I can remember GT Gillies had a sales lot on the SW corner of Thames Hwy and Usk St in Oamaru when I was a kid and I can remember seeing all those GMC trucks including ambulance and radio shack types as well. Looking forward to part three.👍
@michaelkilanin642419 сағат бұрын
A lot of this episode was the story of my and other people's grandfather's after returning from the war, then our dad's and uncle's small transport businesses. Great to see..thank you. I started work just before the deregulation of labour's government in the eighties and just finished a week of nightshift..Constant monitoring by office staff through the trucks cameras..was instructed to not blink so much..it triggers the newly sensitive sleep cams! Lol..triggered me more like..I hear grandads ghost telling me to get the fuck out of it..well kind of, he never swore.
@andymack5093Күн бұрын
Loved the quick glimpse of the Road-Air truck, always kept a sharp lookout as small boy on those long trips from Northland to Hawkes Bay - they were just the smartest trucks on the road! What a great series from Truck Archive invoking happy memories of a gentler and simpler time and showcasing the pioneers of NZ transport, both in personnel and trucks.
@williamrae9954Күн бұрын
Bernard Manning's sister being interviewed? 😂
@gsd4me002 күн бұрын
Interesting that both drivers shown used the clutch for every shift. I know that Eaton advocate using the clutch and here in Oz it must be used when going for a license, but the general consensus among drivers is to slip the lever through sans clutch.
@tazman86972 күн бұрын
Some of those Wagner drivers were bloody rough...
@Apparatus_Sanctus3 күн бұрын
Wow, I have never seen an Iveco like that before. Pretty interesting design!
@rayhilton17594 күн бұрын
What an awesome informative video, well done TA
@ВиталийДулина-т2й5 күн бұрын
Гарно
@brettmorton73655 күн бұрын
My grandfather was 3rd Div. Interesting to see some footage of the Solomons.. I now drive trucks in Australia and wouldnt go back to NZ. Its a beautiful country but living and driving here has more opportunities, for me at least..
@manfredderfnam14342 күн бұрын
Did you have to get a new truck liscense? Im from europe and interested in becoming a road train driver. Any Advice?
@gerbentvandeveen6 күн бұрын
The techniek is a Scania S 770 v8! The best ar is!
@tatsnneeps3417 күн бұрын
Not pandemic, just simply a plandemic.... most of you fools fell for it and took the poison, now you are paying the price 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@markrich66577 күн бұрын
Just dropped on this channel. As an ex trucker in the uk and Europe was intrigued. WHAT A BRILLIANT VIDEO. Thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Thank you so much for putting this video together. NZ government need to archive this for future educations. A lot of history is sadly lost, because As usual, the wrong stuff, thought to be interesting and churned out and mostly gets by-passed. Now this IS what is interesting and relevant, not for filling tv time . More Videos like these are needed to show the facts with entrainment, to give folks a REAL look into history of things critical to a country's international success. Thank you MARK uk
@truckarchive6 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comments Mark, I felt that the battles the NZ road transport industry encountered, the short-sightedness of successive governments, and just how difficult and expensive it was to create the roading network - and the overwhelming under-appreciation the general public has towards trucks and our industry and the lack of knowledge of how critical road transport is to the common good - needed telling. Glad you enjoyed it - there are two more episodes on the way on successive Saturdays (NZ time) Sunday your time!
@andysaunders37087 күн бұрын
Not a lot has truly improved in NZ over the years - patching up at the last minute, at the least possible cost, and with no investment in future expansion. Shameful.
@stewatparkpark29337 күн бұрын
The country hasn't got the wealth to do otherwise .
@TheSonic101607 күн бұрын
@@stewatparkpark2933 'Cause we spend it all on half-baked political decisions. Like canning the ferries, now the government still needs new ferries but they won't be locked in at the 2021 price the two big ships were gonna be, so they'll end up costing more while getting us less.
@brettmorton73655 күн бұрын
Don't feel bad, as an ex Kiwi now driving in Oz I can tell you the state of the roads over here is disgraceful in many places.. and Australia does have the size and resources to do something. They put up signs saying rough surface, lower the speed limits, but don't fix anything (properly)
@williamrae99542 күн бұрын
Elect the WEF,you're only to blame!
@andysaunders37087 күн бұрын
What about Motor Truck Distributors in Palmerston North? They assembled Macks from the ground up. Ok, not quite manufacturing, but they did it for years.
@truckarchive6 күн бұрын
Hi Andy, yes, New Zealand would have a far poorer road transport industry without the efforts of Ron Carpenter and Motor Truck Distributors, and the Mack product is well represented over the three programs. But...., as you pointed out - they assembled their fine range of products - not manufactured. The Mack story in this country is one well worth telling.... Tow more episodes to come over successive Saturdays that will expand on this subject. Thanks for your comments - much appreciated.
