Dirt Diggers spring/summer/fall picture thread

[Dirt Digger2]

JR.- its all on the list...when i get more money

Construct O- that is a fear of mine, especially in the small city that is State College and Penn State University. I park in a parking garage with angled spots so my overnight parking won't be an issue, but if I ever have to drive anywhere else it will be fun...I am buying a rear pintle hitch to act as my "reverse vehicle sensor"

Dirtman- yes...all black look...when i get a fuel tank for it that will be black too, going to tint the front windows a little when the extra funds come in as well....right now i just have to get my satalitte radio hooked up is the only thing i am worried about until school ends in May

[Junior M]

JR.- its all on the list...when i get more money

Construct O- that is a fear of mine, especially in the small city that is State College and Penn State University. I park in a parking garage with angled spots so my overnight parking won't be an issue, but if I ever have to drive anywhere else it will be fun...I am buying a rear pintle hitch to act as my "reverse vehicle sensor"

Dirtman- yes...all black look...when i get a fuel tank for it that will be black too, going to tint the front windows a little when the extra funds come in as well....right now i just have to get my satalitte radio hooked up is the only thing i am worried about until school ends in May
What about a headache rack? Just an idear, I kinda like em on some trucks, but not all..

[CAT powered]

Now you just have to start savin up for that new transmission at 30k miles. :laugh:
Just kiddin with ya. Looks like a nice truck.

Chris every color is a hard color to keep clean when it comes to your line of work.

[Dirtman2007]

Chris every color is a hard color to keep clean when it comes to your line of work.

Its funny you say that. When I first bought the truck I was anal about keeping it clean, well 6 months later I always planned it out to drive a long distance when it rained so it could get washed. Nothing worse than spending a couple hours cleaning it spotless, then the following day you find out you have to drive 2 miles down a muddy goat path to get to the job site:cry:

I don't bother anymore, I just dump the floor mats out when all the groves are full:laugh:

[NateV]

Its funny you say that. When I first bought the truck I was anal about keeping it clean, well 6 months later I always planned it out to drive a long distance when it rained so it could get washed. Nothing worse than spending a couple hours cleaning it spotless, then the following day you find out you have to drive 2 miles down a muddy goat path to get to the job site:cry:

I don't bother anymore, I just dump the floor mats out when all the groves are full:laugh:

Yeah i bet that dirt doesnt feel too nice between the toes haha..

But im the same way with my current truck. I got it in July and im still on the weekly wash program, but my old truck i started to give up towards the end lol.

[Dirt Digger2]

What about a headache rack? Just an idear, I kinda like em on some trucks, but not all..

the list includes:

back rack, fuel tank, 2" level kit, 35" tires (maybe new rims), tinted windows, hide-away strobes, turbo-back straight pipe exhaust

fuel tank, straight pipe, and window tint will be first....level kit and tires will come when the current ones wear out

[stuvecorp]

Looks good, now you're rollin in style.:drinkup:

[Gravel Rat]

The first dent and scratch hurts the rest is oh well :laugh:

Looks good for a Dodge :hammerhead:

[dozerman21]

Nice looking truck Digger. You can always drop that Cummins into a pre-Duramax GM truck if the Dodge falls apart in a couple of years.:weightlifter: Just messin' with ya. '06 would be my year of choice for a Dodge as well. Good luck with it.

[Dirt Digger2]

heres the new truck...all shiny, got dirty today in the snow

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/1-10-09002.jpg
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http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/1-10-09006.jpg


then got the call to plow...on a "sleep break" now...it supposed to start snowing again in a few hours

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/1-10-09007.jpg

[Junior M]

What kinda truck are you plowing snow in?

[NateV]

Ah i see they got the brine tanks too on some of there trucks. That brine is a big joke if you ask me. I just got in from a 12-12 shift and we just got freezing rain and its raining pretty good out right now. Im glad my shift is over.

[Dirt Digger2]

i am in the 1ton SRW with V-plow...this is the first i went out with this township so they had me follow around the guy in the Int. w/o wing...we knocked out the subdivision roads in one pass each way...then he left me to do them a second time on my own since i got a little more familiar with them

in about 2 hours they are saying inch-per-hour snow fall so i am sure i will get called back out

[DUSTYCEDAR]

Nothing here hauled in all the iron and nothing

[DBL]

where is all that snow because it sure isnt around here....another bust im pissed

[DUSTYCEDAR]

I SAW THE DBL boys on boot road yesterday

[Gravel Rat]

Keep the white crap its finally raining where I'am :drinkup:

Everybody is tired of the snow and glad its going away.

As for brine it only works for pre snow use when the road is frosty etc. You need sand and salt for snow.

[NateV]

I work for the state and we have a tanker truck that they send a guy out in even in the snow, even though the brine doesnt work like that. The guy that runs it goes through about 3 tanks and its about a 3000 gal tank and the road looks like nothing was ever done. The state is on a big push to use this stuff but they havent figured out it doesnt work like that but we have to keep using it so it looks good on paper.

[deere615]

where is all that snow because it sure isnt around here....another bust im pissed

I here ya I was mad too!

[Dirt Digger2]

we got i guess a total of 6 inches before the freezing rain came and knocked the overall totals down, i took a little video tonight but don't know if it came out....

i've been awake for well over 24 hours now...i am going to bed

[DUSTYCEDAR]

OH WELL MABY NEXT TIME :cry:

[Dirt Digger2]

heres the crumby video

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/th_1-10-09009.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/?action=view&current=1-10-09009.flv)

[bobcat_ron]

I can't even see sh*t!

