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[98TLS]

Something a bit more random,parked outside the watering hole the other day had this lovely old Brougham pull up behind me,thing was in fantastic nick.

[Pis-ton broke]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

carrying on the bike theme my uncle had a great job in his retirement up in Nelson looking after a collection,bikes are all down in Invercargill these days.
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thats john brittens bike , i think about five only made. and its value is very expensive. john britten designed and hand built the entire bike, i have the video, cast his own engine block, heads , everything. made the wheels, fairings ect,ect.

and its was very competitive against the factory ducati team, joey dunlop test rode the bike at one time, it was going to race in the T.T., isles or man race.
then john died of cancer, it was such a tragedy .

[Loonar]

A coupla of a little cactus that had never flowered in the several years we've had it and a nice bromeliad behind... ]

[five 7]

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by five 7

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how did my wifes 'friendly toy' end up there.

[five 7]

[DJR-351]

Pilbara Mt Newman in the mid 80's.....actual accident but thankfully non-fatal.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

Pilbara Mt Newman in the mid 80's.....actual accident but thankfully non-fatal.

Hey DJR, out of curiosity, how does an accident like that happen? I'm going to assume that it was the driver of the truck that ran over the car and not the driver of the car running into the path of the truck. f that assumption is reasonable, then would it be safe to say that the dump truck was reversing at the time of the incident? Or was the car parked at the front of the dump truck, and hence obscured vision played a part in it?

Working at a brown coal fired power station with our own open cut mine, I'm well aware of incidents where vehicles have been flattened by the dredgers (and stackers) relocating, but that is primarily because of a significant number of blind spots.

Just curious.

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Hey DJR, out of curiosity, how does an accident like that happen? I'm going to assume that it was the driver of the truck that ran over the car and not the driver of the car running into the path of the truck. f that assumption is reasonable, then would it be safe to say that the dump truck was reversing at the time of the incident? Or was the car parked at the front of the dump truck, and hence obscured vision played a part in it?

Working at a brown coal fired power station with our own open cut mine, I'm well aware of incidents where vehicles have been flattened by the dredgers (and stackers) relocating, but that is primarily because of a significant number of blind spots.

Just curious.

believe it or not from what i saw back in them days it was usually the situation where the driver of the car/ute whatever has pulled up behind the dumpie where it cant be seen and goes talks to a near by operater ( usually the loader operator) dumpie is filled driver doesnt know car is there and backs up to leave , and there lies a crushed vehicle
they also didnt have the big see me flag antenas then eithet

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Hey DJR, out of curiosity, how does an accident like that happen? I'm going to assume that it was the driver of the truck that ran over the car and not the driver of the car running into the path of the truck. f that assumption is reasonable, then would it be safe to say that the dump truck was reversing at the time of the incident? Or was the car parked at the front of the dump truck, and hence obscured vision played a part in it?

Working at a brown coal fired power station with our own open cut mine, I'm well aware of incidents where vehicles have been flattened by the dredgers (and stackers) relocating, but that is primarily because of a significant number of blind spots.

Just curious.

If i remember correctly the Holden Ute was parked across the front of the Lectra Haul truck with a Trades Assistant sitting in it, the Tradie (AC Mechanic) was up in the cab of the running truck with the operator checking on the AC unit when operator moved the truck forward.

Apparently they didn't know the Ute was parked in front of it as the TA had dropped the Tradie off at the front of the truck by the stairs then took of to fill the water bottles up from the ice machine down at the mess, when he came back he went to park in the shade of the truck, which happened to be in front of it.

When the truck moved forward it rolled the ute over before driving the front wheels on to and over it, they stopped before the rear wheels went all the way over it, if the rear wheels had gone over it the TA would have had more than a broken collarbone and forearm to worry about, they pulled him out of the passenger side of the ute and out under the right side of the truck.

In the picture they had already started to move the Ute around to pull it out, prior to this it was laying at about 45° to the truck with the right hand side of the Ute body just under the right hand rear truck wheels, it's the only photo i can find of it now.

The investigation went on for ages with a lot of conflicting statements that resulted in some serious **** kicking and another book full of procedures implemented lol

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

If i remember correctly the Holden Ute was parked across the front of the Lectra Haul truck with a Trades Assistant sitting in it, the Tradie (AC Mechanic) was up in the cab of the running truck with the operator checking on the AC unit when operator moved the truck forward.

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Interesting picture of that crushed ute, I can recognize the shape of the HQ looking bonnet on that Holden but I've never seen a bash guard under the engine before on one. Certainly not a factory option.

[marty351]

Are those cross-ply tyres?

[Tonz]

are drivers now required to always carry a change of underwear, but in that case that would have been the least of his worries.

Wonder if he stayed on working or found an easier way to make a living?

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by Tonz

are drivers now required to always carry a change of underwear, but in that case that would have been the least of his worries.

Wonder if he stayed on working or found an easier way to make a living?

He stayed on but ended up working in the warehouse, he's still there today...

[Loonar]

I've whacked this one in here, as well as The Pub section on old matey's voting poll, anyway, came across this today, worthy of a spot here!! ..Brand new, Black and White Cabs, Toowoomba..

[jaydee]

Dare I say "It'll buff out"
I'm calling that's a HQ ute too, or was anyway.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Dare I say "It'll buff out"
I'm calling that's a HQ ute too, or was anyway.

Definately a HQ re post #300, bumper indicators, drum front brakes. by HJ front disc were standard.

It sure was ... our fitters had WB 1tonners up until they replaced them with Daihatsu Rocky's in 88 :/

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