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1961 Dodge 200 Series 15-17 Ton Tractor Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin: 
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◊ 2020-05-01 12:09 |
B Series MkIV |
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◊ 2020-05-01 13:48 |
From johnfromstaffs  inspired comment for the Dodge 300 LAD cab...I believe the tractor unit is another Dodge and not a Commer. The side-light compared with the headlamp is slightly lower as the Dodge, the Commer is in-line and there is more space between them. 1961 Dodge 200 series D207 15-17 Ton Tractor. ![[Image: s-l16001.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/s-l16001.jpg) Also the Dodge badge on the side of the bonnet is visible (edit: the Commer badge is nearer the A pillar). -- Last edit: 2020-05-01 14:04:08 |
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◊ 2020-05-01 15:28 |
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◊ 2020-05-01 22:30 |
Well spotted. Unusual sight in any form but specially with tandem axle trailer ! -- Last edit: 2020-05-01 22:32:48 |
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◊ 2020-05-02 11:47 |
How long did it take to load the boxes onto those trucks using sack barrows? Pallets had been around since the WWII but the idea never reached Hull until after the 1960s, or did the dockers refuse to use them? -- Last edit: 2020-05-02 11:48:56 |
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◊ 2020-05-02 12:03 |
Assumptions: 1. It took a long time to do, but labour was relatively cheap and plentiful. 2. The content of the warehouse, being dockside, was presumably not palletised before loading on board ship, and slung in nets out of the hold in Hull. 3. So nobody would bother to palletise the load dockside for delivery to the customer. 4. Judging from the height of the suspension on the over half loaded six legger, the stuff was not too weighty anyhow, just bulky. Bananas? 5. Maybe that’s how the bonnetted Dodge could cope with a twin axle trailer! -- Last edit: 2020-05-02 12:08:32 |
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◊ 2020-05-02 12:12 |
The LEP Transport Trader further along seems to be laden with same stuff, again, judging by the stack on the barrow, hardly lead ingots or cement! -- Last edit: 2020-05-02 13:21:00 |
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