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16,17,18,19,20...

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21,22,23,24,25...

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26,27,28,29,30...

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31,32,33,34,35...

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Couple classy KWs:

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Classy indeed! Love the log truck!

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That's a beauty,eh? I have a thing for log trucks of the Northwest.

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Here's a cool old International log truck:

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I agree Tim..."Lorries" are beuatiful...:lol:
1950's Foden & Commer, two very common names on British roads up untill the 70's..

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I knew a Lorry and she was very beautiful :lol:. I always liked the British tru...,I mean,lorries because they were still styled like the '50s up to about '70...rounded. Don't forget Bedfords,Scammels,and ERFs. I had Matchboxes growing up and learned a bit about the lorries. Still have them,too. Even Ford and Dodge built trucks there that weren't available in the USA.

Nice lorries!!! BTW

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Nigel,look what you went and did now. You got me going across the pond for cool truck pictures. Here are some Bedfords:

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Scammels...real big dogs as well as itty bitty 3-wheeler:

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More Scammels:

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Erf:

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Foden & Erf in first pic:

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Sorry it took me so long to reply , Yes sir probably 50 % of my work needs an oversize permit . Moved 4 of those RT cranes this week alone . The rest of the time I'm on this next truck moving cranes from one spot to the next .

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Heavy hauling/oversize loads isn't you're cookie cutter truck driving. It can be a real challenge,I bet.

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That is true , A little fore thought is needed .

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Wow, small world, this is only a town away from me, I'll keep an eye out for this one.

Great collection of pics Tim, great to see so many old workhorses still in action. Only problem is I can't decide which is my favorite(if that's even a problem, lol) I love the early B-series Mack's and I love the Dodge Bison's, haven't seen one of those since I was a kid. Also been quite fond of Brockaway's as well...

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I guess I go for the less known companies or the underdog. Brockways would be your local hero. We had a Mack plant in Hagerstown,MD that shut down and the main plant in Macungie,PA is not that far. Macks were so common place growing up that I took them for granted. They were always touted up,I figured mostly due to the mascot Bulldog icon. But,Mack really was a great company that built a full spectrum of trucks. I only knew them as common fleet trucks. When I went west and saw the long frame long hauler Peterbuilts and KWs I really caught the bug. Learning the history is really fascinating to me. I gotta say,I love the B Macks as much as the next guy.

Hey Powerdriver,foresight is right. And that's something that the average driver lacks out there (talkin' 4-wheelers). I guess you have to figure on dumb moves. I know I do just driving my 4-wheeler.

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Pretty big stuff here,eh?:jdp:

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Some big log loads:

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One of the trucks from the towing company where I worked in the early 80's
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ipede_031b.jpg

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All I can say is "W:jdp:W!!!" I show upteen thousand pics and you blow me away with one! And you actually worked around it...sheesh :cool:

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Thanks. Yea, that thing was a beast. That company was the third largest towing company in the US (out of business now) and we used that one for large recovery operations only (no actual road towing.) If I remember right, it had a 318 Detroit diesel with a 10 speed Fuller Road Ranger trans.
A couple more pics of it before it was painted at a wrecker show in Orlando, FL....
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...als2008066.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...als2008060.jpg
and one with a different bumper (the bumper could be filled with water for counter-balance) at another show....
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...pede_030bb.jpg