Saw this old girl leaving the local tractor supply this afternoon , amazes me how well sheet metal holds up down here in the south vs back home in the snow belt. View attachment 208922
Yes rust belt im from michigan myself sanford mi. I was amazed when i moved to nc first car i saw was an old zephyr all original baby blue paint worn but not a spec of rot on herYou mean rust belt. I'm sour about it, having always lived in Michigan but travelling all over for work. The body on my 11 year old F-350 is junk. Bed is rotted horribly, cab corners starting to go, etc. Mechanically, very sound though. I'm in west Texas and 30 year old trucks look new compared to mine. I think I might import my next truck from here.
We have pretty good conditions where I'm at also, far enough south for no salt on the roads, far enough north for no hurricanes.
Yes rust belt im from michigan myself sanford mi. I was amazed when i moved to nc first car i saw was an old zephyr all original baby blue paint worn but not a spec of rot on her
Is that a back blading special ?This one isn't any of my doings , but this was a system 1 under carriage that the cat house said was impossible to convert, along with the place that does our tracks. Well it was converted by some people up in the mountains.View attachment 209735
Naw it's just parked in front of another dozerIs that a back blading special ?
Bob
Look at the tracks.Naw it's just parked in front of another dozer
Oh shoot i didnt even notice that lol . Oh boy i better go tell someone about thatLook at the tracks.
Bob
Having spent 99% of my time working on rubber tired front end loaders and trucks I would have never noticed that till Bluox said something!Oh shoot i didnt even notice that lol . Oh boy i better go tell someone about that
Same . Only time i pay attention to track is if i am working on them which is rare the macks keep me plenty busyHaving spent 99% of my time working on rubber tired front end loaders and trucks I would have never noticed that till Bluox said something!
After looking at more photos, I see the usual set-up is grouser to the front. For a wheeled person's edification… Why ?Grouser to the front.
The pads are on the right way they only go on one way.After looking at more photos, I see the usual set-up is grouser to the front. For a wheeled person's edification… Why ?
Is it to keep debris out of the pads? What if there are multiple grousers per pad?
No the chains are right the machine is backwards!The pads are on the right way they only go on one way.
The chains are on backwards .
Bob