And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That's probably as far as that load goes. That truck looks like it just pulls logs from the logging area to a yard where they are unloaded, reloaded or cut. No plates on the truck and it would play hell getting under bridges loaded that way.
SK: It's an off-highway rig. They rarely saw the pavement. They were used in California right up into the '60s, even in my area between Grass Valley and Downieville (Cal-Ida Lumber Company).
ken olson: The running gear on those trucks was incredibly beefy. Double reduction rear ends, (tube type) tires and wheels, which were the next size lager than today's highway rigs, double steel frames. I'll bet empty they weighed almost as much as a loaded 5 axle highway log truck today.
Anon #2: Yes, I do have some pictures of old dozers, some using log arches. If I can find them I'll send them along to CW.
ReplyDeletei wouldn't want to run over the scales with that load
Got any pics of dozers being hauled or used?
ReplyDeletesort of makes one realize the strongest part on that truck are the U-joints.
ReplyDeleteThat's probably as far as that load goes.
ReplyDeleteThat truck looks like it just pulls logs from the logging area to a yard where they are unloaded, reloaded or cut.
No plates on the truck and it would play hell getting under bridges loaded that way.
Company truck on company property. No license plate.
ReplyDeleteSK: It's an off-highway rig. They rarely saw the pavement. They were used in California right up into the '60s, even in my area between Grass Valley and Downieville (Cal-Ida Lumber Company).
ReplyDeleteken olson: The running gear on those trucks was incredibly beefy. Double reduction rear ends, (tube type) tires and wheels, which were the next size lager than today's highway rigs, double steel frames. I'll bet empty they weighed almost as much as a loaded 5 axle highway log truck today.
Anon #2: Yes, I do have some pictures of old dozers, some using log arches. If I can find them I'll send them along to CW.
Not too long ago Dave Engels made a set of new wheels for a log arch. IIRC, they were 12' dia.
Deletethanks Elmo. that is pretty interesting.
DeleteRick: I saw that episode(s) of Dave building those Big Wheels, and how difficult it was. Really neat.
DeleteBoy, does that guy do beautiful work.
Elmo, I know. My response was to Anon 12:47 who was talking about scales.
DeleteI think I see Old Joe Biden driving that rig :/
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