Perth-Kalg., 04.05.23

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   Grab the Lapels May 8, 2023 — 8:47 pm

   What is a dog run?

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      Bill Holloway May 9, 2023 — 9:41 am

      I’m sure we have discussed this before.
      A ‘dog’ is a trailer with wheels at the front as well as at the back.
      The wheels at the front are (usually) removeable and are called a dolly
      So the second (and third) trailer of a road train is a dog.
      A dog run takes the dog to a point – in the case the Northam road train assembly area, 100 km east of Perth – where the road train can be hooked up.
      Where the dolly is not removeable a specialized heavy truck, called a block truck, tows the dog. But usually for a dog run I pull the dolly out and tow the trailer with my prime mover (tractor) and the dolly hooked on behind.

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         Grab the Lapels May 11, 2023 — 8:07 pm

         I’m pretty sure I asked you what a road train was before, but not a dog trailer. For some reason, this all sounds really complicated. I can picture the first truck having the front wheels removed, but I can’t picture how the third and fourth ones would look, unless it just looks like a bunch of trailers towing trailers.

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         Bill Holloway May 11, 2023 — 8:34 pm

         I’ll write you a letter. With photos.

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