Brands - Dodge
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One of Burnett's Motors, Ashburton, Dodge K series stock units. This truck, no.62 was powered by a 185 horsepower Perkins V8.510 V8 diesel engine and is a single drive with trailing axle 6 wheeler. Notice the Jailbar Ford runabout in the background.
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Another K series Dodge stock unit of Burnett's Motors, Ashburton. This truck, no.50 is slightly older than no.62 and was originally powered by a 185 horsepower Cummins V8185. The Cummins V8185 was not a reliable power unit and soon gained a reputation as something of a hand grenade. These short stroke high revving V8s were also fitted to the Ford D1000 series, the piano cab International ACCO 1950 series and the Australian BMC FJ10 series trucks. Neither the International 1950s with this engine-(1950s sold in N.Z. had the more reliable Perkins V8.510 engine) or the BMC FJ10s were sold here.
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Burnett's Motors, Ashburton, Dodge 300 series 8 wheel tipper with 2 axle tipping trailer. The twin steer set up on this truck was a local conversion of what I assume to be a T310 6x4 model with 143 horsepower AEC AV470 diesel engine and Eaton 2 speed tandem on Hendrickson walking beam suspension.
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A nice line up of the late Bill Richardson's vehicles taking part in the truck parade. Bill's daughter, Joc O'Donnell driving the 1933 International D1, Shona Richardson driving the 1955 Ford F100, Bill's son inlaw Scott O'Donnell driving the 1948 Nash model 3248A Haul Thrift, followed by the 1926 Graham Brothers model FB, the 1956 Chevrolet model 1313 and the 1955 Mack B653LT.
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1926 Graham Brothers model FB from the Bill Richardson Collection.
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1939 Dodge model TC owned by Ron Galletly of Ashburton. This style of Dodge truck was built until 1947 when it was superseded by the new postwar models with "Pilot House" cab.
Wards depot in Peel st which as was also the terminal for Musgraves Passenger services prior to selling to the NZRRS in 1946
Ward's Transport, Gisborne depot-the 3 trucks are from the left-a 1942-47 Ford "Jailbar" artic, a 1937 Indiana and a 1936 Dodge or Fargo.
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Two V8 Perkins powered K series Dodge artics of O'Malley's Transport, Ranfurly.
Ruatoria Transport Dodge sold to Wattie Goldsmith - Sons in 1969
Ruatoria Transport Dodge 300 series stock unit. The 300 series British Dodge trucks used the same short door LAD cab as the models CS3, 12C and 13C Leyland Comets and 14SC Super Comet. The LAD-(Leyland-Albion-Dodge) cabs were manufactured by Coventry Motor Panels in a short door version as seen here and a long door version as used by Albion and the big Leylands-Beaver, Retriever, Hippo, Octopus.
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North Otago Road Metals' Dodge 300 series tipper getting a load of gravel from a shingle screen on a roading job. A Michigan loader is loading the hopper. The short conveyor that is visible above the truck deck is used to drop the tailings-big stones clear of the trucks.
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One one North Otago Road Metals' Dodge 300 series tippers has been backed under the screen to get a load of screened gravel.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper spreading on a roading job.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper.
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Aerial shot of 2 of North Otago Road Metals' Dodge 300 series tippers towing single axle trailers on a roading job. A Michigan front end loader is tipping into the hopper. The material is carried from the hopper up to the shaker screen above the truck deck by a rubber belt. The screened gravel drops through the screen onto the truck deck and the tailings are carried onto the short chute to drop over the edge of the bank. A simple, but efficient way to screen gravel. A well known manufacturer of this type of screen were Christchurch engineers, Paintin & Nottingham.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper. Notice the rear of a Thames 400E work van beside the truck.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper with Commer Q15 or Q25 work van on the deck. The old truck in the background getting wrecked out appears to be a 1948-1950 Bonus Built Ford.
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One of North Otago Road Metals' 300 series Dodge tippers. This truck would most likely be a model 3165 with 110 horsepower Leyland 375 diesel engine or a model D308 with c.115 horsepower Leyland 370 Power Plus diesel.
