Car Spotting

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

And he even spelled Tech right too

Originally Posted by S griffin

Tech enhances the driving experience,

[joeb]

A monstrosity

[broadrun96]

I was confused and thought I was drunk, or you/your camera, for a minute there. Hey man, they cost about 6 grand a piece so move it from your Taco to you Tundra and save

[Adam43]

The thing holding me back getting a Prius was always the high speed cornering ability. No longer.

[broadrun96]

Sweet, even roof strakes to direct the air flow right

[Adam43]

I think that’s the bit that makes it a “Sport”.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Sweet, even roof strakes to direct the air flow right

If you've time and interest for it, next time you can spot an actual Toy' you'll see that most if not all models have "winglets" which are part of the tail lights. More evident here: https://jceracing.com/spyder-toyota-...seq-c-5087805/
Of course, nothing to see with the new "Segway light" badged Toyota here.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Adam43

I think that’s the bit that makes it a “Sport”.

Sport Plus? Or Prius Evo 9?

[fieldodreams79]

This thread needs more Kenworths.

[broadrun96]

Tree destroyer, and they can rebrand all they want, that's Tarzan Tree for life

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Adam43

The thing holding me back getting a Prius was always the high speed cornering ability. No longer.

Good find, that is actually Toyota's camouflaged test car for their new GT3 project.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Tree destroyer, and they can rebrand all they want, that's Tarzan Tree for life

And impressive piece of equipment

[joeb]

So that thing somehow holds a branch to prevent falling and cuts it at the same time? I have not seen one of those in an urban environment before. Don't think anyone around here has one, we all just use cranes and separate guy on a bucket

[Mike Harte]

We sometimes have cherry pickers for that, but normally it's just a tree climber that does the job. Possibly forest managers may have them, but I certainly have never seen one.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by joeb

So that thing somehow holds a branch to prevent falling and cuts it at the same time? I have not seen one of those in an urban environment before. Don't think anyone around here has one, we all just use cranes and separate guy on a bucket

Correct. Crew of 4. Operator, Saw Man on Ground, Loader Operator and Chipper Operator. Taking down a tree that came half down in a recent storm. Can watch a little from my upstairs bathroom. Haircut entertainment.

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

We sometimes have cherry pickers for that, but normally it's just a tree climber that does the job. Possibly forest managers may have them, but I certainly have never seen one.

The cherry pickers seem to be less common these days. This company has lots of climbers, but this is the first time I've seen one of these used in person. Pretty damn impressive.

[Mike Harte]

Also impressive is the machines used by professional loggers working with trees such as spruces. Just one machine fells the tree, then strips it of it's branches before depositing the trunk on a trailer. All in the blink of an eye - well OK, not quite so quick, but no more than a couple of minutes.

[Adam43]

Crane spotting is back. They are impressive machines. I’ve been to digger world and done some great digging. There should be lumberjack world. You could use these great machines, sing songs and swing your big axe.

[broadrun96]

Yeah, grapple cranes are becoming a bigger and bigger thing in the industry, climbing is on its way out as standard practice and PPE seems to be driving some of that change. Think the EU/UK now require chainsaw pants at all times and think they have booted out chaps, the US guys are slowly moving to the pants in the tree but wear them in summer heat and you'll find out quick climbers can get a half day at most. Generally chaps were only groundie and cutting logs over climbers. Grapple also limits the risk lower trunk failure when you load the fiddleblock at the top of the pole, having seen more than a few trees crack at the base rigging big limbs it's definitely a plus for rotten or broken trunks, even if the climber isn't tied to the tree they're cutting.

Those who aren't going grapple are going man lift and some of those spiders are 150' boom and can go almost level, it's freaking watching this tiny thing unfold and get someone that far.

[E.B]

Saw this in Spain today.... a Mega Tjaffer. I recognised certain Citroen parts. Maybe Gerard knows more about it. I have never seen or even heard of one before.

[E.B]

Oh and this was quite weird. Diesel engine and cruising round town.

Oh and ATVs in full camo nets and ready for the Duck hunt seem popular this year

[joeb]

Originally Posted by E.B

Oh and this was quite weird. Diesel engine and cruising round town.

That is great! was it towing things? Because if it had multiple trailers hooked up it would be hilarious.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by joeb

That is great! was it towing things? Because if it had multiple trailers hooked up it would be hilarious.

Saw it later in the day with a couple of trailers on the back... will get a pic of it tomorrow in full regalia.

The ATVs with cammo nets didnt upload so try it again.

[Gerard C]

EB, your Mega thingy was said to be a kind of new Mehari. Can't see if it has rear seats and don't know about the spanish regulation about "cars" you can drive without licence tho. May be they are preparing something for the '24 WEC, a good challenger for Ligier/Lamborghini! Did you spot a stupid driver with a stupid smile on his stupid face named Romain? Aixam and Mega merged a while ago:https://www.mega-vehicules.com/ They are dangerous on open roads IMO and get a bad and deserved reputation being so slow and priced as the real thing. Good for teenagers and normal people having lost their driving licence…

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by E.B

Oh and this was quite weird. Diesel engine and cruising round town.

We have this kind of crap almost in every touristic area (hence the word "tourista" may be?) but now seem to be replaced, at least in Paris, by electric tuk-tuks. Yoy can't stop the progress…
https://www.paris-by-tuktuk.com/?gcl...BoCXBAQAvD_BwE For tourists only because the riders can't speak a dam word of french, typical parisian insults apart!

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by E.B

Saw this in Spain today.... a Mega Tjaffer. I recognised certain Citroen parts. Maybe Gerard knows more about it. I have never seen or even heard of one before.

Originally Posted by E.B

Oh and this was quite weird. Diesel engine and cruising round town.

Oh and ATVs in full camo nets and ready for the Duck hunt seem popular this year

Those are awesome!