Thread: D5 tows 110 Tonne Road Train

Nah, he just debunked the PR spin. It was probably the wrong word to use in that context without explaining it a bit better!

May be a PR stunt, but shows it's possible. I know someone who towed his Winnebago off the M1 Motorway in the UK using his Yamaha TDM, steering and braking the Winnebago must have been interesting though.

Originally Posted by donh54

Well, the D5 Td6 has 254 hp. We used to pull loads like that (not legally, mind you ) with Macks, (Maxidyne @237hp, C motor @ 250, early 711 were around 210hp no turbo). Mind you, they had the torque to maintain a reasonable road speed, and get it up and over hills, too! I think the early Government Roadtrains had Rolls Royce and Gardner engines between 200 - 250 hp.

I'm just wondering which poor bastard is going to get a great deal on that particular "Demo model"

That brings back memories I've sat behind all those Mack motors even the P motor, I had a soft spot for the C motor ours pulled above it's weight.

Publicity stunt for the brand in question. Clever advertising. Plus the more people that whinge about it,the better!! "Bad publicity is good publicity". Whether right or wrong, it's all good for business.

As a foreigner, I saw "The Rock" in the background, was impressed with the great pavement - sure level and straight - well maybe a bit downhill, (any uphill grade was unlikely), but did think that the get up and go was nice, but wondered about the stopping. The Kenworth was impressive - maybe they could use the video as well.

Here in the land of ice-cubes, four wheel drive is great for getting going, but does not do much for stopping; maybe it is different in Oz.

A good tourist video; the guys seemed to be having fun, and not a croc in site.

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Originally Posted by bbyer

As a foreigner, I saw "The Rock" in the background, was impressed with the great pavement - sure level and straight - well maybe a bit downhill, (any uphill grade was unlikely), but did think that the get up and go was nice, but wondered about the stopping. The Kenworth was impressive - maybe they could use the video as well.

Here in the land of ice-cubes, four wheel drive is great for getting going, but does not do much for stopping; maybe it is different in Oz.

A good tourist video; the guys seemed to be having fun, and not a croc in site.

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I think 'The Rock' in the background is Mount Connor.

Paul.

Originally Posted by harro

I think 'The Rock' in the background is Mount Connor.

Paul.

I would think you are correct, however my image of Oz has it that anything that is big in the Outback must be "The Rock".

I do however a few years back recall a group of you trying to convince me something about a "big crawly" - (road side warnings of it I recall, and pictures to prove it) - just cannot remember now what it was, but it was somehow tied to a discussion of Marmite, apparently an Australian staple - consumed by all, and spread on everything but the roads.

Originally Posted by whitey56

That brings back memories I've sat behind all those Mack motors even the P motor, I had a soft spot for the C motor ours pulled above it's weight.

Yep - done my time looking at a dog's bum!