[Dirtman2007]

I can't even see sh*t!

Atleast the radio works:laugh:

[Dirt Digger2]

I can't even see sh*t!

your telling me....this wasn't too bad but when i was following an International with a 12' plow he would do the centers and i would follow and push back to the curb, with the powder snow we got it was like a blizzard all morning hitting me right in the windshield, the wipers couldn't keep up

you can see the whirly light reflecting off my snow spray though HAHA

[DBL]

I SAW THE DBL boys on boot road yesterday

i had two trucks out doing leaves...trying to get a few more in before the ANTICIPATED snow and i was out running a bunch of errands and shop stuff

[Dirt Digger2]

well the new truck has been getting 11.5MPG in this cold weather with my short trips to and from work.....so i ordered a straight pipe for it, hopefully it will improve my mileage by atleast 1...figure thats another 35 Miles out of a tank anyway

[Dirtman2007]

well the new truck has been getting 11.5MPG in this cold weather with my short trips to and from work.....so i ordered a straight pipe for it, hopefully it will improve my mileage by atleast 1...figure thats another 35 Miles out of a tank anyway


Thats kinda surprising, I figured you would get better than that. I get around 15mpg with my F250 with a full off road tank(100 gallons) along with all the crap I have in the back.

[bobcat_ron]

Thats kinda surprising, I figured you would get better than that. I get around 15mpg with my F250 with a full off road tank(100 gallons) along with all the crap I have in the back.

I just got 500 kms out of one tank on my F450 this week while pulling the excavator and skid steer around, every day I made a trip, sometimes 4 times loaded.

[Gravel Rat]

I usually run my truck to 400kms and fill the tank. The fuel gauge needle is inbetween the half and 1/4 mark. Truck gets 12mpg loaded or empty can get anymore out of it not bad for a 9400lb truck.

[ksss]

I usually run my truck to 400kms and fill the tank. The fuel gauge needle is inbetween the half and 1/4 mark. Truck gets 12mpg loaded or empty can get anymore out of it not bad for a 9400lb truck.

GR my POS, GM didn't know what they were doing when they built it, 5500 with 5:19's, 4X4, CC with a HD flatbed and 105 gal diesel tank on it gets 15.8 unloaded. Not bad for a "real mans truck"!:laugh:

[stuvecorp]

GR my POS, GM didn't know what they were doing when they built it, 5500 with 5:19's, 4X4, CC with a HD flatbed and 105 gal diesel tank on it gets 15.8 unloaded. Not bad for a "real mans truck"!:laugh:

I know you had said you did some 'stuff' to it but that kind of mileage gets my attention. How good could you get without the crewcab and better gearing? I have been looking for a leftover 5500, there is some out there, is GM gonna have some good incentives?

[Dirtman2007]

GR my POS, GM didn't know what they were doing when they built it, 5500 with 5:19's, 4X4, CC with a HD flatbed and 105 gal diesel tank on it gets 15.8 unloaded. Not bad for a "real mans truck"!:laugh:

GMC

Gay Mans Choice



So much for a real mans truck

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[ksss]

GMC

Gay Mans Choice



So much for a real mans truck

:laugh::laugh::laugh:


:laugh::laugh::laugh: Thats funny Dirtman, never heard that before. Not true by any stretch, but funny never the less.


It took some work to get that mileage. The exhaust has been cleaned up and the computer remapped. Off the lot it was ...............considerably less.

[bobcatuser]

I know you had said you did some 'stuff' to it but that kind of mileage gets my attention. How good could you get without the crewcab and better gearing? I have been looking for a leftover 5500, there is some out there, is GM gonna have some good incentives?

I have been averaging about 14 MPG. Standard cab, 4:88 gearing, short wheel base wrecker package. That includes dragging 20,000lbs of trailer most of the time loaded. City stop and go driving.:weightlifter: I'm beginning to see more of same type of 5500/goose neck rigs on the roads, I have yet to see a similar equipped Ford or Dodge pulling.

[stuvecorp]

I have been averaging about 14 MPG. Standard cab, 4:88 gearing, short wheel base wrecker package. That includes dragging 20,000lbs of trailer most of the time loaded. City stop and go driving.:weightlifter: I'm beginning to see more of same type of 5500/goose neck rigs on the roads, I have yet to see a similar equipped Ford or Dodge pulling.

Wow, never would have thought you would get that much. Auto or stick? I would like to set up a truck with my old 11' contractors box. There have been some Bullet 5500's right around 30,000, Ford is not an option any more and have seen some leftover GM's but no prices listed. My 7.3 is like 12-13 usually.

[bobcatuser]

Wow, never would have thought you would get that much. Auto or stick? I would like to set up a truck with my old 11' contractors box. There have been some Bullet 5500's right around 30,000, Ford is not an option any more and have seen some leftover GM's but no prices listed. My 7.3 is like 12-13 usually.

Allison Auto. I would never buy a stick shift, after owning this truck. The only thing I don't like about it is the rough ride when it's empty, air ride would be nice.

[ksss]

Allison Auto. I would never buy a stick shift, after owning this truck. The only thing I don't like about it is the rough ride when it's empty, air ride would be nice.


Yea, you are not kidding. It is by far the most rough riding vehicle I have owned. Even my IH trucks didn't ride that rough. However when its loaded its better. I have considered putting air bags on it but I doubt I will. I think if the cab was set on air like some class 8 trucks it would solve the problem.

