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I took these this morning at a quarry in Doncaster, UK. The Volvo is a 5 axle - the extra axle having been added by AMC themselves. AMC are based in Devon, South West England and the truck is very much a one-off.     Tim
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Esab_Steelblue wrote:I have posted these before I think but here is a few of another of their units. Its always in a yard in Stratford upon Avon where I live. Ive still not worked out just what they do there but there is an awful lot of lattice jibs and poking up and also what looks to be large piling/boring machines.
Not exactly easiest place to take photos due to situation and fences. It could possibly be a testing centre of sorts because these AMC chaps are forever coming and going with large loads.
This was in supermarket car park....just down the road. Perhaps they are something like Van der Vlist. They also have many machines around on their yard. Might be a distributor to new customers.
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Great photos..take one very large volvo 4 axle fh 16 and add FOUR car parking spaces...brilliant...proably stocking up on yorkies  regards, Aubrey.
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Thankyou
For our friends around the world, 'Yorkies' are chocolate bars, forever associated with trucking, due to a TV advert back in the early 1980's which featured a big Scammell!
Unfortunately, WBB Minerals wouldn't let me into the quarry for H&S reasons, but they agreed to let me stay on their access road which was actually a good spot for photographing. He pulled up there to adjust the trailer which meant I had about 10-15 mins with it.
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What an interesting and unusual looking tractor. Thanks for the post....
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Jazzdrummer27 wrote:Thankyou
For our friends around the world, 'Yorkies' are chocolate bars, forever associated with trucking, due to a TV advert back in the early 1980's which featured a big Scammell!
Unfortunately, WBB Minerals wouldn't let me into the quarry for H&S reasons, but they agreed to let me stay on their access road which was actually a good spot for photographing. He pulled up there to adjust the trailer which meant I had about 10-15 mins with it.
Tim Yes apologies for that...YORKIES are the chocolate bar and not The little dogs  ...I THINK THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE DIRREFENT WEBSITE   EXCUSE THE MEMORY BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A DAF 2400 WITH TAUGHTLINER TRAILER??
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That by far is my favorite truck. I think I will have to make a custom one day. Do they have a website. Any more pics of the company.
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how does that turn?
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The first, second and probably also the last axle of the tractor steer and the 4 on the lowloader steer, that should do I guess?
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Yes - the 5th axle of the tractor steers - 1,2 and 5 steer - 3&4 drive.
Regarding the Yorkie Ad, I think they did one with a DAF, but there was definately a Scammell one too.
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So 1,2 & 5 steer.Is the 5th a single wheel or double. That just seems so odd. Great looking rig. You guys make those cabovers look so good. CAW
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Great pictures!
Love both the volvo's! Especially the one on the trailor those EC700BLC's are an amazing piece of machinery!
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Great Pics! Could some one tell me why there is railing on the top of the excavator? is it for safty reasons? Thanks And great looking truck! Jake
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Quinella
I think the rear axle is a single. There was a feature in a British trucking mag about it a few months ago and a photo shows the last axle at a really weird looking angle.
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Good subject matter as usual Tim.
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Quote:how does that turn? With 610hp this thing could turn it's self. Wasnt the FH16 - 610 the most powerful production high-way truck in the world? Ross
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Apparently they went to the different companies who specialise in additional steering axles (usually adding one to make a 3 axle into 4 in this country) and they didn't want to know because AMC wanted a postive-steer rear axle. (ie one which is controlled from the steering wheel rather than one which simply followslike a lot of trailers have).
Perhaps this is because the rear axle has to turn the opposite direction. AMC said there is hardly any tyre scrub.
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Rossco wrote:Wasnt the FH16 - 610 the most powerful production high-way truck in the world?
Ross No, the FH16 660 WAS, now MAN have a truck with 680HP.
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ManitowocMan wrote:Great Pics! Could some one tell me why there is railing on the top of the excavator? is it for safty reasons?
Thanks
And great looking truck!
Jake You got it Jake, rumor has it that our safety department is planning to do the same thing on our 345's. It remains to be seen if it actually happens though.
regards, Jim "Once again, concussion by safety" -Mike Rowe
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