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Aug 18, 2022 02:51:56   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
kmpankopf wrote:
Very cool and interesting subject.


Thank you for your comment kmpankopf.

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Aug 18, 2022 05:52:43   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Thorny Devil wrote:
Kenworth trucks can be seen on roads all over Australia hauling one, two, three of four trailers in various configurations on public roads and even more trailers on some dedicated mine haul-roads. Initially imported from America as built-to-order fully assembled units, a Kenworth manufacturing plant was opened in Victoria, Australia in 1970 with the first Australian built Kenworth completed in March 1971.

In 2005 Kenworth opened a museum at the National Road Transport Hall Of Fame in Alice Springs and now houses over 30 Kenworth trucks including the first Australian built unit.

I took the following photos during a recent visit to the museum.
Kenworth trucks can be seen on roads all over Aust... (show quote)


Great set of images!!!
How do they open the hoods on the trucks with the grill guards? I can't see any sign of a hinge point.

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Aug 18, 2022 08:03:58   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Nice shots. My farmer has a big (well, they are all big) green Kenworth that he hauls grain with.

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Aug 18, 2022 08:49:59   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
Thorny Devil wrote:
Kenworth trucks can be seen on roads all over Australia hauling one, two, three of four trailers in various configurations on public roads and even more trailers on some dedicated mine haul-roads. Initially imported from America as built-to-order fully assembled units, a Kenworth manufacturing plant was opened in Victoria, Australia in 1970 with the first Australian built Kenworth completed in March 1971.

In 2005 Kenworth opened a museum at the National Road Transport Hall Of Fame in Alice Springs and now houses over 30 Kenworth trucks including the first Australian built unit.

I took the following photos during a recent visit to the museum.
Kenworth trucks can be seen on roads all over Aust... (show quote)



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Aug 18, 2022 09:23:02   #
Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL
 
Beautiful big boys.

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Aug 18, 2022 10:06:12   #
troutbum Loc: north central pennsylvania
 
Nice set of older and newer iron, I spent 46 years of my previous life owning, working on and driving semi's across the US of A. I was not aware that your country had its own Kwhooper plant.

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Aug 18, 2022 10:12:02   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 

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Aug 18, 2022 10:35:38   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Very nice presentation.
--Bob
Thorny Devil wrote:
Kenworth trucks can be seen on roads all over Australia hauling one, two, three of four trailers in various configurations on public roads and even more trailers on some dedicated mine haul-roads. Initially imported from America as built-to-order fully assembled units, a Kenworth manufacturing plant was opened in Victoria, Australia in 1970 with the first Australian built Kenworth completed in March 1971.

In 2005 Kenworth opened a museum at the National Road Transport Hall Of Fame in Alice Springs and now houses over 30 Kenworth trucks including the first Australian built unit.

I took the following photos during a recent visit to the museum.
Kenworth trucks can be seen on roads all over Aust... (show quote)

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Aug 18, 2022 11:06:57   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great set of images!!!
How do they open the hoods on the trucks with the grill guards? I can't see any sign of a hinge point.


Thanks for your comment Manglesphoto. The grill guards are known as bull bars because wondering cattle are a common hazard on outback roads - besides sheep, kangaroos, camels wild horses and emus. The bull bar hinge is hidden behind the channel section near the bottom of the bull bar. The bull bar in the attached photo is held in place by four eye bolts - releasing the eye bolts allows the bull bar to swing down, thus allowing the bonnet (hood to you) to tilt forward. Regards, Richard.


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Aug 18, 2022 11:07:57   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
jaymatt wrote:
Nice shots. My farmer has a big (well, they are all big) green Kenworth that he hauls grain with.


Thank you for the feedback jaymatt.

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Aug 18, 2022 11:08:53   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
J-SPEIGHT wrote:


Thank you for the thumbs up J-Speight.

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Aug 18, 2022 11:10:25   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
Hereford wrote:
Beautiful big boys.


Thanks for looking Hereford.

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Aug 18, 2022 11:16:05   #
Abo
 
Nice shooting. I like your POV

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Aug 18, 2022 11:28:52   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
troutbum wrote:
Nice set of older and newer iron, I spent 46 years of my previous life owning, working on and driving semi's across the US of A. I was not aware that your country had its own Kwhooper plant.


Thanks for your comment troutbum. Kenworth Australia celebrated its 50th year of manufacturing trucks in Australia in March 2021 which coincided with celebrating the 70,000th truck built at its site in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Aug 18, 2022 11:30:14   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
jederick wrote:


Thanks for the acknowledgment jederick.

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