Popular Post other dog Posted February 13, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2016 I took a load of pipes to State College, Pa. Monday. Unloaded Tuesday morning and went to Sharon to get 2 coils. It was snowing pretty good when I left State College, this was after I got on I-80. Saw this unit across the street when I was leaving Sharon Coatings. It snowed most of the way back, but 79 was clear- rt.19, not so much. This is coming up Powell Mountain, north of Summersville. HatCity said he was plowing and salting this section, but I think he was parked in a cross over drinking coffee. The only time he did any actual plowing was when he went to Sheetz to refill his thermos and grab more donuts. After I unloaded the coils in Madison Heights I went to the shop and hooked up to the bulldozer trailer again so I could run down to the S.C. line on rt.38 Thursday and get that dozer that I was supposed to get last week for Mr. Burke. We left the shop at 6:15am and got there around 10:30am... the dozer got there around 3:30pm. Last week the truck that was bringing it broke down, this week he blew a tire on the lowboy. Then after somebody brought him a tire and put it on, he made it about 10 miles and blew a tire on the lowboy. So he had to get another tire brought to him- and it was the wrong tire, so the tire guy had to go back and get the right tire and come back again. So what should have been a fairly easy one day mission turned into a 2 day deal. The only other issue was that Jeff told me the blade was 10'6'' wide. Mr. Burke said it was 11'6'', and my N.C. permit was for 11'. But I didn't get stopped or checked, so it didn't matter. We couldn't run after dark so we went to Candor, N.C. and parked it, then we went over to Southern Pines- Mr. Burke just happens to own a home there and he plays a lot of golf . He called a friend that he knows from one of the golf courses to come pick us up and he took us to Mr. Burke's house, and picked us up yesterday morning and took us back to the truckstop. The home is for sale by the way, because he said he just didn't go there much any more- a palatial estate too, and only 200 grand. He called a taxi to take us to get something to eat. Went to some sports bar, I don't remember the name of it. Mr Burke said "they've got everything from hot dogs to filet mignon here,and it's all good- I highly recommend the filet mignon". It should be good, it was $32 I think. A hot dog was $10.99- but fries were included. I got a shrimp po'boy, $13.99, and had 4 Bud lights at $4 each. I felt uncomfortable- but just a little- that he was spending that kind of money, but he's as nice a man as you'd ever want to meet and he paid for everything. He apologized for all the delays, but I told him that it was no problem for me, it was pretty much par for the course driving a truck, things seldom go as smoothly as planned. And if any of you are ever stranded in this area, just call me, i'll come get you. We'll stop by the store and get a pack of hot dogs and a loaf of bread and cook them over a fire on a stick, that's more my speed. But we got the dozer back yesterday and unloaded it in a field at his house in Appomattox, then I dropped the trailer at the shop and went to Lynchburg and got a load of coils going to Raleigh and Benson, N.C. for Monday, binness as usual. They're calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow here Monday. I don't know about N.C. but I told them if it was slick around here Sunday the load would still be sitting at the shop Monday morning. Supposed to be warm again by Tuesday, in the 40's. Nice looking old KW Mr. Burke's brother has. At the truckstop in Candor, N.C. Unloading 14 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Alright, finally got to haul that dozer! You got more snow than I did this week. It really warmed up here making it soft and we have gumbo and it's awful, sticky, slimy stuff that gets as hard as cement once it dries. Been fun chaining up nearly every load but oh well that's part of the jon Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 13, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2016 I went up to the observation deck at Winfall Towers on the way home yesterday. You can see all the way to Brookneal from up there. I observed this girl up there observing the Winfall skyline. 5 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Looked like a good week Tom. Glad you got to move the dozer and had a good yarn and meal to boot. There are a lot of interesting people out there! I think if I was on the observation deck I would have been near sighted for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddeere Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Enjoyed the pictures. The dozer looks like it has been restored. wonder what it weighs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBullDog Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Nice job on the bulldozer mission!The Western Star sure looks like it has breeding hips. Maybe custom rear axles?I went up to the observation deck at Winfall Towers on the way home yesterday. You can see all the way to Brookneal from up there. I observed this girl up there observing the Winfall skyline.hot1268.jpgSpeaking of breeding hips....That is a really nice old KW along with the AC dozer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Enjoyed the pictures. The dozer looks like it has been restored. wonder what it weighs.He said it weighed about 35,000 lbs. That's probably pretty close, this web page http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/003/0/8/3084-allis-chalmers-hd16.htmlsays 31,500 lbs and i'm assuming that's without the blade, hydraulic cylinders, cab,etc. