Re: I've got truck envy

Posted by NCWayne on December 31, 2013 at 09:14:40 from (173.188.169.54):

In Reply to: Re: I've got truck envy posted by The tractor vet on December 31, 2013 at 06:37:28:

I remember Dad's trucks when he was at the dealerships back in the 60's and 70's. The first one I actually remember was a small, black Chevrolet with a 6000 lb electric cable crane on the side. From what I remember him saying that was actually his second truck. The first one had nothing but mechanical 'boom' that hinged over the cab when not in use, and then hinged out the back of the bed, and had two legs to support it, for use. The winch was a come-along, block and tackle, or whatever you needed to pick up the part.

For the heavier items, I've also seen the portable gantry's that CAT offered in some of their old tool manuals. I love those old manuals as many of the home made tools they show how to make still have a viable place even with the new equipment. I've actually got several of them marked in one of the books and have plans to build them when time permits. One in particular is a set of ramps that set on the track, after you break it. For the low track machines it allows you to climb the machine up on it, and then block it up, to allow removal or the track frame, final drives, etc. I've seen many times this would save a lot of time -vs- trying to jack one up on soft ground.

It's also funny to look at the 'mechanic's tool list' they give. It usually consists of a socket set, a handful of wrenches, and other assorted items like screw drivers, pliers, and a hammer. Even funnier is to look at several years worth of them and see where they have changed say the 16 oz hammer to a 20 oz hammer, (if all else fails....LOL), or something like that. Usually the tool they removed seems just as important as the new tool they decided to include. Thinking about it now, even with all the tools I carry there are really only a handful of them that get used on a routine basis. The rest are simply along for the ride, until that one time every few years that they prove themselves invaluable.

In the end, your right about one thing. In the mechanic world, things have come a really long way in the last 40 years or so.....but then so have the machines.

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