Truckers Corner V2.0 - Page 11

SLOTEG · 18th April 2008, 05:57 PM

just make sure that you dont overstep the GCM (Gross Combined Mass - the total allowed weight for the truck and any towed trailer) or whatever the acronym is when towing a trailer, and if the brick is even capable of towing it, if its got shithouse brakes and no engine brake it wont be fun at all

92Coupe · 18th April 2008, 05:59 PM

what about this??
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-150043854.htm

seriously not a fan of the fords,
depends what ya wanna spend
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-149453486.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-144913697.htm

Soichiro · 18th April 2008, 06:14 PM

*Ouch* OK will take it under advisement, yep price is a big factor so I won't be going much higher on the Ford. The walk through is what appeals for my needs.

Loving the Scania of course and I have been looking at Canters, not a mad Ford fan either.

Quote:

present owner retired due to ill health
being 70 years of age

Good on him, I've got a way to go yet :wink:

SLOTEG · 18th April 2008, 06:18 PM

that owens scania made me hard

ops:

Logger · 18th April 2008, 06:28 PM

Dont go near a Canter, they are utter shit!!!!! Dad worked on them in the late 80's and said he'd never even think of owning one. Nothing wrong with the traders, we have one on bin duties and the poor thing gets a fucking hiding.
Only stuff we have done on it have been gear shifter cables (did one this afternoon), couple o oil leaks, diff bearings and a speedo cable. It gets shit all day every day and comes back wanting more.
The Isuzus are also great, we have 5 in the fleet with 2 having done 1.1 million kms. Only problems we find with the little 3 tonner is the gear shifter linkages are tight but other than that it is excellent.

On another note: Looked at a Kenworth T404 yesterday, wouldnt wanna be a big boy driving one of them, might not get in the bloody door they're that small!

92Coupe · 18th April 2008, 06:29 PM

had a drive of another owens one the same as that, about the only thing i would give my DAF up for, either that or a brand spanking new DAF

Soichiro · 18th April 2008, 06:52 PM

I missed a decent Isuzu last week, before this all came together. Drove a Canter delivering eggs for a couple of years, the largest engine in the chassis apparently, not the fastest truck up the Ngauranga Gorge but OK to drive, heavy on diesel I thought.

Am I right in thinking the Ford at 1994 model is Mazda based or is it still specifically Ford?

Edit* nice background pic ^^

Logger · 18th April 2008, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soichiro

Am I right in thinking the Ford at 1994 model is Mazda based or is it still specifically Ford?

Same thing really. Mazda Titan = Ford Trader.

Oh and doesnt a girl drive that Scania 8O

92Coupe · 18th April 2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logger

Oh and doesnt a girl drive that Scania 8O

correct, drives for the owens floating fleet, been down here a couple of times now

another floater

Logger · 19th April 2008, 04:16 PM

I give it 5 years and the driver will be seeing a chiropractor regularly! Unless its got the aftermarket cab suspension kit and the load sharing front suspension with parabolics.

92Coupe · 19th April 2008, 08:27 PM

spotted in my travels

92Coupe · 25th April 2008, 06:45 PM

should have had some more axles :cry:

SLOTEG · 26th April 2008, 02:59 AM

someone is going to get RAPED over that bridge collapse!

Built4Speed · 27th April 2008, 11:10 AM

That is a sweet new bridge!

Andrew · 27th April 2008, 02:45 PM

Uh yeah, we've found the perfect spot for your house, it has a unique water view if you're interested?

Chaos · 27th April 2008, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macro

Uh yeah, we've found the perfect spot for your house, it has a unique water view if you're interested?

LOL

SLOTEG · 28th April 2008, 08:39 PM

just some random pics from work lately...

out tora on the wairarapa coast

on a back country gravel road

clipped another truck on a narrow bridge

i had 20mm clearance from front wheel nuts to wall on either side when i backed up this drive

a concrete pump truck and my bitch doing block fill at a winery, its gonna be an underground cellar, its 15m underground and has 10,000 blocks or so in it, 25m of concrete in just the outer ring wall

Logger · 28th April 2008, 10:00 PM

Oooh I bet you got in trouble for smashing that mirror eh Marc 8) I smashed 3 in 2 days over xmas, luckily Repco always has them in stock.

SLOTEG · 28th April 2008, 10:07 PM

its safe to say im not popular right now, considering the mirror was a heated one 8O custom one is being made up as we speak, its so fucking hard driving a truck without a drivers mirror or roundey backing one, i hang half out the window now when i back under the plant or up driveways etc

SLOTEG · 29th April 2008, 06:54 PM

well what a gay day! got my new mirror today. its an off-the-shelf generic black fucker, so now i have one chrome factory mirror with internal light and looks mint, and a fucking gay looking black one

oh, and got quads?

