Loaded up and trucking!!
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mr pom
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- Ashburton NZ
Bro and Rob are the drivers of these two, A couple of top operators for sureI honestly don't know, having never seen one in person. Perhaps our Kiwi members could comment tonight
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
General-Lee
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- Devon
Only had artics tip lime here but seen a 8 wheeler with similar sized drag, across the valley. That pretty much backed up to jackknifing point and tipped the lorry that way.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
That's how they load the wagon and drag cattle combinations without the load thru doors too
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Watched those Kiwi wagons tipping when I was over there. The chaps I saw jacked it round, tipped the unit first by jacking the trailer around to one side, then pulled forward until the trailers rear end was now close to the previously tipped heap and then, tip the trailer.
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Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
I saw them tipping outfits like that on road construction in Canada. They tipped the trailer load first, then tipped the front load by driving forward slowly whilst the trailer rolled over the load. The drawbar of the trailer had a triangle sort of tent piece along it to deflect the tipping load. Looked a good way of doing it if you had plenty of room.
They look like bulkers and would probably tip in pits with drive over grids.
They look like bulkers and would probably tip in pits with drive over grids.
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The competition this one but I love the FH detailing and the deep colour of this unit 
Nearly put it in the things you can justify but not afford thread but that might be a sackable offence with my signature line
An this is a French unit
Nearly put it in the things you can justify but not afford thread but that might be a sackable offence with my signature line
An this is a French unit
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Surely a little bit of indoctrination can't do much harm..............
CrevisbigX
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- Location
- Cheshire
Livery on the Scania 3 series in the background that's how a truck should look like.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
All depends on what your carting and how long your drawbar is. Obviously tipping grain or fert over a grid is no problem. If you have a long drawbar and a bit of room you can jack knife the trailer right round out of the way, a good operator can get the trailer that far round the tail door is only a step away from the drivers door.
Also if your carting gravel or track rock (although perhaps not in bins as big as the ones on the Pye truck) you fit chains to the tail door so they only open a bit, raise the hoists drive forward and trip the doors at the same time and spread the material in a nice smooth layer. Its really easy, honest
Of course if your in a tight spot or have a short drawbar it only takes 30 seconds to drop the trailer.
kiwi pom
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- canterbury NZ
Saw Mr Pye's new truck the other day, looks good. He's put some nice gear on the road the last few years.
The Pye group has grown into a big outfit.
http://www.pyegroup.co.nz/index.html
and that's just one of the brothers
green giant
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- Northumberland
The first few times it takes a little sorting out but once you get the hang on it ito a doddle, when spreading stone getting the joins perfect takes a little longer, great system and I can't understand why we don't do it here?All depends on what your carting and how long your drawbar is. Obviously tipping grain or fert over a grid is no problem. If you have a long drawbar and a bit of room you can jack knife the trailer right round out of the way, a good operator can get the trailer that far round the tail door is only a step away from the drivers door.
Also if your carting gravel or track rock (although perhaps not in bins as big as the ones on the Pye truck) you fit chains to the tail door so they only open a bit, raise the hoists drive forward and trip the doors at the same time and spread the material in a nice smooth layer. Its really easy, honest
Of course if your in a tight spot or have a short drawbar it only takes 30 seconds to drop the trailer.
Saw Mr Pye's new truck the other day, looks good. He's put some nice gear on the road the last few years.
The Pye group has grown into a big outfit.
http://www.pyegroup.co.nz/index.html
and that's just one of the brothers
Certainly looks pretty flash. Some way on from the old merc '38 and Volvo fl10 I drove for him. Will try and find some pics.
Av Gorritt
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- NE Ches / SE Lancs
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Saw Mr Pye's new truck the other day, looks good. He's put some nice gear on the road the last few years.
The Pye group has grown into a big outfit.
http://www.pyegroup.co.nz/index.html
and that's just one of the brothers
This is the truck I got picked up by when I arrived in Aus, Mrs Pye picked me up from the airport and we caught up with the truck at an intersection and it took me the 200kms to the farm. Unfortunately I slept most of the way but I do remember the jake brake
.Its the truck on the right
the left 1 was a farm truck
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk