Dempsey Delaney from Inangahua Junction with a sawn timber load.

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DescriptionThe truck is a D series International from 1938 or 1939.
The late John Delaney and Lorraine Cotton’s father Dem Delaney from Nelson.Map^[1]ContributorAlison Hale

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Date Created19th May 2019CommentsRay Chandler
Great photo
Myron Caldwell
First time I had heard the name Dem. He was referred to by the full name Dempsey, and I had to stop and think when I saw this. Stacked pretty high. Good thing there was no 14 foot restrictions at home then or he could be losing the top section on or under bridges.
Ray Chandler
Sure would have
Alison Hale
Myron Caldwell I think thats what our family called him as that was what was on the photo.
Annie Swain
The truck is a D series International from 1938 or 1939.
Richard Byrne
They built trucks in those days
Wayne Lyons
amazing old trucks. Most probably 3/4 gears ,crash gearbox, no power steering. May have had an Eaton diff. What they did have was great drivers who really earned their pay
Myron Caldwell
Wayne Lyons Possibly a bit early for the Eaton axle. I thought they become fashionable in the 50's with Karrier and Commers having electrical as opposed to vacuum actions. Imagine driving it for the first time and adjusting the crash box, and sort of… See More
Malcolm Marshall
Was it a Nelson Transport vehicle
Annie Swain
Wayne Lyons The whole IH archive is on the Wisconsin Historical Society website. If you dig into it you will find the file on the D series trucks and the specs for each model. I think the truck here is either a D-346 or a DR-426. The transmissions are … See More
McCormick-International Harvester Collection | Wisconsin Historical Society
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McCormick-International Harvester Collection | Wisconsin Historical Society
McCormick-International Harvester Collection | Wisconsin Historical Society
Wayne Lyons
thanks Annie. Will look it up
Nikki Tamatea
Boy thats one big load.All done by hand.They really worked hard in those days.
Annie Swain
Taking into account the hand loading and relatively slow speeds of the trucks, they would not have shifted many loads per day by modern standards. I guess forklifts became available not long after this.
Annie Swain
See my comment above regarding the IH archive on the Wisconsin Historical website.
Bill Day
The late John Delaney and Lorraine Cotton’s father Dem Delaney from Nelson.

Roger O'Regan
Seen this picture before. Great shot, and imagine either loading or unloading it!

John Armstrong
Great photo being an old builder I remember the chains going over and the lever being pulled down with all the drivers might to secure the load
Does anyone know the timber type

Bob Jamieson
Looks like framing size, John, possibly Rimu.

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Dempsey Delaney from Inangahua Junction with a sawn timber load.

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