bulldog man

As my grandfather & his drivers especially his lowboy driver always said "you never have enough chains on a piece of equipment ."

We used a MINNIMUM OF 4 Chains to a piece of equipment . I have seen my pops lowboy driver have 6 to 8 chains on a TD15 IH Dozer.

GOD ALMIGHTY . My thoughts & prayers to the drivers family & friends . May he R.I.P. & Keep on doing the deal behind the wheel Golden Road Style !!

Was in the Gym 3 hours today .

Went to my buddy's place (he has a shop in the back yard) & has the lawn care business & Did a Tune up & sharpened blades on a 345 Deere Mower today , replaced the front right tire on the same mower (the 1 that was on it before my buddy slimed it & was almost bald as a baby's butt).

Fixed a tail light on the mower trailer. & my buddy welded some new weed eater racks on .

Another Slow day but @ least I got a few hours in .

Ya Pops buddy who he bided a lot of jobs with & sub contracted for a lot , had a 225 Cat excavator w/ a 3208 in it & a 613 Cat Paddlewheel Scraper w/ a 3208 in it & they had a very distinct sound .

Wow a 3208 turned to 350 ? ive seen them turned to 300hp & that's it .

_{Well Since there were no runs for work today, no dozer to operate & no grass to cut for my other buddy (that's like a brother).}

_{I Stayed in the GYM & Got a 5 hour workout in today to keep from being bored around the house today .}

_{Then my buddy (that cuts grass ) took his other half to the dr today . He called & asked if could pick up his daughter from school I picked up their 4 yr old daughter from head start & spent some time w/ my little buddy & even she noticed she said "Uncle Mack momma & daddy are right your are going to blow away if you don't quit loosing weight . " (im now 180 lbs & a 32 waist coming from 330lbs & a 48 June 2010, waist wanting to be 165lbs to 170 lbs) talk about blowing my mind . I assured her a good stiff wind was not going to blow me away . by the time I got her to g'mas house she told her g'ma " Grandma give Uncle Mack a sammich he needs to gain some weight .. " I couldn't do or say anything but & smh . I Gave her a hug & told her I loved her , got in my ole Truck & came home & cleaned house .}

_{A slow day today work wise but its getting that time of year again . & I enjoy my time in the gym plus spending time w/ my buddies lil girl aka my "niece "}

My grandmother that raised me taught all us grandkids how to clip coupons watch sale ads & how to save $ where we can .

WELL Im pretty good @ myself BUT 1 of my cousins is So good @ clipping & saving . She clipped coupons & saved her way to Disney World Twice already in the last 3 yrs .

& my aunt & uncle used to go every year or every other year since she & her brother were kids .

& Her & her husband are talking about going again & they don't have Yard Apes err I mean kids yet . I Can only imagine how its going to be when they do have kids .

Nice lookin B Model

Welcome to the Kennel .

Congrats Randy !!! . & as far as FB Goes : im like Sgt. Schultz : " I KNOW NUZZIN I KNOW NUZZIN !!!"

I didn't hear ,see, or Speak no evil .

I Remember when I was growing up in the 80's there was a lot of L 8000 & L9000 Ford Tandem & Tri Axle Ford Dump buckets running in & out of the dirt, sand & rock pits down in Memphis .

Most of them had a 3208 N/A Or a 3208T W/ 613 Road ranger behind them . You could always tell a Louisville Style Ford w/ a "Throw away Cat" as my pop & great uncle called them espically if the driver had the clutch engaged . I always like the sound of a 3208

Aked Pop & Uncle Bud why they called them a Throw away Cat motor & they told me when the 3208 1st came out they were a dry sleeve motor & Before they became wet sleeved if the motor went bad or needed overhauled it was cheaper to buy a new 3208 . Anybody else ever herd this ?

Happy Birthday Bud !! Hope you have a great day .

Your a mean man talking to me like that

Lol Randy All in good fun my friend.

DAMN IM BLIND !!!

Just remember,when hauling ass,you want multiple stops LTL,NOT TRUCKLOAD!..........................Mark

Amen Brother !! otherwise the DOT Fine would be outrageous .

you need a double trailer to move these.

I was thinking of Randy M (Sleepwalker) Pete & Lowboy trailer cause forget wide load that's definitely a oversize load & remember Randy has a heavy haul tractor & lowboy trailer

yeah. guy poked it with a forklift multiple times to destroy everything and then had it towed to scrap yard. said he was tired of dealing with truck collectors........

Some body needs to Poke him w/ a forklift !!!

Yeah, f**k it all up in case someone tries to save it on it's way to, or at, the scrap yard.

Ya its a damn shame .this classic will probably be reincarnated as a smart car thanks to this asshole !! & for what maybe enough for a mortgage payment ? SMH

I love these guys who say they hate dealing with collectors. I will never understand why it is okay to take 1700 from the scrap yard but not okay to take the same amount from a collector. It's not uncommon at all for the price to double magically because someone doesn't plan on scraping the truck. Greed pure and simple. Please keep in mind I am talking about the situation in general not necessarily this case.

Well said I AGREE 110%

I drove the 2 stick 6 spd 1 & 2 in low the low to direct I the compound & then 3 4 5 in the main .

When I had the pto engaged & was raising a dump bed I was no higher than 3rd gear in the main.

There were a few times the 5 reverse gears came in handy to get into soft ground w/ a load .

I know a few loggers that liked the Flintstone R & DM Macks over the fiberglass hoods .

Sounds like A Crazy North Mississippi Redneck I know & hang out with some ...lol

Why hide in a cave when you can hide in a shop ?

@ least that's what I used to do when I was on the home place & wanted to get away from pops worrisome Girl Friend .

& When my girl friend was pissed @ me ...lol

That would look good in a shop bathroom .

THAT POOR B615 !!

I Like a 2 stroke BUT not in a Bulldog !!! Isnt there a law against Detroits in a Bulldog ?

Nice pics Tom like the B Models esp that B 80 series

oh my.........

Well, this could be interesting.

Im speechless .

I Know im late But Dan to BMT . Glad your here w/ the rest of Truck nuts err Truck Enthusiasts.

Nice Looking IH There .

Ya im watching that auction myself too.

I like Detroit's Hell I was raised on the 2 stroke screaming Jimmies . BUT A Detroit in a Bulldog ? Isnt there a law against that kinda thing ?

8V53 Is a RARE 2 stroke Detroit . ive only seen 1 of them in my life time . 1 of the old timers that was friends w/ my pop said they were used in military applications.

Good luck on your project

Nice Find Matt . A Good looking B model there

Congrats to yall on the clean looking find .