Last one for today. Andrzej Lazar from Gdynia in Poland (BLB readers may remember him for his immaculate restoration of an F10 Eurotrotter) has kindly sent me this selection of shots of a Scheuerle super shifter and says :"This is an interesing truck from one firm near the container port in Gdynia." Interesting it certainly is Andrzej as it's one of those modular moving platforms (usually powered by a Duetz enguine) for shifting around heavy loads like half-completed sections of ships!
The driving compartment could do with a bit more bling though--- and it's obviously a 'bring your own cushion' cabin too! Now shift through here for more of this weird and wonderful machine....
I seem to recall having blogged on these things before that its got self-levelling hyrdro pneumatic suspension and can move at ultra-low speeds...well what's the hurry with half a ship on the back anyway?
Looks like something out of 'Thunderbirds' don't you think? And for a pie, which Thunderbird would you expect to carry this beastie?
It's low enough to go under my back garden gate too!
a real life Elevator Car, just perfect for when someone invents the Fireflash!
I must stop drinking this early in the morning.
Andrzej,
I wonder which company owns/operates the Scheurle moving platform? If it is operated by the Gdynia Shipyard, the platform may soon be on the market as the Polish government is actively looking for a buyer to take over the Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards. Unfortunately, we may soon witness some sorry asset-stripping.
All the best from Poznan, Poland.
Andrzej
That all interesing vehicles are own Unitrans
http://www.unitrans.biz/en/ofirmie.html
That does look like an elevator car! FAB!
Thunderbird 2 of course! – Heavy supersonic VTOL carrier lifting body aircraft used for the transport of major rescue equipment and vehicles.
The premiere episode 'Trapped in the Sky' featured theThunderbirds' remotely operating "elevator cars" which had to be maneuvered into position on the runway beneath the stricken Fireflash aircraft as it came in to land, so that the aircraft could touch down without extending its landing gear, which would have triggered a bomb hidden there by International Rescue's nemesis, The Hood. It is obvious that the Scherle designer regularly watched The Thunderbirds!!!