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Post by gator on Oct 20, 2011 7:18:02 GMT -8
Dang it late for class again! no i didn't know about class. I ain't doing no detention!!!!
lol Be well Gator
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 20, 2011 10:58:28 GMT -8
Thats the way it is here in Oregon. Was Fir, Cedar, and so forth. The last stuff we cut was Alder and Myrtlewood. Loading it on the trucks was like loading bent wire at every angle. Stuck out everywhere.
The Choice "A" grade went to the mill and the rest went for chips at the terminal. Sure ain't like yester years in the business.
William
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Post by tufftin on Oct 25, 2011 10:56:24 GMT -8
I spent 2 years in Minnesota after I retired and the wood they use for fires is Box Elder or Elm and is so gnarly that you have to twist it to get it into a stove and the smoke comes out crooked. Mike
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 25, 2011 11:16:35 GMT -8
I spent 2 years in Minnesota after I retired and the wood they use for fires is Box Elder or Elm and is so gnarly that you have to twist it to get it into a stove and the smoke comes out crooked. Mike Same way with pine. I took a job on the planer chain here at Leep Lumber Company of Myrtle Point, back in the sixties and we were running 16 foot Pine two by fours on a special order. They would go into the planer straight and screw theirselves out the other end and were a dog to trim, pull and unit.
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Post by tufftin on Oct 26, 2011 8:53:51 GMT -8
Pine is also slippery. I don't know how many boards I have seen on the road after a load of Pine went by. Even bundled and tied down, it works it's way out. Mike
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 26, 2011 11:34:59 GMT -8
A few update shots of the Mack. I'm working kind of slow on this as there is a lot of little details which must be added. This shot shows the shoe box air cleaner which was a standard for older rigs in Humboldt County back in the late 50's early 60's. This is an old one out of the REO kit. Frontal view showing the oxidized paint of the hood and cab and dust collections in the fold and crevices. Loghauler70 made the comment that this is the shiniest logging truck I've done compared to the usual heavy weathering. Shot of the weathered out trailer sitting on the rig in the saddle position. Have to run the electrical, Air and Water lines to her still. Another side shot of her showing the side frame mount saddle tank for water opposite the Step on the frame. These tanks were usually left in the steel or aluminum color so they were distinguishable from the fuel tanks. The last thing a driver needs is some one at the shop to fill the Water tank with diesel! But it did happen on occasion with very bad results. Will be posting more as I build.
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Oct 26, 2011 16:48:26 GMT -8
Truck looks great.
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 26, 2011 17:04:41 GMT -8
Thanks for the comments guys. I think I will finish this one and take a short break from the internet.
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Oct 26, 2011 17:07:41 GMT -8
You got to many projects going to just disappear on us. You will be leaving us hanging. LOL
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 26, 2011 18:00:46 GMT -8
No just want to take a couple of days off After dumping a lot of my old forums which I was on and putting this one together for the last month or so. I think you guys can handle it while i'm on leave.
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Post by tufftin on Oct 27, 2011 5:46:14 GMT -8
Enjoy some time to yourself, perhaps on the "N" scale. You deserve it. Mike
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 27, 2011 10:15:14 GMT -8
Thanks Mike I may just do just that.
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