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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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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 […] -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Outtakes: An International Display (+ Dodge and Cushman)
Posted on August 3, 2019 | 12 CommentsOn a recent drive through the redwoods of Northern California, after passing the Drive-Thru Tree and the One Log Cabin, I slowed down to check out the World Famous Tree […] -
CC Global: 2017 New Holland T7.230 AutoCommand And 2018 BECO Maxxim 260 – Not For Farm Work
Posted on July 28, 2019 | 18 CommentsOver the past decades, using heavy farm tractors in the earthmoving business has become commonplace. They can perfectly tow heavy loads, the off-road capabilities are excellent and with a legal […] -
CC Global: 2007 Peterbilt 386 6×4 Tractor – Pete The Purring Cat
Posted on July 19, 2019 | 30 CommentsA conventional, American tractor with a full-time job in the Netherlands, now that’s a curiosity for sure. Since early 2008, this 2007 Peterbilt 386 has been working for the Jansen […]
![CC Global: DAF CF 480 FAD And LF 290 FA Construction – 8×4 Is Twice As Heavy As 4×2 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 410 FA And 2019 GS Meppel Drawbar Trailer – The Skip Collector 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Pasture Mowing On November 2 – This Year’s Last Round 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2018 Massey Ferguson 7720 S Dyna-VT – Made In France, Sans Perkins Power 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2019 Corn Silage Harvest – Transfer Cases 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Walking By All Types Of Workhorses 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2013 Vervaet Beet Eater 625 – Sugar Daddy 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake – A Pet Ferrett (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 CDI – Planter Box Truck 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2017 Renault T-460 Tractor And 2008 Magyar Semi-Trailer – Going Down The Milky Way 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classics: 1969 And 1976 Scania, 1969 Bedford, 1970 DAF – Conventional Woodies 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtakes: An International Display (+ Dodge and Cushman) On a recent drive through the redwoods of Northern California, after passing the Drive-Thru Tree and the One Log Cabin, I slowed down to check out the World Famous Tree […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0856.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2017 New Holland T7.230 AutoCommand And 2018 BECO Maxxim 260 – Not For Farm Work Over the past decades, using heavy farm tractors in the earthmoving business has become commonplace. They can perfectly tow heavy loads, the off-road capabilities are excellent and with a legal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2007 Peterbilt 386 6×4 Tractor – Pete The Purring Cat A conventional, American tractor with a full-time job in the Netherlands, now that’s a curiosity for sure. Since early 2008, this 2007 Peterbilt 386 has been working for the Jansen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


