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Old 28-08-12, 21:46
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Another person who used FWD HAR 1s in service that most of us who go to Corowa will remember is Vic Phillips of Conargo.

I seem to remember him saying that they had big problems with failure of the diff centres. Despite the massive axle housing the crown wheel and pinion were just not up to the job and most of their trucks were immobilised due to lack of replacement parts when they were on the PNG north coast.

The Americans came to their aid and supplied them with 1-1/2 ton Chev 4x4s known in Australia as Yankee Joes. These worked very well and when it came time to move on they tried to take them with them. At this point the authorities stepped in and they ended up using the Chevs to push the unserviceable FWDs onto the barges and then abandoned the Chevs on the beach. The FWDs were on strength and the Chevs were not.

That was the story as I remember it anyway.

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Old 29-08-12, 01:19
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And then there are the USA trucks purchased by the RAAF second hand in the states to carry the mobile radar set up for 114 MRCU.

The trucks with the radar units ended up at Butterworth.

They were all repainted a dark green colour and the paint job was really great if the paint on my car was that good I would be happy.

Cannot recall what series they were but I remember my old SGT being sent to the USA to pick out the ones we would take and to buy parts to back them up.

They were perhaps disposed there as they were LHD there would have not been much market for them in 1969.

If I recall they were 6 x 6 but cannot recall the type.

Anyone know what they were

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Old 29-08-12, 03:07
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Alex,

I think I was pretty specific about it being the truck's designation, rather than the manufacturer's model number. Call it what you like - designation, nomenclature, whatever - the point is the 'Truck, Heavy, Tipper' (the use of which was defined as a 'bulk load carrying vehicle with the ability to self-unload') built on an FWD HAR-1 was, as far as I know, unique to the RAAF. That was the point of the comments I made about the image posted.

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Old 10-11-12, 12:32
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Old 10-11-12, 14:20
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Maybe some of these seen before.
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niet precies achtergrond, maar ik denk dat ze zijn goede foto 's.
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Old 04-12-12, 12:06
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niet precies achtergrond, maar ik denk dat ze zijn goede foto 's.
What ho! Talking Dutch, are we?

Anyhow, I'm sure one Dutchman will be happy with this picture!

Will cross post to relevant thread....

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