Red Horse

Matt- Wow- long day-amazed your old man at his age could do that "turn"! Paul's U I assume-got a lot of press! Best part is all the dirt moving out back right?

Priorities-Sounds like the tough part is behind you-you will have an even better appreciation for your relationship going forward.

As you guys get excited about milling machines, about a month ago I'm southbound on Mass I-495 around exit 13 or so. Traffic starts slowing. detached low boy is on shoulder like they are going to load something. Then just other side of bridge abutment is Agreggate Industries machine on its side-underside facing the road- OOpps! My guess is they were positioning to load and shoulder had quite a slope to it-as well as soft ground. Don't think anyone got hurt other than ego as only news coverage was the traffic slowdown.

Back to the question about a one foot band every 10 yards?? Assume it is width of roadway? I would guess this was a concrete road that was repaved with asphalt-could they be doing the expansion joints in original concrete that have heaved?

EJ- I am-but with an appreciation for Louisvilles-great value when you speced them right! Actually when I was forced to take a year off from school and worked for a No Haven contractor I wanted him to buy a 56 T-800 that was for sale-good thing he didn't buy it or I might not have gone back to school! By the way-remember seeing a beautiful 56 F-800/900 that was parked at a house near Blakeslee/Arp/Chapmans yard? I might have bought that if I could have found it.

For sure- and it was a big deal to get an air ride seat so you could blow it up to get good vision over the hood-nice feature of R Models and Louisvilles-great visibility-but back then every driver must have been stupid because they did not see the benefit of driving with your ass on the floor and your hat on backwards!

I bought a bunch of LN-9000's in like 73-74 with RT-910's and 238 HP 6-71's single axle tractors that replaced a like number of White 9000's that were Cummins V-185 powered. The drivers considered me a hero. And as a matter of fact we also had 910's in back of tandem 8V-71s (318's) and tandem NH 250's. RT-910 in my book was a durable easy shifting trans. PS- want to cry- I think those LN -9000's were under 20 grand! Like I say- "I think"- I also bought LN-8000's maybe I'm getting senile and it was the 3208's that were for that price-either way-cant buy a 150 today for that number

Hah- you guys should see what goes on in a shop near me. Construction equipment- like say a Cat 966. Cab comes off, wheels come off and everything gets slid into a container. Bolts don't come off? No problem-they get burned off. Have to wonder how these guys get some of this stuff back together on the other end.

Hah-EJ- I can relate-I had to do some "temporary driving" in metro NY in early 70's. I remember pulling a load out of Mt Vernon one day and noticed a nice VW bug on the side of the road with a bunch of people nearby. Neighborhood was decent too. By the time I dropped the load and headed back the car was on blocks and stripped! My guess is elapsed time was under 45 minutes. I'm sure nothing has changed.

In this age of instant communication, should be a quick job for the cops. we are not talking about doors for an "88 F-150" here. Plus hotel would have to have security cameras in place unless it was a flea bag he was staying at.

The International is a "B" series-probably a B-160 -1960/61 vintage. I drove a B-180 dump, V-345 5 and a 2. I was a young kid but I drove that better than some older guys and would split shift while carrying 10-12 ton. The truck had a factory plate of 24,000 lbs. A bit overloaded??? And with juice brakes, and 9:00 20 rubber. V-345 was a great motor.

Detroit News reports Volvo is trimming white collar workers to save 620 million. This in my mind cannot be good news for Mack. Sooner or later the bean counters will say..."we can't afford the duplication in staffing". Hope I'm wrong but......."Monkey See-Monkey Do". (Freightliner- Sterling, White-Reo-Diamond T-Diamond Reo etc) By the way, some genius at Detroit News who put the story together posts a picture of a Volvo S-60 sedan with the article. I bet he is having a bad day.

That for sure is NOT a 58. It is a 59 or 60 and is an F-800 IMO. The guy that Matt is talking about in Hamden Conn. goes by the business name of Chuck's Trucks. I thought I picked up a card of his at the 2012 ATHS National in Springfield but can't find it. Old Ford trucks though are his specialty.

Now THAT front hub looks like its a driving axle!!

"OLD" Mystic KW's? Like how "old"? 2 yrs-look pretty new to me. And Mystic is now "Anchor"-

Lazaro Paving had a nice open house at their Shirley Mass shop on Saturday. Good chance to see a first class shop and a ton of current equipment including milling machines and their Wirtgen reclaimer that I believe can do up to 14"=then again I think this thing is around 800 HP so 14" is not so much given that kind of power-talk about a big roto-tiller! They also invited guys to bring their trucks-shame on me-I started taking pix and then got side tracked-too much conversation-but then again that is the best part of an event like this- In any case attached is a shot of Mike Pacitto's beautiful 761 Brockway and another shot of Lazaro's "old timers" lined upnext to the shop.

Can you believe the Ford guy's comment..."people are looking at us now because others have dropped out"-or words to that effect. Nothing like putting a positive spin on why people are buying your product- like maybe..We are the only class 6 gas option etc. I can't believe how inept these guys are.

Nice guys-interesting thread

Does this meet US emissions standards?

To this and J Hancock's point-my sister lived in Simsbury for 50 years till they needed a house on one floor and moved to Bloomfield. But in both towns, still some shade grown tobacco but the nursery stock business seems to have taken over. There is one lot in Simsbury that looks like it has about 10 loading dock positions-thats a lot of outbound shrubs. No doubt- a lot of development between McMansions and office parks but still a lot of agriculture of one form or another going on. Including tobacco-but for sure that I would say is the minor use now.

Just busting them Matt. Conn. not noted for big FWD's-at least in my days. My uncles were weekend warrior farmers in Hamden, North Haven and Wallingford using 8N's!. Fields in back of my house as a kid were all Farmal.

EJ- next time you are on a road trip call me-What town?

What? There isn 't a field big enough in North Branford to turn one of those around.