I remember the PMG's twin steer floats and have a picture of them, but sorry only in my memory.
So is that two F models or the PMGs in the shed?
I worked on the old F/R after it arrived in '78 to replace the Federal. it was big power then of 375hp. Jeez it was a rough truck bobtail.
The 4 rows of 8 trailer had a metre and bit extension put in between the 2&3 axles around christmas '84, due to either weight or length changes.
I rebushed the trunnions on the axles at the same time as extending all the hyd suspension and brake hoses.
The jigger was gone in '86 or '87 replaced by the Benz.
Of that model too I just noticed the Danger sign, I thought was perched above the back of the cab between the intake and exhaust stack frames. I was only speaking to the son of the maker of the model on Wednesday,(he had hit 31 years in Council recently) he said the model did sell but can't remember where it went.
I remember my first day in Council and the model of the James Holt Ferry (now "The Island") precursor to the Gateway Bridge used to be in the Plant Engineer Eric Sivell's office.
$90k that was a pretty big price I would have thought.
I like the truck but 90?
The BCC's 10 x 6 gained a bit of a controversy in the papers when it first arrived in 86/7 about the flexing of the tray on tilting with the said heavy rollers and graders Council used to have. The last time I drove it 3 years back, I was asked to pick up a Hitachi excavator from Willawong and return to CF, Col C loaded it and bolted it down. I enjoyed driving her, you just had to pre plan your line on turning corners.
I went into the Toowong Bus Workshops Engine Overhaul area for a visit with the Dyno on the back, after you had dropped it at Mt Coot-tha Quarry. I went to turn into the gate and bugger me, I should have started turning about a foot before, going up the hill. I just gave the gate a little nudge with the lower left bumper as I went through it (I wasn't the first to take the paint off the bar).
I still hear now how they went to close the gate that night and they don't believe me that it was only a nudge.
I used it once to pick up a 1946 White normal cab bus, for a resto project, unfortunately I couldn't keep it without having the place to complete it.
They have downsized dramatically, and now realized the amount of money that has been going out on subbies, they need to do something about it, so we will probably see things arrive again.
Being in Council its like waiting for a monorail. If you wait long enough the same one will come round again.
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