Classic Trucks, Wagons

[wiggydiggy]

I saw this today and thought of this thread.
Hope you like it!
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What is that? Guessing the tracks are used for extra traction, or is it some kind of ultra low tracked remote unit that detaches?

 

[gbb]

I saw this today and thought of this thread.
Hope you like it!
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What is that? Guessing the tracks are used for extra traction, or is it some kind of ultra low tracked remote unit that detaches?

I do wonder...I mentioned up post re landrovers, at that time it was part of a geological survey looking for coal fields in the Vale of Belvoir. We used explosives to send shock waves through the ground, geophones (recievers) to pick up the returning shock waves, which were collected by a Bedford 4WD truck with computers to interpret the results.
Some years later I saw a similar setup but they weren't using explosives, they had a vibrating pad under the truck.
As this truck in the photo has geo. Blah blah written across it, it may well be a cross country or site surveying machine of some sort.

 

[All uphill]

It's a ground surveying truck. That's all I know. I'll have a look at their website this evening.

 

[All uphill]

Well the website is interesting but doesn't give any more info about the use of the tracks.

The company does all kinds of environmental investigation - surveying for protected species on development sites, geological testing prior to the construction of a new motorway and asbestos removal and management.

Sounds like a company I would have liked to work for!

 

[Scottish Scrutineer]

Not a classic, but a tidy Scania whist out marshalling on today’s sportive

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 4th

Foden (Alpha?)
At ‘Xscape’
(adjacent to jct 32/M62)
Glasshoughton
Castleford

It's possibly been there since last December

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 11th

Joanne (wife) picked up the new copy for me yesterday




There’s a rather vibrantly coloured Renault Range-T inside

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

After 60 years since their announcement, the W900 is still on sale!

https://www.kenworth.com/trucks/w900l-limited-edition/

EDITED @ 08:30, Tuesday 27th
Apologies, it's only the W900, that's still on sale
Think.... Snowmans truck from 'Smokey & The Bandit' (first film)

This guy has a UK based/built replica of it
(plus, RD's Mack RS700L, from 'Convoy')
https://www.minimovietrucks.com/the-bandit-replica

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 2nd
Seen on my FB feed

I wonder if the engineers, & design-team, were fans of Thunderbirds, as it looks like something that Gerry Anderson would feature


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=650668857107014&set=a.555731786600722


https://www.thedrive.com/news/whats-the-coolest-hyper-specialized-vehicle

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 14th

New issue

I might save it, for Mondays ferry to the Isle Of Man?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 17th

Whilst waiting to embark on the ferry to Douglas (from Heysham), this Scania pulled alongside our coach

That’s a nice logo!

I’ve seen a few of their trucks around Douglas

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Now that's attention to detail if rather impractical (& only for show!)


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=223288770700992&set=a.106390549057482

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 5th

A slight detour this morning, to pick the new edition up

Gulf petrol station
Saville Road
Castleford

 

[gbb]

Bit pointless posting in a way but saw a lovely Leyland ( probably) Matador tipper truck trundling along Weymouth seafront this week, no livery, just a cream colour, good looking condition from the distance I was looking at it.

 

[DRM]

Bit pointless posting in a way but saw a lovely Leyland ( probably) Matador tipper truck trundling along Weymouth seafront this week, no livery, just a cream colour, good looking condition from the distance I was looking at it.

I saw a Leyland Buffalo Artic on the A1(M) on thursday, hauling a container trailer, could be around 50 years old still earning it's keep