Solved: Wendax 1042 - Noralpe Basculeur BA 3

[Wendax]

Look at that steering wheel.

For one point, please respond and identify this truck.

[Wendax]

up

[Bill Murray]

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

[Wendax]

Not English

[Bill Murray]

Thanks.

OK, then, the driver does not look American so can it be a German marque?
Bill

[Wendax]

Not German either

[D-type]

Maybe it is American after all - a Terex?

[Wendax]

Not American

[D-type]

it's not British, German or American which begs the question "Who else would make heavy construction plant?".  Is it from Russia?

[staulan]

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.

[Wendax]

Not Russian and not Hungarian

[staulan]

Then it must be Steyr - DR 50 or D413 (different sources, different versions).

[Wendax]

Not a Steyr

[Bill Murray]

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

[Wendax]

 

[D-type]

Not British, German, American, Russian or Hungarian.

Czechoslovakian - from Skoda?

[Wendax]

Not Czechoslovakian

[staulan]

Italian - maybe Fiat?

[Wendax]

Not Italian

[D-type]

Is it from the Netherlands?  In which case it's probably made by DAF?

[Wendax]

Not Dutch

[Wendax]

up again

[4popoid]

Perhaps an Australian mining truck?

[Wendax]

Not Australian

[thorax]

swiss?