Continuing the tradition of hunting out trucks at work in the remote corners of New Zealand, Truck Files 6 - 'Earth, Wind & Tyres' get to visit stations, we tag along when Daniel Smith Industries' T909, and the Fulton Hogan SLT big hitters were put to work - the trucks represent difference philosophies - but are asked to do the same work - haul heavy loads.
Logging, as always has a high profile - and with massive winds flattening forests in Canterbury, SML had the game plan changed over the space of a few hours. We visit Steptoe - New Zealand's most famous Kenworth back where it first started work in the seventies along with a few of his mates, see Papanui 5 in harness in the Kaingaroa, watch an Eagle at work in a remote South Island high-country station, and do a bit of house shifting to finish off.
This video shows a little of the diversity, financial commitment and pride in the equipment that the road transport is rightly known for.