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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1973-Terex-Titan-33-19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day")
Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […] -
![In the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy guys, riding on the truck’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection")
Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection
Posted on January 5, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy guys, riding on the truck’s […] -
![Under the name of the Construction-series, DAF offers a line of heavy-duty chassis-cabs, developed and built for the construction business. These are trucks that have to go off-road frequently, transporting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8636.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: DAF CF 480 FAD And LF 290 FA Construction – 8×4 Is Twice As Heavy As 4×2")
CC Global: DAF CF 480 FAD And LF 290 FA Construction – 8×4 Is Twice As Heavy As 4×2
Posted on December 15, 2019 | 11 CommentsUnder the name of the Construction-series, DAF offers a line of heavy-duty chassis-cabs, developed and built for the construction business. These are trucks that have to go off-road frequently, transporting […] -
![The other day, I parked my car at the premises of truck maker DAF to take a classic bus to the museum. Some interesting, all-blue demo rigs caught my attention. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8621.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 410 FA And 2019 GS Meppel Drawbar Trailer – The Skip Collector")
CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 410 FA And 2019 GS Meppel Drawbar Trailer – The Skip Collector
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 14 CommentsThe other day, I parked my car at the premises of truck maker DAF to take a classic bus to the museum. Some interesting, all-blue demo rigs caught my attention. […] -
![One last grass cut before the winter season sets in, featuring a Fendt 415 Vario with a front mower and a Schuitemaker self-loading silage wagon. Just think of mowing your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Pasture Mowing On November 2 – This Year’s Last Round")
CC Global: Pasture Mowing On November 2 – This Year’s Last Round
Posted on November 16, 2019 | 17 CommentsOne last grass cut before the winter season sets in, featuring a Fendt 415 Vario with a front mower and a Schuitemaker self-loading silage wagon. Just think of mowing your […] -
![I did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove frequently, back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Scania-85.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Mid-Seventies Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer")
Truck Stop Classic: Mid-Seventies Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer
Posted on November 11, 2019 | 7 CommentsI did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove frequently, back in […] -
![In the mid-nineties, Massey Ferguson was taken over by the AGCO company from the US. The other renowned names operating under the wings of agri-mama AGCO are Fendt, Valtra and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_7855.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Massey Ferguson 7720 S Dyna-VT – Made In France, Sans Perkins Power")
CC Global: 2018 Massey Ferguson 7720 S Dyna-VT – Made In France, Sans Perkins Power
Posted on September 30, 2019 | 8 CommentsIn the mid-nineties, Massey Ferguson was taken over by the AGCO company from the US. The other renowned names operating under the wings of agri-mama AGCO are Fendt, Valtra and […] -
![Dry land and sunny weather, so far the harvesting circumstances have been optimal for the farmers and the agricultural contractors they hire. After abundant rainfall, the harvest is often a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8334.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Corn Silage Harvest – Transfer Cases")
CC Global: 2019 Corn Silage Harvest – Transfer Cases
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 14 CommentsDry land and sunny weather, so far the harvesting circumstances have been optimal for the farmers and the agricultural contractors they hire. After abundant rainfall, the harvest is often a […] -
![By now y’all must know I’m more interested in utility than in fancy. A good long walk on a sunny Saturday yielded a wide variety of pure, functional vehicles and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking By All Types Of Workhorses")
CC Global: Walking By All Types Of Workhorses
Posted on September 19, 2019 | 20 CommentsBy now y’all must know I’m more interested in utility than in fancy. A good long walk on a sunny Saturday yielded a wide variety of pure, functional vehicles and […] -
![Grumier, that’s French for a heavy logging truck. Using it as a search term on YouTube results in a grand collection of videos, featuring mostly Volvos and Scanias, carefully maneuvering […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: French Logging Trucks – Advanced Driving Skills Required")
CC Video: French Logging Trucks – Advanced Driving Skills Required
Posted on September 1, 2019 | 10 CommentsGrumier, that’s French for a heavy logging truck. Using it as a search term on YouTube results in a grand collection of videos, featuring mostly Volvos and Scanias, carefully maneuvering […] -
![Vervaet is a Dutch manufacturer of self-propelled, jumbo-sized agricultural machinery. Their Beet Eaters, one of the best model names in the agri-business, eat beets and roots from underneath the surface […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8261.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Vervaet Beet Eater 625 – Sugar Daddy")
CC Global: 2013 Vervaet Beet Eater 625 – Sugar Daddy
Posted on August 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsVervaet is a Dutch manufacturer of self-propelled, jumbo-sized agricultural machinery. Their Beet Eaters, one of the best model names in the agri-business, eat beets and roots from underneath the surface […] -
![(First Posted August 11, 2013) Driving between Washington, DC and Charlottesville, Virginia last year, one could see an unusual vehicle parked on the side of the road: a Ferrett armored […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ferret-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake – A Pet Ferrett")
CC Outtake – A Pet Ferrett
Posted on August 23, 2019 | 18 Comments(First Posted August 11, 2013) Driving between Washington, DC and Charlottesville, Virginia last year, one could see an unusual vehicle parked on the side of the road: a Ferrett armored […] -
![A nearby plant nursery uses this Sprinter box truck for their pickups and deliveries. With a factory GVM rating of 5,000 kg (11,023 lbs) it’s the heaviest Sprinter of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 CDI – Planter Box Truck")
CC Global: 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 CDI – Planter Box Truck
Posted on August 17, 2019 | 13 CommentsA nearby plant nursery uses this Sprinter box truck for their pickups and deliveries. With a factory GVM rating of 5,000 kg (11,023 lbs) it’s the heaviest Sprinter of the […] -
![This combination perfectly represents the current generation of raw milk haulers in my country; a 4×2 tractor with a heavy-duty front axle (resulting in a higher axle load and thus […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8277.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Renault T-460 Tractor And 2008 Magyar Semi-Trailer – Going Down The Milky Way")
CC Global: 2017 Renault T-460 Tractor And 2008 Magyar Semi-Trailer – Going Down The Milky Way
Posted on August 16, 2019 | 14 CommentsThis combination perfectly represents the current generation of raw milk haulers in my country; a 4×2 tractor with a heavy-duty front axle (resulting in a higher axle load and thus […] -
![Four conventional 4×2 trucks showed up at the starting point of a tour for classic vehicles, late April 2019. All in the same livery of the nearby Van den Broek […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_7896.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: 1969 And 1976 Scania, 1969 Bedford, 1970 DAF – Conventional Woodies")
Truck Stop Classics: 1969 And 1976 Scania, 1969 Bedford, 1970 DAF – Conventional Woodies
Posted on August 4, 2019 | 15 CommentsFour conventional 4×2 trucks showed up at the starting point of a tour for classic vehicles, late April 2019. All in the same livery of the nearby Van den Broek […]
