🚛. Wait there's another one! Doolan's Heavy Haulage are bringing a second FMG loco to Perth. CD 4301

[@Aza13]

Excellent video again mate, love the extended videos keep it up!

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

Hey, thanks cobber. Yeah just trying to put extra time in the clips now and then. Thanks for your support!

[@iankillen5242]

Great shots good video 👍.

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

Thank you.🙂

[@peterscandlyn]

Great video. Donga styles don't look to have changed much.

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

Nah still the same style. But there are the ones now which have their own ensuites, simular to caravans and motor homes having them......just don't stretch your arms too much when showering!😀

[@SebastianWarth]

Very Nice Video!!

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

Thank you!

[@Zsolti0NYM]

I assume the locomotive couldn't go to Hazelmere on rail. I'm sure the journey from the Pilbara to the big city was long and slow. But at least you could capture this interesting load for us. Doolan's fleet is very tidy, I like all three trucks. And of course the Centurion K200 too. Great video again, thanks for your effort Terry. :)

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

Thanks Zsolti, yes after knowing of Doolan's colours and how clean their trucks are, it still takes some getting used to. To know they have this Volvo, as also a Kenworth T909, unpainted just in white livery. Locomotives do get shipped, in and out of Fremantle Port as also Port Hedland. But it ends up having to be trucked to Hazelmere anyway. Door to door is easy by truck haul. If you look at a map of Australia, there's rail up along the eastern coastline of Australia to Cairns. But nah, here in Western Australia, we're too isolated with our population and long distance to have rail. Like going by train all the way to Broome via Geraldton, and Port Hedland etc. Nah never!😃

[@rons4778]

@@koorta-boodjor1522 problem once the trains get to Brisbane from Melbourne or Sydney or Perth and Adelaide the track gauge changes to narrow gauge a idiotic decision made by our politicians

[@iDrive123]

@@koorta-boodjor1522 There used to be plenty of rail in WA including a line up through Meekatharra to Port Hedland. But the truck took over.

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

@@iDrive123 That's where in the 1970's the 3' 6" gauge railway line was to Meekatharra. The rail head transfer of freight then transferred onto road trains for the Pilbara ieon ore mines and unland towns etc. The old narrow gauge rail line out of Port Hedland once ran to Marble Bar, back in the day. The standard gauge iron ore lines opetating in the Pilbara today, don't think they ever connected up to Meekatharra........could be wrong but!

[@iDrive123]

@@koorta-boodjor1522 Yeah you could be right. It’s fun discovering parts of the old railway alignments while out there. Plenty to be found.

[@paulthompson3877]

heres a question for anyone that knows please , the two rigs that are pulling the load are they roadranger boxs or autos ? and how does each driver know when to change gear at the same time if manuel bos? please and thankyou .

[@wclearwater1]

probably manual and no they dont change gear at the same time, different trucks with different gear and diff ratios mean the trucks change gear when they need to separately from each other, you dont want both trucks to change gear at the same time , hope this helps you

[@paulthompson3877]

@@wclearwater1 thanks Wilson

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

Generally the trucks in Australia would have two UHF radios in their cabs, as also heavy vehicle pilots..& Traffic Wardens. And yep even Highway Police vehicles and Main Roads Department truck inspectors etc, will have a CB radio tuned in on CH40. When a heavy oversize load is being assisted by a second prime mover as also can be more trucks with that load. Those truck drivers will talk to each other when needed; on a different channel via the second UHF radio. As also be listening ready to respond if called, on their main UHF radio, locked in on CH 40. Scanning on a 80 channel CB UHF radio, (or the older former 40 channel handheld or base sets), can be interesting, out in the wheatbelt land during harvest. As you get to hear all the talk from the diffefent farms, having their select channel in range coverage as you pass through the area. Manual Eaton 18 speed used, with automated manual transmission offering in the newer trucks these days. Thanks for your question. Sometimes when I'm out and about, away from home. (Perth.) I don't get a chance to reply back asap. And do thank you, to the people who respond to comments etc. 😊👍

[@dwaynehunter947]

The cab over is a road ranger manual and macks a Volvo auto

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

@@dwaynehunter947 Thanks.👍

[@mazzdacon2134]

What would be the green fuel?

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

Bio-fuel. Distilled from plants and animal material.etc. The future, when no oil and gas is available.

[@mazzdacon2134]

@@koorta-boodjor1522 thanks.

[@rons4778]

Poor Kenworth having to tow the Mack and the train

[@frankbertola3662]

Great comment ha ha

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

The Mack was in max.....iumum traction and power mode.☺

[@frankbertola3662]

@@koorta-boodjor1522 man if ya making videos someone's going to take the piss out of you. Jokes lighten the load

[@koorta-boodjor1522]

@@frankbertola3662 Yep true👍