i have been on the "12" grader opening up and widing roads in the great white north, no one else wanted to running the grader that is like playing a piano. plus the grader has too much heat when working but when you stop for lunch within 10 minutes you are plowing and eating a sandwich to warm up again. this grader was built when you had to work for a living. of course when i was shaving the top off a 6 foot high wind-row, i got a little busy with all the levers and got stuck (i should have had xena as "wingman"). the slope of the road was no help and i was offical stuck. so i walked to the KINGDOM and got THE HOOD which is 19 years older then the grader which is a 99E (what year, i think it is a 1969) to give the grader a shove after i pushed the big snow banks out of the way. this picture is history repeating itself because the THE HOOD and the "12" grader have worked together in the 1970s. thansk KoO Published Author
Bravo.... Well done..:drinkup
rollerover, i cheated and used copy and paste without sissors and glue, LOL oh tire chains are for only when on ice, that is like tuboring the D6 9u known as THE HOOD, metal will break, LOL in the great white north the "12" graders are known for what they will push without chains. buddy barry has a new style champion grader with fancy new tires and the "12" grader will out push it hands down. in 3 days of plowing i got stuck once and i was stuck good. if i had a "wingman" i would have walked on through. tonight i had to wing 3 miles of road and xena had her freinds over so they got a lesson on "12" grader, these girls were working the wing, and the blade. told them to feel "the machine". the "12" grader popped a fuse so no lites and it was a full moon with northern lites so it was pedal to the metal. so these 10 year old girls felt the "12" grader and we plowed. had to backup a couple of times because someone was not listen to the grunt, LOL but we made it and in the morning will get picture of plowing blind, LOL. KoO Published Author
Good stuff!. I love the northern lights. I have to shut down and watch them everytime they come out.
always amazing what old equipment can do if used right.
hey lashlander, ihave you noticed that the northern lites are more colourful and dancing more. about 2 years ago i seen then this colourfull and now almost every night. (yes even a colour blind guy can see the colours, LOL) southonbeach, yes the old equipment did it when it was new 60 years ago. the conditions were a lot worse. so to run the equipment with a few modern upgrades makes a saturday a whole lot of fun, LOL. that is why i'm called the "King of Obsolete" thansk KoO Published Author
How far was the walk back to get the dozer. Looks a little cold their.
Hey KoO! The Northern lights don"t come out all that often here in Kodiak because of the over cast weather all the time. I haven't noticed a change. They have a tendency to be red when they do. I haven't spent a lot of time in the interior either so I don't get to see them there. I've driven up the Alcan 3 times and always seem to be going into Fort Nelson late at night. All three times they have been awesome. Even though I'm beat from the drive I've had to pull over and watch them for a while.