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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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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: 2019 WSI XXL Truck Show – Kings Of The Road
Posted on July 14, 2019 | 18 CommentsThe WSI XXL event, held annually since 2016, gives you a good impression of modern heavy on-road vehicles in the Netherlands. There’s a wide variety of tractors, trucks and big […] -
CC Global: 2018 Scania S 650 Conventional 6×2 Truck – Made To Order, Yet Not By Scania
Posted on July 7, 2019 | 4 CommentsIn October 2005, Swedish Scania ended the production of conventional trucks and tractors. But the Dutch Vlastuin company continued building them, with the factory cabover as a starting point. Think […] -
CC Outtake: Not Your Usual 4 Door Pickup
Posted on July 7, 2019 | 22 CommentsSpotted yesterday at a local Ace Hardware. I’ve seen a few IH pickups of this vintage locally, but this one was new to me. -
CC Global: Two Volvo FH 6×4 Tractors – Towing Nooteboom, Carrying Hitachi
Posted on July 5, 2019 | 2 CommentsHeavy equipment hauling heavy equipment, that’s always photogenic material at any truck show. It gets even better if two combinations, representing the same manufacturers, are parked side by side: a […] -
CC Global: 2017 Scania S 450 6×2 Truck And 2009 Burg Semi-Trailer – Maximizing Volume
Posted on June 28, 2019 | 23 CommentsGiven the current legislation regarding vehicle dimensions, around 160 m³ (5,650 ft³ ) is the maximum cargo volume of an enclosed on-road combination in the Netherlands. A prime example of […] -
CC Global: 2017 Scania Tractor And 2017 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Clean Tanker For Dirty Liquids
Posted on June 23, 2019 | 5 CommentsThe cheerful and spotless appearance of this combination doesn’t quite reflect what it’s hauling. Liquid manure, mainly. Of course any other form of liquids that go way beyond dishwater can […] -
CC Global: 2018 Scania S 520 – Tri-Axle Griffin
Posted on June 20, 2019 | 10 CommentsThis year, the Scania V8 turbodiesel is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The current generation, with a displacement of 16.4 liter, is offered in four maximum power output versions: 520, 580, […]
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8261.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ferret-1.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8269.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8277.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_7896.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0856.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8230.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8216.jpg)
![CC Global: 2019 WSI XXL Truck Show – Kings Of The Road The WSI XXL event, held annually since 2016, gives you a good impression of modern heavy on-road vehicles in the Netherlands. There’s a wide variety of tractors, trucks and big […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8157.jpg)
![CC Global: 2018 Scania S 650 Conventional 6×2 Truck – Made To Order, Yet Not By Scania In October 2005, Swedish Scania ended the production of conventional trucks and tractors. But the Dutch Vlastuin company continued building them, with the factory cabover as a starting point. Think […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_7990.jpg)

![CC Global: Two Volvo FH 6×4 Tractors – Towing Nooteboom, Carrying Hitachi Heavy equipment hauling heavy equipment, that’s always photogenic material at any truck show. It gets even better if two combinations, representing the same manufacturers, are parked side by side: a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7995.jpg)
![CC Global: 2017 Scania S 450 6×2 Truck And 2009 Burg Semi-Trailer – Maximizing Volume Given the current legislation regarding vehicle dimensions, around 160 m³ (5,650 ft³ ) is the maximum cargo volume of an enclosed on-road combination in the Netherlands. A prime example of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8003.jpg)
![CC Global: 2017 Scania Tractor And 2017 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Clean Tanker For Dirty Liquids The cheerful and spotless appearance of this combination doesn’t quite reflect what it’s hauling. Liquid manure, mainly. Of course any other form of liquids that go way beyond dishwater can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8061.jpg)
![CC Global: 2018 Scania S 520 – Tri-Axle Griffin This year, the Scania V8 turbodiesel is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The current generation, with a displacement of 16.4 liter, is offered in four maximum power output versions: 520, 580, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8049.jpg)