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 13, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2016 Speaking of breeding hips.... That is a really nice old KW along with the AC dozer.I thought it was a T800 with the high hood at first, but now i'm thinking it's probably a C500. We were rushing to get the dozer unloaded and reloaded and I didn't even get a chance to look at it, just snapped those couple of quick pics when he got there. Mr. Burke was in a rush, thinking we'd get it back to Concord anyway, and we would unload it at his place yesterday morning, but I told him we'd be lucky to get to Danville by sundown. And his brother was in a rush to get going because him and his helper hadn't eaten all day.C500 KWHis brother was real nice too, he has a completely restored B61 that was a Jamerson Brothers truck that he said I was welcome to stop at his place in Walterboro and look at whenever I was in the area. It's a mate to this one- 4 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I took a load of pipes to State College, Pa. Monday. Unloaded Tuesday morning and went to Sharon to get 2 coils. It was snowing pretty good when I left State College, this was after I got on I-80.DSCN1579.JPGSaw this unit across the street when I was leaving Sharon Coatings.DSCN1583.JPGIt snowed most of the way back, but 79 was clear- rt.19, not so much. This is coming up Powell Mountain, north of Summersville. HatCity said he was plowing and salting this section, but I think he was parked in a cross over drinking coffee. The only time he did any actual plowing was when he went to Sheetz to refill his thermos and grab more donuts.DSCN1584.JPGAfter I unloaded the coils in Madison Heights I went to the shop and hooked up to the bulldozer trailer again so I could run down to the S.C. line on rt.38 Thursday and get that dozer that I was supposed to get last week for Mr. Burke.DSCN1589A.jpgWe left the shop at 6:15am and got there around 10:30am... the dozer got there around 3:30pm. Last week the truck that was bringing it broke down, this week he blew a tire on the lowboy. Then after somebody brought him a tire and put it on, he made it about 10 miles and blew a tire on the lowboy. So he had to get another tire brought to him- and it was the wrong tire, so the tire guy had to go back and get the right tire and come back again. So what should have been a fairly easy one day mission turned into a 2 day deal. The only other issue was that Jeff told me the blade was 10'6'' wide. Mr. Burke said it was 11'6'', and my N.C. permit was for 11'. But I didn't get stopped or checked, so it didn't matter.We couldn't run after dark so we went to Candor, N.C. and parked it, then we went over to Southern Pines- Mr. Burke just happens to own a home there and he plays a lot of golf . He called a friend that he knows from one of the golf courses to come pick us up and he took us to Mr. Burke's house, and picked us up yesterday morning and took us back to the truckstop. The home is for sale by the way, because he said he just didn't go there much any more- a palatial estate too, and only 200 grand.He called a taxi to take us to get something to eat. Went to some sports bar, I don't remember the name of it. Mr Burke said "they've got everything from hot dogs to filet mignon here,and it's all good- I highly recommend the filet mignon". It should be good, it was $32 I think. A hot dog was $10.99- but fries were included. I got a shrimp po'boy, $13.99, and had 4 Bud lights at $4 each. I felt uncomfortable- but just a little- that he was spending that kind of money, but he's as nice a man as you'd ever want to meet and he paid for everything. He apologized for all the delays, but I told him that it was no problem for me, it was pretty much par for the course driving a truck, things seldom go as smoothly as planned. And if any of you are ever stranded in this area, just call me, i'll come get you. We'll stop by the store and get a pack of hot dogs and a loaf of bread and cook them over a fire on a stick, that's more my speed.But we got the dozer back yesterday and unloaded it in a field at his house in Appomattox, then I dropped the trailer at the shop and went to Lynchburg and got a load of coils going to Raleigh and Benson, N.C. for Monday, binness as usual. They're calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow here Monday. I don't know about N.C. but I told them if it was slick around here Sunday the load would still be sitting at the shop Monday morning. Supposed to be warm again by Tuesday, in the 40's.Nice looking old KW Mr. Burke's brother has.DSCN1592B.jpgDSCN1594B.jpgAt the truckstop in Candor, N.C.DSCN1595.JPGUnloadingDSCN1597.JPGDSCN1599.JPGDSCN1598B.jpgDSCN1600.JPGGreat pictures Tommy, thanks for posting.Ron Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 thanks for posting,tom,,,heard the weather out there sucked,,,,been pretty nice here...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple dog Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Other dog I just can't believe you hauled that nice mans bullydozer with that nice dirty red truck. Anyway nice pictures. Thanks 1 Quote This is Mack country. On a quiet night you can hear a peterbilt rust away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The KW looks good with a sleeper and black spokes. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Nice KW indeed. And the dozer is a cool old machine either.I'd be glad to take a place at the observation deck to do some more observation to look at them. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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