[Dirt Digger2]

got some snow last night. Not nearly the amount they were calling for but still plowable

heres my ride for this storm...started at 4am and finished at 9:30 to try and get to some of my classes today...not by choice..boss man told me i had to HAHA

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/th_1-28-09003.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/?action=view&current=1-28-09003.flv)
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[Dirtman2007]

Classes?? Heck if we had that much snow on the ground we'd be out for the rest of the week!

[Dirt Digger2]

not even a delay up here...i was a little bummed...i had to go back to the shop and take a wiz and asked the boss what else needed to be done..he said nothing the full timers couldn't handle throughout the day just clearing off main roads...i may get called back in tonight for cleanups but who knows

[CAT powered]

That's a pretty slick little rig. Got promoted from the V?

How many inches you have on the ground there? We've got a bit of snow on the ground here again.

[deere615]

DId you get the ice we got an inch of snow the a bunch of ice! Boy what a day I started at 4 too and ended about 11am. I am going back out tommorow for the snow we just got this afternoon. My classes got canceled today!

[Dirt Digger2]

we got about 3 inches...then it switched to sleet, then stopped, then freezing rain...got called back in at 3pm and had a half hour skwall that dumped an inch...then it stopped all together...worked a total of 10.5 hours...and went to 2 classes, i'm a little tired

i like this rig, they had me doing "the mains" and developments with it because it isn't to big that it can't do developments and isn't to small that it can't do main roads...i think with the wing all the way out its around 15'

heres the controls
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/1-28-09004.jpg

and other things

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/1-28-09006.jpg
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[Junior M]

I wouldnt mind plowing snow with that loader.. :cool2:

[Dirt Digger2]

thats the salt loader

[CAT powered]

Junior you're so green you wouldn't know what to do in snow.

You don't clear roads with loaders unless you've got a massive snowblower and they only do that on mountain roads in like Colorado. And those are much larger loaders.

The only snow removal on the east coast that gets done with loaders is parking lots. They use big snow pushes on the front. They are usually somewhere around 20' wide.

That International with the wing is a pretty truck.

If you don't mind my asking. How much do they pay you to run that truck, Dirt Digger?

[Dirtman2007]

Junior you're so green you wouldn't know what to do in snow.

You don't clear roads with loaders unless you've got a massive snowblower and they only do that on mountain roads in like Colorado. And those are much larger loaders.

The only snow removal on the east coast that gets done with loaders is parking lots. They use big snow pushes on the front. They are usually somewhere around 20' wide.

That International with the wing is a pretty truck.

If you don't mind my asking. How much do they pay you to run that truck, Dirt Digger?

Maybe not out your way but they do use loaders around here when we get snow. When we got 18" one time I remember seeing small dozers and track loaders pushing snow in some dirt parking lots. Ever seen a cat 955 pushing snow down the street.... Rednecks at their finest.

In fact here is a picture of a track loader that a fellow flipped over while pulling cars out of a ditch here last week. Pic is from the tow411 forum

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/lilpete/trackloader002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/lilpete/trackloader003.jpg

we don't give a dam around here. We drive anything down the roads!

[CAT powered]

THIS: Is clearing snow with a loader.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzSFuSEPlR8&feature=related

[stuvecorp]

Junior you're so green you wouldn't know what to do in snow.

You don't clear roads with loaders unless you've got a massive snowblower and they only do that on mountain roads in like Colorado. And those are much larger loaders.

The only snow removal on the east coast that gets done with loaders is parking lots. They use big snow pushes on the front. They are usually somewhere around 20' wide.

That International with the wing is a pretty truck.

If you don't mind my asking. How much do they pay you to run that truck, Dirt Digger?

Here a 621 with a plow and wing is common for in town roads. Chippewa Falls has Deere and a Case loader for roads. The one school district even has their own 621 with plow and wing setup.

[Junior M]

Junior you're so green you wouldn't know what to do in snow.

You don't clear roads with loaders unless you've got a massive snowblower and they only do that on mountain roads in like Colorado. And those are much larger loaders.

The only snow removal on the east coast that gets done with loaders is parking lots. They use big snow pushes on the front. They are usually somewhere around 20' wide.

That International with the wing is a pretty truck.

If you don't mind my asking. How much do they pay you to run that truck, Dirt Digger?
I just wanna move snow once, I dont care, and I kinda figured they didnt move snow with it, look at the bucket. But I still wanna move snow with a front end loader.. :cool2:

[Junior M]

Maybe not out your way but they do use loaders around here when we get snow. When we got 18" one time I remember seeing small dozers and track loaders pushing snow in some dirt parking lots. Ever seen a cat 955 pushing snow down the street.... Rednecks at their finest.

In fact here is a picture of a track loader that a fellow flipped over while pulling cars out of a ditch here last week. Pic is from the tow411 forum

we don't give a dam around here. We drive anything down the roads!
We dont drive anything down the road when it snows cause we dont know what to do when it does snow and stick to the roads..

[Dirt Digger2]

If you don't mind my asking. How much do they pay you to run that truck, Dirt Digger?

not enough...put it this way, i also intern with the same township as an intern to the township engineer and i make more money doing that

they pay me about the same as a laborer...apparently my CDL doesn't matter

but then again in all honesty i am not all that concerned with the plow pay, i make enough with the internship to cover my truck payment...so the plowing is just something fun that i enjoy, the paycheck is bonus

[riverwalklandscaping]

THIS: Is clearing snow with a loader.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzSFuSEPlR8&feature=related

awn :( i was hoping he would chop up that little building

[CAT powered]

You'd be surprised how abusive ice and snow can be to buckets, Junior.

