Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 435 i Deals On Wheels Australia

With each story I get to write I’m learning that in order to make it more interesting, it’s vital to have a good truck, a good cause or a good character. On a recent drive around North Queensland taking photos I was lucky enough to snap a shot of an awesome limited-edition Kenworth 950 Legend. On closer investigation I found that instead of getting one of the three factors needed for a story, I could nail all three in one go. So here is a tale about a Legend, a ‘Mouse’ and a ‘Duck’. Let’s start with the Legend first, which is not a label I’m making up. The fact is that the word ‘Legend’ is in the truck’s title. The T950 Legend was a limited-edition release by Kenworth to…

The truck show season may be starting to wind down, but one of the youngest shows on the calendar recently put on a Star-studded performance. Following on from last year’s success, the second edition of the Western Star Show ’n Shine took place in mid-November. It was little later in the year and a more than a few kilometres west of last year’s location, but with just as much fanfare and even more stunning ’Stars on display. The inaugural show took place at Mount Cotton in Brisbane in September 2017. However, for this year, Toowoomba Showgrounds was the venue, which tied in with Pengelly Truck and Trailers being recently announced as a Penske Commercial Vehicle dealer in the Darling Downs city. The drive behind the Western Star Show ’n Shine,…

There are many iconic images that capture what makes the Brisbane Truck Show so special. If you ask any attendee about the things that bring them back to the biennial event, however, you’ll find a range of answers that pretty much all come from the same list. For very good reason, the Brisbane Truck Show is renowned as the place to be for a preview of the latest offerings from Australia’s wide array of truck and trailer manufacturers and distributors. While it can lay claim to being the Southern Hemisphere’s largest automotive business event, the Brisbane Truck Show is also the industry’s biggest networking event – filled with beaming smiles as old friends, peers and colleagues reacquaint. Of course, the big brands are on display with all their latest gear…

Engine blow-by, smoke and oil use are related issues that, if ignored, can turn into very expensive repairs. Fortunately, more than 80 per cent of engine blow-by cases can be corrected at low cost, and without any downtime. Typically, blow-by is cylinder pressure leaking past the piston rings into the crankcase. Commonly, it starts as cylinder glazing or carbon forming in the top ring grooves, both of which allow cylinder leak down, and some oil burning. Oil burning produces further ring deposits, and more blow-by. And of course, more internal engine stress. According to Brid Walker, of Brisbane-based Cost Effective Maintenance, “There’s a big window of opportunity to fully correct blow-by problems, before serious engine wear occurs. “Most drivers can easily tell when thing aren’t quite right, for example ,…

MJ FREIGHTERS’ 2012 KENWORTH T909 MJ Freighters’ 2012 Kenworth T909 is one of eight prime movers in the company’s fleet. MJ Freighters is a family-run business, operating out of Bracken Ridge in Brisbane’s north. Driven by experienced Trevor Carter, the T909 runs out of Brisbane twice a day, five days a week, hauling scrap from Toowoomba in a couple of Tefco trailers. It’s a smart looking rig, decked out in Sims Metal blue. Under the Kenworth’s bonnet is a 600hp Cummins engine, hooked up to an 18-speed Roadranger gearbox. The Cummins’ emissions reduction is achieved through exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) with a diesel particulate filer (DPF). NICK RADFORD’S 1990 MACK VALUELINER Nick Radford’s 1990 Mack Valueliner had already done the hard yards before he bought it. The Mack had previously…

Ken Beggs’ 2017 Scania R730 attracts plenty of attention when he carts stockfeed on his regular run between north-west Victoria and southern Queensland. “At service stations, nearly always someone comes up to admire it,” says Ken, 65, who travels with a Jack Russell named Russ. “It’s curious the number of people that have said to me, ‘Gee, I didn’t know you could make a European truck look good’.” In Victoria, Ken attracts added attention because of his AB-triples – a combination rarely seen in this state. The Scania carts a payload of between 65 and 70 tonne, so the 730hp doesn’t go to waste. Ken lives in Mildura, Victoria, and bought the truck from Paul Riddell at Scania Adelaide. It was painted by Mikutta Heavy Vehicle Refinishers and then taken…