From left: Mark, Lance, and Nolan Magee.

It was 1990 and the Kaingaroa State Forest was echoing to the sound of a new Pacific P510 log truck combination powered by twin Caterpillar motors. The Magee family commissioned the giant rig, and operated it under their Marathon Truck and Trailer banner out of Murupara. The prime mover ran a Caterpillar 3406B ATAAC engine, and the lead trailer, a Caterpillar 3406A motor. Built to cart logs from difficult-to-access skids, the 900hp unit ran as both a double and triple. On rare occasions it was also seen as a quad. The interior of this spectacular machine, driven mainly by Lance Magee, was every bit as impressive as the exterior.

Want to know more about this phenomenal machine? Seek out New Zealand Trucking magazines July 1990 and March 1991 for the full story and poster.