Vladislav

That'a a project you started, Paul. Looks like I missed the beginning. Can't wait to see you welding. Or are you going to find different rails?

Tom, That's a perfect work! My favorit is #3 with the hat on. I'll shure send it to my Scania friend. And they use the ice crossing indeed. I was told it's officially approved up to 10 tonns although people goes with everything including loaded truck and trailers. As for the beach I just forgot to mention I didn't miss a chance and got myself in the water. Could swim about 5 meters and than back quickly. Two times though. Not shure of the temperature but brrrr.... The air was about 20 Celsias and sunny.

Welcome! You shure have perfect chances to buy a good B-model Mack if you'd be glad to shake your pockets a bit. Here's a lot of people who can give you helpful advice on that kind of vehicle. Enjoy being here. Vlad

Thank you for sharing, I don't remember much talks about them.

The city is called Pechora. To say correctly it's not Siberia. Siberia is the great territory to the East from the rocks of Ural wich devides the land into Europe and Asia. The area I was in is about 200km to the West of Ural rocks so it's European part of the country. Although it's pretty far to the North and is developed mostly due to the oil and gas fields. Look the map, I did it alot before the trip.

Ran out of likes already Randy, i'm afraid that area is not perfect for such a hunting. The other way I'd stay there for much longer. If you noted from the pics there's not much people there at all. Thank you Paul. It's difficult to me to recognize what that truck original was for. It's last job was a fuel transportation, its owner had the tank station locally. After I looked over the chassis I found out it was originally short and stretched out to put a tank body. So looks like it was a tracktor. Or maybe carried some equipment. Also strange it has heavy walking beam rears but single framed. The ferry trip was over the river. It's called Pechora and the city called the same. That big river follows along a big area from the South to the North and after about 500-800 km from the point I was it comes into Barents see.

Sorry to see that. I wish you quick back on the road.

Damn nice looking Chrysler! Glad to hear your wife is doing better.

Good point. That Freightliner did his common hard work. I met many other rigs I take my hat off for their job.

Scania is a real hard worker. With its driver. It's of 1988, 2700000 on the clock now, one mio in Sweden and the rest in Russia. Still original frame rails. V8 400hp engine was rebuilt not long ago. All the bearings in the tranny were refreshed, the same in the axle. Many minor things were done including AC wich works now. Keith, thank you for the wishes. The real reason of the story is that I not have only one around my neighbourhood but the only one around the most of the country. At least I've newer saw or heard of any more. By the word - we made more than 4000 km at all and I met many trucks along the way including many Americans. Although there was no one !! Brocky, did you do a trip over Alaska highway? There was a plan to go there but it didn't turned out.

Thank you for the kind words folks Thanks, I'll contact you. Mike, you're right on the count. The stuff cost me scrap+ price. My friend with Scania got about the same for the trip. Everything else such as foods, remove the cab,crane and unload was extra. Tom, what do you think is the main source of my English lexicone?

Shit...

Congrats on the purchase Mike, the tyres look impressive.

Looks nice! I also going to do such the thing in my MH one day. Don't forget to post pics when ready. Vlad

Guys, thank you for posting. Nice trucks to look at.

Thank you Doug. Mike, you're always welcome. I'll let you know if I make a plan for any more crasy entertainment.

Congratulations! Best of luck!

She's awesome! Hope you had some fun during the work and will have much more in the future.

Yes you are right. I had newer been so far to the North of the country. As of DMM it's difficult to make plans now having alot on the list - Lanova engine rebuilt, MH wheels and hubs under revision and building the sleeper for R. Everything in one time. I disliked I had to get cab removed, would more like to keep the truck assembled. Should put it back on but better should painted it or at least apply primer. I hope to fire up the engine to be shure it's ok. Probably will try it with no cab. The frame I found out after I saw it up close was stretched out and the center of the bogie is now at the end of the original rails. I think it will be good to cut it back and put the axles to their original position and get a short wheel base tracktor. Anyway I need to do something over the broken middle axle and actually have no ideas on. Those axles look too heavy, more than 44000, maybe 65000. I have neither stuff of the kind. Shuld think a bit on the matter.

Paul, there was no snow and ice. It was summer and the best time to go to that area. By the word I didn't miss a chance and swam in the river. A little bit Yes, those roads weren't nice. That's sad although on the other hand that dirt road is just built (2-3 years) and must be paved in the nearest future. The reality is that there was NO road 2 years ago. Only in the winter when everything was frozen.

What a nice collection of girls and peppers!

The biggest things are impressive. I like Cletrac and too like the view from the wind screen with RW hood behind it

I wish your wife 100% recovery ASAP and you to be able playing toys and chatting on here as long as you'd like

Some more pics of that week

After 2 more days we get home and the deal was done excepting unload. It was also a kind of adventure. A truck with a trailer can't drive into my land. It can but can't go back. So I used a parking lot in my town to unload but had to transport the stuff about half a mile to my property. This time I have it done with the roll-back. Uhhh...