[Dirt Digger2]

i dont know if it was said here or not but plowing snow with a bucket is like eating soup with a fork

[CAT powered]

I already told those southerners you don't plow with a bucket. You'd get a big pusher and even then you wouldn't be doing roads up here like that. Or at least I've never seen it done that way in CT.

If you can't afford a snow blower it's the best way to load trucks. If you can afford a snow blower your best bet is putting big sideboards on a truck that's got a heated body and loading the truck with a snowblower.

You'd have to be careful if it wasn't a heated body since things might stick and freeze up more in an unheated body.

Note to southerners: A heated body runs the exhaust gasses through the bed in order to heat it and then it comes out a set of vents at the back of the bed. Yes it's necessary when things get as cold as they do up here and yes they work.

[Dirt Digger2]

they make electric liners too for where it gets really cold and exhaust gases aren't enough

[CAT powered]

If it's so cold that exhaust gasses aren't enough you might as well just go home. You'll be more productive.

Everything breaks more when it's cold out and it's a b*tch to fix anything.

[Dirt Digger2]

went out and did some driving in the state park...they don't plow the roads in there all winter so the snowmobilers use them...hell i would if i had a snowmobile...bad part is they pack the snow down a lot, so areas that have sun exposure get very icy...areas that don't develop about a 2 inch crust on top of the snow and under that crust is powder/slush...very difficult to drive in, tires do a lot of spinning and the truck doesn't seem to want to go anywhere....added to that there are steep slops off the sides of many of the roads, and on "straight runs" there are drainage gulley's cut deep...only real idiots take a brand new truck in there, or any truck for that matter

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/2-8-09003.jpg
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Let me introduce Idiot #1....going up the mountain wasn't too bad, going down was worse because i crested the mountain and went down on the north side...the side with no sun and 10" of slushy snow...but the DODGE handled it...

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/2-8-09001.jpg
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[Dirtman2007]

Snow.... that makes me cold just looking at it:laugh:
I'm loving it here, another 73 degree day today, jobsites are starting to dry off, the light at the end of the tunnel is approaching, life it good right now:drinkup:

[DBL]

truck looks good....this winter was already twice or three times better than last....warm now which is nice because we have some work for the guys but I wouldnt mind one more storm or two

[Dirt Digger2]

i dont know Tom...the warmth is nice, i don't want it to leave...too bad i seem to have gotten sick again

snows been off and on up here...last week it snowed everyday...but nothing really accumulated because it was an off an on snow...i think i have pushed with the township 4 times now, they don't call me in when its light because the full time guys just salt the roads, only takes them an hour or two...i only get called in when we get 3 inches or more...so that give you an idea how much we've gotten up here so far

you have any special goodies on your Cummins?...i just ordered a new air intake for it and already straight piped it...i really need to boost my MPG (last tank i hand calculated 9.9MPG)..i think this summer when AAM starts paying me i am going with a new intake manifold and superchip...possibly a 5" exhaust too...nothing too fancy though, i don't want to have to replace my tranny

[Dirt Digger2]

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/2-14-09001.jpg

no longer stock....the power addiction has begun, now all i need to do is find a money tree

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/2-14-09002.jpg

[Dirt Digger2]

just got home from an awesome vacation....

heres how they do it in the Bahamas...CASE style!!
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/cruise048.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/cruise049.jpg
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and an updated truck picture

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/cruise058.jpg

[bobcat_ron]

What a view!

[Dirt Digger2]

thanks Ron...that was from the 12th deck of a cruise ship...this might be my favorite pic though

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/cruise032.jpg

[CAT powered]

VERY cool pictures.

Kinda funny how dirt guys can still find jobs even when they're on vacation.

[Dirtman2007]

Oh that just teasing!

it's been raining here for the last few day:dizzy: I get out of the machine and I'm knee deep o a horse's ass in mud... it's crazy

Looked like you had a good time!


And yes CAT we always find equipment even when were no where near work:laugh:

[Dirt Digger2]

yea dirtman i know its been rainy...we left out of NYC and when we were at sea passing the Carolinas it was rough...whole ship was rocking..all my room mates had to pop motion sickness pills

i've got a few more good pictures of the Bahamian paradise if anyone cares to see them, I just figured it was a heavy equipment forum, nobody wants to see them HAHA

[CAT powered]

As long as you're not in a Speedo.

[Dirt Digger2]

nah no speedo...not my style

but here goes, for those of you who are looking forward to the summer these might get you in the mood

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/cruise009.jpg
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[Dirtman2007]

I wish our water looked that clear around here! 2' deep and you can't see the bottom...

[Dirt Digger2]

yea it was pretty beautiful...the real pictures are on facebook...i don't want to affect my "professional integrity" on here...HAHAHA

[bobcat_ron]

All that blue, just like the Blue Curacao my mom and dad took home with them, yum, yum.

[CAT powered]

You can't tell me there were no hot women to grab pictures of...

[Dirt Digger2]

there were plenty CAT....nothing like a spring break cruise to bring out the best in people...HAHA

[CAT powered]

And we have no pictures.... why?

We want the full experience, man!

[Junior M]

And we have no pictures.... why?

We want the full experience, man!
Yeah! The FULL experience! :cool2: :drinkup: :laugh:

The truck looks bad ass! the pintle helps though, something about a big hitch on a truck that makes it look that much tougher. The fuel tank adds a special touch to, cause you know he does something sweet..

