Part V
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From: SEMO
the way its striped down I wonder if it was used on a pipeline job.It looks like a D-7,just by the size of the tracks.That think is old cause the front idler for the tracks is a spoke stile,there all solid now.
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From: Wallingford, CT
It definitely looks to be an oldie. Probably uses a pony motor to start it.
If I had to guess I'd say that machine was a pipe layer. Definitely a CAT. Somewhere between a D7 and D9.
I'm not terribly familiar with old iron, but that's what it looks like to me.
If I had to guess I'd say that machine was a pipe layer. Definitely a CAT. Somewhere between a D7 and D9.
I'm not terribly familiar with old iron, but that's what it looks like to me.
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From: Blairsville,Ga
almost no D-9s back then (prototype came out in late '54) biggest was D-8 and it had a 6 roller track frame
Not any evidense what it was used for
I ran these as a youngster and the last 3-t I worked on was in the '80s
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From: SpringHill,Fl
Good Morning All!
Slept in til almost 8 am...gotta stop that!
gonna try to get to bed about 9 pm and set my alarm for 5 am...all these clouds may have a beautiful sunrise tomorrow.
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Good morning everyone. Slept in a bit today. We were going to get up early and go shooting this morning. Hahah YEAH, right.
Only woke up because Randy was talking in his sleep..something about unloading equipment off trucks. LOL
Danny, you do know that most modern railroads keep a few relics of the past. I know both the UP and the IAIS have steam engines that they bring out on occasion. Here is video of one of IAIS' Chinese steam locomotive. YouTube - IAIS Chinese QJ Freight in Davenport, IA
Hereis one of UP's steam pigs: YouTube - Steam Train
Also back in Colorado, there are a few steam engines that still run up near Durango. They don't haul freight just tourists. Home | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train
In Leadville you can catch a train ride too but they use a diesel engine these days. You can still see the old steam locomotives they are on display.
Scott, my stepmom lives in Stapleton. Very, very small town. I wonder if they know eachother.
Yeah, some of those tractors would be cool to try and restore.
Only woke up because Randy was talking in his sleep..something about unloading equipment off trucks. LOL
Hereis one of UP's steam pigs: YouTube - Steam Train
Also back in Colorado, there are a few steam engines that still run up near Durango. They don't haul freight just tourists. Home | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train
In Leadville you can catch a train ride too but they use a diesel engine these days. You can still see the old steam locomotives they are on display.
Yeah, some of those tractors would be cool to try and restore.
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From: horicon Wi
Here ya go Jacob, a few more pics for ya.
The lanz Im pretty sure my grandpa bought brand new, and Im not 100 percent sure where my uncle got the rumley from, he has two of them though, and he has another lanz kicking around for parts.
Also in the first pic if ya look close, you can see a few of his other tractors sitting there too.
The lanz Im pretty sure my grandpa bought brand new, and Im not 100 percent sure where my uncle got the rumley from, he has two of them though, and he has another lanz kicking around for parts.
Also in the first pic if ya look close, you can see a few of his other tractors sitting there too.
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From: horicon Wi
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From: Blairsville,Ga
The Lanzes are really hard to find in the states, I think they are more of a European tractor, at least I've never seen one here in the states, Rumelys are sorta common/uncommon, it just depends where you live. In the 1950s to 1960s John Deere bought out Lanz so they could get a foot hold in the european tractor market. This was the start of John Deeres globalization.
The Lanz was made in germany.JD boght them in '52 and made a JD Lanz for a while think from '56 http://images.google.com/images?q=jo...num=4&ct=title
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From: Cut & Shoot, Texas
I would say there's a good chance that they do know each other. My uncle is James Beckius. There are lots of Beckius' in that area. We are related to the Brocious', the McCormicks and the Johnsons. All farming/ranching folk.