*Your* picture thread

Hermy

Spotted this Unimog yesterday...

Slidey

Wow, haven't seen any of them before.

I believe the ESB were to get a few of them.

I was in Gaynors today and there would be some great photos to be taken there but it was too dark. Its like a graveyard for machines up the back

Hermy

Who are Gaynors Slidey?

Slidey

They are mob that breaks and sells diggers in Roscommon

Slidey

Hermy

^^
Nice!

Slidey

The interior is pretty cool too.

Sorry about the quality of the pics, damn camera phone.

Hermy

Anyone know the history of this Oshkosh specially made for the Irish market? The picture is from this website.

yellowlabrador

Slidey

MrFoxman360

Well Lads ( and Ladies)

I just bought myself a new machine this weekend , What do yee think?

Toyota LandCruiser Amazon



4.2 Liter 6 cylinder turbo Diesel, so she ain't no slouch



And I always thought my Pajero was big



And more extras than a chinese massage parlour

Slidey

Nice motor.

Best of luck with it

PaddyBloggit

a beast!

broro22

:eek:

Slidey

Jaysus, what happened that broro?

You'll not straightened those doors, they are as hard as the hob of hell when they get bent

broro22

100ft pit face. it was a couple years ago mate of mine was driving her. lucky to be alive glass broke in the jib side of cab and the he was pushed out by the rising gravel. the force shunted the digger clean across the quarry scary sh1t

gofaster_s13

Slidey wrote: »

For something thats designed as a serious off-roader that drivers step is very low:rolleyes: definatly don't look as if they'd take as much of a beating as the last series of Mog's

gofaster_s13

In the garage at the moment, Freightliner with Caterpillar goodness:D

Slidey

Did it pass? :P

gofaster_s13

Failed, no markings;):p

101sean

There's different series of Mogs so the serious off road agri spec ones are still around. That is a utility spec one, steps are probably an option so ESB drivers don't strain themselves climbing in!.:rolleyes:

Had one in as a demonstrator at the company I used to work for, we were thinking of a rail mounted one with jetting unit but it got too expensive (£250k). The demo was LH or RH drive, the whole dash inc steering and pedals slid from one side to the other!

101sean

Freightliner piccies don't show up for me

MrFoxman360

101sean wrote: »

Freightliner piccies don't show up for me

Or me, just a box with a liitle red x

Or am I missing something here

Slidey

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

In the garage at the moment, Freightliner with Caterpillar goodness:D

Fixed, I hope you don't mind.

We had a lot of trouble getting a speedlimiter to work on the yank tank I have posted earlier

gofaster_s13

Slidey wrote: »

We had a lot of trouble getting a speedlimiter to work on the yank tank I have posted earlier

No bothers with this one as the Caterpiller engine has the Ecu on the side of the engine which runs separate to the vehicle and we have a Kiwi mechanic working here who had worked on Caterpillers in Kiwiland and had the diag software on his laptop so just set it through the original ECU:D

broro22

big jd:D

stoneill

Glenties Donegal

stoneill

Routemaster - lovely!

Hermy

A few odds and sods...

Hermy

And a few more...

Slidey

:eek:

How bad are the brakes on the Kenworth that he has to put a block in front of the wheel?

Hermy

Slidey wrote: »

:eek:

How bad are the brakes on the Kenworth that he has to put a block in front of the wheel?

What brakes?;)
(Not in picture but there's a block under the front wheel as well)

Deadly Dave

Saw this in Oz a few years ago.

Hermy

A bit of Mar-Train for ye...

Slidey

Great shots Hermy.

Hermy

One more from Mar-Train...








Last time these guys were here they had Volvos...






An auxilary fire tender...


Caffreys always have gorgeous rigs...


Sorry about the blur - one of McNallys 8x4's...

Hermy

Slidey wrote: »

Great shots Hermy.

Thanks Slidey,
Been trying to catch them in the act for a while now.:)

antomorro-sei

Hermy wrote: »

Thanks Slidey,
Been trying to catch them in the act for a while now.:)

Savage pics. What are the big white thingys in this pic?

Got stuck behind one at the bridge at Hueston at like 2 am the other night. I presumed its a propeller thingy off a windmill? Dunno though

Hermy

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Savage pics. What are the big white thingys in this pic?

Got stuck behind one at the bridge at Hueston at like 2 am the other night. I presumed its a propeller thingy off a windmill? Dunno though

Thanks anto. You're spot on - they are indeed propeller thingys for wind turbines.:D

Slidey

hermy wrote:

http://omg.wthax.org/Picture_268_Medium.jpg

This same crowd have a traction unit up in the hills beside Arigna. It is an 90's style Merc with 26t of ballast over the fifth wheel and it had hydrostatic drive.

I could not believe how it pulled up the hills when I eventually got its fueling issues sorted.

The roar from the V8 was savage, way way better than any of the modern v8's, you could hear each cylinder thump on tick over

antomorro-sei

Hermy wrote: »

Thanks anto. You're spot on - they are indeed propeller thingys for wind turbines.:D

No bother! I won't dare upload my photo's of them. Shockingly bad camera phone pics

hunter164

Hermy wrote: »

Caffreys always have gorgeous rigs...

Their Longline is amazing.

Hermy

Slidey wrote: »

This same crowd have a traction unit up in the hills beside Arigna. It is an 90's style Merc with 26t of ballast over the fifth wheel and it had hydrostatic drive.

I could not believe how it pulled up the hills when I eventually got its fueling issues sorted.

The roar from the V8 was savage, way way better than any of the modern v8's, you could hear each cylinder thump on tick over

It wasn't this baby by any chance Slidey?

Is hydrostatic drive the same as a torque converter? And why do Mercs have such a distinctive engine note?

antomorro-sei wrote: »

No bother! I won't dare upload my photo's of them. Shockingly bad camera phone pics

Rubbish Anto. It's not like my photos are all that good.
Please post what you've seen.:)

Hermy

Hermy wrote: »

An auxilary fire tender...

Someone in the Civil Defence can't spell Auxiliary!
And neither can I.:o

hunter164 wrote: »

Their Longline is amazing.

What's a Longline hunter?

Slidey

It was the same era as that but IIRC it was 8x4.

The hydrostatic drive and the diesel tanks were in a big square unit behind the cab.

Not sure how the hydrostatic drive works but basically he could hit a hill in 3rd high, that you would normally need to be dropping into the low box for, and when the revs would start to drop the HS would kick and it the revs would increase and it was just mow into the climb.

Think the idea is to save jerking the bar on the climb when dropping gears.

It impressed me no end.

Hermy

The one in the pic I found looks to be a 6x6 judging by the front tyres and ground clearance.
Just had a quick peek at Wikipedia and a torque converter and hydrostatic drive are quite different animals. Silly me.:o

hunter164

Hermy wrote: »

What's a Longline hunter?

A Scania Longline? There's a couple pics of it, not mine btw.

Slidey

It was something like this. You can see the cooler for the transmission behind the cab.

There is a youtube video of one taking off here

Hermy

hunter164 wrote: »

A Scania Longline? There's a couple pics of it, not mine btw.

The penny drops...:o That's some bus!
I thought you were calling the one I posted a Longline.
Here's one I found online a while ago.

101sean

Excellent picures. They are building a new wind farm on the hills above me, look foward to seeing some interesting traffic on the back roads around here!