THIRTY-FOUR-TON LOAD;—On several occasions in New Zealand loads have been -of such dimensions that it has been impracticable to transport them by rail, and recourse has had to be liadto the road. Some years ago traction engines and trailer were? usually commissioned for this kind of task, but recently the motor^ has been ousting the traction engine and dealing with such loads'direct. This has been the case particularly with machinery for some of the hydroelectric plants. How huge are the loads a motor can deal ivith is shown in this block. It depicts a thirty-four-ton rotor for the railway power-house at Dawes Point, Sydney, Neiv South Wales. The masonry at the back is part of the foundation of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 115, 17 May 1930, Page 26

THIRTY-FOUR-TON LOAD; — On several occasions in New Zealand loads have been -of such dimensions that it has been impracticable to transport them by rail, and recourse has had to be liadto the road. Some years ago traction engines and trailer were? usually commissioned for this kind of task, but recently the motor^ has been ousting the traction engine and dealing with such loads'direct. This has been the case particularly with machinery for some of the hydroelectric plants. How huge are the loads a motor can deal ivith is shown in this block. It depicts a thirty-four-ton rotor for the railway power-house at Dawes Point, Sydney, Neiv South Wales. The masonry at the back is part of the foundation of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.