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Post by Albertabuck on Apr 8, 2021 22:01:51 GMT -6
Years ago at P&G in Grande Prairie ( sold to another company long time ago ) they used Letourneau log stackers to unload the log trucks and back then they were five axle truck/pole trailer units and the loader unloaded the whole load in one motion. The units were pretty big and diesel electric and in fact that unit had no steering wheel at all as it was a toggle switch ran by the pinky finger that controlled steering as far as I recall as the steering would have been an electric motor on a huge curved rack and pinion setup at the pivot point. Due to the electric power I think they ran 500 watt halogen bulb housed lights ( a much better housing then the crap on light stands from china ! ) . I don't know if they still exist as ornaments at that pulp and lumber mill or not as its a long time ago they put in the two huge overhead crane systems. Now that is going back in time, P&G GP, that goes back to when I had that '86 Western Star with 444 in it, would have been 88 or 89, pulling first superbees with 38K rear ends...funny how today no one would even think of doing so. Them superbees were Doepker convertibles with the folding sides, would haul 46 fertilizer for Bulk Explosives into Quintette Mine at Tumbler Ridge via Kelly Lake road out by Hythe or somewhere you turned to the west. Then lumber back from either P&G or Louisiana Pacific in Dawson to Edmonton or Calgary. Some of them old log loaders actually ended in different pipe yards, Miller in Nisku and someone in Edmonton had one, Pe Ben I think. Patrick was another brand name I think. |
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Post by northernfarmer on Apr 9, 2021 8:24:35 GMT -6
That is interesting about those large loaders, they certainly would be good for pipe and other steel handling with their long forks and lifting capacity. So I imagine if they got sucked up by other companies there would no longer be any of them around the mills this many years later. That is many years ago I would have been on a tour of both the pulp side and the lumber mill side of P&G in GP, I am guessing later 70's
That topic of the 38 diffs, makes me wonder what diffs were being used long ago for those double chip trailers hauling from High Level down to P&G as way back there were not the volume of super b trailer weights on the road as a lot of tandem trailers were still the thing in the 1970's and into the 80's, custom grain hauling etc so truck specs were probably different accordingly. I know that the chip haulers were trying to get all they could out of their engines, cranking up their mechanical fuel systems to pull those trailers with all that wind resistance and pulling the Dunvegan.
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Post by northernfarmer on Nov 5, 2021 20:16:56 GMT -6
Oh the way things used to be, there are other old videos as well of the Texaco Man wearing the star badge and looks a lot like a police officer actually. All the full service stations, mostly a thing of the past and if they are suggesting something its a chance its a scam anyway.
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Post by Beerwiser on Nov 5, 2021 23:36:09 GMT -6
$1.75 for 5 gallons, yes please! I will even pump my own fuel.
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Post by cptusa on Nov 6, 2021 7:26:54 GMT -6
That seems like a major event just to go get fuel, be there 15-20 minutes!
I did unknowingly go into a full service station about 15 years ago. Nice gal comes up to my pickup and stands outside my door. I'll admit I was confused as I'd never encountered that before. I don't recall checking under the hood or the tires but she did pump the fuel.
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Post by northernfarmer on Nov 6, 2021 9:31:30 GMT -6
As far as I know there are still two states that won't normally allow a customer to pump their own fuel, New Jersey and Oregon. Having said that Oregon has changed the laws somewhat so less populated county's will allow it from 6 PM to 6 AM because there is no attendant there but from a county map it looks like the western third of Oregon that has most of the population won't allow you to fill your own tank. Its been a number of years since I was last there but indeed no way they would let a person fill your tank so waiting on an employee to do it for me. It makes for more employment for sure and no, none of them ever asked to check my oil or anything else, just filled my tank so they did as little as possible. I recall the one time the lady attendant who was probably into her 40's was curious where I was from as she must have seen my plate and I said the province of Alberta Canada. She had never heard of that before, she did know where BC was though and had heard of Saskatchewan. I sort of doubt the attendant test is all that knowledge expansive, I didn't bother to tell her Alberta is almost the size of Texas as I didn't want to overload her with anything too complicated.
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Post by northernfarmer on Apr 20, 2022 0:06:14 GMT -6
Historical video of the Glen Canyon dam project that forms Lake Powell. The reason I came across it is how important it is for water storage for the south west USA and also how low its become due to the massive water draw for cities and irrigation, of course the same goes for Lake Mead.
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Post by northernfarmer on Apr 21, 2022 21:37:47 GMT -6
The invention of the diesel engine
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Post by northernfarmer on Oct 18, 2023 18:44:22 GMT -6
This is an article rather than a video but found it quite interesting to see such importance placed on a very old monstrous press that is making modern airplane parts from the more exotic metals such as magnesium or titanium and why they utilize a press. One would have thought they would have built other presses with all the equipment advances they have developed over the years but no, still a great dependence on this old press built during the 1950's
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Post by bob123 on Oct 18, 2023 19:06:40 GMT -6
one of my favorite old farm videos. 3 generations of Massey combine advertisements. love the song for the middle one lol
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Post by Oatking on Oct 19, 2023 6:39:31 GMT -6
one of my favorite old farm videos. 3 generations of Massey combine advertisements. love the song for the middle one lol Thanks , that was enjoyable to watch! I didn’t know the 510 came with an open cab . I remember riding in a 510 with a cab for many hours! My dad had a gas and a diesel 510! |
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Post by billybigrigs on Oct 19, 2023 7:48:31 GMT -6
Where was the super 92 in the line up? My grandpa/dad had two super 92’s and then had two IH 503’s
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Post by cliffh on Oct 19, 2023 7:53:58 GMT -6
Hi, I think the Super 92 was just before the 300 / 410 combines. My Dad had a 1963 Super 92 that he bought new and used many years. I drove it a tiny bit.
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Post by bob123 on Oct 19, 2023 18:31:46 GMT -6
 This was my grandpas 410 from when he started farming on his own, with my dad and aunt on his lap. that ad along with this picture has almost made me buy a 410 a few times when they pop up on Kijiji, just too bad im at my busiest when it would be time to play with it! When i bought my first combine, a cr970 i went and parked it beside that same little shed for a picture, things sure have changed |
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Post by kevlar on Oct 19, 2023 19:34:23 GMT -6
My brother and I have always talked about getting a 750 Massey to take a few acres off each year, something to make a guy appreciate what we have now. A bad day now would still be easier than a good day on one of those old beasts!
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