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| Ford and Chevrolet 2 1/2 cubic yard tippers |
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| Australia produced these tip trucks using the 134" wheelbase chassis from both Ford and Chevrolet. Ford survivors are far more numerous than Chevs.
The official nomenclature and variants were:
MV Field Spec 1384 Trucks 3-ton Tipping 2-1/2-cub yds (Aust) No1 Ford 4X4
MV Field Spec 1385 Trucks 3-ton Tipping 2-1/2-cub yds (Aust) No.2 &2A &2B Ford 4X4
MV Field Spec 1389 Trucks 3-ton Tipping 2-1/2-cub yds (Aust) No.3 & 4 Ford 4X4
MV Field Spec 1390 Trucks 3-ton Tipping 2-1/2-cub yds (Aust) No.4 Chev 4X4
The following photographs are from my archives taken since 1971.
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| Very rare No.1 body |
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| This was the first Ford blitz I had ever seen actually running. It belonged to Maurie Cowley, a tree feller. The site where the photograph was taken is now part of Melbourne's Eastern Freeway at Doncaster. |
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From Murtoa comes this pic of a modified tipper (Euan McDonald) |
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| Heathcote, Vic (Euan McDonald) |
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Phillip Hiller, Broken Hill. |
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| Ringwood Timber and Trading Company, 1973. |
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Mungerannie Station, Birdsville Track South Australia 1999. |
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| Kingaroy, 2003. (Cliff) |
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Kingaroy, 2003. (Cliff) |
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| Chevrolet No4, Cranbourne, 1974. |
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Nasco hoist instruction plate. |
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| Data plate from a Chev No.4 tipper, Daylesford. |
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