Re: Oldies
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:34 pm
Another French product the Tractomas built by Nicolas, better known for their heavy haulage trailers,featuring a Renault/Berliet cab and powered by a Cummins KTA 18 litre 450 hp engine 
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Re: Oldies
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:24 pm
Nice period picture, Tim. I've never heard of Tractomas or Nicolas, were they made in UK ?
Re: Oldies
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:42 pm
John Gaunt wrote:Nice period picture, Tim. I've never heard of Tractomas or Nicolas, were they made in UK ?
here is a bit of a write up on a modern tractomas
CAT powered too
http://www.roadtransport.com/staticpage ... ctomas.htm
cheers graham
also found a youtube clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2H0trPWaM
Re: Oldies
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:41 pm
tim wrote:Another French product the Tractomas built by Nicolas, better known for their heavy haulage trailers,featuring a Renault/Berliet cab and powered by a Cummins KTA 18 litre 450 hp engine
Tim,
Do you know if this is the same one Econofreight used to run ?
Cheers
Steve
Re: Oldies
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:59 pm
Tim,
Do you know if this is the same one Econofreight used to run ?
Cheers
Steve[/quote]
No Steve -the one that Econofreight ran was the Sunters of Northallerton machine and was painted in Econofreight's livery when they took over Sunters.It operated as a ballasted drawbar tractor weighing 48 tons and apparently was a very powerful machine having pulled loads of 1000 tons over short distances on sites and apparently could keep up speeds of 45 to 50 mph when hauling empty multi axle trailers weighing around 50 tons on road. Tim
Do you know if this is the same one Econofreight used to run ?
Cheers
Steve
[/quote]No Steve -the one that Econofreight ran was the Sunters of Northallerton machine and was painted in Econofreight's livery when they took over Sunters.It operated as a ballasted drawbar tractor weighing 48 tons and apparently was a very powerful machine having pulled loads of 1000 tons over short distances on sites and apparently could keep up speeds of 45 to 50 mph when hauling empty multi axle trailers weighing around 50 tons on road.
Tim