The Gustavus Thread

[BurlyGuys]

Picked these up this afternoon from my end of the trap line.

I am reading this thread from beginning to end with a lot of interest. Curious, though, what is this trap line you keep referring to?

[gustavus]

I am reading this thread from beginning to end with a lot of interest. Curious, though, what is this trap line you keep referring to?

The trapline, is my protected territory similar to a gold claim no other scrappers to compete without prejudice I have three Indian reserves within driving distance. Most residence's have three or more derelict vechichles in the yard this is where I've been buying most of my scrap cars and trucks.

Jack the owner of the scrap yard i was hauling to did not like me picking up scrap from his end of my run, had to hole the fuel tanks and could not stuff a car. Jacks yard is an hours drive for me thus I coined the phrase trap line for my home aera. Jacks was a sweet deal in that I could weigh my own loads after hours then uload my own scrap with his loader.

I no longer haul to Jack's, Westamn Salvage is the same driving time plus I do not have to punture a hole in the fuel tanks and I can stuff my cars and trucks to the nines for added weight.

I recently gave up my class 1 drivers license, I did not want to be bothered with the yearly medicals, come spring I'm building a goose neck trailer using the frame from that old school bus sitting in my yard. My last trip into Westman came home with a nice set of torflex axles.

Trailer will have a hydraulic winch mounted with a small diesel to power the pump, if i desighn the trailer right i should be able to double deck my cars using only the winch.

Years ago i only used long wheel base 1 tons with PTO driven winches and could easily double deck vehicles. The trick is to hook your cable as far back under the car or truck being double decked as possible as the cable become taunt the 2nd vehicle will lift and ride the tightrope up and over the 1rst loaded scrapper.

Sometimes your truck while loading that 2nd scrapper will lift the front wheels high into the air but gently settles back down to earth as that 2nd advances onto the load.

Sometimes the roof of the 1rst vehicle loaded will cave in deep enough where the cable is resting then fold over the cable entraping it in the fold now you have a problem, been there done that. This is where anger managment come in handy.

Anyhow the crane truck is no longer mine it sold a few months back.