HK Trucking Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 If so,....You may want to check out the Mackville Nationals truck & tractor pulls next friday thru sunday June 19, 20, & 21.3 mi. north of Appleton on HWY 47.http://www.mackvillenationals.com/index.htmlA vid from the '07 pulls: My boss donates all the equipment and materials, and personnel for track maintenance every year, if you look in the background in that video, you'll see a lot of our equipment.Last year it rained heavily the morning before the pulls, and the boss brought in a 325 Cat excavator equipped with a 5' ditching bucket to scrape the slop off the track and load it into dump trucks to be hauled away and dumped behind our shop, about a mile and a half down the road.. I was lucky enough to get sent there with a dump truck, and I got "up close and personal" with some of the expensive toys in the pits. This was about an hour before the start of the pulls, and the "rescue mission" was a success - the pulls went on as scheduled.Some photos from that afternoon:Cat 325 loading a truck on the track:The boss (in the Cat 247 skidsteer) conferring with some officials:Our graders waiting to grade the track:Some "toys" in the pits:This guy was stuck in the wet grass and needed a pull:The big grader (Cat 163H) driving thru the pits:Getting loaded with slop on the track: Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I probably won't be, but ya' never know. If I did make it, could you buy me a hotdog and a pepsi? Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/#findComment-36644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 I probably won't be, but ya' never know. If I did make it, could you buy me a hotdog and a pepsi?Of course!!!!Anything for a fellow Mack fanatic! Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/#findComment-36645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I probably won't be, but ya' never know. If I did make it, could you buy me a hotdog and a pepsi?If you try to drive that Pete, I can predict your itinerary; It goes something like this: 50% distance from starting point to destination, mechanical failure sets in. Three workday wait on parts. Other Dog rides another dog home, (Greyhoud) due to backlog at Peterbilt dealership as many are in line ahead of him. Numerous cursing takes place with every other sentence being: "If I only drove a Mack, I'd be there now".Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/#findComment-36648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 If you try to drive that Pete, I can predict your itinerary; It goes something like this: 50% distance from starting point to destination, mechanical failure sets in. Three workday wait on parts. Other Dog rides another dog home, (Greyhoud) due to backlog at Peterbilt dealership as many are in line ahead of him. Numerous cursing takes place with every other sentence being: "If I only drove a Mack, I'd be there now".RobOh no, I won't be going Greyhound- I'll use the down time to go to the truck and tractor pull. That's why I won't be able to afford a hotdog. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/#findComment-36649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 Oh no, I won't be going Greyhound- I'll use the down time to go to the truck and tractor pull. That's why I won't be able to afford a hotdog.Well, at least you OWN a "Hot Dog". (the B model mixer, that is). Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/#findComment-36651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Well, at least you OWN a "Hot Dog". (the B model mixer, that is).Valid point. Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/#findComment-36656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 looking @ the link ya put up Herb i see a pic of 1 of my fav pulling tractors Fuelish pleasure thats 1 BAD Case IH On the weight sled track BTW other than a What better to pull out a non Mack truck other than a Case IH Steiger set up to pull a Pan Wish i could come up there to see that that looks like a good time later Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/9723-anyone-gonna-be-in-wi-next-weekend/#findComment-36879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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