Elphinstone Self Tracking Trailer steering towards success

New Elphinstone steerable Dog-Logger improves road safety and lifts productivity standards for Queensland-based Suncoast Harvesting.   “If you’re interested in a good story on something new, then give Greg Watson at Suncoast Harvesting a call up in Gympie,” Graeme Elphinstone suggested. “We’ve recently commissioned a new trailer fitted with our EasySteer suspension and a full loadcell…

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Concrete Panel Transporter – Custom Trailer Review

The Abby Transporter is revolutionising the transport of large bulk construction items bringing greater efficiencies and safety to the building industry. Most days, mid-morning traffic flows well along Woolcock Street, Townsville. However, This morning, there were laboriously long road works, and traffic had slowed to a crawl.  In the rearview mirror, a brilliant red Freightliner…

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How an opposed engine works in Commer Knocker

Commer was a British truck manufacturer founded in 1905 as Commercial Cars Limited. Their primary business was manufacturing commercial vehicles, including car-derived vans, through to medium and heavy trucks and buses. In addition, they made engines, including their most famous, the TS3 Diesel.  If you’ve got a senior’s card, you’ll undoubtedly remember the distinct sound…

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V8 Tatra 815 8×8 All-Wheel Drive Review

Tatra trucks disregard all conventions when it comes to truck design. But the applications they’re expected to operate usually defy most conventional trucking tasks. Yet, new or used, they are sort after pieces of equipment for specialised unconventional applications, as Howard Shanks discovered.  435HP V8 Engine 8×8 All Wheel-Drive Indepenndant Suspension ROPS & FOPS canopy…

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Elphinstone introduces Self-Loading log trailers.

Elphinstone Engineering is redefining log haulage with the introduction of their ‘Self-Loader’ powerpack option to their EasyLoader trailer models. The new powerpack enables standard prime-movers to haul and operate logging trailers without the expense of specialised PTO and auxiliary equipment fit-up. Additionally, it is backwards compatible, meaning retrofitting the unit to older EasyLoader trailers is…

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