Woodsmen Field Days 2012 – Part 2

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Eric

As promised, here is part 2 of Dan’s fantastic coverage of the 2012 NYS Woodsmen Field Days.  I really like that International wrecker, sorry, tow truck.

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JCB HMEE

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Eric

Have you figured out the manufacturer of the backhoe from Wednesdays post? If you haven’t and you still want to challenge yourself stop reading….now. For everyone else the answer is…JCB. Two time DDD contents winner Kurt was the first to respond with the correct answer of the JCB HMEE, military slang for High Mobility Engineer Excavator. A little digging on the HMEE (thanks again Kurt) revealed a very informative video of this versatile JCB being put through the paces. Some of the facts that impressed me are…

  • 4 Wheel Disc Brakes with ABS
  • “Crab Walk” steering
  • A two man cab
  • Auxillary hydraulic connections for power tools like jack hammers

The more features listed the more you think you are reading an ad for a luxury SUV.

 

Links: JCB HMEE

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Woodsmen Field Days 2012 – Part 1

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Eric

This is the second year Dan has submitted amazing shots of the Woodsmen’s Field Days and this is the second year I find myself wondering why I have waited so long to attend this event.

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Actually, I have been to the field days before but only by mistake. I was heading somewhere in the Adirondacks with my parents a few years back when we happened to blunder through the festival. I guess we should have stopped! Check back in a couple of days for part two. You won’t be disappointed.

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Ready To Serve

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Eric

I paid a visit to the NYS Fair yesterday and stumbled across this heavly armoured National Guard backhoe. I know the make but do you? If you know the answer let me know by leaving a comment below and you could win a special prize!

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The Crossroads of New York State

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Eric

I was coming home from the National Brockway show two weeks ago when I passed through the scenic town of LaFayette, NY. If you are familiar with the area you know that the hills surrounding the town provide for near perfect apple growing conditions. Each October there is a massive apple festival, the town’s claim to fame. But LaFayette has another ace up its sleeve, it happens to sit at the geographic heart of New York State. The town straddles the U.S. Routes of 11 and 20. Route 11 runs North/South from Canada all the way to Louisiana while US 20 is the longest road in the United States, stretching coast to coast for some 3,365 miles.

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Despite living 15 miles outside of LaFayette and traveling both 11 and 20 numerous times I never stopped to think about how far the roads really reached.  It’s interesting to think that the humble ribbon of road through your home town can connect you to people and places hundreds of miles away.

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ATHS Twin Tiers 2012

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Eric

Yesterday the Twin Tiers chapter of the ATHS held their annual truck show at the Broome County Fairgrounds. A really nice collection of trucks, tractors and heavy equipment was on hand for all to enjoy.  Because of the geographic closeness to Cortland, NY there is always a nice collection of Brockways on hand.

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I enjoyed the collection of old heavy equpiment that ranged from bulldozers to “steam” shovels.  It would have been even better to see these machines in action.

1965 Dodge A100
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Ford COE
1946 Willys
1974 Dodge D-600
1976 Peterbilt 359
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Check back later for some slow truck racing action!

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Auction Leftovers

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Eric

Yesterday was another auction at the Alex Lyon facility in Canastota, NY.  Some old lots from the July auction were mixed among the new offerings of trucks, loaders and dozers. Check out this ’03 Peterbilt 379, it was a very popular truck, never wanting for someone to jump in the cab and rev the hell out of the engine. Of course I did no such thing 🙂

And here is our old friend, the Trojan 5500 turbo charged beast loader. After watching my original video I was a little disappointed. After all, I didn’t even raise the bucket up! So here is remix video with some brand new footage spliced in!

I have some other stuff to post as the week goes on. You know, boring videos of Mack Superliners, Terex rock trucks with flat tires, Cat 972 loaders.

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Vintage Words – Chevrolet Jobmaster Trucks

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Eric

1962 Chevrolet Jobmaster Trucks.  Reading through the ad’s description of how these trucks were built you might just think you were seeing the world’s toughest vehicle.

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On the Job – Peterbilt 379

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Eric

I’ve never had a burger from In-N-Out before but Ryan, the submitor of these photos, vouches for their excellence.

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Ryan tells us the In-N-Out fleet is the cleanest on the highways of California and based on the photos I don’t know how you could disagree.  It looks great.  God save the private fleets!

Know of a private fleet that runs a good looking rig?  Email Me!

Related: Pilot Travel Centers Peterbilt Tanker

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The Patriot Fleet

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Eric

Crete Carriers is serious about paying respect to current and past members of the United States Armed Services. Not content to just provide lip service to the ideas behind the simple yet complex idea of patriotism, Crete Carriers assembled a special group of trucks and drivers and dubbed them the Patriot Fleet. The fleet is composed of five specially wrapped International Prostars each piloted by a Crete driver that is a former member of the U.S. military. Check out the video below to learn more about the trucks and their special drivers.

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