To be continued.
Guy

Haulage of construction equipment at the France-Belgium border (models need a final coat of paint):





- The French combination (on the left): DAF FT 95XF-430 4x2/2 tractor (modified Joal model) and Castera shortened SR 34 E3 3-axle flatbed semi-trailer (assembly of a homemade bed, a Joal tridem and a Conrad chassis) loaded with 12.24 tonnes of Ytong CL25 fireproof tiles (WSI load), with 44 wooden beams of unknown weight (Tekno load) and with an on-board Kooi-aap Z2-3-203 three-wheeler forklift (modified Siku model),
- The Belgium set (to the right): Volvo FH12-T460 6x2/4 tractor (modified Joal model) and Kennis CL-1330-FB 3-axle flatbed semi-trailer with Kennis 14000 rolling material handling crane (Lion Toys crane on a modified flatbed from Joal origin) carrying 6.12 tonnes of Ytong fireproof tiles (WSI load) and 15.12 tonnes of Van Thuyne VS25/100 honeycombed slabs (Tekno load).

To be continued.
Guy

The Volvo-Kennis equipment:







Regards.
Guy

That Volvo looks so much better,I think the original Joal tractor had a bit too long wheelbase,and limited the truck to low-loader duties.Those Tekno wheels look good,with that cab.Did you,put the Joal cab on a Tekno chassis?or,was more work needed?

modelmaniac,

The Volvo frame was a Joal chassis modified to get the additional 2nd axle fitted.
Most of European 2-axle FH Volvos have a wheelbase of 3.6 metres, which is correctly modelled by Joal at 7.2 cm (equal to 3.6m in a 1/50 scale).
As far as 6x4s are concerned, 2 types of wheelbases existed and the Joal model is corresponding to the longer (and heavier) one.
For comparison purposes, both 6x4 wheelbases below: the short one (modified Joal on top) and the long one (original Joal chassis at bottom):





I hope this helps.
Guy

modelmaniac,

Yes, I have changed Joal wheels into Teknos: at that time, I didn't have enough Joal front wheels to do the mods.
Here below, 2 sketches of Volvo FHxx II 4x2/2 and 6x2/4 tractors (I assume that 1st generation versions had the same dimensions):





As you can see, the 4x2/2 unit exists in 4 different wheelbases, while there are 2 for the 6x2/4. I had to add 6mm to the Joal chassis to change their standard 4x2/2 into the short wheelbase 6x2/4.

I hope this helps.
Guy

The DAF-Kögel combination, emblematic of a period when driver's comfort - he had to climb from inside the cab to the top "box" for some sleep - was not that important compared to some extra-volume:





The more conventional Scania-Kögel combination, where the trailer drawbar design is the only thing allowing for some extra-volume on-board:





To be continued.
Guy

I asked Jean-Jacques about the bucket: it comes from a collection of one of his friends and has been repainted by him to look like an Esco equipment. He doesn't know who originally built it, it could be a Gas Evans bucket.

I hope this helps.
Guy

Steve,

Many thanks for your positive comments.
I like upgrading old models and mainly rely on information found in old magazines or books to do it: curiously enough, if infos on vintage trucks are easy to find on the web, details and reliable data on obsolete trailers and semi-trailers is more difficult to get.

Regards.
Guy

At that time, DAF trailers and semi-trailers could still be found on European roads, even if the Dutch builder had already focused its production on trucks only:







To be continued.
Guy