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Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: cpu on February 15, 2010, 03:05:12 PM

Road trains at Helen Springs Station ...

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(http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/2010/JustTalk/RoadTrain03.jpg)

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Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: 79stingray on February 16, 2010, 11:40:43 AM

What the heck am I looking at here? Trucks pulling triple trailers,but to where?:cool:

Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: Kroooozer on February 16, 2010, 12:42:09 PM

These are road trains which are usually in outback Australia (like Northern Territory) where they can pull multiple trailers (as long as they don't have to reverse) . They usually carry livestock and can be up to approx 50m (150ft) in length. Some have 4 trailers and they don't stop for anything, especially kangaroos which litter the highways through NT....

Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: 79stingray on February 16, 2010, 04:59:42 PM

I guess its pretty flat country? Wouldnt want to negotiate anything steep & windy with that load!

Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: sms777 on February 16, 2010, 05:43:35 PM

Quote from: 79stingray link=topic=2962.msg17111#msg17111

What the heck am I looking at here? Trucks pulling triple trailers,but to where?:cool:

What you are looking at right there is lots of trucks full of Big Mac candidates.
And yes... Australia's out back is pretty flat.

Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: 79stingray on February 17, 2010, 07:59:06 AM

Quote from: sms777 link=topic=2962.msg17124#msg17124

Quote from: 79stingray link=topic=2962.msg17111#msg17111

What the heck am I looking at here? Trucks pulling triple trailers,but to where?:cool:

What you are looking at right there is lots of trucks full of Big Mac candidates.
And yes... Australia's out back is pretty flat.

They must feed them well! Dont see alot of green grass in that area. :bump:

Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: sms777 on February 17, 2010, 12:52:13 PM

They are well fed i can assure you that. The best beef comes from Australia and gets exported all over the world.
Some of our cattle properties almost the size of Texas and cattle get mustered by aircraft every week travelling hundreds of miles in search of green. The amount of rainfall we had recently inland Australia will make sure that they will not stay hungry.
Whenever it gets dry the same trucks will transport hundreds of tons of food all over the properties to keep them well fed.  

Title: ONLY IN AUSTRALIA WILL YOU SEE THIS ! ! !
Post by: 79stingray on February 17, 2010, 01:52:27 PM

Quote from: sms777 link=topic=2962.msg17144#msg17144

They are well fed i can assure you that. The best beef comes from Australia and gets exported all over the world.
Some of our cattle properties almost the size of Texas and cattle get mustered by aircraft every week travelling hundreds of miles in search of green. The amount of rainfall we had recently inland Australia will make sure that they will not stay hungry.
Whenever it gets dry the same trucks will transport hundreds of tons of food all over the properties to keep them well fed.  

  Around here in my area,we have mostly Herefords  (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/nwmaximus/HEREFORDcowcalf.jpg)   &   Black Angus  (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/nwmaximus/BlackANGUS.jpg)