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A trucking trip * Australia - A beautiful ride by Queensland
Hard day at the office dear? Nah I've been driving a Mack SuperLiner with me mate Biglorryblog!
Queensland,Australia -BigLorryBlog -September 4, 2009:
S'liner - 60t GCM.JPGGary 'Two Hat' Richards, Biglorryblog's (man down-under for Volvo and Mack) says "Hi Brian It may not be a road test in Spain or the Swiss Alps, but I got to play 'truckie' recently...thought the 'Anorak Army' might like to see a bit of southern Queensland on a typical winter's day...some driving challenges encountered and a great truck (of course!!)"
A little hilly.JPGAnd if you didn't know it's a 2009 Cummins ISX 550 powered Mack Super-liner, Mack 18 spd gearbox, 1400 litres of fuel, pulling a Freighter Tautliner, loaded to 60-tonnes GCM - 26m long. But why has Gary been allowed to go out and play? Well click through here for the full story and his two-day photo diary... "
Looking good.JPGGary continues: "My team is doing some product evaluation work from our base in Brisbane. It's a five-hour circuit, heading west up the Great Dividing (mountain) Range to Toowoomba, then south through rolling farming country, past hallowed ground (where Mack achieved the Guinness Record for Longest Road Train), then down the range at Cunningham's Gap and back to Brisbane. "
New S'liner tanker.JPG"And here's another Superliner...a tanker..we spotted going around on the second day!"
Bigger jiggers on the go.JPG"Here's some bigger boys on the go too..."
Nice freeway.JPG"Nice freeway..."
Steep pull.JPG"Going up a steep old pull"
An empty Iveco.JPG"Being passed by an Iveco...but he's empty!" (nice shot of the PowerStar Gary!)
Up the range.JPG"Further up the range--look closely and you can see one coming down the other side!"
A nice bit of road.JPG"At last... a nice bit of road".
South bound.JPG"Southbound again.."
That aussie icon - country pub.JPG"Classic Aussie icon ahead..the Country Pub!"
!#$ roadworks.JPG"%$&£#@! Roadworks..."
yep -straight.JPG"Call that a straight bit of road mate...? Nah..THIS is a straight bit of road..."
Turning 26m into a single lane.JPG"Now comes a tricky bit...turning 26m onto a single track road..."
Coming around nicely.JPG"She's coming around nicely...."
A bit of slow traffic.JPG"A bit of slow traffic up ahead"
Single & slow.JPG"Single...and S...L...O...W"
A convoy down.JPG"A convoy coming down.."
Slow & steady downhill.JPG"Keep her slow and steady downhill mate.."
Runoff & tight.JPG"...otherwise you might just need that run-off.."
Curves and downhill.JPG"more curves...more downhill, get that engine brake working..."
Looking the part.JPG"looking the part..."
"I hope this look at Aussie trucking is of interest. " finishes Gary...You betcha TH.
(PN: Really A beautiful trip THANKING OUR MASTERS: Gary Richard / Brian Weatherley / Will Shiers and people from BigLorryBlog !!!)
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