There are two unusual things about this ex forces 20T Constructor -
1) The front end restyling (not going to tell you what I think.....)
2) Believe it or not, it is still in service - currently at J6 of M1 for the widening scheme works. Had to park and run up the slip road to grab this shot yeaterday, sadly I could not find any staff to get any info. The lifting gear is a twin boom Holmes arrangement, same as Diamond T.
About 10 years ago I saw possibly the same truck at their Sandy depot, still with cycle front wings, though I thought at the time it was a civilian model. Can anyone shed any light on this / these trucks?
Yes its still in use, its still has the Meadows engine in,the wrecker gear is a Holmes 700,but it has Garwood winches in stead off Holmes..just had an engine overhaul and a repaint.the train wieght is 100 tonne,max speed 25 mph,and it returns 2-3 mpg..it does nt have a silencer,just stright 6 inch exhust..we mainly use it for off road recovery and in ice/snow
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Yes its still in use, its still has the Meadows engine in,the wrecker gear is a Holmes 700,but it has Garwood winches in stead off Holmes..just had an engine overhaul and a repaint.the train wieght is 100 tonne,max speed 25 mph,and it returns 2-3 mpg..it does nt have a silencer,just stright 6 inch exhust..we mainly use it for off road recovery and in ice/snow