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It’s a very different kind of working life for this Isuzu CYJ530. The Auckland-based crane truck spends fully 70% of its time standing still – loading or unloading. In this case it’s taking on two houselots of roof trusses at Placemakers’ Wiri yard
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Wairarapa-based Keenan Forestry has just put this Kenworth K200 logger to work – its first logtruck, to support its own harvesting crews operating around the lower North Island. The daycab 8x4 has a 600hp Cummins X15 engine, an 18-speed Roadranger manual and Meritor RT46-160 diffs on Airglide suspension. Its logging gear and the five-axle trailer were built by Patchell
Canterbury logtruck operator Steve Murphy has put this new Kenworth T659 8x4 logger to work in front of a Patchell five-axle trailer. It has a 615hp Cummins X15, an 18-speed Roadranger manual gearbox, Meritor RT46-160 diffs on Airglide 460 suspension and Patchell logging gear fitted by SML
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This new Kenworth T610SAR is a longtime dream-come-true for Gameon 2 Contractors’ owners Troy and Davina Butcher. The earthmoving and heavy machinery transportation specialists, who have long wanted a KW in their operation, specced it with a 600hp Cummins X15, an 18-speed Roadranger manual trans and Meritor RT46160GP diffs on Airglide suspension
Cambridge’s Curin Contractors recently added this, its 10th DAF, to its fleet. The CF530 sleeper cab 6x4 tipper has a 530hp PACCAR MX13 engine, a TraXon AMT, DAF rear axles on air suspension, a full safety suite and a new Transport & General alloy body....with a matching five-axle trailer
Longtime RFH driver turned owner/operator Nigel Frost’s Tacoma Transport has this new Kenworth T610 logtruck now in work. It has a 600615hp Cummins X15, an 18-speed Roadranger manual, Meritor RT46-160 diffs on Hendrickson Primaax suspension and Patchell log gear and a refurbished Patchell four-axle trailer Truck & Driver | 97
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