kscarbel2 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 The bloke who refused Oshkosh's offer to buy his truck back. (The story begins at 1:37) 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44724-kirby-maxwell-and-his-oz-spec-cat-powered-r-series-oshkosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 the Oshkosh never sold very well out here they aimed them at the high speed interstate market to begin with then logging and then just about anything else they could think of To take full advantage of the weight laws at the time the front axle needed to be set right forward which Oshkosh never did so they could not carry gross weights and then the cab was to long for the length laws of the time Wrong truck for the wrong market I think Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44724-kirby-maxwell-and-his-oz-spec-cat-powered-r-series-oshkosh/#findComment-329923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) Edited April 9, 2016 by mrsmackpaul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44724-kirby-maxwell-and-his-oz-spec-cat-powered-r-series-oshkosh/#findComment-329924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 He is a mate of my dads, never got to see his truck much though. There was another Oshkosh tow truck (wrecker) from telegraph point, but the name of the guy is not with me just yet. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44724-kirby-maxwell-and-his-oz-spec-cat-powered-r-series-oshkosh/#findComment-329946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Interesting story. 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 https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44724-kirby-maxwell-and-his-oz-spec-cat-powered-r-series-oshkosh/#findComment-329947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Nice image of Chief Oshkosh on the truck. Oshkosh never sold many highway trucks in the U.S. either. They were very rare. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44724-kirby-maxwell-and-his-oz-spec-cat-powered-r-series-oshkosh/#findComment-329954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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