Popular Post other dog Posted January 4 Popular Post Share Posted January 4 I used to run from Lynchburg, Va. to the Pittsburgh area a lot when I was driving. A lot. And the usual route- at least until they invented those E-logs it was the usual route- was I-64 over to Sam Black Church, rt. 60 west to Charmco, WV, then rt. 20 up to Nettie and rt. 39 to Summersville, then rt. 19 to I-79 to points north. Same thing coming back to Lynchburg, just in the opposite direction. Just before you started down the big hill to Charmco there was a fancy looking yellow and brown R model sitting behind a building on the left. You couldn't see it all that good, and there was just a brief period where you could see it at all. I tried many times to get a drive-by picture of it. I'm sure I posted some here, but I never got a "good" picture. And last night when I was looking at the "Mystery Hole" I looked on the street view on google maps for that R model- and there it was. That truck's been sitting right there for many years. I can only imagine the pride somebody must have had in that unit when it was running. Then I went back up towards Nettie to see if I could see the old GMC that they used for a yard dog at Happy Trucking. I guess there are some things I miss. 6 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 many years ago one of my customers bought a DM800 triaxle from down southern way having a similar dump body. body was higher then 2 ton drop asphalt Shutes at locate plant ;;;I had to back under and then it was only 3/4 way. fun days 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted January 5 Popular Post Share Posted January 5 Mech, Those big dump bodys are for soft coal, which is fairly light, not to mention those "West By God" coal truckers never knew what weight regulations were!!! 3 1 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 17 hours ago, Brocky said: Mech, Those big dump bodys are for soft coal, which is fairly light, not to mention those "West By God" coal truckers never knew what weight regulations were!!! That's the truth! 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 21 hours ago, Brocky said: Mech, Those big dump bodys are for soft coal, which is fairly light, not to mention those "West By God" coal truckers never knew what weight regulations were!!! List "coal" as a hauled commodity on your liability insurance being based in Pennsylvania, then see what it does for your premiums . It takes a sharp insurance agent to word it correctly if you just haul some prepared anthracite. I'm told it's because of the soft coal guys. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 67RModel Posted January 5 Popular Post Share Posted January 5 (edited) Speaking of coal I got a nice little fire of nut size anthracite going now keeping the house nice and warm. I haul a ton or two in my dump trailer behind my pickup every winter but it’s for personal use. It doesn’t take much to keep my little shack warm all winter. Edited January 5 by 67RModel 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Excellent pellet stoves are quite common out here amongst older generations and of course pets lol tried to post a photo. Of course it won’t take it. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/5/2024 at 5:43 PM, 67RModel said: Speaking of coal I got a nice little fire of nut size anthracite going now keeping the house nice and warm. I haul a ton or two in my dump trailer behind my pickup every winter but it’s for personal use. It doesn’t take much to keep my little shack warm all winter. Aren't you worried that the gas company will be upset with you? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 12 hours ago, h67st said: Aren't you worried that the gas company will be upset with you? Na. I wouldn't care if they were. Years back when I moved in I started burning wood and they came out several times to check my meter to make sure it wasn't broken or I wasn't bypassing it. They gave up after the second winter. They should be grateful. I buy their gas for hot water heating, clothes drying, and cooking. I all fairness street natural gas in most cases the lowest cost per BTU of just about any mainstream energy source. I just prefer the radiant heat the stove puts out and how much more comfortable the house is vs running the gas furnace. Also I like to have options. I can heat with natural gas, coal, or in about 20 minutes after the coal fire would go out I could switch out the stove for a wood stove and be heating with wood. I prefer heating with anthracite coal for many reasons but could utilize my other sources if necessary. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Saw this earlier this week not sure if it’s from coal country but I like the tri drive setup Hendrickson walking beams with the third drive axle cantilevered off of the second drive axle 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 We had a brand new propane heater put in a few years ago to replace the old one that was wore out ,,, but we both prefer running the pellet stove as you mentioned the wood heat seems more comfortable ,,,, I thought that was my truck at a quick glance oooooooooooooooohhh by the way thanks for that …. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 All I heated with for many years was wood. Kept the whole house plenty warm. No doubt it was a lot of work finding, cutting, splitting, and stacking firewood but I was young then and never minded it, actually I enjoyed doing all that. 1 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/7/2024 at 4:30 PM, other dog said: All I heated with for many years was wood. Kept the whole house plenty warm. No doubt it was a lot of work finding, cutting, splitting, and stacking firewood but I was young then and never minded it, actually I enjoyed doing all that. When I lived in Penna I was the same.. That Franklin stove heated the whole house.. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I have never heard of this since I don’t see many wood stoves these days but a buddy of mine had one with the blower on it you had to turn it down it would get too hot in there very impressive … bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mean Green Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 I heat with an out door wood burner have been for 15 years now I made it my self has a 3x3x4 fire box and holds about 100 gallons of water I pump it to the house and shop and I keep my house about 79 I get my fire wood by the log truck and it’s up to about $900 a load but i couldn’t buy oil that cheap I cut all my wood about 20 in then I have a cross mounted log splitter on a skid loader that I pick up the log carry it to my trailer then split it so it’s not that bad 3 Quote If your going to be a bear be a grizzly Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73725-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-544836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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