[Dirt Digger2]

if i gave out the full experience it would have to be on a website where you would have to agree you were over the age of 18 to enter...so Junior would be left out


as for the transfer tank i gotta fill it yet...might run On-road in it until the farming picks up this summer

[Junior M]

if i gave out the full experience it would have to be on a website where you would have to agree you were over the age of 18 to enter...so Junior would be left out


as for the transfer tank i gotta fill it yet...might run On-road in it until the farming picks up this summer
Dam! I've been gotten again.. :wall :realmad: :laugh:

What brand tank is it?

[Junior M]

I wish our water looked that clear around here! 2' deep and you can't see the bottom...
That doesnt count, you've actually got to keep the Volvo out of the water and it might be clear.. :laugh: :laugh:

[Dirt Digger2]

Delta with a Gasboy pump

[Dirtman2007]

That doesnt count, you've actually got to keep the Volvo out of the water and it might be clear.. :laugh: :laugh:

I don't take the volvo to the beach dick wheat.

salt water is rough on your hoe:laugh:

[Junior M]

I don't take the volvo to the beach dick wheat.

salt water is rough on your hoe:laugh:
I am sure you would if you could.. Ass munch.. :laugh: :laugh:

[Dirtman2007]

I am sure you would if you could.. Ass munch.. :laugh: :laugh:

I don't want my hoe to catch crabs, it's too clean to be going down there:laugh:

[Junior M]

I don't want my hoe to catch crabs, it's too clean to be going down there:laugh:
Bahahah!!.

[Dirt Digger2]

went home this weekend...i am on the jump crew at an annual horse race (point-to-point) for those of you that know what it is...so heres a couple neat pictures

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010011.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010013.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/th_P1010010.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/?action=view&current=P1010010.flv)


Take your pick....all 3/4 tons, all Diesel, all 4x4

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010009.jpg

[Dirt Digger2]

the high school is putting in some new fields so heres some equipment for you

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010003.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010004.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010005.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010006.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010007.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010008.jpg

[Dirt Digger2]

then i went to the shop and saw the bass had a backhoe all torn apart to try and reach two leaking hoses in the extend-a-boom

using all available resources

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010002.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/P1010001.jpg

[ksss]

Nice 1486.

[Dirt Digger2]

nothing special...just more pictures...

you guys will have to wait a month and a half before the good pictures start rolling in....

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/4-18-09001.jpg

heres the girl with dual whips

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/4-18-09002.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/4-18-09003.jpg

and the rivals

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/4-18-09005.jpg

[Mr. Digger]

Nice lookin dodge!!! Definitely needs some 35" rubber on it though. Then it would be amazing!! How do you like the dodge? i'm a chevy guy myself but my dad has a 04 cummins and swears by it. He gets almost 24mpg empty and he figures at the very least the engine of the truck should last forever like a big truck. But we sure can't say the same for the body and interior. :dizzy:
:canadaflag:

[Junior M]

Truck looks great Dirt!

[CAT powered]

Dodge looks ok, but I'll still take your buddy's 7.3

[Dirtman2007]

Bryan, what do you think about tinting your front windows some, I think it would look good then.

[Dirt Digger2]

my buddys truck has the 6.0 in it...as far as tint I am debating it, got some quotes already and it won't be too expensive, but PA has pretty strict tint laws and I don't want to be hassled everywhere I go...when the big rubber goes on her I will think more about the tint


Mr. Digger I love the truck so far, I haven't gotten the chance to pull anything real heavy with it yet, but that time will come...i plan on hooking it to 2 loaded hay wagons this summer...16,000 lbs and no brakes...that will be the test

[CAT powered]

What year is it? Those look like 02 headlights. Not 6.uhoh headlights.

In that case I'll take the Cummins. I already have a 6.uhoh

[AdvancedLawns]

looks like a 7.3 to me

[stuvecorp]

Getting there, once you have the big wheels on it will look muy buino!(very good, don't know about the spelling)

What are you thinking for tires or wheels?

[CAT powered]

Wait a minute. I think I can make out some lights on the ends of the mirrors.

They switched to the nicer headlights in 05 so that must make that an 03 or 04 6.uhoh?

[NateV]

I havent had any trouble with tint around here. I have 20% on mine and 35% on my old one and havent been stoped once for it. My brother has 35% and hasnt had any troubles either. They used to be hard on it years back but i think too many people have it around here now they dont bother.

[Dirt Digger2]

his is a 2004 Fx4 reg. cab

for tires and wheels...for now will be sticking with the stock wheels, maybe move up to Moto Metal wheels if I want to

tires will be 35x12.5 Hankooks

[Gravel Rat]

Nope thats a 03-04 Ford mine looks the same.


The Dodge needs some chrome or something to break up the sea of black the little car mirrors don't do much either.

For a work truck I wouldn't want to get it too high off the ground especially if you need to lift something into the box. Even climbing in and out of the box is a pain.

[Dirt Digger2]

well just bought an Edge Attitude/Juice Programmer for it online...

just when i was thinking today how i need to start saving money :dizzy:

[CAT powered]

Expect lower MPGs for the first few tanks with your new chip.

Not because the chip lowers MPGs, but because you won't be able to keep your foot out of it.

[Dirt Digger2]

yea i hear ya...after a while though, everything i have read so far is pointing to a 3-4MPG increase..time shall tell

[Gravel Rat]

You better take a good look at the back tires too they might have a little less tread than they did before the tuner.

