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Grianaig
 


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LWB version? Whistle
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DSL
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Otherwise known as the Stretch Limo version! Laughing
   
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RRSTDV8
 


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Re: Towing 110t Road Train

ronp wrote:
Not really a great endorsement for the D5 ....
... considering that just one man can pull a 150 tonne Train.

Laughing


Impressive stuff indeed but it nearly killed him and he managed only a few metres. At least the D5 did 16km+
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ronp
 


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Ah ok, so a D5 can go 16km faster than a nearly dead man. Confused

Laughing
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DSL
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I wonder when it's TC will start juddering. I've got dibs on next Friday, at about 11:38am. Whistle
   
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D&G
 


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DSL
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Nah, that'll be at 12:06pm. Whistle
   
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Pelyma wrote:
Can’t get the staff these days with all the duplicate posts.


No idea what you and that del bloke are on about Whistle Wink
  
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DSL
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Just disappointed you weren't up in the early hours scanning t'interweb for videos of D5 pulling stuff. Whistle Whistle
   
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So ... The Volvo can pull TWICE the weight it's rated for?

Think that means the Discovery wins this contest. Thirty times it's rating?
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DSL wrote:
Just disappointed you weren't up in the early hours scanning t'interweb for videos of D5 pulling stuff. Whistle Whistle


I wanted an exclusive, it’s very hard to do on here Very Happy
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DSL
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You've got to get up early to beat DG, or just not go to bed. Thumbs Up
   
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I’m a bit of a night owl. Working shifts doesn’t help the old body clock.

I finally got an exclusive, I’m well chuffed Laughing
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