Originally Posted by
freonjoe
Gus, are you ever going to run out of cars to haul?
I hope so I need a brake, the load above weighed in at 10,400 lbs, then that other car from Jacks end weighed 2700 lbs plus I skidded in a swather behind the loaded car on a chain.
The wheel were locked up on the swather and the header touching the ground pulled that sucker in 2nd gear high range all the way to Jacks yard via gravel roads, biggest dust storm you ever seen behind me.
It was gravel all the way with the exception of a half mile of pavement, by the time I hit this short stretch of pavement the tires were worn down to the rims, with the rims locked up and the header dragging there was a nice shower of sparks trailing behind.
Did not weigh up the swather, I'll get Jack to do a guestimate, as it would be impossible to go over the scale with that wide header.
No the truck has not paid for itself yet, I'm writing it down over a two year period. And there wont be a 2nd truck going on the road, maybe a larger trailer for white goods. I'm keeping my eye open for an old grain truck that can be converted.
Tomorrow I'm going after that septic tank truck, Jessie is going to give me a hand towing it over to my place where I can weld up a tow bar an get some running lights on it then I'm going to cut the top of the tank open letting the pieces fall into the tank. Once the tank is open fill it with scrap. Should be able to haul two cars on the crane truck with the septic truck in tow.
That 466 diesel has plenty of power but heavy on fuel, when I get some cash ahead I'll get some new tips for the injectors.
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