Jim B Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Franck, those are some really cool looking trucks. I'm not that familiar with European trucks, what are some of those? The Volvo show truck, are those miners on the murals? Vive la France! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le_marbrier Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Franck, those are some really cool looking trucks. I'm not that familiar with European trucks, what are some of those? The Volvo show truck, are those miners on the murals? Vive la France!Yes the "paint" on the Volvo represents Miners, in rememberance of the coal mines exploited in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais till the 90's and the hard life of their workers and families had.Concerning the truck pics, I'm not an expert, so it will be very global :the 1st one is a Volvo F 88 (Sweden) produced from 1965 to 1977, a real success story in Europe.The 2nd one is a Scania 111 (Sweden) from 1958(L75) to +/- end of the 70's (111)The 3rd one is a Hanomag-Henschel F 221 (Germany) the company no longer exist and was bought by MercedesThe 4th is a Berliet (France) TR 280 : 1978 to 90's. The company is under RENAULT flag since 1978 but the cab design of this truck was used until the early 90's with some face liftings and improvementsthe 5th is a SAVIEM (France) TP170 : belongs to RENAULT since 1955 In fact four companies were grouped under SAVIEM brand : Latil-Renault-Somua-FloiratWill be continued... Edited February 20, 2015 by le_marbrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks for the information, Franck. I appreciate it. As to the "flank" where the lullaby is written, I would call that a skirt of a fairing, but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le_marbrier Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks for the information, Franck. I appreciate it. As to the "flank" where the lullaby is written, I would call that a skirt of a fairing, but that's just me.I've been mistaken, it's not what I've said before, just re-read it '^^ Should have zoomed on the text before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Saw this the other mornin. I had to pull onto the shoulder to let it by. I use to get paid real good to build those model kits ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 thought I'd add a pic I snapped today fueling up the sleds..this tri axle Pete stopped by for cup of Joe. I quickly asked the driver permission if he'd mind, gladly invited me to "shoot away" !! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 That's some cool trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctruk Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Here's a Pete that delivered some chemicals to our plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Nice looking Peterbilt. The black stacks are different. They work well with this tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Not the best pictures but this was my Dad's rig. Had many of good times going across Canada with him during summer breaks. Worked darn hard but was paid well. I bought the blue pickup (was totally stock) and by the time I was 17 I had it the way it looked here. I miss both trucks a lot!!! The Eagle was running a 8V silver 92 . For a while had straight pipes. With that long exhaust it was music to the ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) That is awesome, Brent.....I built a model similar to that one a while back.....Hope to show it, this spring at contest.....I used a Freightliner for mine, though.....Built it similar to this one..... Most of the guys have seen the thread, but here it is, if you're interested.... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=93773 Edited March 8, 2015 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit1 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 What were they (droms) used for?... was it the predecessor to what we now know as STAND UP's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Just another place to put cargo, for the most part..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit1 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 ah ok... mainly more cargo= more $$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Awesome builds JT!!! My Dad had his drom set up with a gas generator (generator sat under the sleeper of the truck center of the frame) If you look at the truck you can see a smaller fuel tank. This was a gas tank. That tank would last an entire trip across Canada. It was a pretty cool set up. The drom had a false wall and floor and had electric heat. He had a squirrel fan set to push the air through the false wall and floor which allowed heat to be circulated through out the drom. With the Canadian winters customers could not take their plants or canned goods etc. Anything that would freeze had to be left behind. This "Heated" service was well received and was very popular. The big reef on the side of the drom was his National Van foreman of the year award. He won many provincial Van foreman awards but the National one was a pretty cool deal. In the summer months he would remove the false wall and floor. He could fit one small sized apartment of furniture in the drom. He sometimes had front axle weight issues depending what he had in the drom. He came up with the idea of installing a solenoid so he could dump the air out of the rear air bags on the back axle. As he rolled up to the scale he'd flip a switch and he could pick up 1000.00 LBS off of the front axle LOL. Sneaky LOL Another job I had was keeping all that Aluminium polished up. Back then all you had was the bar type polish and you had to work at it. The products available now make it soooo easy. (I have a snowmobile I keep polished up). I wish the products were available back then. Would have made life much easier. He'd be back for a few days and have to take off again right away. Sometimes I'd only get half the truck done. As long as it was the drivers side he was happy LOL. That was the side he saw most..... Edited March 8, 2015 by Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Saw this today on my way back into Ca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Saw this, this morning. Western Distribution heavy haul, 4 axle Lonestar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackvision Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Very cool Farmall! my Dad was leased to North American for a little over 40 years in their electronics division,me,I was with Atlas for 22 years,so the moving and storage industry is near and dear to me!.........................Mark Sean: And drom boxes were mostly used for what movers call "overflow" (what doesn't fit in the trailer) and a lot of "oddball" items (bicycles,patio furniture,garden tools etc.) every inch of room in a moving van counts,so there has to room for everything,if one truck has to leave something behind,it's money off the bill! many guys also used their droms for excess equipment Pads,dollies,hand trucks,packing materials etc. hope this answers your question.........................Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Great shots of those rigs, Clayton....Amazing what you can haul these days.....And that Lonestar is just beautiful....And to be honest, that's a really GOOD picture....."Poster on the wall" worthy....It, seriously, looks like you got it from a brochure....Excellent shot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Awesome builds JT!!! My Dad had his drom set up with a gas generator (generator sat under the sleeper of the truck center of the frame) If you look at the truck you can see a smaller fuel tank. This was a gas tank. That tank would last an entire trip across Canada. It was a pretty cool set up. The drom had a false wall and floor and had electric heat. He had a squirrel fan set to push the air through the false wall and floor which allowed heat to be circulated through out the drom. With the Canadian winters customers could not take their plants or canned goods etc. Anything that would freeze had to be left behind. This "Heated" service was well received and was very popular. The big reef on the side of the drom was his National Van foreman of the year award. He won many provincial Van foreman awards but the National one was a pretty cool deal. In the summer months he would remove the false wall and floor. He could fit one small sized apartment of furniture in the drom. He sometimes had front axle weight issues depending what he had in the drom. He came up with the idea of installing a solenoid so he could dump the air out of the rear air bags on the back axle. As he rolled up to the scale he'd flip a switch and he could pick up 1000.00 LBS off of the front axle LOL. Sneaky LOLSounds like your dad was a pretty savvy sort of player back in the day.....Shade tree engineering at it's best.....Impeccable ingenuity.... Edited March 15, 2015 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Thanks man. I used my S5 active from the drivers seat of my car. Guess I kinda missed my calling as a photographer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Thanks man. I used my S5 active from the drivers seat of my car. Guess I kinda missed my calling as a photographer.Lol....That's pretty good.....It sure is one heck of a shot, Man....I know I'm impressed....I may have to blow it up, myself and put it on MY wall....It's that good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Come to think about it....Look at the box on the Moebius kit.....Amazing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Just saw this K100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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