Classic Trucks, Wagons

[tyred]

Hinos sold very well to quarries, etc, and most tipper lorries in the '80s and '90s around here were Hinos. They were indestructible.

Their tractor units were less successful. Dad liked his as it was so reliable, but they got left behind in the horsepower race and they were thirsty. Apart from rusty cabs, they didn't really give any problems, but it was all very old-school with a six speed box and no splitter and big hefty lump of a naturally aspirated engine. (270HP from memory). The likes of a Volvo F12 was much more advanced.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 17th

New edition
It went on sale, on Friday 14th

It arrived in todays post

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 22nd

When was the last time, you saw a FIAT tractor-unit?
I’ll hazard a guess that it was approximately the same time you saw one of those (seemingly ubiquitous) Magiruz-Deutsch bonneted 6x4 tippers?

This lovely duo are in this months ‘Truck & Driver’ magazine (see post directly above)

 

[DRM]

When was the last time, you saw a FIAT tractor-unit?

It would have been about 1998/99 and had been relegated to being the yard shunter, I remember it, as one day, whilst going to reception to sign in at this site, the lad that drove it had just uncoupled a trailer, and jumped back in to go move another, but had forgotten to disconnect the airline, i'm shouting to stop, he's looking out of the window with an expression of "Eh" until there was a loud rush of air & it stopped dead, it was a bit rusty, I'm surprised the cab didn't fall off!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 24th

Seen on Facebook this morning

Hell!, you’d not dare use that pallet-truck!

 

[simongt]

Monday 24th

Seen on Facebook this morning

Hell!, you’d not dare use that pallet-truck!

The ground clearance looks a bit suspect, definitely billiard table smooth roads only I think - !

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The ground clearance looks a bit suspect, definitely billiard table smooth roads only I think - !

'Dropped' on air suspension, at a guess?