Same Woods Different Day

[Plushy]

Well the Hunt was on for donor vehicles so after a few hours hunting and talking heres what i found .

F60S this will be a donor for my F15A


This next one is Owned by a little old lady who said i had to speak to her husband if i wanted to buy it she then informed me he has been dead for 8 years . I think dementia has started .


Thsi Chev is still being used Daily for hauling logs of of the Forest it was in good nick too .

[Plushy]

Theres something in here .


i see a crane .


Turns out there are two trucks here both Chevs .the are buried in Blackberries and scrub so i will let the next few photos talk for themselves .






there was also a flatbed trailer which looked like it was on Blitz wheels but it is burried in blackberries .

[Plushy]

Further up the road are these two .


F60L a bit rough but has nearly a full interior .



The owners neighbour just bought this one to enter into the Local Tractor Pull next year


There are lots of old trucks near these two blitzs this is just an interesting one i snapped .

the search for more continues ............

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Plushy
Well the Hunt was on for donor vehicles so after a few hours hunting and talking heres what i found .

F60S this will be a donor for my F15A

My, you have been busy indeed!

That first one is a F60L.

Great finds though - Australia really is the haven for old CMPs, eh?

I really like the cab 12s.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Keith Webb
Great finds though - Australia really is the haven for old CMPs, eh?

Don't rub it in, eh?

[Tony Smith]

Originally posted by Plushy
Owned by a little old lady who said i had to speak to her husband .....he has been dead for 8 years.

Probably why you mistook a long wheelbase for a "Medium".

"Are you there, Bert? Knock on the table for the number of cartons the old truck is worth. Is that 3 knocks? 3 slabs of VB coming up."

[Plushy]

Well the learning curve is steep but i am getting there

[Tony Smith]

Originally posted by Plushy
This Chev is still being used Daily for hauling logs of of the Forest it was in good nick too .

That looks like the remains of a Gar-Wood wrecker body on the back? Certainly well made for a Sawmill job.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by Tony Smith
That looks like the remains of a Gar-Wood wrecker body on the back? Certainly well made for a Sawmill job.

Tony

That looks like the D45 pole derrick ,usually seen on the C-30 model CMPs...
I have the model in my CMP bodies manual as well as the wrecker model..
This pole derrick came in models...D35-45-55-and 65...
FYI...

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Don't rub it in, eh?

RUB-A-DUB

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Keith Webb
RUB-A-DUB

There's a very definitive word for people like you, but far be it from this ol' bastard to invoke rude language in support of his statements!

[Howard]

Originally posted by Tony Smith
....3 slabs of VB coming up."

Obviously "Bert" had better taste in trucks than beer! Does anybody still drink VB?

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Howard
Obviously "Bert" had better taste in trucks than beer! Does anybody still drink VB?

Two possible answers to that intriguing question:

(1) "any port 'n the storm..."
(2) "don't reckon the dead guy will complain too loudly"

Ya see, they don' call me SUNRAY for nuttink!

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Howard
Does anybody still drink VB?

VB was the most commonly drank beer in NSW when I was last there..........so what is the most popular one now?

My favourite is Tooheys Old...............

[Greg Beeston]

I spoke to the owner of the derrick truck several years ago, back then it was owned by the fellow that owned the burnt out truck in this same thread, If I remember correctly he said he got the derrick truck in that configeration from the services (auctions?). He was very happy with the truck and with what it could do. When I last went for a drive past it 4 weeks ago I was disapointed to see it was no longer there, but I was pleased to see it on the other side of town.

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hmmmm James
Going to have to watch you from now on. These field trips and discoveries are a worry, you may be coming over my border soon. I think you had better stay home now and restore what you have. Very well done for all your latest posts.
Bob

[Howard]

Originally posted by Richard Farrant
..........so what is the most popular one now?

Richard, When Bob Dillan wrote "the times, they are a-changing" he could well have been singing about beer.
I think VB would still be the most populst for now, but more & more people are switching to boutique & low volume beers such as Boags, Coopers, and many pubs in the citys now brew their own.
Personally the last carton I bought was German, "Konig" Pilsner.
When next within kooee of Ganmain, look us up & experience some good home brew!
Howard

[Plushy]

Bob i will do you the courtesy of giving you some warning of any border raids