BIG BOY at the auction

[RedMF40]

The company that hired my truck may not have appreciated me not getting back with my load.

I guess there’s always that.

 

[trackrat]

We used to buy topsoil from a pit that stockpiled the dirt then never had anyone to load, the old loader they had was a junk pile no brakes hyd worked when they wanted to hated to load myself with it, but they had good dirt

 

[Not db4600]

Cold Spring Granite like their 988s, Michigans, and Komatsus .
Most have the mesh chains to protect them.

 

[Blackhole49]

I worked at a cement plant for 2 years as a contractor using a bobcat and a dump truck cleaning up in the plant their major loaders were Komatsu loaders they weighed 212000 lbs. and had over 200000lbs breakout force, holding over 30 yards of rock, ever so often they would bring one of them for me to clean out the rock and dirt packed in the bucket, I would crawl my bobcat into the bucket, the bucket is that big, no problem until they thought how funny it would be to start the loader, when I felt that motor start I about had a heart attack, loader operator couldn't possibly see me in his bucket so if he drove off I was a goner.

Lock out tag out.

 

[Caryc]

Did it sell?

 

[RedMF40]

Did it sell?

The sale is Saturday.

 

[Keith True]

My old boss or his drivers moved a few ot those on a regular basis.I flagged for them dozens of times.They're just over 12 feet wide,(originally)so they only needed a tag car,not a police escort.Originally they're only about 13'6 tall,so all we needed to do was to call in the insta-permit to the state,and they would give you a route for you to follow.We had a couple of fiberglass sweeps to strap on for wires to slide over if needed.We had the oversize permits,but wires are supposed to be 15.5 over anywhere you can drive.That includes house driveways.Supposed to be is not usually what it is.Part of my job was to jump out of the truck,jump up on the machine,and signal the driver what to do.Stop,go,creep,etc.Electrical wire problems were a rarity,what was too low were phone wires at the time.His customers were local,though,within 40 miles or so.I never saw a cab removed to move one,but I did see a few that were moved with the wheels removed.

 

[RedMF40]

My old boss or his drivers moved a few ot those on a regular basis.I flagged for them dozens of times.They're just over 12 feet wide,(originally)so they only needed a tag car,not a police escort.Originally they're only about 13'6 tall,so all we needed to do was to call in the insta-permit to the state,and they would give you a route for you to follow.We had a couple of fiberglass sweeps to strap on for wires to slide over if needed.We had the oversize permits,but wires are supposed to be 15.5 over anywhere you can drive.That includes house driveways.Supposed to be is not usually what it is.Part of my job was to jump out of the truck,jump up on the machine,and signal the driver what to do.Stop,go,creep,etc.Electrical wire problems were a rarity,what was too low were phone wires at the time.His customers were local,though,within 40 miles or so.I never saw a cab removed to move one,but I did see a few that were moved with the wheels removed.

I was thinking, whatever it sells for will probably be less than what it cost to move it unless the buyer has their own equipment.

 

[RedMF40]

Sold this morning for $6500 plus any tax and fees.

Watched it on my phone. They had it running and operating.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

This video shows the process of cab removal for transport. It's a little ham-fisted, being Andrew Camarata and all, but the job gets done with minimal damage.

I guess with the cab off it makes it under the 13'6" limit on a lowboy trailer.

 

[Lee-TX]

I worked at a cement plant for 2 years as a contractor using a bobcat and a dump truck cleaning up in the plant their major loaders were Komatsu loaders they weighed 212000 lbs. and had over 200000lbs breakout force, holding over 30 yards of rock, ever so often they would bring one of them for me to clean out the rock and dirt packed in the bucket, I would crawl my bobcat into the bucket, the bucket is that big, no problem until they thought how funny it would be to start the loader, when I felt that motor start I about had a heart attack, loader operator couldn't possibly see me in his bucket so if he drove off I was a goner.

I bet that was around midlothian Tx?
Walt/Tx

 

[trackrat]

I bet that was around midlothian Tx?
Walt/Tx

Yep the old TXI plant now Martin Maretta

 

[RedMF40]

A couple more from the same sale. The Oshkosh snow truck fetched $4500 before any tax or fees. Can’t imagine the seller was happy with that. Extremely clean and well-maintained truck, cab interior was spotless, all tires in good shape.

Was surprised the B-61 Mack fetched $23K. Just the truck, trailer was sold separately. Looked well-used with lots of rust and defects. Awful car seat was in place of the original driver’s seat. Much of the rubber appeared brand new, however.

 

[Keith True]

Be interesting to know what that Mack has for power in it.That large paper element air filter says it has something with a turbo,and not the small stock one some had.That one is meant to suck a lot of air.The naturally aspirated engine would have the small oil bath filter.The turbo sucks the oil out of them,(not all,some are designed to take it)The dual stacks don't mean much,lots of guys added them for looks.I also wonder about the two outboard mounted air tanks,out there to be a whipping post for those Super-Trac recaps.That visor makes a huge difference while plowing snow.It seems to push a curtain of air ahead of it,and you can watch the wall of snow curve right up and go over the roof.

 

[showcrop]

There have been a few Oshkoshs and other similar trucks for sale in the general area on Facebook for very short money. I think that it is a matter of too old for a business, and too big for a hobbyist.