operate on this side of the pond.

 

[Aussie John]

On the theme of trucking down-under, here is a rig working on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory. It is one of a set of 4 running between a mine site and export whalf. It is refered as a "B Quad". This one along with the set of belly dump trailers is brand new on the day it was delivered to site delivered. Each trailer has a turntable which carries the front of the next trailer. Good tracking and no sway like a conventional 3 trailer road train. Total gross weight close to 250 tons. The Kenworths are powered by double turbo Cat C15s putting out 620hp at 50psi manifold boost.
The Red Kenworth is powered by a 600hp Cummins and hauling 3 side tipping trailers. These Kenworths are fitted with tri-drive axles for extra traction.
Regards,
John

 

[D6c10K]

The only thing I know about New Zealand trucking is, don't ride a motorcycle in the rain behind a sheep truck...

 

[lancef]

And a cow truck.

 

[furpo]

74 Kenworth LW924

Thought you guys might enjoy these

YouTube - Kenworth LW

YouTube - Kenworth LW part II

They are a couple of vidios of the old girl carting a load of poplar pulp to Tokoroa.

Engine is now a 400 Big Cam III orgininaly it had a 335 small cam. Gearbox is the 15 speed roadranger. The overdrive round the corner 4th gear option. Diffs are the sshd's

The truck was brought into the countrey by the NZFS then to become part of Pan Pac. The colours are the Paul Carters from Tokoroa.

Enjoy

 

[lancef]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/3164518201/in/set-72157611655928908/

660 HP Stocktruck

 

[lancef]

Couple more New Zealand trucks.I work for the 1st one as a Dispatcher.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/3137336338/in/set-72157611655928908/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/3164519451/in/set-72157611655928908/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/3165350472/in/set-72157611655928908/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/3164517293/in/set-72157611655928908/

 

[MitchSA]

Hey Aussie John, I've got some family living/workin in Groote Eylandt! Small world. Even smaller town by the sounds of it

 

[Aussie John]

Mitch, yes it is a small community. I finished up there 2 months ago and back in the Central Queensland Coal Fields now, assisting in the maintenance planning on a fleet of 7 walking draglines & a P&H 4100 shovel along with half a dozen O&K diggers - RH120 up to RH200.

Regards,
John

 

[MitchSA]

Sounds interesting!! Biggest I get to work on at the moment is 30t excavators and dump trucks, LOL Tiny compared to your stuff!! Maybe one day when I'm in Oz I'll get to play with those!!

 

[lancef]

Some New Zealand and USA trucks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/sets/72157611655928908/

 

[glenlunberg]

Hello Lancef. There are lots of interesting trucks there! Especially the first picture of those photos.

 

[lancef]

Parked up out side my place today.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/14462993019/

 

[lancef]

Little job I had to do the other day.
Normans Transport by lancef2, on Flickr

 

[lancef]

One of our trucks were I work.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/15614176348/

 

[MitchSA]

Nice looking Scania mate. Is that a common combo in NZ? ie twin steer rigid with a trailer?

 

[lancef]

Very common, you might see some more in this album.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33654046@N03/sets/72157611655928908/