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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![Is it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200201_122842-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic")
CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 12 CommentsIs it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […] -
![As with most writers here, the personally unfamiliar subject is the subject most daunting to write about, with opportunities galore for failure and embarrassment. However, sometimes the unfamiliar is also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_9871.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1946 Ford 698T 1 1/2 Ton Truck – New Adventures Await")
Curbside Outtake: 1946 Ford 698T 1 1/2 Ton Truck – New Adventures Await
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 17 CommentsAs with most writers here, the personally unfamiliar subject is the subject most daunting to write about, with opportunities galore for failure and embarrassment. However, sometimes the unfamiliar is also […] -
![For those not in areas with Ace Hardware, it’s an American hardware store chain, almost 100 years old and privately held as a store owner cooperative, which has remained viable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FD07F0EA-1077-4809-93C6-D1B1C8F4ED1E.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ace is the Place")
Curbside Outtake: Ace is the Place
Posted on February 19, 2020 | 25 CommentsFor those not in areas with Ace Hardware, it’s an American hardware store chain, almost 100 years old and privately held as a store owner cooperative, which has remained viable […] -
![The red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8664.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer")
CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 7 CommentsThe red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1973-Terex-Titan-33-19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day")
Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […] -
![In the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy guys, riding on the truck’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection")
Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection
Posted on January 5, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy guys, riding on the truck’s […] -
![Under the name of the Construction-series, DAF offers a line of heavy-duty chassis-cabs, developed and built for the construction business. These are trucks that have to go off-road frequently, transporting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8636.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: DAF CF 480 FAD And LF 290 FA Construction – 8×4 Is Twice As Heavy As 4×2")
CC Global: DAF CF 480 FAD And LF 290 FA Construction – 8×4 Is Twice As Heavy As 4×2
Posted on December 15, 2019 | 11 CommentsUnder the name of the Construction-series, DAF offers a line of heavy-duty chassis-cabs, developed and built for the construction business. These are trucks that have to go off-road frequently, transporting […] -
![The other day, I parked my car at the premises of truck maker DAF to take a classic bus to the museum. Some interesting, all-blue demo rigs caught my attention. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8621.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 410 FA And 2019 GS Meppel Drawbar Trailer – The Skip Collector")
CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 410 FA And 2019 GS Meppel Drawbar Trailer – The Skip Collector
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 14 CommentsThe other day, I parked my car at the premises of truck maker DAF to take a classic bus to the museum. Some interesting, all-blue demo rigs caught my attention. […] -
![One last grass cut before the winter season sets in, featuring a Fendt 415 Vario with a front mower and a Schuitemaker self-loading silage wagon. Just think of mowing your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Pasture Mowing On November 2 – This Year’s Last Round")
CC Global: Pasture Mowing On November 2 – This Year’s Last Round
Posted on November 16, 2019 | 17 CommentsOne last grass cut before the winter season sets in, featuring a Fendt 415 Vario with a front mower and a Schuitemaker self-loading silage wagon. Just think of mowing your […] -
![I did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove frequently, back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Scania-85.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Mid-Seventies Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer")
Truck Stop Classic: Mid-Seventies Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer
Posted on November 11, 2019 | 7 CommentsI did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove frequently, back in […] -
![In the mid-nineties, Massey Ferguson was taken over by the AGCO company from the US. The other renowned names operating under the wings of agri-mama AGCO are Fendt, Valtra and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_7855.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Massey Ferguson 7720 S Dyna-VT – Made In France, Sans Perkins Power")
CC Global: 2018 Massey Ferguson 7720 S Dyna-VT – Made In France, Sans Perkins Power
Posted on September 30, 2019 | 8 CommentsIn the mid-nineties, Massey Ferguson was taken over by the AGCO company from the US. The other renowned names operating under the wings of agri-mama AGCO are Fendt, Valtra and […] -
![Dry land and sunny weather, so far the harvesting circumstances have been optimal for the farmers and the agricultural contractors they hire. After abundant rainfall, the harvest is often a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8334.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Corn Silage Harvest – Transfer Cases")
CC Global: 2019 Corn Silage Harvest – Transfer Cases
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 14 CommentsDry land and sunny weather, so far the harvesting circumstances have been optimal for the farmers and the agricultural contractors they hire. After abundant rainfall, the harvest is often a […] -
![By now y’all must know I’m more interested in utility than in fancy. A good long walk on a sunny Saturday yielded a wide variety of pure, functional vehicles and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking By All Types Of Workhorses")
CC Global: Walking By All Types Of Workhorses
Posted on September 19, 2019 | 20 CommentsBy now y’all must know I’m more interested in utility than in fancy. A good long walk on a sunny Saturday yielded a wide variety of pure, functional vehicles and […] -
![Grumier, that’s French for a heavy logging truck. Using it as a search term on YouTube results in a grand collection of videos, featuring mostly Volvos and Scanias, carefully maneuvering […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: French Logging Trucks – Advanced Driving Skills Required")
CC Video: French Logging Trucks – Advanced Driving Skills Required
Posted on September 1, 2019 | 10 CommentsGrumier, that’s French for a heavy logging truck. Using it as a search term on YouTube results in a grand collection of videos, featuring mostly Volvos and Scanias, carefully maneuvering […] -
![Vervaet is a Dutch manufacturer of self-propelled, jumbo-sized agricultural machinery. Their Beet Eaters, one of the best model names in the agri-business, eat beets and roots from underneath the surface […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8261.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Vervaet Beet Eater 625 – Sugar Daddy")
CC Global: 2013 Vervaet Beet Eater 625 – Sugar Daddy
Posted on August 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsVervaet is a Dutch manufacturer of self-propelled, jumbo-sized agricultural machinery. Their Beet Eaters, one of the best model names in the agri-business, eat beets and roots from underneath the surface […]
