Popular Post doubleclutchinweasel Posted July 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2020 Found this picture in a book about the clearing company my great-uncle and his brother-in-law partner built. Hard to see, but looks like an old 46A D8H. Probably going onto a Hyster lowboy trailer. Back then , ALL they had to pull them with were Macks. Rome K/G blade still on it. Can't haul 'em down the road like that anymore! Probably shouldn't have back then! I have done this maneuver many a time. Always got a little "exciting" just before it broke over the beavertail. Got a good look at the sky for a minute. Even more fun if that beavertail was wet or muddy, or if the ground wasn't perfectly flat. Good times. Old memories. 4 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63509-old-cat-being-loaded/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex g Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Great ol pic thanks for sharing. I float the odd dozer and excavator and it's always a tense moment til it brakes over the threshold 😁 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63509-old-cat-being-loaded/#findComment-457091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 My dad for years hauled his 1959 D6 B model on a tilt bed trailer pulled by a 1961 corn binder with a big gas V8. He was a master at feathering that cat just enough to gently set the tilt bed down. 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/63509-old-cat-being-loaded/#findComment-457094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Yeah, you always looked for the balance point, and then eased the blade down. That would generally shift enough weight to cause her to ease down over the break-over point. If you didn't, she was likely to come down hard, and then bad things could happen! Definitely took a light touch. Made you feel good when you did it right, though. Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63509-old-cat-being-loaded/#findComment-457130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Ahhh, pucker factor at its best! Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63509-old-cat-being-loaded/#findComment-457147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 54 minutes ago, j hancock said: Ahhh, pucker factor at its best! You got that right! Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63509-old-cat-being-loaded/#findComment-457159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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