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Post by rnagle on Oct 13, 2012 9:28:24 GMT -8
Was the green hood top for anti-glare purposes? Just wondering because Union Pacific Railroad locomotives (Armour Yellow colour) used a green anti-glare panel on top of the short hood, also a photo of Macmillan-Bloedel Hayes logging rig has a green hood top as well.
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Post by slurrydog on Oct 13, 2012 10:20:50 GMT -8
I rememder when I was about 5 some of the GP trucks were orange, most were the two toned blue with the white stripe but I do remember they had some mack b models that were orange. The company my dad worked for all there trucks were gloss black frames and fenders and the cabs and hoods were all school bus yellow. I always thought they looked sharp. Dad always said it was a lot better to see in the fog and bad weather. Dave
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 13, 2012 10:29:48 GMT -8
I've been told yes for anti glare as the color yellow is a really reflective paint, when it comes to sun light. I've also been told that straight yellow was a bad luck color and the green breaks the curse. But me I will go with the anti glare panel as it is more reasonable as most yellow or orange rigs I've seen have some kind of anti glare on the hood be it green or black. Seems kind of strange that they would choose black and orange as it is a Halloween color, and there fore just as potent as Yellow. But then again maybe that's why you never see a thirteenth floor in a building or a number thirteen car in NASCAR Circuits unless they changed it.
Back to the subject I would say its for anti glare purposes as the sun reflecting the yellow up into the windshield can be quite blinding at times. Maybe this is why you very seldom see a yellow truck in the conventional build very often on the road. I really feel that if I had to bring a load of logs out of the woods on a bright sunny day on a twisting narrow road I would light to have the anti glare panel in place as the bright sunlight is bad enough coming through the windshield let alone being compounded by the glare of a yellow hood.
Just my thoughts on the subject.
william
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Post by spimike on Oct 22, 2012 17:46:12 GMT -8
Back in the end of GP's Fort Bragg CA operations i do remember the off highway trucks and the highway loggers being yellow with gray same design as the blue and gray, cant really say gray kind of a weird white. Saw this on the big old off highway KW's and the highway loggers i think were mostly internationals and western stars. My thoughts. Mike
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Post by slurrydog on Oct 28, 2012 5:24:59 GMT -8
I had a famliy friend that drove for GP for years when they were here in Cottage Grove. He drove the B model macks in the 1960s that were orange, than in the 70s he got a White Western star that was the dark blue on the bottom and the light blue on top with the white stripe in the center. Than he got a Kenworth in the 80s that was solid dark blue. Now I do remember that some of the B models were the standard dark blue light blue. If I remember right I thought my friend [who has now passed away a few years back ] told me that the orange B models came from another local logging company that GP bought out at the time, but I am not sure. Dave
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Post by spimike on Nov 3, 2012 20:04:59 GMT -8
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Post by spimike on Nov 3, 2012 20:06:26 GMT -8
yay success hope you enjoy. mike
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Post by spimike on Nov 3, 2012 20:11:05 GMT -8
another side note many of the western stars ventured into the high sierras when they were purchased by c&m logging in quincy ca, there they were painted many different colors. mike
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Nov 4, 2012 7:15:43 GMT -8
Fantastic Guys! really helps a ton, so many more ideas in my dense mind!
In the rigging shack i posted a b&w photo of a row of Diamond T 921's with Lava Lake on the door, I suspect the color was red. Anyone know for sure?
Ap40
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Post by Muleskinner on Nov 4, 2012 8:34:11 GMT -8
Fantastic Guys! really helps a ton, so many more ideas in my dense mind! In the rigging shack i posted a b&w photo of a row of Diamond T 921's with Lava Lake on the door, I suspect the color was red. Anyone know for sure? Ap40 I've been doing a little research on them as the name sounds familiar and I think I know someone who might know, if I can get in touch with him. I want to make up decals for them and add to my selections. William
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Post by Muleskinner on Nov 4, 2012 9:45:34 GMT -8
Fantastic Guys! really helps a ton, so many more ideas in my dense mind! In the rigging shack i posted a b&w photo of a row of Diamond T 921's with Lava Lake on the door, I suspect the color was red. Anyone know for sure? Ap40 I've been doing a little research on them as the name sounds familiar and I think I know someone who might know, if I can get in touch with him. I want to make up decals for them and add to my selections. William Okay Rick, got your info. The Lava Lake rigs are green with yellow/white lettering. AS for the marking on the bunker tank It says WATER ONLY as they used old fuel tanks for water bunkers. Lava Lake is here in Central Oregon and is now a huge recreational area for the state.
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Nov 4, 2012 13:12:20 GMT -8
Thanks William!!!
Now i know just what to do with on of my old RNK DT-921's & one of the 6 peerless log trailer kits.
Ap40
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