He's back! Yes Biglorryblog's very own 'Dr Livingstone' or was it 'Stanley' (Unwin?) 'Good Man in Africa' Jerry Burley has returned to the fold with this weird wonder... From the land of the Gnomes of Zurich... And he says: "Sent to me a couple of days back by Sherwen who is currently lighting up cycling-nerds-only TV sets around the world, from Switzerland this particular time. That looks like partner-in-dime Liggett with the shades over his cap too, though I can't be totally sure. Maybe someone out there has the official Wiki-philia definition for this thing "cos I sure don't. Single-diff Volvo FL10 by the looks, so this unit has probably been around for a few years. Very low trailer too, which I find slightly odd as there must be the odd tall quack out there! There must be a half-sensible reason as it's even lower than the tractor cab line. Only in the land of the numbered bank account and dubious-origin gold I guess. Comments from the Biglorryblog blognoscenti as to its origin much welcome. Regards, JB." Well search me... An emergency vehicle for helping bankers extract their wallets that have become jammed inside their jacket pockets perhaps? That's the best you'll get from BLB. Meanwhile, watch out for more of JB's news from 'the Dark Continent over the coming days!
When I have encountered these low height vehicles in the past,(R.A.F. AEC Mammoth Major refuellers etc.), they have been designed for air transportation in Hercules aircraft or similar and I wonder if this is similar with the trailer being air transportable and picked up by another tractor unit at its destination.
It's used for airport work. You can see pictures of it at http://intermedic.ch