Be afraid

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 05 Jan 2006, 09:09

http://www.russiantruck.co.uk/

Check out the video clips - just the sort of thing you need, if you need to pull trees down or demolish houses etc.

Post by **Louey** » 05 Jan 2006, 09:39

You could imagine the Zil 131 saying

"don't mess or I'll set my big brother on you - the Zil 135"

Post by **syncroandy** » 05 Jan 2006, 10:40

I stayed at the War and Peace show last year with our NATO DOKA. There was naturally a trials course for those inclined to have a play.

One evening I became aware of roaring noises from that direction, and went over to find several Scammel tank-transporter tractor units on the course. It was hilarious but also very impressive, the articulation and general maneuverabilty of those things is suberb.

Post by **HarryMann** » 05 Jan 2006, 13:06

Scammel's ex-Watford invented the articulating bogie, here is a great video clip of the sort of articulation they were capable of...

http://freespace.virgin.net/scammell.man/index2.htm

and hit the History menu item on left

my dad always says that once a big truck fell off the road and got stuck in a paddy field, forget the American Diamond Ts and Macks http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/vehicles/wrv/vehdiamd.htm

bring up the Scammel recovery truck... which they only had one or two of well back behind the front lines.