Trucks of Ivanhoe: Classic Restos - Series 50
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Fletch finds himself in Ivanhoe, NSW, looking for a story, and he doesn't have to go far to uncover one. His first stop is Carmichael Transport, where the owner John has some impressive machinery, including a 1960 B61 Mack Truck, restored to pristine condition over seven years. These Mack trucks were the biggest on the road in their time, tough as nails with a 237 HP engine recognised as one of the strongest.
John tells of how the truck was pretty much buggered when purchased, with only the chassis in reasonable condition. The truck was entirely stripped down and rewired, with new brakes, steering and a new paint job in Carmichael Transport livery. Its working days are over, but it's a tribute to trucks of that era.
Another of John's older trucks is a Mack V8 525 HP that he purchased back in 1986 and used to transport livestock to Adelaide from the Ivanhoe district. It's no longer one of his everyday trucks but is a valuable backup to the fleet. This one has travelled four million kilometres with the engine now on its third generation rebuild. It started as a 400, then a 440, and the current engine is a 525HP. John says they get about a million km before you need to rebuild the engine.
Another local is Peter Robinson, who proudly is the third generation of his family to run Robinson Transport, dating back to his grandfather in 1926. Peter shows some great historical photos of his grandfather, father, and his journey with Robinson Transport.
One favourite vehicle is his father's Dodge 7 Series with a 318 V8, two-speed, high-speed gearbox. This truck travelled over 750,000 miles, and when they took the brakes off, they were like new. His father's theory was to slow down well before you must come to a stop, avoiding the overuse of the brakes.
Peter's old family photos provide great insight into the transport industry and the rough terrain these vehicles encountered back then, not to mention the ingenuity required to keep their trucks on the road. A fabulous 96-year history that keeps on trucking today.
That was my dad's truck, glad this guy saved it . Yea dad did rebuild the gearbox on the side of the road. Lots of memories
Spent 5 days there paching Cobb and Balanald Rds last week. Stayed at Mrs Kendal's.Great place full of even better people.
John Carmichael " Yea, it was buggered"... " Yea, yea, yea yea, Nuh" Love it!
for a time you could still find old Macks powering a sawmill in the bush - working or not, it was always a pleasant enough sight to come upon.
Love these episodes. Great trucks, great presenter. No nonsense information and stories. Nothing else as good as this.
I cain’t say it any better.
Love the Mack. Very cool.
Do more of these that trucks immaculate
Good episode. Nice pace and interesting people with beautiful trucks. Thanks Fletcher and guests.
Why is it whenever I get a notification that Shannon's Classic Resto's has posted a new video I get a grin on my face no matter how I may feel... I live on the other side of the planet for crying out loud 😄... Cheers mates! 🇦🇺 👍👍
Lovely restoration. The owner of the company I work for bought a single axle version of that tractor, Needs some work but it's in decent shape. Built them tough back in the day.
When trucks were trucks. Beautiful resto, great video too !
Another great show, you should try and make it to Peterborough S.A. Really good motorcycle museum
Keep the gr8 work up Fletch, truckin is the back bone of the country.
Thanks Fletch
it's funny looking at American trucks and seeing the steering wheel on the other side
Trucken good show🤠
Another great episode
Beautiful trucks
Nice trucks 👍👍
Watching from the States, i noticed the unique pinstriping. I have never seen anything like it and would like to learn more. Cheers.
Old school hand drawn pinstripes are a big thing on trucks here
Hope you didn't blame Donna for navigation problems hahaha. Great episode 👏
Excellent video.
great stories and information, it's always a great show. thank you
❤ well done. ( F ) 🏁
Don’t forget the Ivanhoe Truck, Bike And Car show is on this weekend 1st and 2nd October, all are welcome.
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