Rural53's Off Topic and Interesting Photos Thread

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Construction equipment display in Twizel.


Euclid B6FTD tractor unit off a motor scraper. It was used to tow prefabricated houses from the production facility to Twizel. It was then used in the penstock factory to push penstock sections between the various build stages.


ESCO 4 cubic yard bucket from a Marion 111-M dragline, one of four used as draglines or face shovels on the project.


Euclid R-15 dump truck, 124 were imorted for the project until bigger dum trucks became available.


International 495 motor scraper. The largest motor scraper built by International. Only 85 were built and the Ministry of Works and Development bought 15 for the Benmore earth dam construction.



The big Cat used to push load the IH495.

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An explanation on the Upper Waitaki Scheme above the Waitaki River requires a map and several hours. So working downstream, the biggest dam is Benmore.

This is a 100m (300') high earth dam that generates 540MW.




Crossing Benmore.

Next downstream is Aviemore Dam. It is composite structure with to be e north end, sitting on rock, being concrete and the south end being earth. It is 40m (120') high and generates 220 MW.



Both dams were built in the 1960's.

The final dam in the scheme is the Waitaki Dam. It was completed on 1935. It is a concrete dam and produces 205MW. It was the last dam project completed in New Zealand without the help of mechanised equipment.

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After checking in at Kurow Holiday Park, I headed down the road to check out where the racing is happening tomorrow.


A little bit of a change in accommodation from lake front to tourist flat.








Even a little ford on the way in to the track.



Local garage in Kurow.

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Saturday is race day.






Sitting on one of the track high points looking back to the plateau the pits and spectator sit on

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Truly beautiful countryside there. Thanks for taking us along.

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Otago Club guys fired up their Covid eliminator after I left.


I like this detail on the deck of Slim's 79 Series Landcruiser.


Twin underslung bottle openers.

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Today was a travel day, about 500km (300 miles) in total.


What a difference a night makes.

At least it cleared up before I got to Lindis Pass.



The Red Bridge just outside Luggate.


The first stop is the National Transport and Toy Museum. It consists of four buildings and several outside areas.


Suzuki GT200 powered mini Ford T Bucket


1935 Flying Flea


1921 Ford Open Cab Pick Up


Ford Coupelet (1914/15)


1952 Austin A90 Atlantic

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Meccano.















Lego.


Knock off Lego - Mini Bricks, Bayko, Better Blocks.

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Star Wars



Tanks







New exhibit, container crane.


Outside between buildings

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Next building.




Toyota Landcruiser


International


Experimental rural fire appliance built on a rear engined Ford V8 Quad Wheeled Carrier




VW Beetles





NZ had a wide variety of trucks

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NZ made cast aluminum toys. These were first made in the early 1940's. About 100 out of the original 275 plus designs are still being hand sand cast from the original mould plates.

Outside.




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Hanger.




Lockheed Lodestar


Austin cars


Three wheel RAF refueller.

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Antonov AN2


de Havilland Dove


Percival Proctor Mk1


Auster Autocrat J1

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Outside








The ubiquitous Howard Junior Rotovator. Even I've owned two of these at one stage.

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The 'Back Paddock'




Ex military wreckers

When you can't import what you need because of currency controls, improvise.







Chamberlain Super 90 with a 3-71 Detroit



Howard Junior's big brother, the Howard DH22.