Biglorryblog has already mentioned the fact that Mariusz Koscinski, 'BLB's man in Poland' has been out in New Zealand on a busman's holiday (or rather a logging truck fanatic's holiday) and he's sent me these fabulous shots of Pacific trucks and news of the sighting of another BLB stalwart. Anyway I'll let Mariusz tell the story: "Hello Brian, After a really great time and lots of photos I had to come back from New Zealand. However, while I was there I was taking photos at a weighbridge in Kinleith mill. In the morning when I arrived I asked the staff if I'd get to see some Pacific 'doubles'."
"After their assurance that papers for the loads usually brought to the mill by one particular Pacific truck were taken out, I was just calmly snapping away on anything coming through or near the weighbridge. Finally after some time I saw in a distance a characteristic paint scheme of Rob Dahm Ltd. pulling two trailers onto the road leading to the weighbridge."
"When the truck was coming closer I noticed there's a passenger in the cab with a professional camcorder. And guess who it was? Yes BLBs very own Martin 'Keeper Of The Flame' Phippard! It's a small world, isn't it? As the Pacific had to proceed with its work and there were other trucks pulling onto the weighbridge, after exchanging a few words we both continued doing our own thing---Martin filming the Pacific and me taking photos of it." So THAT's where Martin's been hiding says BLB. Well I just hope he's got some video footage of the Pacific I can put on the blog..or they'll be 'words'!
Mariusz continues: "Later in the day the same Pacific came back but as I'd moved to different location in the mill I didn't get a chance for more photos from up close." Well you probably need to stand quite some way away Mariusz..just to get it all in! Now click through here for more Pacifics, this time dumpers...
Mariusz finishes off by saying: "I also managed to take some photos of two Pacific dumpers working around the yard moving wood processing waste used to generate electricity. So here are the photos."
Great stuff Mariusz, that definitely earns you a special BLB 'Polish Pie' and what are the odds of bumping into Martin in New Zealand? Still, they say that if you stand still long enough sooner or later everyone you know will walk past you!
Every truck was really designed to pull tons of heavy things. I wonder if this trucking company has a trucking software?
LONG LIVE PACIFIC!
Some nice looking trucks, I really like the look of the dump trucks. If anybody is wondering, all three of the trucks are P500PS models.
Scott