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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: Wendax on October 18, 2013, 03:19:15 AM
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Look at that steering wheel.
For one point, please respond and identify this truck.
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up
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Quite an unusual side tipper which I cannot yet identify.
Assuming the RHD signifies an English marque, can it be a David Brown product??
Bill
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Not English
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Thanks.
OK, then, the driver does not look American so can it be a German marque?
Bill
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Not German either
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Maybe it is American after all - a Terex?
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Not American
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it's not British, German or American which begs the question "Who else would make heavy construction plant?". Is it from Russia?
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Dutra DR 50 (Hungary)?
Beginning with the 60s, the Central European countries rebuilt their industries and were producing an extended range of industrial equipment. Some Polish and Czech machines were widely publicized on the Internet, the Hungarian and Romanian ones - not so much.
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Not Russian and not Hungarian
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Then it must be Steyr - DR 50 or D413 (different sources, different versions).
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Not a Steyr
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Gerd's commercial vehicles are always a great challenge and often eat up hours of research time.
For a little "Comic Relief" on this Sunday, here are two photos I copied off of Google whilst trying to solve this dumper puzzle.
I must say I was totally amazed at the number of "enthusiast sites" on the Internet that are devoted to such subjects as "Mining Trucks", "Coal Trucks", "Dump Trucks" etc. etc. etc. And many of them have a great sense of humour in their postings as you will see below.
And, BTW, I am no closer to solving the puzzle but it has been fun learning more about these trucks.
Bill
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;D
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Not British, German, American, Russian or Hungarian.
Czechoslovakian - from Skoda?
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Not Czechoslovakian
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Italian - maybe Fiat?
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Not Italian
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Is it from the Netherlands? In which case it's probably made by DAF?
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Not Dutch
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up again
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Perhaps an Australian mining truck?
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Not Australian
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swiss?
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No
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Japanese?
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No
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Could it be Scandinavian?
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Chinese?
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Canadian?
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Not British, German, American, Hungarian, Russian, Austrian, Czechoslovakian, Italian, Dutch, Australian, Swiss, Japanese, Scandinavian, Chinese or Canadian.
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French?
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Oui, monsieur!
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Babiole?
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No
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did this company produce other type of agricultural machines as well?
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Yes, they also built agricultural tractors.
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Sift?
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No
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was this company building tractors before the 2nd WW?
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Muir Hill? Perhaps I'm wrong because I'm not sure it is french.
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was this company building tractors before the 2nd WW?
I don't know for sure, but I'd say rather not.
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Muir Hill? Perhaps I'm wrong because I'm not sure it is french.
Not Muir Hill, which is British.
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Labourier?
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No
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France - Renault chassis?
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Not Renault
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Berliet?
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No
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I think I've found it. Is it a Latil? If you look at it without the steering arrangement and the mudguards, it becomes clearer.
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Craig is likely correct, but, just in case he isn't, I'll try Bernard.
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Great find, Craig! But unfortunately it isn't a Latil, nor a Bernard.
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Saviem LRS?
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Not a Saviem either
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Possibly a Labourier?
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No
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Richier?
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Citroen?
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No to both
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Babiole?
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Babiole
Berliet
Bernard
Citroen
Labourier
Latil
Renault
Richier
Saviem
Sift
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Hurlimann?
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No. BTW, Hürlimann is Swiss.
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St Chamond?
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No
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Sambron?
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No
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Deruppe?
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No
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The last name in my list....Decaville?
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No
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Willème?
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No
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Agrip?
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No
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Somua?
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No.
A big hint: the tractor built by the same company had a very distinctive feature:
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Thank you for the clue, but I found it without it...the key word has been "basculeur". In my research I met the Dinky Toy described as Basculeur (it was a Muir Hill). Then I began to Google with that description and so I found also this marque I didn't know and than this advert. I've learnt a lot about french dumpers.
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Well done, one hard-earned point is on the way.