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Below: Photos of one of Richmond Towing big
wreckers a W-Model Kenworth with
Garwood lifting gear, towing back a brocken
down Road-Train.
We have a permit to tow the tractor and all of
the trailers together to a place of safety, were
the tractor of the Road-Train can be replaced.
This means the nearest town or Roadhouse,
but in the Outback back of Australia that is
hundreds of miles...
Above: At Wakefield trucks in Adelaide a new Western star
4964EX to MM and De Chalmers from mount Swan station
(Ranch) out of Alice springs in the Northern Territory.
The Mighty best.pictured above towing a triple Road-Train,is
powered by a Cummins signatured power plant that delivers
650hp at 2250ib/foot.
The truck has an Eaton RTL022918B gear box,Meritor RT52-
185 rear axles @ 4.6 ratio,Neway AD 252-10 rear
suspension,4x100 gallon fuel tanks, an Ingersoll Rand air start
with 26" polished alloy tanks, a luxurious custom 62" high rise
sleeper complete with a writing desk, air conditioner,and
impressive storage area on the LHS and rear wall.
Other extras include a CD stacker,an Engel fridge,and some
pretty stylish sign writing.
At Mount Swan station they're avid Hawthorn supporters
(Football) which explains the unique colour scheme,and the
"Hawks" logo,making the truck truly "one of a kind."
Story by Jon Wallis...
Above: This is Shell Truck city Darwin it is the
main Roadhouse for the Road-Trains in the
city of Darwin, the drivers use it as a meeting
place and it is a good place to park such big
trucks...
All the photos below are not my own,they
were sent to me by E-mail to use on this web
site. Thankyou
The road train pictured, used to transport zinc-
lead concentrate from MIM's McArthur River mine
near Boroloola to the mine's export port at Bing Bong on the
eastern gulf coast of the Northern Territory is the largest
registered road train in Australia.
The road train is designed to haul 150 tonnes of concentrate, is
160 m long and takes nerves of steel to overtake!
Photograph by Ian Wood
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