mowerman Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 22 hours ago, 70mackMB said: That looks more like a tree rat than a bird! lol l have several 22 size holds in my screen door letting them know not to eat the bird food. They get the message because not one has been able to come back yet! .....Hippy Somebody got us one for Christmas a few years back. It was a real neat idea, but the side towards the window was open so they used to make a mess on the window. We did enjoy it for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, mowerman said: Oh my God you definitely got me beat I’m only 105,000 with triple trailers I wasn't always that heavy, that was in the day before small digital cameras, so I don't have many pictures from back then. Also it was just a days work for me, now I wish I had documented all the loads I moved. There used to be a site on the net where a Swiss trucker's friends posted all his loads after he died. He had pictures of loads going all over, the middle east, North Africa and even one trip to Pakistan via the Kiber Pass, all in the K100 KW with Detroit! Changing cyl pack in the desert! I used to spend hours looking through them, but I don't think they are still on the .net. I have changed computers many times since then and don't have the address stored anywhere😮💨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 old bud of mine did overloads for years he hadda lotta cool storys he died around 18 years ago....he was telling me sometimes it would take him all day just to travel a few miles,,,he was telling my one time with a police escort ,,his load was so high,he tore out a traffic signal....copper said dont worry about keep on going,,,,wow..bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I got escorted through Memphis one morning by 6 motorcycle cops. Two in front, one on each side and two behind. Two in front blocked off intersections, as we blasted through at 65-70, two from each side moved out front, two behind came along side and the two that were blocking the intersection took up the rear. We were headed to the Williams refinery on the SW "corner" of the city. They met me 10 miles north the city limits, and only asked one question "how fast can that thing go?" I told them 65 figuring they wanted to know if I could do highway speeds, nope, 65 is what we did, city streets, highway, it didn't matter. Later they told me their thinking. "The faster we get you through town, the faster traffic will get back to normal"! It was hysterical listening to the chatter on the CB. "Oh boy is he in trouble" "Wonder what he did?" When we pulled onto I-440, they put four bikes across all four lanes (why? I don't know) and shut the whole thing down until I got rolling. They told me to "follow the lead bikes and do what they do, we'll take care of the rest"! Whole trip took about 30 min. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 biggest move i ever made was a 16 foot diameter 150 foot long 245,000 lb cracking tower from a refinery to the waterfront 5 miles away. move was supposed to take 10 hours. 2 miles into the move something was missed and blew out 37 tires as we were crossing a multiple track railroad crossing. power and phone companies all over the place raising, or disconnecting wires across the road as needed for me to pass. ended up taking 26 hours. truck was a 59 autocar tri drive with a V16 cummins, 5 speed main, 4 speed auxilary and 4 speed reducer trans. giant planitary drive rears, and 14/24 tires. had a top speed of 23 MPH. trailer was 20 sections of 6 axle Mammut modular transporters. i was hired to do the escort, and declined it because i did not have the manpower to do it properly so they asked me to drive the rig instead. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 WOW!!!!! Awesome.. Where's the pic's??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, tjc transport said: biggest move i ever made was a 16 foot diameter 150 foot long 245,000 lb cracking tower from a refinery to the waterfront 5 miles away. move was supposed to take 10 hours. 2 miles into the move something was missed and blew out 37 tires as we were crossing a multiple track railroad crossing. power and phone companies all over the place raising, or disconnecting wires across the road as needed for me to pass. ended up taking 26 hours. truck was a 59 autocar tri drive with a V16 cummins, 5 speed main, 4 speed auxilary and 4 speed reducer trans. giant planitary drive rears, and 14/24 tires. had a top speed of 23 MPH. trailer was 20 sections of 6 axle Mammut modular transporters. i was hired to do the escort, and declined it because i did not have the manpower to do it properly so they asked me to drive the rig instead. Who's truck was that ? Sounds like a Gerossa (I should apologize for the likely misspell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I'll try and find my pictures of Barnhart's Pacific and Golhoffers that I moved around the country. They also have (Had) a Ward 8X8 which was fun to watch. I never got to hang around and watch a move, however. My tractor was punching above its weight class with some of the loads I pulled. I preferred "Baby O/D" 120K max. Ironicly my Marmon that I never used to haul heavy, is the tractor most suited for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I am going to Cortland Brockway show this year to be on the safe side. I’m going to buy a couple throwaway cameras and have the pictures developed since iCloud keep deleting all my stuff not even sure if I can get any of it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 sorry, no pictures, that move was made back in 89. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 It's ok TJC.. I still believe you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Joey, I think you’re blowing smoke up his ass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Yeah,, well lately it seems like I have done that a few times here.. Hope you have a Great weekend, Bob... Jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 You too bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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