@henkmagnetic31037 күн бұрын
This trucking programme comes care of and sponsored by the trucking friends of the National Party with the spare cash from their slush fund to kill the Cook Strait ferries. Battle to cancel was easier with National's support than they could have believed in their wildest dreams.
@brucepeppinck99887 күн бұрын
👌👌👌👌👍👍🇦🇺
@andysaunders37087 күн бұрын
NZTA - New Zealand Traffic-jam Agency
@raymarshall55457 күн бұрын
It's now try and spot the kiwi trucker .. rare breed it's all Indians and middle eastern race 😮
@wrbouwman72877 күн бұрын
👍
@HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera7 күн бұрын
Gloriously White history. Remember - it was the White Male that did this.
@MichaelSuter-s9k7 күн бұрын
Brilliant!!...I quit NZ for Oz in 78. I could see little to no future at home while NZR had the industry by the short & curlys. We needed permits for everything, even when rail could not deliver. At that point, late 70's, if I remember correctly, the nett cost to the nation of 3 million people was about a $1 million per day just to keep the rail network running. Not sustainable. Deregulation was a blessing but too late for some of us. Now retired & thinking of coming home I am considered an alien & would lose most of what I have due to changes in citizenship law. At 72 & with road train experience & licence, I could contribute but it ain't going to happen.
@nzsaltflatsracer80547 күн бұрын
If you're a kiwi, how do they see you as alien? Just like you, I've been gone since 79.
@grahamemoerkerk26987 күн бұрын
I left in 1978 for Aussie and carried on driving here Aussie. I still have mates and relations driving in NZ, and amazed at how quick NZ adopted new ideas to move freight. Much quicker than the Aussie red tape brigade. Retired now with the MC license intact aged 70. Still enjoy going hom and catching with my trucking mates. Top documentary.
@andymack50937 күн бұрын
I came out of school in 77 and thats what all I wanted to do too, but my Old Man put up the exact same reasons you did and why I would be forever working for somebody else. Successful owner-operator drivers were far and few between, instead, I went into carpentry / building. I still dream wistfully when you see the beautiful rigs on the roads nowadays compared to the mostly British D Series Fords, Commers, Bedford's, Leyland's and everything else in between. Real trucks only started to appear via Dalhoff and King with the Kenworth's etc., and Forest Products brought in the Pacific's which were mainly off road for in the bush. PS. Remember pre-deregulation - the small engine part (or similar) behind the driver's seat which was the documented "back load"?? LOL. Great Video and an Archive to the young bucks to show how it was done.
@MichaelSuter-s9k7 күн бұрын
@@nzsaltflatsracer8054 I should clarify that. I might as well be an alien. I would literally have no rights, even though I was born there. Unless I am reading it wrong, I would be treated as an immigrant. The other issue is the cost which means my existing asset base would need to be liquidated before moving back to NZ. Importing my own equipment into NZ is now prohibitive. That is something I am not prepared to do. Anybody else like to chime in?......There may be some avenue I am unaware of.
@MichaelSuter-s9k7 күн бұрын
@@grahamemoerkerk2698 Same here.....Australia is woefully slow in some areas.
@sameuljones549615 күн бұрын
Brought 2 new Mack CH trucks to work that forest ran them 24/7 for 6 years. Only shutdown for servicing. Managed to still have the same engine blocks, gearboxes and diffs on both. Couple inframes done but never had an engine blow up. I ran them on delo 400 and serviced them every 250 hours not kms. Hour meters were almost 50,000 hours when we retired them from the bush.
@MachineryMastery-b1o19 күн бұрын
Murphy Bert’s Argosy storms down the road, its sleek frame cutting through the wind like a bullet. The roar of the engine echoes with raw power, each gear shift a surge of control. It’s a captivating blend of force and finesse, as the Argosy dominates the asphalt with unstoppable momentum.
@NewYy-j9n20 күн бұрын
Ken!🎉
@andymack509321 күн бұрын
Great Video for the archives, and so good to hear the names of trucks, places and men again, in particular the late Peter MacDonald, a true Kiwi and a gentleman. I am pretty sure his funeral is still the biggest Whangarei has had. Dalhoff and King only had their ads for Kenworth on TV during the Movin On series back in the late--mid 70's, and as a small boy on those long trips [back in the early 60's] from Russell to Hawkes Bay to visit grandparents, the highlights were always waving to the logging truck driver, not least the creaky old Mohaka bridge, and the car overheating on those dusty Taupo Hills... happy care-free days. PS: Peter Mac told me when I was buying a Tug with a 6/71, - "most efficient way of turning diesel into noise!" haha, great motors..
