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ot Hauling D6

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MF294-4

02-18-2008 19:04:35




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Reading about Allen and his hauling, thought I'd tell you about my granpa (who's been gone more than 40yrs) that was in the bulldozing business. He hauled a D6 with a 2 axel steerable lowboy with a pintle hitch behind a 2 ton truck. Just drive it on over the side and twist her straight and set the brakes and good to go. Never a sign of a brake on the trailor. He always had IHC trucks with 6cyl engines. By the time he got to the top of the hills, you could count the engine revs and he would spit tobacco in a can then shift gears. Boy I loved going with him to get a chance to run the dozer. He knew what hills he could pull and if he couldn't, he would jump it off and run it up the ditch to the top and go back and get the truck. I won't even go out of the driveway without a box full of chains and binders. Things has really changed in my lifetime.

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RodInNS

02-18-2008 20:16:43




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 Re: ot Hauling D6 in reply to MF294-4, 02-18-2008 19:04:35  
.... and some fellas still do that with 20 tonne excavators. Drive them on over the side of a drop neck because it's quicker than dropping the neck and driving on. I think the particular fella I've got in mind uses chains now tho.... Brand new machine going for a tumble down a gulley off said drop neck does add some inspiration after the perspiration dissapates....

Rod



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Howard H.

02-18-2008 19:42:18




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 Re: ot Hauling D6 in reply to MF294-4, 02-18-2008 19:04:35  

That's a good story...

Yep - seems like if a person is not getting their common sense from a "policy manual" or set of regulations or some committee or some licensed guidance counselor, it doesn't count for much these days...

I started driving the tractor for Dad when I was in the 3rd grade... When it was too hot, I'd sit outside that Egging cab driving the old 4020 from on the fender...

Not saying I'd let my kids do that today! But it didn't seem so dangerous back then...


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MF294-4

02-18-2008 19:49:01




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 Re: ot Hauling D6 in reply to Howard H., 02-18-2008 19:42:18  
I might add, he never had an accident,never went fast enough. Yes and I have ridden a many of hours on the axel of an M,400,560. I can't even think of the thought today or the consiquences.



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