jeeper61 Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 The Mighty CUB Cadet. Photo sent in to us by a fan of the channel. #farmall51 # 4 1 Quote
twostepn2001 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Years ago, l worked on a dam project in eastern Oklahoma. They had a IH scraper like the one in the pic along with a comparable sized Allis-Chalmers and two Cat DW-21's. Wen l first went to work there, l ran a old Cat D8 pulling a sheepsfoot roller. lt was so old and wore out that in order to turn to the left, you had to make a full circle to right. Then l got "promoted" to one of the DW-21's. Didn't have any brakes so in order to slow down or stop, you had to CAREFULLY lower the pan. Those were the days....lol 1 1 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 Here are a couple brands from the bygone days 5 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 IMO the Westcoaster was one of best looking conventional models ever built 7 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 Back in the day a old Army truck and few I beams and old set of tandems are you where moving houses The accident happened in Moundridge, KS, when the rear wheels of the trailer broke through the planking of the bridge spanning Emma Creek. Circa 1954. 5 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 I am sure it needed to be removed. That would have taken a big crane from the road off the bridge Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 A International D-246-F truck owned by the Ontario Department of Highways clears snow from the streets of a rural area. 3 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 International D-246-F Power Divider with two driveshafts one to each axle. This was before the interaxle differential was integrated into the front axel on the tandems Drive Shaft to back axle 3 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 This interesting a drag line on a Steam Traction engine I certainly don't have the Professors knowledge to identify the engine 2 Quote
twostepn2001 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 1 hour ago, jeeper61 said: This interesting a drag line on a Steam Traction engine Instead of a drag line, is that what they called a fresno? 1 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 6 minutes ago, twostepn2001 said: Instead of a drag line, is that what they called a fresno? I guess its kind of in between drawn out with with a team and pulled back with the traction engine Quote
twostepn2001 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Just now, jeeper61 said: I guess its kind of in between l was just curious. l've only seen those pulled with mule teams. While l'm here, l'll post this. l know Gary always liked the Roadrunner-Coyote jokes so thought l'd post this one. lt's captioned "How it all started." 3 Quote
MacAR Posted January 25 Posted January 25 2 hours ago, jeeper61 said: This interesting a drag line on a Steam Traction engine I certainly don't have the Professors knowledge to identify the engine It's hard to tell, but it almost looks as if there's a solid bar connecting the engine to the scoop... I wonder, was it meant to be pushed into material then lifted up and used to load wagons? We'll never know I'm sure, but it's fun to speculate! 2 Quote
ray54 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 7 hours ago, MacAR said: It's hard to tell, but it almost looks as if there's a solid bar connecting the engine to the scoop... I wonder, was it meant to be pushed into material then lifted up and used to load wagons? We'll never know I'm sure, but it's fun to speculate! Yes all speculation, but the guy that thought it out was thinking much better than a shovel and wheel barrow. My speculation is, used like a fresno. The cable lift on the back adjusts the cutting and dumping eliminating one man. 3 Quote
MacAR Posted January 26 Posted January 26 14 minutes ago, ray54 said: Yes all speculation, but the guy that thought it out was thinking much better than a shovel and wheel barrow. My speculation is, used like a fresno. The cable lift on the back adjusts the cutting and dumping eliminating one man. You may be right, Ray. I'm not familiar with a fresno, but I have used one of these a time or two: They were called slips here, and pulled by one or two horses. I guess a fresno is just a bigger version? What I do know is they were hard on the horses pulling them and even harder on the man holding the handles... I can tell you that when that cutting edge catches a rock, those little handles will flip you azz-over-teakettle! 2 1 Quote
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