41chevy Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki 2 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I remember seeing the "human cannonball" being shot from a rig looking that at a local carnival. Not sure if it was a B model or not. When it was ready to be fired the cannon would raise up to about a 45 angle. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxbxc Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Where was that picture taken Barabo, or Indiana or Sarasota ,the last one I saw was on a newer Ford ,and before the Mack it was a Diamond T. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) The Mack is at the Ringling Brothers Museum in Sarasota, FL. Even if you're not a circus fan this museum is well worth visiting. There is a huge model of a circus setup complete with miniature Mack "BM" model circus trucks. Learning how the circus traveled from city to city, setting up and breaking down in one day, was very interesting. bulldogboy Edited November 25, 2018 by bulldogboy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 5 hours ago, bulldogboy said: The Mack is at the Ringling Brothers Museum in Sarasota, FL. Even if you're not a circus fan this museum is well worth visiting. There is a huge model of a circus setup complete with miniature Mack "BM" model circus trucks. Learning how the circus traveled from city to city, setting up and breaking down in one day, was very interesting. bulldogboy We spend two days at the museum a number of years ago. I have some where pics of their AC Circus rigs including the BIG TOP post drive unit. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Two photos that I took at the Ringling Brothers Museum in Sarasota, FL in 2010. One is the cannon truck and the other shows the miniature circus with Mack "CJ" and "AC" trucks. bulldogboy 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, bulldogboy said: Two photos that I took at the Ringling Brothers Museum in Sarasota, FL in 2010. One is the cannon truck and the other shows the miniature circus with Mack "CJ" and "AC" trucks. bulldogboy Here is a few . Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki 2 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 The Ringling circus train used to roll by my office window...it was pretty impressive. They would unload the elephants a few miles from the big top and walk them on the streets to the site...families and kids would line up along the route and watch. Of course PETA and their ilk ruined all that. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxbxc Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 This is one you don;t see vary much. http://circustents.blogspot.com/2012/03/stake-drivers.html 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-410067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Pretty crazy rig thanks for sharing...bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54888-b-model-the-human-cannonball/#findComment-418311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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