Some pics of Ukraine

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Below are some of my pics from Ukraine.

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Lorry in pic above is like a copy of an old MB Truck????

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Hi

More of the very comfortable house i stay in.

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House really is top class.

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Very acceptable accommodation!! :D
 
WOT... no swimming pool ?:D

Nice house .......
 
I imagine the locals hate you.
 
Looks like somewhere out of Half LifeII (Not the house :) )
 
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Is that Borat in the background... :)

So you actually live there (ex-pat)? or a regular visitor?
 
I imagine the locals hate you.

Yes that is one of the concerns i have. I does look a bit flash. There are one or two others houses of similar stature in the area though. I have enquired and apparently the locals wouldnt be a "begrudging" type llike we have at home. If that makes sense??

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What can you get in those garages?? an austin 7?? they look very narrow or is it the pic...

They are wide enough to get a 210 in without any bother (not mine). They are very tall which makes them look narrow.

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Yes that is one of the concerns i have. I does look a bit flash. There are one or two others houses of similar stature in the area though. I have enquired and apparently the locals wouldnt be a "begrudging" type llike we have at home. If that makes sense??

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Not as long as you pay your local "insurance" policy. Normally a cash collection ;)
 
Is that Borat in the background... :)

So you actually live there (ex-pat)? or a regular visitor?

The company i work for own this house and i stay in it the 2 weeks of the month that i am out here. I assume they sort the insurance Graham....:eek:

Its a great "life experience" to get working in this country and dealing with the locals. Most of them are fantastic people.

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It looks like a really amazing place, both the house and the more industrial photos you posted; such a big contrast between the two.

It looks a lot more 'soviet' compared to where I have visited in Estonia, lots more concrete in Ukraine and a lot more things that are not quite finished by the looks of it. Very interesting to compare the two and many thanks for posting the photos.
 
I recognise the Magirus Deutz logo on the first truck -AIR COOLED DIESELS :rock: quite a good idea in the Ukraine maybe??;) These trucks are tough-often used as motive power for the older " big V" Snow Ploughs http://www.magirusdeutz.co.uk/MD8technik.htm
Thanks for taking time to post some interesting pics by the way.
 
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There might be some link to Maggie Deutz but the lorry in question is a MAZ http://www.maz.by/maz_mid255.html if i see her again i will have a wee nosey to see if she is air-cooled.
Could very well be some sort of copy. There are motorbikes here that i could have swore were old BMW ones but on investigation they are copies of an old design.

Logo is remarkably similar!!

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There might be some link to Maggie Deutz but the lorry in question is a MAZ http://www.maz.by/maz_mid255.html if i see her again i will have a wee nosey to see if she is air-cooled.
Could very well be some sort of copy. There are motorbikes here that i could have swore were old BMW ones but on investigation they are copies of an old design.

Logo is remarkably similar!!

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I stand corrected.:eek: Since the last Maggie Deutz rolled of the production line in 83 according to the web site I suppose it was probably unlikely.:confused: Taken over by IVECO I believe.
In reply to coulomb---- when operating in temperatures well below zero-- air cooling avoids any of the problems associated with liquid engine coolant freezing .
 
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Thanks grober :)
But that makes them useful only in cold countries and during the winter? (which we have antifreeze now so cooling system is not a problem)

In other words- they were OK 50 years ago but now we have much better technologies?
I don't understand why some people are so excited about air-cooled diesel engine - here in UK :(

Thanks!

Cheers
Chris
 
Hi

Spotted a matching pair of MB Actros today.

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