[Junior M]

yea i hear ya...after a while though, everything i have read so far is pointing to a 3-4MPG increase..time shall tell
my oldest brother has the same truck as you and he installed a chip and got around 4 to 5 more mpg..

[Dirt Digger2]

well back in the game now...

baling hay the other night, scratching the paint off the shiny new drawbar hitch on the back of the truck

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009005.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009006.jpg
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http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009009.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009010.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009011.jpg
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http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009014.jpg

[Dirt Digger2]

and a little side project i am working on this week before my new job starts next week

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009001.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009002.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009003.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009004.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009015.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009016.jpg

[riverwalklandscaping]

i like those invisible chains, really easy to hook up

[Dirt Digger2]

haha, yea i was unloading the thing and realized i forgot to snap a picture...so rather then throw chains back on there to make it look official i just took the picture

doesn't matter though...invisible chains still hold it down as well as straps do...right junior?

[nnj18]

since when do you lay the edging before the block??

[Bleed Green]

was that little job for your own place or for someone else? What kind of walkway are you putting down there, paver brick?

[Dirt Digger2]

since when do you lay the edging before the block??

since the package said so...in BOLD print none the less

was that little job for your own place or for someone else? What kind of walkway are you putting down there, paver brick?

its for a neighbor, i have done some work here and there for her in the past so i took on this project...I wouldn't normally go after a job like this, but it's an easy enough job..its pavers, got them all layed in place...just have to wait for a dry day to topsoil around the edging and sweep in my sand

[nnj18]

Well the package is wrong.....I think it meant lay the edging before the border or outer edge of paver walkway is laid.
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[93turbo]

I havent had any trouble with tint around here. I have 20% on mine and 35% on my old one and havent been stoped once for it. My brother has 35% and hasnt had any troubles either. They used to be hard on it years back but i think too many people have it around here now they dont bother.

Around here if it looks like it may have come from factory they won't bother ya much and it depends on what the tint is on. Like the window graphics in the back window of trucks is OK but tint the back window of lets say a mustang and its enough to get ya a ticket if its darker then the factory rating and 18% is way below the factory rated 75%:nono:statey told me so

[mrusk]

That paver walk aint going to last.

[nnj18]

HAHAHA I just noticed the play sand bags! thats a CLASSIC

[Dirt Digger2]

MRUSK I would like to know how, from 2 pictures, you are going to tell me that the walkway won't last....please, enlighten me

[raschmid07]

You know boys, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say between Digger's work he's done in the past and the Civil Engineering degree he has under his belt, he probably isn't going to botch this project. I definetly wouldn't be one to question his work.

[ARP]

Raschmid, I think this limb is going to get a bit heavier as I'm going to jump out there with you. I have yet to see a project from the thousands of photos Dirt Digger has shared that has been executed incorrectly.

I do like the play sand idea though:laugh: I'll keep that in mind for small future projects as not everything comes in a triaxle right?:laugh:

[Dirt Digger2]

guys i don't mind people questioning my work...its a great way to learn...

what i don't like is when they criticize without any explanation as to what they think is wrong

the play sand is for the final sweep, i don't like using concrete sand because a lot of the granules are too big to go into the cracks

[Scag48]

Don't worry about it Brian, those that bash about other's work don't even have any pictures to back up theirs. I learned that long time ago, bashers bash and don't have anything to bring to the table except criticism with no constructive effort.

[Shane472]

Well the package is wrong.....I think it meant lay the edging before the border or outer edge of paver walkway is laid.
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And can you kindly tell me exactly what is so wrong with the way he has done it?

Absolutely nothing!

I've done it before when installing a curved walkway. That way the customer can see it before you lay any paving, visualize what it will look like and give you their ok. Then you start laying the pavers. No clue why you're on his case over this when it makes no difference.

[mrusk]

MRUSK I would like to know how, from 2 pictures, you are going to tell me that the walkway won't last....please, enlighten me

DId you compact the subbase? Did you install geo textile fabric? How far past the permiter of the ending did you extend your base? How thick is your base? What type of sand is your bedding sand?

[mrusk]

Don't worry about it Brian, those that bash about other's work don't even have any pictures to back up theirs. I learned that long time ago, bashers bash and don't have anything to bring to the table except criticism with no constructive effort.

Right bud. I posted a metric ton of pictures over the years.

[Scag48]

Right bud. I posted a metric ton of pictures over the years.

Not saying you didn't, but most of the bashers never post anything. However, you made a blantant statement saying it's not going to last before you even know how he built it. Where have you been anyway?

[Shane472]

DId you compact the subbase? Did you install geo textile fabric? How far past the permiter of the ending did you extend your base? How thick is your base? What type of sand is your bedding sand?

Perhaps you should've gotten answers to these questions before telling him his job was a failure? Just an idea.

[Dirt Digger2]

DId you compact the subbase? Did you install geo textile fabric? How far past the permiter of the ending did you extend your base? How thick is your base? What type of sand is your bedding sand?

the walkway was to be done 8 years ago, they had the guy who installed their entrance patio also put base material down for the entire walk, but opted out of the walk at the time...whether they ran out of money or didn't like the contractors work, i don't know...i don't care either...all i had to do was scrape the red stone back and lay my concrete sand...do you think i would lay pavers on top of dirt and play sand?...haha

[Junior M]

haha, yea i was unloading the thing and realized i forgot to snap a picture...so rather then throw chains back on there to make it look official i just took the picture

doesn't matter though...invisible chains still hold it down as well as straps do...right junior?

