[AT] New tractor - A crawler Yeah!

[Mike Sloane]

That's a beauty, Spencer! Good luck with it, and let us know how it is 
coming along.

Mike

Spencer Yost wrote:

> Some of you may know, I have quite a bit of general dozer/loader/grading
> work that needs to be done.  Due to a very real inflation in prices to do
> this kind of work in this area(maybe everywhere), I honestly can't afford
> it and I am not poor mouthing.  They want thousands of dollars to just cut
> a road, and repair some drainage.   Whatever happened $400 a day bulldozer
> guys???
> 
> Anyways, due to the incredible generosity of a list member who was under
> the mistaken impression that he owed me a big favor(, well maybe he owed me
> a beer or something but that was about it), I am now the proud owner of an
> IH TD6 crawler with a skid shovel front end.   This generous list member
> paid to get the crawler to a terminal in Chicago where I shipped in in
> pretty cheap - $800.  The pictures are here:
> 
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album15
> 
> 
> Now, I can just hire "me" to do the work (-;|)  
> 
> They just delivered it today.   This was a huge ordeal because the sent the
> roughest front detach trailer they had (but a nice helpful driver) and
> getting the trailer detached and "tached" was an ordeal.  Nothing ever
> seemed to line up and the platform-fifth wheel portion was real picky about
> the height of the front end of the trailer.   .   Also, since they loaded
> it with a huge forklift the crawler was resting on 4x4s.   They made it
> nearly impossible for my Oliver 77 6 cylinder diesel to pull off the
> trailer.  I tore up the gravel driveway.   Once off the 4x4s, down the
> trailer and onto ground; the line of pull was lower and the Oliver just
> pulled the crawler right along.
> 
> I think it is supposed to run but will need to do quite a bit of
> tinkering/maintenance/general going through before I try the gas
> start/diesel run engine.  By the way, this generous list member has sent a
> manual that should get here tomorrow.   So I will have some guidance while
> I do this work.  It also has a bad steering clutch and that will need to be
> fixed.
> 
> The list member will remain anonymous because I presume he wants it that
> way.  He knows who he though, so I will publicly thank him in addition to
> the private thanks I have already sent:  "Thanks!"
> 
> Spencer
> 
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Mike Sloane
Allamuchy NJ
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Work: none - retired

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