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A pair of "standard" Dozers pulled a steel ball between them on a cable. The ball was 8 feet in diameter, weighed in at 8000 pounds. The cable was 4 feet above the ground and the ball helped the cable clear the stumps. The Siamese Cats used the Holt Funnel Blade in the photo to clear stumps and brush the calbe passed over. The cats also used a standard 24 foot wide blade also.

Did the Hungry Horse Siamese Cats follow the tree clearig balls?

Cool Surprise!

Good for you! Enjoy the driving! Paul

Tractor Supply has Round2its in both SAE and Metric on sale. Buy one and get the official Round2it excuse book. Paul

M-5 and M-24 both had twin Cadillac 44T24 V-8 engines of about 110 h.p. each and a 4 speed Hydra-Matic model T-250 with a fluid coupling, driving through a manual shift 2 speed transfer case, giving it 8 speed forward and 2 reverse. M-18 and M-26 both used the Detroit Transmission's Torqmatic (built across the street from the Hydra-Matic plant) with used a Torque Converter, mainly for the heavier vehicle weight and 400 to 500 horse power engines engines . You are correct on the G-749 family of trucks (M135, M211,M221 and M222) All ran the Dual Range Hydra-Matic , with 4 speeds in two different ranges. All the driver needed to do was select the range he wanted. Single speed transfer case with Neutral. The Twin Hydra-Matic was a pair linked together. One in low range, one in high range with a 3 speed reduction box on the rear that gave it the split gears for a potential of in reality 21 speeds with about 3 or 4 of the gear ratios over lapping. It was originally intended for post WWII heavy Tanks but the M-46 to M-60 Tanks went to Allison Automatics in stead of the Hydra-Matics. Paul.

Or the open cab CF's! Paul

What they thought we might be driving in 20 or so years to match the "new" turbine power we would have. Paul

In the early 1950's GM used the experience gleaned from making their Hydra-Matic's for use in tanks( late WWII and pre Korea) to develop a practical automatic for heavy trucks up to and including class 8. . Three ranges, seven forward gears and reverse gave it 16 gear changes. Pretty interesting. Page 112 was 1/2 paragraph on warnigs about granny gear usage. Paul

Here's 170 photos unfortunatly in no particular order, of most everything turbine powered at that period, except the Mopar cars that all know of. Paul http://s890.photobucket.com/user/ptcheshire/slideshow/TURBINE%20POWER

Lots a illness going around. . . Freighliner Flu, Peterbilt Pukes and the Kenworth Koff. Glad your feeling better.

Not just any red but resale red.... .

No ties. A bit to much money in my opinion. http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/diamond-t/306h/1824470.html?refer=news#PhotoSwipe1460303550428

No ties http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/ford/jubilee/1818780.html?refer=news

I stood in my yard facing Pennsylvania and yelled . . . . guess he didn't hear me.

Basic B model Wiring Schematic. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/MusicVid/wiring_diagram.pdf

Try Gerharts the did have some Mack-Lanova and Buda-Lanova parts. http://www.gerhartmachinery.com/contact/

Amazing how solid that truck is. Nice progress. Paul

Both! Paul

Good things take time.

When I read that in DPA International, I first thought it was a late April Fools joke until I saw footage on BBC. Paul

All the greats are passing. Makes me feel old.

Apparently blinker fluid dissipates when driving or parked facing 23.9534 degrees NNE during the Druid holidays of Birch Bark and Adder Acne when dingle berries and skid marks align.