Rod Simmonds in New Zealand has clearly been feeling a bit sheepish. He's just sent me this selection of Kiwi carriers and says: "Once a year the Ongarue district have a big sheep sale (ewes and lambs combined this year) mid January."
Rod continues: "Ongarue is deep in The King Country, livestock and forestry area-see if you can find on Google. The old town has no shops or services, long gone, but local school uses the sale day for fundraising by catering lunches and drinks. It was 30-35 degrees C so need plenty of refreshments!" Fortunately Rodders still managed to battle heat-stroke (and the refreshments) to send this great selection of classic Kiwi waggon and drag livestock carriers starting with this neat Isuzu...
"Yards hold around 15,000 head nowadays and a good day was had by all!" says Rod....not least his son Benji who features shortly. But first its British truck time.
Like this excellent late-model Foden 4000 Series...kite marque rules...
"Swede Thunder" it says on the front. Scania gets in on the act. Meanwhile, Rod goes on to comment that while everyone had a good time..."Except maybe all the many truck drivers who started well before sun up to get to all the back country farms to collect then spend rest of day after auction delivering to all parts of the
Well this Inter cabover looks pristine Rod--either hasn't done much work or driver is a stickler for cleanliness! Rod closes: "Maybe something you could use in T&D, can send full size if you want?" How about it Will?
Another Inter waggon and drag--this one's called 'Inter-Mischief II'...geddit?
Well Benjamin clearly had a good time Rod---and why not spending time with truck-mad Dad?! And for a pie what's he looking at (the truck that is)
Aforementioned Inter identifier..!
Isuzu has rather interesting looking bodywork--porthole ventilation rather than conventional slats/flaps...
Your boy has either got a sensible sun hat Rod--or he fancies joining the Foreign Legion! As for the sheep they look 'baaaard' stiff....
About time we had an Argosy in this story Rodders...and click through here for more Kiwi sheep shifters!
Big Daf XF waits its turn alongside ute with a tray on the back...
Herd instinct clearly extends to trucks as well as sheep
They clearly like Japanese kit in this fleet..
Nice 'old'-style FH from Volvo....12-litre lump. Not quite the 'new 700hp FH16!
Wonder how old that Inter is...? Year and model please anorak army....pies for the winner.
And that's the end of the story....great stuff Rod--keep slapping on the calomine lotion for that suburn...
Brian,
What Rod's son is looking into the chrome on is a Freightliner Argosy 8x4
Joe
looks like Rod was in "ewetopia"
Those Inters are 9800 Eagle Cabovers - not seen anywhere else but NZ!