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2000, 11-13 February: Trucks in Action, Lardner Park, Victoria (au), for trucks, heavy haulage, forestry and farming equipment. This show is held in even-numbered years.
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Man L2000 4x4, here fitted out as a "spreader". It's sitting on 445/65R22.5's - real tyres. 6x6 and 8x8 F2000 trucks were also on the stand. |
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Mitsubishi Canter 4x4 Crew Cab aimed at small work-teams would also make a good luxury motor-home conversion. |
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Right: The futuristic looking Mack Magnum semi-trailer tractor. Small boys had hours of fun, swinging off the cab to demonstrate its separate cab to chassis suspension. Mack seems to be hedging its styling bets, ranging from the traditionl to the retro-look to the ultra-mod'. |
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Left, you can see your face in the side: Tipping B-doubles by Lusty (what's in a name?). The front trailer can tip through a chute in its bogie, or the bogie can be moved forward to shorten the wheel base and to tip more freely. |
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A suspension unit for ADI's Bushmaster APC for the Australian Army. Note the independent suspension by double wishbones and that's a serious coil spring! |
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Left: a 1910 Saurer (4x2) tipper with solid rubber tyres. The tipping tray is elevated by muscle power applied through two large screw jacks. |
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