@geoffballe876621 күн бұрын
Excellent footage,, as real as it gets without the bullshit,, thank you
@thatdave8622 күн бұрын
How those men worked,where they worked and what they had to work with is an inspiration to those of us who know how to appreciate them . The tales are probably dar greater than told here . The New Guys piloting the massive new gear ,do you think they have the same DNA ? Forestry certainly carved a memory in NZ history and it may not have the recognition that it so deserves as a crucial part of the Kiwi way . Certainly pleasing to hear of the efforts to save Kiwi and the many Birds . Thank you for the efforts of all in making this doco
@gilbertomoreira701922 күн бұрын
Mano seus vídeos são bom mas tem uma coisa essa lateral do vídeo porque você não grava elas mais aberta fica melhor visualização do vídeo
@chrisbond670822 күн бұрын
PS: I'd love to see a map of those forestry "roads"??
@chrisbond670822 күн бұрын
Not just a slice of recent NZ industrial history but a compliment to the guys who restore, care for, & love trucks, jinkers, & baby dozers. THANKS!!
@iiiiiiitsTEO23 күн бұрын
What you Steve!? 😂
@steveosgood890323 күн бұрын
Was a awsome day tks to all fucken legends 😂
@brianinmelb842723 күн бұрын
Night time is the right time 🤣🤣🤣funny as …
@mikehing-cf2sk23 күн бұрын
Mangamuka mgb
@stuarth4323 күн бұрын
I worked in the bush in NZ KLC MURAPARA, we had Pacifics, think bout 400 hp, spicers 2 sticks hauling triples to the railhead at Murapara d7 pushing off the skids, or HD 11 Aliis Argg, the 6 o clock closing diffs spicer
@inbetweener200023 күн бұрын
The sound of those Jimmy's music to the ears, great doco guys. Remember the orange and green Pan Pac on the Napier-Taupo Hiway late 70s and the Mt Cook Landline buses with the Detroits as well, great era 👍 👌
@RamniwasBagri-w3f27 күн бұрын
Gahkas truck hai MACK
@RamniwasBagri-w3f27 күн бұрын
Gahkas truck hai Kanwarth gahkas looking gahkas work's
@mrivantchernegovski386929 күн бұрын
Wheres all the big Pacific trucks ?
@keithhayman8959Ай бұрын
Iets have a loot at the ful lenth of it .
@JoeSmith-wd8ksАй бұрын
Well sadly today Jonsey has passed on . They got rid of his beloved Freightliner and The TNL Rai Valley branch has been closed . Thanks for the memories
@truckarchive24 күн бұрын
Sorry to hear that Joe. I meet Jonsey a few times, including time in the cab when his Freightliner was new, and he was a top bloke in ever sense of the word, and the epitome of a professional driver who drove some of the most exacting roads and trails to be found anywhere in this country - and made it look easy.
@JoeSmith-wd8ks24 күн бұрын
I sent your video to a friend who knows his daughter , I’m sure she will love this video. Thank you for helping preserve memories. Jonsey really was a great guy . Yes I have come to learn not every person is capable of driving roads like this , unfortunately I’ve seen a couple go over the side . Cheers guys .
@AA-tb4ffАй бұрын
that must be fun to turn around on the bush road
@donkinzett3961Ай бұрын
Wow started my working life at the woodsman training in kiangara forest I'm now 78 brings back memories
@stevemorris9862Ай бұрын
Awesome sight to see kaingaroa forest 73 at woodsman school
@mikeskidmore6754Ай бұрын
10 axles can't haul 170 tons that double what it could handle. Here in Michigan USA were are allowed 160,000 to 164,000 on 11 axles. Yes 13,000 per axle might be a bit light or 18,000 pounds with a 9' "3-meter" spread axle
@ChristopherWHerbertАй бұрын
These forests in New Zealand tended to have private roads, owned by the Forestry organization. While the video is dated as from 2002 and much has changed since that time. The timber is Monterey Pine (Radiata Pine) a USA species of pine tree. That will grow from seedling to harvest within 30 years in New Zealand. Yet the their native USA, would take 50 to 70 years to mature.
@mikeskidmore6754Ай бұрын
@@ChristopherWHerbert I was not referring to what was Legal to Haul .. You claimed a weight double what the axles and tries could actually handle .. Just not possible to haul such loads on tires that small. My Oshkosh M-911 Tank hauler has tandem axles rated for 65,000# but the tires are twice as large. It has 14:00 R 24 dual wheels The tires are 54" tall on 14" rims each
@stefanzzz677816 күн бұрын
It’s 100tonne. Not 170.
@matiungawharauАй бұрын
Awesome performance our Pacific whanau, way to go Ngati Hamoa,tumeke..
@naufalabyani6314Ай бұрын
8:01 gotta love the action of fuso fighter in this video!