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Post by gatorincebu on May 29, 2013 1:42:00 GMT -8
You mean to say that it is not finished yet? Looks real good to me!~!! Be Well Gator
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Post by ap40rocktruck on May 29, 2013 5:23:20 GMT -8
Now that is one Beastly monster Pete!
I like it
Ap40
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Post by turbo590 on May 29, 2013 14:08:49 GMT -8
way cool....love the oil tank on the back...vintage
Kurt
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Jun 5, 2013 8:25:47 GMT -8
way cool....love the oil tank on the back...vintage Kurt MMM, i think that is a WATER bunker, for the water cooled brakes... Ap40
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Post by spimike on Jun 5, 2013 9:24:38 GMT -8
you are correct Rick, water tank for the brakes. Wetsel Oviett in California used to have petes and Kw's with the fuel tank there only ones i ever saw though.
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Post by Muleskinner on Jun 5, 2013 12:37:31 GMT -8
These water cooled bunker tanks were the preferred unit over the saddle tank which rode on the frame by the fuel tank. Mainly because of the proximity of the saddle tank and the use of young guys as grease and yard monkeys, it wasn't all to probable that when you were in the woods starting down a hill and hit the Williams switch, you would find the water tank full of Diesel and that you also have a flaming set of wheels from the truck back to the trailer. I seen very few rigs in Northern California back in the days which had the saddle tank for water. If they did it was painted some weird assed color so the monkeys would know it was for water, at least it was supposed to.
In my area of Northern California; Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte area bunkers were the way to go. They were also used on Early chippers and lumber trucks which plied the highways of the Pacific Northwest. Now those of you who are to young to remember this era and grew up in the Jake brake era will probably think Its a loggers tail But back in the prehistoric days we used to tell tourists that if you want to travel the cleanest roads take the highway traveled by the logging and lumber rigs. If you want save money at the car wash, just pull up close to one of the rigs on a down hill shot and let their brakes do the job for ya. Ready cleaned with hot water and steam!!!!!!!
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Post by swamp rat on Jun 5, 2013 18:20:28 GMT -8
that looks great...
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Post by gatorincebu on Jun 7, 2013 0:56:55 GMT -8
William, That one is coming along nicely. I like what I see.
Be Well Gator
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Post by spimike on Jun 7, 2013 9:39:30 GMT -8
and the bright side water brakes watered the roads too.
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Post by spimike on Jun 7, 2013 9:50:24 GMT -8
Not quite related William but i have a funny story from the old days about diesel and water. Any way its a saturday and our mechanic needed a place to lose a few hundred gallons of red diesel so he could do a repair, said mechanic came up with the bright idea to dump the fire trailer and use that for his holding tank.To make it short come bright and early monday morning the forest circus sale admin arrives and decides to do a fire inspection, our mechanic friend had left the diesel in the fire trailer of course, FS admin wasnt too pleased to see we had red water coming out of the hose, needless to say 181 cost us a few dollars and a day of work. At least she didnt find where he dumped the oil!
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Jun 7, 2013 9:50:41 GMT -8
Right on! Watered roads = less dust in the air!
Ap40
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Post by spimike on Jun 7, 2013 10:14:50 GMT -8
Yep Rick just about required to have a water truck or two on just about any logging job in California.
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Post by slurrydog on Jan 1, 2015 16:46:50 GMT -8
wow it looks so good William I really like it. Dave
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Post by darkness21 on Jan 21, 2015 6:41:29 GMT -8
Cool build so far excellent job a well worked truck.
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