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The Tread Thread

One evening when we held our no show show, the guys with the excavators held a track machine pull.

I was witness to a D9G hitched to to a D8 and a D7.

They snapped an inch and a half cable many times until they upgraded to using a huge chain.
I was one of many that hid behind a pan in order to not get hit with the carnage :p
 
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Rodafina said:
Both of them being pulled? Holy mackerel.

Against a snowy backdrop, too, it must’ve been incredible.
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There wasn't any snow involved, it was a no show show, aka the only time those of us that put on the displays get to see each other play with our toys.
 
Bombardier belt car :) These are still used here. It has a Chevrolet 350 5.7 liter V8 310 horsepower engine. And skis.

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The 9 took down the 8 and the 7
Then they switched up to the 9 against two 8s
The 9 outweighed the 8 and the 7 combo but was lighter than the twin 8s.
The D9G came out on top.
 
Nitro said:
There wasn't any snow involved, it was a no show show, aka the only time those of us that put on the displays get to see each other play with our toys.
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I see now. I misread it as the “snow show.” Would be pretty interesting trying to pull such things in the snow.

Sounds like a fascinating culture and community of people that has been built up around these incredible machines.
 
Rodafina said:
I see now. I misread it as the “snow show.” Would be pretty interesting trying to pull such things in the snow.

Sounds like a fascinating culture and community of people that has been built up around these incredible machines.
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We all have a lot of fun there while educating the public about how some work was performed from days gone by.
 
Our past three shows were the first ones I attended in over 20 years that I really didn't get to see.

The Fred R. Clark Machineworks, the oldschool machineshop keeps me busy during the entire show.
 
Nitro said:
Our past three shows were the first ones I attended in over 20 years that I really didn't get to see.
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I can see why the no show show becomes important.

Nitro said:
The Fred R. Clark Machineworks, the oldschool machineshop keeps me busy during the entire show.
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Yes, your thread on this tells us all that it keeps you very busy. It’s a shop full of intriguing and useful things.
 
Nitro said:
Matt is another member of the NPSGAHA
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“Back before OSHA was a thing.” That’s for sure!

Wonderful video. It’s amazing that he could do all that work in those tight spaces and have such a clear video throughout. Fascinating project.
 
I have always been fascinated by tire treads. Especially the big trackor tires. Even the patterns they leave can stop me to staring for a little while.

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I'm beginning to suspect that if Nitro ever needs blood, they won't get it from the blood bank. They will send someone to a Napa Auto parts store.

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