Dam straight! :laugh:

However, you made a blantant statement saying it's not going to last before you even know how he built it.

thats the part I dont like, a comment with no explanation..

Perhaps you should've gotten answers to these questions before telling him his job was a failure? Just an idea.

Sounds like a good idea to me..

[Dirt Digger2]

hasn't been a whole lot for me to take pictures of at my new job since they stuck me in the estimating office for the first 3 months i am there....so i will post some pictures i have hanging around on my camera

finished sidewalk

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09001.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09004.jpg

baling hay last night after work

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09005.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09006.jpg

some of the lowboys at the company i am working for now

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09007.jpg

chisel plowing this evening...finally dry enough to plant corn......FINALLY!!

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09009.jpg

[Dirtman2007]

plant corn, damn our's is already 6-7' tall around here.

that sucks you got stuck in the office. Hopefully you get to play on some iron pretty soon.

[Dirt Digger2]

they rotate you through everything they have to offer in my first 2 years...so for the first 3 months i am in estimating, then who knows..maybe field work, maybe scheduling, maybe purchasing, maybe safety...etc...

i am going to try and get sent down to Richmond VA...we have a big job going on down there now

[Junior M]

plant corn, damn our's is already 6-7' tall around here.

that sucks you got stuck in the office. Hopefully you get to play on some iron pretty soon.
Yeah, really. Ours is already tassling.. I guess you wont make the whole "knee high by fourth of July" :laugh:

And how are you liking it there at AAM?

[Dirt Digger2]

we had an oppurtunity to plant a few weeks ago, but decided to bale hay instead and missed a dry window for plowing and planting, so now that all the hay is off the ground we have time to plant...that and there was rye in that field last week that got baled last night

AAM is going good so far...money is good...job is good....i just HATE being in the office...but then again all their new fresh out of college hires have to go through what they call "career track" which is that 2 year rotation...so if i wasn't in the office now i would be eventually...but i would rather be in the office in the winter and jobsite in the summer...oh well...i just go where they tell me


wouldn't be bad though if i got sent to southern VA for the winter to work on the Richmond Airport

[Bleed Green]

look at it this way...Get the office stuff out of the way first and then you can look forward to getting to work out in the field.

[Bleed Green]

Are you going to get to run equipment out in the field? Will that be your job in the field I guess is what I am trying to say?

[Scag48]

He'll be the dude with the Skechers boots, clean pair of jeans, tucked in polo shirt, and a fresh safety vest to go along with a nice, unscathed white brain bucket. :laugh:

Just kidding with you, but you know those guys I'm talking about. Ah the office guys. Much like truck drivers, can't live with them, can't live without them.

[raschmid07]

Dirt Digger I'm doing some estimating myself right now. How are you liking it? Landed any good ones since you got there?

[Dirt Digger2]

i will be in managment...no operating for me

estimating is fun...just tedious

we just landed a 23million job doing road work that involves quite a bit of dirt work too...it would be cool if i get sent there...see it from estimating to actual work

[Dirt Digger2]

well i have 1 more month left in the office the who knows where I get sent....until then here are some farming pictures of the last few weeks


Had a bunch of junk hay we needed to clear out of the barn so we hauled it to one of the many local mushroom houses


http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09003.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09004.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09005.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09006.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09007.jpg

some recreation

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09009.jpg

[Dirt Digger2]

these are from today....Junior if you want to rotary mow the rest of your life clearing land more power to you...its a dusty buggy hell

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09011.jpg

Before

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09013.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09014.jpg

during

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09015.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09016.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09017.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09018.jpg

after

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09019.jpg


and the "new" baler (new paint anyway)

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09020.jpg

[bobcat_ron]

Nice paint job!

[Dirt Digger2]

i need a better camera for video taping

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/th_8-8-09021.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming/Heavy%20Equipment%20and%20Farming%20Vidoes/?action=view&current=8-8-09021.flv)

[Junior M]

these are from today....Junior if you want to rotary mow the rest of your life clearing land more power to you...its a dusty buggy hell

:laugh: thats not the only work I'll be doing, I hope.. :dizzy:

So it'll give me or atleast my lungs a break from all the dust.. :laugh: Truthfully, it aint all that bad.

[Dirt Digger2]

found this pipeline job driving around today trying to clear my head...its amazing how a few pieces of iron and the sound of my diesel truck can all but make me forget about women..haha

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09023.jpg
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http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/8-8-09035.jpg

[Dirt Digger2]

well boys the look is complete...got the 35s thrown on it this week


sorry for all these lame truck pictures...I am still in the office with my job so I don't see a lot of cool stuff yet...however in about a month and a half I am getting shipped out to the field where rumor has it I will be going to the start of our $76 million concrete road reconstruction job....so if thats the case I should have "good" pictures galore


http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/truck002.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/truck003.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/truck005.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/truck006.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/truck009.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/truck008.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/truck012.jpg

[coopers]

Much better looking tires on the truck. :)

[dozerman21]

I have the same Toyos... so far they have been great.

Keep that Edge on Level 2 if you want to keep your tranny in your Dodge... if it's automatic.:usflag:

[Junior M]

Much better looking tires on the truck. :)
agreed. Now get those pussy mirrors off before I go mad.. :laugh:

[Dirt Digger2]

agreed. Now get those pussy mirrors off before I go mad.. :laugh:

i don't need tow mirrors to pull trailers....i know how to drive...

