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Posted by Johnski on May 11, 2007 at 18:27:18 from (66.30.224.184):
In Reply to: Lets tell some stories about loading / unloading posted by Chances R on May 11, 2007 at 07:12:45:
Back about '73 or '74 when I was still 10 feet tall and bulletproof a buddy and I decided to make some money hauling Christmas Trees down from Canada to Mass. We had a '63 GMC 65 series with a big V-6 in it. That old farm truck was pretty well wore out and had some oil pressure issues. The local crusty old mechanic fixed her up for us by shimming up the main bearings,we threw some quarts of oil in the cab and off we went. Black Lake,Quebec is about 11 hours driving but we made it no trouble. The return trip was a different story. We had just left the tree farm fully loaded (way overloaded) and I was having trouble making it up the hills so, when I saw a really big one ahead,I got a good run downhill to get up some steam. Plan A was working real good until halfway up the other side when the motor sounded like sombody dumped rocks into the oil pan. Called the tree farm, crazy nephew came out and towed us back with a 4wd pickup,got my first gray hairs at 20. Rented a car and went home. Got a phone call that the truck and trees were on their way home. Sure enough those farmers had drug the truck up a hillside and pushed it onto a flatbed semi then took off the top layers of trees and packed them around the truck. I don't think that Customs had any idea what to do with that mess at the border so they kinda just closed their eyes and said to get going. Luckily I knew a guy doing some site work close by so he piled up a ramp with his D7 and pulled the truck off for us. I haven't had fun like that in a long time ;>) Jf
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