92Coupe · 30th April 2008, 07:50 PM

a couple of random pics from my day at work

SLOTEG · 30th April 2008, 08:35 PM

i see u fitted that light

i bet it would have been hard to pull the trailer loaded on that mud

92Coupe · 30th April 2008, 08:43 PM

note the tow hooks, didn't even bother trying to tow it in, just hooked the tractor on and let it do the towing

Logger · 30th April 2008, 09:52 PM

Oh noes, the little dutch girl got her feet wet

edit: fully loaded she'd just waltz through eh? Assuming its got a full compliment of cross locks and interaxles? Or is there some serous bogyness to it that we cant see.

92Coupe · 17th May 2008, 08:49 AM

first post in the new forum

gotta love a job where you get views like this from your office window

18th April 2008, 05:59 PM	#252 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	what about this?? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-150043854.htm seriously not a fan of the fords, depends what ya wanna spend http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-149453486.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-144913697.htm __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

18th April 2008, 06:28 PM	#255 (permalink)
Logger Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,998 Location: Christchurch	Dont go near a Canter, they are utter shit!!!!! Dad worked on them in the late 80's and said he'd never even think of owning one. Nothing wrong with the traders, we have one on bin duties and the poor thing gets a fucking hiding. Only stuff we have done on it have been gear shifter cables (did one this afternoon), couple o oil leaks, diff bearings and a speedo cable. It gets shit all day every day and comes back wanting more. The Isuzus are also great, we have 5 in the fleet with 2 having done 1.1 million kms. Only problems we find with the little 3 tonner is the gear shifter linkages are tight but other than that it is excellent. On another note: Looked at a Kenworth T404 yesterday, wouldnt wanna be a big boy driving one of them, might not get in the bloody door they're that small! __________________ J's Racing Work Wheels Xtrucking.com

18th April 2008, 06:29 PM	#256 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	had a drive of another owens one the same as that, about the only thing i would give my DAF up for, either that or a brand spanking new DAF __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

18th April 2008, 06:52 PM	#257 (permalink)
Soichiro Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,666 Location: Otaki	I missed a decent Isuzu last week, before this all came together. Drove a Canter delivering eggs for a couple of years, the largest engine in the chassis apparently, not the fastest truck up the Ngauranga Gorge but OK to drive, heavy on diesel I thought. Am I right in thinking the Ford at 1994 model is Mazda based or is it still specifically Ford? Edit* nice background pic ^^ __________________ Greetings from sunny Otaki This is Toa country

19th April 2008, 04:16 PM	#260 (permalink)
Logger Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,998 Location: Christchurch	I give it 5 years and the driver will be seeing a chiropractor regularly! Unless its got the aftermarket cab suspension kit and the load sharing front suspension with parabolics. __________________ J's Racing Work Wheels Xtrucking.com

19th April 2008, 08:27 PM	#261 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	spotted in my travels __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

25th April 2008, 06:45 PM	#262 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	should have had some more axles :cry: __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

27th April 2008, 11:10 AM	#264 (permalink)
Built4Speed Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 275 Location: Palmerston North	That is a sweet new bridge! __________________ FORTYONE AUTOMOTIVE Bride \| HKS \| Top Fuel \| JUN \| Sparco \| Defi \| Cusco

27th April 2008, 02:45 PM	#265 (permalink)
Andrew Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,184 Location: Auckland	Uh yeah, we've found the perfect spot for your house, it has a unique water view if you're interested? __________________ Don't let anyone around you soak through and ruin what you were originally about

28th April 2008, 10:00 PM	#268 (permalink)
Logger Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,998 Location: Christchurch	Oooh I bet you got in trouble for smashing that mirror eh Marc 8) I smashed 3 in 2 days over xmas, luckily Repco always has them in stock. __________________ J's Racing Work Wheels Xtrucking.com

30th April 2008, 07:50 PM	#271 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	a couple of random pics from my day at work __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

30th April 2008, 08:43 PM	#273 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	note the tow hooks, didn't even bother trying to tow it in, just hooked the tractor on and let it do the towing __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

30th April 2008, 09:52 PM	#274 (permalink)
Logger Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,998 Location: Christchurch	Oh noes, the little dutch girl got her feet wet edit: fully loaded she'd just waltz through eh? Assuming its got a full compliment of cross locks and interaxles? Or is there some serous bogyness to it that we cant see. __________________ J's Racing Work Wheels Xtrucking.com

17th May 2008, 08:49 AM	#275 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	Re: Truckers Corner V2.0 first post in the new forum gotta love a job where you get views like this from your office window __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

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