Pacific Heavy Haulage Trucks

[rovers90]

Final holiday pics, I promise!

 

This is a Pacific truck, these were built from 1947 in British Columbia and were designed especially for the logging industry. Pacific stopped building new trucks in the late 1980s but are still operating as they rebuild existing trucks and can provide the original build data for any truck they manufactured from 1947 and can supply parts for any of those trucks.

 

They could operate at GVWs in excess of 100 tons up and down mountain tracks but with up to 900bhp available this was not a problem. I remember seeing quite a few when I first visited Vancouver Island in 1979, they were off highway trucks and were parked up waiting to cross over the highway at night. Most Pacifics are not front line trucks any more as the size and weight of the timber felled and extracted has decreased.

 

They are mighty impressive machines none the less.

[s.varty]

keep them coming I say:thumbup1:

[monkeybusiness]

These are my favourite photographs ever!

[shavey]

they are the best keep um a coming:thumbup::thumbup:

[s o c]

super photos! check out this months classic commercial magazine. great article about fleet of pacific trucks used in africa to move huge transformers etc.. purpose built, up to 900hp ballasted to 75 tons. awesome stuff.

[rovers90]

super photos! check out this months classic commercial magazine. great article about fleet of pacific trucks used in africa to move huge transformers etc.. purpose built, up to 900hp ballasted to 75 tons. awesome stuff.

 

Yes, seen it. Last months had the history of Pacific with emphasis on the logging trucks. So by popular request here are some more shots. One of them with the square tank on the rear is a fire truck and the other with the hopper spreads sand when it is icy.

[difflock]

"Sex on a stick"

[D.M.Taylor Firewood Supp]

Derek them pictures are fantastic you obviously enjoyed your time away.Only one problem .............. what on earth did Mrs Log do and think of her "logging" holiday haha!!!!

[Woodworks]

Loving the pictures

[rovers90]

Derek them pictures are fantastic you obviously enjoyed your time away.Only one problem .............. what on earth did Mrs Log do and think of her "logging" holiday haha!!!!

 

Good one Darren! Mrs Log was in the mall with my aunty spending money!!