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where is that first picture taken Jason ???

Not sure Paul but I'll try and find out for you if you like, the site and the above two pictures belong to a member on another forum I visit.... the second picture was taken on the woodhead pass near me or so I think any way....  :-\

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In my youth I went on a mountain biking holiday in Wales and the picture reminds me of the Elan Vally reservoirs ??? ??? ???

It could be.... Although Vanguard are Leeds based I believe, and as you know, plant doesn't travel long distances as a rule unless it's specialist kit.  :-\

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The pictures shown here are surprisingly old as demonstrated by the Sierra police car. I didn't realize they made the Daf 95 as long ago as that, and I was even more surprised to see the engine size of the Daf  in the first picture was a 360 or 380. How things have changed. In those days that was a pretty powerful truck. Today it would probably be at least 600 HP. Unthinkable in the late eighties. The power was obviously adequate because of the way the front wheels are lifting off. I bet if porcus trafficus saw that he wouldn't be following so close.

    Great pictures, and something I've always wanted to do. I've done many abnormal loads, but would love to get into the really heavy end of the job. I like the idea of dealing with the problems associated with top weights and the trucks associated with it. Driving really large heavy cranes has always appealed to me. I also used to do a lot of specialist lifting with a Hiab, which was really interesting. Again nothing really heavy, moore intricate and mentally challenging. Some of it was installation the rest was recovery. ;):)

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we had this monstor through plymouth the other night, and 2 more since with another 4 planned, as long as a footie pitch apparently, new parts  for a power station in plymouth, bought in via a boat and the naval dockyard as it was the only place with a loading ramp ect big enough to get the thin off, went back the following night as its a one peice unit, shut the main road(a38) overnight to get it out

also a vid of it, not many pics arround of it to be honest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7110000/newsid_7119200/7119272.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2

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