Popular Post Superdog Posted July 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thought we were going to get Friday off,but ended up hauling concrete blocks for a new hog building.Some Macks at the concrete plant.Unloading at the jobsite,these precastblocks are used to make the compost pit. They don't incinerate dead hogs anymore,they compost them,pretty nasty if you ask me,but it makes the tree huggers happyGot done,hauled ass home just in time to get trucks loaded to go truck pulling in Oquawka,IL.A couple other Mack haulers at the pullThis one came from the same tanker fleet my '78 Valueliner came from.Unfortunately,this is where my camera died,no more pics from the pull,but I got 3rd with the Cruiseliner and Mikey got 4th with the RL Had to return borrowed trailer so we squeezed both on my trailer Sat.a.m. for the ride home.My class had its 30th reunion Sat. so I volunteered the RD rollback for a parade float. Drank enough beer to float a barge and ate enough food to sink it,so that pretty much did me in for the rest of Sat. niteMy buddy got a new flip axle for his trailer put on,he picked up this steam engine &ran it thru the parade before taking it to it's new home.Last thing,Lilly's goat herd grew some more,here's 2 of the new "mowers",got 3 new babies total,she's up to 18 goats now. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gearhead204 Posted July 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2015 Mike thanks for the trip! I wish some body would take one of them old steamers to a tractor pull and hook it to the sled! however with the boilers being so old i'm sure we could never see FULL power of these tractors, but the old photos of them plowing are almost unbelievable, and I would love to see it in person. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 superdog: do you know the make of the steam tractor. Were have a steam show here this month with a steam truck our FARQUAR 2 engine machine and another big one from lower mainland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 gearhead: grab the family sedan and head over to ours.steam locoy, mill ,and at least 5 tractors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Boy that's a couple of full days....nicely done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Mike thanks for the trip! I wish some body would take one of them old steamers to a tractor pull and hook it to the sled! however with the boilers being so old i'm sure we could never see FULL power of these tractors, but the old photos of them plowing are almost unbelievable, and I would love to see it in person.they pull them at the Old Threshers show at Mt.Pleasant,Ia every year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 superdog: do you know the make of the steam tractor. Were have a steam show here this month with a steam truck our FARQUAR 2 engine machine and another big one from lower mainland.it is a Case,not sure on exact model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 gearhead: grab the family sedan and head over to ours.steam locoy, mill ,and at least 5 tractors [ Bob, if they let me out of the states,..........I'm not sure they would let me back in!........well not untill taxes are due anyways!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 yeh; too bad the canadian border isn't maintained like mexico's.lots of problems there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 looks like a full weekend, better get some rest Walcott is this upcoming weekend. Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Well done weekend Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Superliners look nice hooked to a step deck and it smells better than those hog haulers you pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Superliners look nice hooked to a step deck and it smells better than those hog haulers you pull.don't have to chain the hogs down,though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 looks like a full weekend, better get some rest Walcott is this upcoming weekend. My Walcott plans got kicked in the nuts today. Still going but only after 5 Thur. and Friday,be there all day Sat., I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 superdog: Whats the deal on some eastern states useing wide spaced trailer axles and some close spaced. are bridge laws different in different states. thank god I was always off highway. no hieght ,weight,width,speed,dot idiots in mirrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 superdog: Whats the deal on some eastern states useing wide spaced trailer axles and some close spaced. are bridge laws different in different states. thank god I was always off highway. no hieght ,weight,width,speed,dot idiots in mirrors.on a spread like these,you are allowed 20k per axle on the trailer so with 80k gross,you don't have to get as much weight on the steer and drives. In Iowa,with a spread axle livestock trailer,we can gross 86k on non-interstate roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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