:rolleyes:

[Junior M]

i don't need tow mirrors to pull trailers....i know how to drive...

:rolleyes:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Dirt Digger2]

went back to pushing dirt for a day for my old boss...just a small little topsoil stripping job for a stone lot thats going in

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09001.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09002.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09003.jpg

almost there

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09004.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09005.jpg

bringing in old faithful

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09007.jpg

done

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09008.jpg

CASE is king of this hill....

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09006.jpg

[Dirt Digger2]

oh...and how i stared my Sunday at 6am

8000lb truck vs. Porta Potty.....:cry::cry::cry::cry:

Porta Potty won....

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09009.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09010.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/9-28-09011.jpg

[Junior M]

Thats the steepest hill a case can conquer.. :laugh:

So how did you hit a porta potty? ;) Btw, is the box and tank out of your truck?

btw, the trailer behind the 550 looks good!

[Dirt Digger2]

i was driving on a side slope this morning and hit a thick patch of mud...the tail end of the truck kicked down the hill and right into the sh!t house...i didn't have it in 4-wheel drive...live and learn i guess

the box and tank just got removed because the body shop guy is probably going to have to take the bed liner out to get the quarter panel off so I am making it easier for him/cheaper for me by taking it out myself

and thats a brand new trailer...its a pretty slick set up...16,500lb GVW too

[Dirtman2007]

i was driving on a side slope this morning and hit a thick patch of mud...the tail end of the truck kicked down the hill and right into the sh!t house...i didn't have it in 4-wheel drive...live and learn i guess

the box and tank just got removed because the body shop guy is probably going to have to take the bed liner out to get the quarter panel off so I am making it easier for him/cheaper for me by taking it out myself

and thats a brand new trailer...its a pretty slick set up...16,500lb GVW too

Should have bought a Ford, they put a lock washer on the truck to keep them from falling apart, dodge must have not got the memo:laugh:

Sorry about the truck VS crapper incident

I mean really who the hell hits a porti potty:laugh::dizzy::hammerhead:

[Junior M]

i was driving on a side slope this morning and hit a thick patch of mud...the tail end of the truck kicked down the hill and right into the sh!t house...i didn't have it in 4-wheel drive...live and learn i guess

the box and tank just got removed because the body shop guy is probably going to have to take the bed liner out to get the quarter panel off so I am making it easier for him/cheaper for me by taking it out myself

and thats a brand new trailer...its a pretty slick set up...16,500lb GVW too
Dam that sucks..

and it looks like a nice trailer, I am curious what brand? I've never seen a trailer like that with that much capacity other than Trailmaster..

[Dirt Digger2]

Dirtman i know...i just wish someone was in it so atleast the story is funny..instead its just really sad...the thing drug down the side of the truck and ripped the tail light right off...i heard the thump and just thought it hit the bumper...when i got out and saw what happed everyone still sleeping got a nice morning dose of curses

Junior the trailer is a Kauffman...made in N.C. if I am not mistaken...he just took delivery 2 weeks ago...is has hydraulic down but it is balanced perfectly so there is no electric ram, just a heavy duty strut...you pull a pin on either side, stand on the back and it goes down...then when you are loading the machine as you drive forward the deck slowly lowers...made loading that roller a breeze...i didn't have to worry about driving up slick skid loader ramps and the parking brake on that thing is...well...a wheel chock...so that other hydraulic raise flatbed he has just wouldn't have cut it


but you would need a Class A if you ever want to pull it...HAHA

http://www.kaufmantrailers.com/heavy-equipment-trailer-store/Tilt-Trailer-Family/14Ft,-14,000-lb.-Wood-Tilt-p13.html

the standard trailer looks to be 14K but the Capacity Upgrade option must be what took it to 16.5K...i was pretty surprised myself to see that on the sticker for a bumper pull trailer

[Junior M]

Dirtman i know...i just wish someone was in it so atleast the story is funny..instead its just really sad...the thing drug down the side of the truck and ripped the tail light right off...i heard the thump and just thought it hit the bumper...when i got out and saw what happed everyone still sleeping got a nice morning dose of curses

Junior the trailer is a Kauffman...made in N.C. if I am not mistaken...he just took delivery 2 weeks ago...is has hydraulic down but it is balanced perfectly so there is no electric ram, just a heavy duty strut...you pull a pin on either side, stand on the back and it goes down...then when you are loading the machine as you drive forward the deck slowly lowers...made loading that roller a breeze...i didn't have to worry about driving up slick skid loader ramps and the parking brake on that thing is...well...a wheel chock...so that other hydraulic raise flatbed he has just wouldn't have cut it


but you would need a Class A if you ever want to pull it...HAHA

http://www.kaufmantrailers.com/heavy-equipment-trailer-store/Tilt-Trailer-Family/14Ft,-14,000-lb.-Wood-Tilt-p13.html

the standard trailer looks to be 14K but the Capacity Upgrade option must be what took it to 16.5K...i was pretty surprised myself to see that on the sticker for a bumper pull trailer
Dam, didnt know Kaufman made trailers like that, that large..

And yeah, there made in NC, around Hickory I think? I actually wanted a tilt from them when I bought the deckover PJ I got now..

You only need a Class A if you get caught.. :laugh:

[skidster32]

we have that exact same roller at work, Ingersoll Rand right? its old but its a trooper!

[Dirt Digger2]

yup an old IR...that thing is a smokey beast...but it goes forward, reverse, and vibrates...so what else could you ask for in a roller