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Memories for us old truckers

mowingman

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Going through old slides and found these photos I took in 1988. They are photos of Staffen Trucking, Tonawanda, NY. They had old Macks, Autocars, and Brockways on their lot. It looked like they were only running a couple of them by that time.
Jeff
 

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Coaldust

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14B838CE-3B26-4A1E-8FB2-C484F74BF857.jpeg 2030C91D-BC1C-454E-A2A9-D74307002AD7.jpeg This is a cool old rig that is still on the job used in production work. 1946 Sanderson-Cyclone rotary drill. Originally used in the Oklahoma oil patch. Serial # 70-23. Of course, it has been heavily modified. The chassis engine originally ran the drill deck equipment with an assortment of drive lines and gear boxes.

The chassis is powered by a Detroit 6-71. The unit is “road legal”. As per Alaska standards. Just avoid the scales.

Now, it has a John Deere engine that powers a hydraulic system. The air compressor has been removed from the deck. Another rig supplies air and water.

Very well maintained and loved by the family that works it.
 
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What does that mean "exhaust driven positive displacement"? From what I can tell they are referring to what would now be called a standard turbo which are of course centrifugal. I would think positive displacement would be like a Roots type Detroit blower but of course those are engine driven.
 
DMiller

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So IS Running just not fixed up yet. So despised changing radiators in the 4070s or dealing with anything under the half tilt cabs, I take it these only tilted 45 as well?
 
Truck Shop

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Correct.---I knew that 12 would run, owner just parked it and plies of scrap for a third of a mile over a buried water line that he was in a feud
over with the county. He is one of those that doesn't believe in or doesn't pay his tax. He only has x amount of time to clean up the property
before it's condemned.

Lemmon's had pay $10,000 for that 4090 the owner wouldn't budge I know that for a fact.
 
Tugger2

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Thats a beast on the lowbed . I wish i could move my Lima like that today. Is the bicycle wheel on the side of the tractor for counting miles?
The first picture reminds me of the tunnel hull boat races in Nanaimo, we used to all pitch in with our cranes for launching and setting up docks and breakwaters for the course. Never see that kind of volunteer stuff today
 
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