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Old 4th Oct 2006, 13:08
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Ahh, the Dream. Had the thing in Bahrain year before last, loading 3 Main-Deck loaders for a charter to Saddam Intl. Took a fair while to get them all onboard, but when finally loaded the hold still looked rather empty. The loadmaster approached us, complaning he was out of balance and needed a bit of ballast. "How much you're looking for" I asked, thinking I could get a couple of lads to whip up some sandbags in a hurry. "About 40 tons" came the reply.

Thank (insert name of favourite imaginary friend here) we had heaps of mail we could loose load around the HiLo's, and still he left with a very impressive underload. Fantastic bit of kit it is.
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