Re: TRACTOR, but what in the name of time was it

Posted by Hugh Mackay on April 25, 2007 at 02:26:57 from (216.208.58.134):

In Reply to: Re: TRACTOR, but what in the name of time was it posted by Roger P on April 24, 2007 at 20:07:35:

Roger: I've had limited experience with Unimog, trying to find reverse was the major chalange of the day. 30 years ago a German guy hired my truck to pull two of these from Lake Placid NY to Nova Scotia. My driver delivered one on his way home, and I was to deliver the other one.

I decided to transfer it from my hi deck trailer to low bed, as I wanted lo bed for my return home. I never did find reverse amoung those 72 forward and 36 reverse gears. In the end I had to back lo bed under front of hi deck trailer and drive it forward onto the lo bed.

I said 30 years ago, that is aprox. these machines had been used at the Lake Placid Winter Olypics and apparently were auctioned after the event was over. One of these machines was a tractor with centerline cab about mid way between axles, the other was cab over truck design, but both had same chassis. Both had Cat II hitch and IPTO front and back. If I recall correctly they were Mercedes 5 cylinder diesel.

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