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Another of North Otago Road Metals' Dodge trucks. This artic with tandem axle tipulator is a slightly bigger model than the 4 wheel tippers in the fleet. With 10 stud wheels as opposed to the 8 stud wheels fitted to the 3165/D308 models, this is likely to be a D309 or D310 model. Both these models had AEC diesels with the D309 having a 127 horsepower AV410 engine and the D310 having a 143 horsepower AV470 engine.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper with a couple of young helpers in attendance.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper.
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Two of North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tippers with a couple of young helpers in attendance.
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Three of North Otago Road Metals' Dodge 300 series tipper in a picturesque location on a job in the back country.
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Two of North Otago Road Metals' Dodge tippers and an S model Bedford on this gravel screening job. The Michigan loader is tipping into the hopper and as the loaded Dodge pulls out the other one will back under.
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3 of North Otago Road Metal Co.'s tippers-a Bedford SLC3, Thames Trader 75 and British Dodge 300 series.
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Another of North Otago Road Metals' Dodge trucks. This artic with tandem axle tipulator is a slightly bigger model than the 4 wheel tippers in the fleet. With 10 stud wheels as opposed to the 8 stud wheels fitted to the 3165/D308 models, this is likely to be a D309 or D310 model.
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North Otago Road Metal Co., Oamaru, Dodge 300 series tipper with single axle tipping trailer.
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Another of North Otago Road Metals' Dodge trucks. This artic with tandem axle tipulator and Michigan loader on board is a slightly bigger model than the 4 wheel tippers in the fleet. With 10 stud wheels as opposed to the 8 stud wheels fitted to the 3165/D308 models, this is likely to be a D309 or D310 model.
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A great picture from the Manapouri Power Project days. Burnett's Motors 1967 International F230D and 1966 Kenworth L924R are hitched to a transporter loaded with a heavy piece of power generation gear and have pulled over to allow 2 other Burnett's trucks, a Dodge T310 6x4 and a Leyland Octopus loaded with large cable drums to pass. A Caterpillar 988 wheel loader is assisting at the rear on this heavy haul.
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A great picture from the Manapouri Power Project days. Burnett's Motors 1967 International F230D and 1966 Kenworth L924R are hitched to a transporter loaded with a heavy piece of power generation gear and have pulled over to allow 2 other Burnett's trucks, a Dodge T310 6x4 and a Leyland Octopus loaded with large cable drums to pass. A Caterpillar 988 wheel loader is assisting at the rear on this heavy haul.
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A great picture from the Manapouri Power Project days. Burnett's Motors' Bedford J1 pilot vehicle leading Burnett's 1967 International F230D and 1966 Kenworth L924R. The heavy haulage trucks are hitched to a transporter loaded with a heavy piece of power generation gear and have pulled over to allow 2 other Burnett's trucks, a Dodge T310 6x4 and a Leyland Octopus loaded with large cable drums to pass.
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Burnett's Motors trucks loaded on one of the barges used as transport on Lake Manapouri during the power project. Pictured are their Kenworth L924R, Dodge T310 with Bedford J1 on the deck. The truck behind the Dodge on the transporter appears to be the LAD cab Leyland Octopus.
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Two of Clutha Carrying Co.'s trucks-on the right their big Leyland Hippo with 200 horsepower 680 Power Plus motor and hub reduction axles and a Dodge 300 series-possibly a model 3145 with 105 horsepower Leyland 350 diesel. The Hippo is paired with a large bulk tipping semi-trailer with a 3 hydraulic ram hoist used for carting coal.
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There must have been a large number of sheep for O'Malley's Transport, Ranfurly, to shift that day. One of their Perkins V8 powered Dodge K series artic units with 3 deck stock crate has just pulled out loaded while another one is backed up to the ramp awaiting loading. There are 6 other trucks waiting to load on the road-most of which appear to be TS3 Commers.