Some Utes are equipped with snorkel tubes to raise the engine intake higher, which prevent it taking in water during stream crossings and keep it up out of the dust. This one also has the more extensive front-end guard to protect the truck if it hits a kangaroo.
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The Ute (short for utility vehicle) is the typical Australian farm truck. The classic Toyota is the most popular.
Photo: Scott Garvey
End-dump semi trailers are still common on Australian farms for grain hauling.
Photo: Scott Garvey
A typical double-deck livestock truck in a B train configuration.
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Most heavy trucks are equipped with a mesh guard to protect the windshields from stone damage.
Photo: Scott Garvey
Australian farmers who’ve learned to adeptly shift gears with their left hand have the same basic needs as Canadian farmers when it comes to getting around. They need a pickup to use on the farm and to get them to town, and they need heavy trucks to haul livestock and grain. But from there, things start to look different.
