Tippers

First of all seven pictures of GMC-tippers owned by construction company B. Lute & Zn from Castricum (The Netherlands), the place where I was born. Several of them had their engines substituted by Henschel or Ford diesels, according to plates on the brushguards. As usual, the original open cabs had been replaced by closed so-called Dutch cabs (courtesy of Piet Lute and relatives and the archives of Stichting Werkgroep Oud-Castricum).

Apart from the Lute firm, Twisk & Bosman from Castricum also used GMC's. From a Priestman 'Lion' advertisement I copied this tipper in action. Until the 70s Twisk & Bosman employed a GMC tanker truck too, probably fitted on one of their former tippers.

Two more pictures of Twisk & Bosman their GMC tippers at work in Velsen (left) and in (dusty) Rheden (right).
Behind the tipper on the right another GMC dragline carrier with Dutch post-war cab (courtesy of Alwin Bosman)
   

From the personal archives of Peter de Groot's: tippers of Versloot (Henschel Diesel), Asch (Perkins Diesel),
and Zegwaard (Ford Diesel).
       

The following four pictures originate from the Jansen Brothers from Rheden (courtesy of son / nephew Henk Jansen)

The next four pictures were kindly lend to me by Tiede de Graaf from his personal archives. The four GMC's on the
first three pics belong to the S.A. Sanders fleet from Delft, the last one (equipped with a Henschel Diesel) belonged
to the Blok firm from Rotterdam.

The following three pictures of De Bruin Bros (Ermelo, The Netherlands) was provided to me by Heidi de Bruin

The following picture derives from the Kwinten firm, Westerhoven, The Netherlands. It shows a tipper with a Dutch
post war cab (CMP truck in background) (courtesy of Albert Kwinten).

CCKW tipper with Perkins Diesel of the Schapers & De Bont firm, and, invisible,  at the background a Pasal dragline mounted on a halftrack (courtesy of Van de Ven family) from Geldrop.
                                           

How to transport tracked loaders without a low bed trailer? (courtesy of Limpens firm from Elsloo)

In February 1953 the Zeeland province of The Netherlands was flooded. GMC's played their role in the
reconstruction of dikes afterwards (source: www.onwijsnat53.nl/sporen/1953/De%20wederopbouw.htm)

GMC tipper used for internal transport on the yard of Durox brick works, Vuren, The Netherlands
(courtesy of Anton van de Giessen).

Underestimated GMC of the Kamphof firm, Heino, The Netherlands (early 60s), on an overestimated bridge
and three of their other GMC's under happier circumstances (courtesy of H. Kamphof, www.kamphofhout.nl).

Ad Gevers lent me the next four fantastic pictures from his archive. First, another line-up of at least 8 GMC's
of the Mourik firm, Groot Ammers, The Netherlands.

Second, examples of tippers built by the BUCA firm on GMC carriers.

Third, an amazing venue of tippers: a few 'modern' Deutz's surrounded by 9 GMC tippers, many if not all of them
belonging to Terro Amsterdam (courtesy Ad Gevers).

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Terro tipper, coming from the right, so....(1960, source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam)
    

GMC tipper of M. Kegelaar & son Ben (Maurik at that time, Opheusden at present) (courtesy Sonja Kegelaar)
 

The next four pictures show the GMC fleet of Verhulst (courtesy of Adrie Verhulst, West-Kapelle).

From the files of Zeeland Library (©) I derived the following three typical pictures.
       

The Groothuijse firm from Beek-Ubbergen initially used army surplus trucks among which this GMC tipper
(courtesy of Theo Groothuijse, http://groothuijse.net/gt/index.php?inhoudsnaam=home)

Winter time was used for the maintenance of the heavily 'maltreated' trucks of the Piet Verachtert firm from
Kerkdriel (courtesy Huub van Dijk, www.bouwmachinesvantoen.nl and Tilly Verachtert)

The Nuy firm from Doornenburg: just another user of GMC's (courtesy of Willy Nuy)
   

The Brenk firm from Geldermalsen: just another user of GMC's (courtesy of John van den Bosch; http://home.hetnet.nl/~trucker/story.htm )
   

The Van Wijnbergen firm from Zeist: just another user of GMC's, as illustrated by the next two
pictures (courtesy of Ton van Wijnbergen)

Pullens firm from Waalwijk, 3 x GMC w/wo Perkins Diesel (courtesy of Marcel van der Sluis)
                    

Wassing firm from Tilburg, having their four tippers blessed by a local priest: it worked!
(courtesy of Marcel van der Sluis)
           

The Van Ruiven firm from Oud Beijerland, The Netherlands, with Henschel powered tippers
           

A line-up including 3 Van Ruiven GMC's and 1 Studebaker US6 and a Van Ruiven tipper loaded by a Fuchs
       

Various GMC tippers of unknown firms at work in the province of Zeeland, early 60s
           

Unknown GMC tipper crossing the bridge in Ablasserdam, The Netherlands

Six pictures of GMC tippers: once the heart of the Tiemissen firm (courtesy Harold Tiemissen)
       

Below another set of pictures provided by Ad Gevers for all of you who are not yet convinced that Dutch constructors
must indeed have used hundreds of GMC tippers in the 50s and 60s.
         

A tipper of Vissers from Drunen, by the look of it just delivered (courtesy of Jan de Pinth & Bert Theeuwen)

GMC tippers waiting for their load (courtesy of Ad Gevers)

Bad luck for a GMC tipper of Kok firm, Zaandam, The Netherlands (courtesy of Eduard Hattuma)

Nice line-up (f.l.t.r.: International, GMC, GMC) of De Werd firm from 's-Hertogenbosch,
The Netherlands (courtesy of Wilma De Werd)

GMC with Perkins diesel and, not unusual, extended fenders against mud
(source : Leeuwarder Courant / Topografisch-historische Atlas)

GMC tipper of Jongeotter from Bergschenhoek (left picture, featuring Aad Nieuwland)
and GMC tipper of Vermeulen from Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel (right picture, featuring Thijs de Zwart)
(courtesy of Leo Mes)
   

GMC tippers of De Later (Venlo, The Netherlands): first one shows two with Perkins diesels next to a Bedford, in the
middle one of these being loaded by a Michigan and a rare Hogra tipper in the background, last one showing a third GMC still having its which (courtesy of Anton de Later & Bert Theeuwen)
  

Another tipper in Utrecht (source: Van Seumeren Mammoet Archives)

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