[AT] Some ads from the 8/20 Lancaster Farming

[Grant Brians]

Hey Mike, I just thought of one other item that might make it possible to do 
the crane. I was assuming it had tracks and that was why I assumed the slow 
speed. If it has wheels, then maybe.... I say that because we frequently 
have pipe trailers that are 45 feet long on one or two axles. But I 
recognize that this is really all probably an academic exercise because of 
the hassles involved including money.
        Grant Brians
        Hollister, California

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 8/20 Lancaster Farming


>I was only referring to a trip driving a crane with a 45' boom, using what 
>has been referred to as one of the heaviest traveled corridors in the 
>country - between Philadelphia PA and NYC. I don't live anywhere near 
>either, but there really aren't any good alternatives to the super highways 
>for a good portion of the route.
>
> Several years ago, I bought a (non-running) Farmall F-30 from a farmer 
> about 5 miles away (as the roads go), and it was too wide for any trailer 
> we could lay our hands on. So, on a lovely summer Sunday morning, I drove 
> over to his place on my Farmall Super M with a long chain, hooked the F-30 
> up, and towed it back with the seller "driving" the F-30. I only 
> encountered two vehicles the whole trip, which is about what I would 
> expect on those roads. As you could imagine, we had to go pretty slowly, 
> as the F-30 isn't designed for "high speed" travel - anything over about 3 
> mph. :-) Our biggest concern wasn't traffic but any downhill runs, as the 
> F-30's brakes aren't at all impressive. On one steep hill near my place, 
> we swapped the lead, and I used the Super M to keep the F-30 from going 
> too fast.
>
> Mike
>
> DAVIESW739 at aol.com wrote:
>>  In a message dated 8/22/2005 4:32:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
>> mikesloane at verizon.net writes:
>>
>> You are  either joking or not familiar with the roads between those two 
>> points.  Moving that kind of machine would require at least two dozen 
>> special  permits from various state/local/bridge agencies, fully marked 
>> and  permitted escort vehicles front and rear, and the willingness to put 
>> up  with constant abuse from other drivers and local/state police. In 
>> fact, I  suspect that the permits are likely to specify night time travel 
>> only to  reduce the blocking of the roads during commuting 
>> hours. -----------------------------------------------
>> Thank god that I live out here in Oregon
>>  Walt  Davies
>> Cooper Hollow Farm
>> Monmouth, OR 97361
>> 503 623-0460
>
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