Yellowknife ice trucking

Ha, both good answers! FR700 I was expecting that one to come up, but David you got me there!!

Fifteen years as a screw helps a person to think a certain way.

I`ve had a few beers in that pub myself, many years ago; that truck's heading south, correct? None of those pics are mine, biggest thing I`ve driven is a W model Kenworth and a 4 rows of 8 low loader belonging to Ranger uranium mines.

I did a meat season there in 1975, after cyclone Tracy, then up to Darwin for a month or so, then down to WA before Xmas.

Back up to the Territory in 1980. Left Ranger mines around 1986, then down to construction at Tindal Airforce Base on a crane for a few months, then back up to Darwin.

Mine had all the axles at the rear and didn`t steer, like I think that ones does and a beaver tail, no ramps.

At Ranger we had an 60 tonne all terrain P&H Omega, 22.5 tonne truck mounted Coles, which I did a lot of hours in, and 7.5 tonne BHB.

I was actually a dogman at Tindal on a Mack engined Kato; those old Maxidyne`s and Jacobs engine brakes cetainly did sound nice.

I`d gone to Tindal as a refueler, but am allergic to too much diesel and my arms came up in a hell of a rash. They`d just sacked the then dogman, and I knew the crane driver from Jabiru, so I slotted straight in.

He had a restricted ticket and wanted to get his open, but was basically illiterate, so I coached him for a couple of weeks before his test and he passed with flying colours.

I know the guy and I agree - total arsehole

Listen here Cowgirl (or Moo babe, whatever your name is )! I have the key to your WR sitting on my kitchen table, and you're out of town so perhaps you oughta be a little more careful about what you post!

Of course you're absolutely right Mr. Squonker, sir. I misspoke, he's the salt of the ruddy earth!

Good to see you`ve finally managed to get a word in edgeways in your own thread, Ben, after the highjack from the Antipodes.

It's all good mate, it's all good!

Not the worlds best video, but worth a look.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwu___Zuoss&feature=g-vrec

So driving for yourself, or going over to the dark side ?

Are you suggesting that I would haul...tankers? Shame on you! Wash your keyboard off right now!

All will be revealed....patience my friend, patience.

Cheers

Hi John, long time since I heard from you! Hey, some of my best friends are tanker yankers, I'm just 'avin' a larff! Cheers!

Australian road trains, B doubles and B triples. The sound is not real flash and sorry, sub-titles are unavailable.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfPQCTtkYlY&feature=g-vrec

Hey, Squonker, bit of something cool for ya, when the Deh Cho bridge opened in November the first tractor trailer to cross the bridge was the 1972 Chevy that my dad restored for the Rowe's Construction bosses, you can see her on the CBC news video of the bridge opening ceramonies

Thanks, I haven't checked out that news clip yet but I will.

Ben

In the scene where the KW is leaving with the two Bushmaster army vehicles, you can see the the "Border Village" roadhouse and accommodation across the road, which is situated at the South Australia and Western Australia border on the Eyre Highway (Nullabor Plain).

The annual "Border Run", which started around the mid 1970's is held at this place; I have been making the run out there, from Brisbane for about the last five years.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgVYdSx-oLw