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kcmtoys
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2019 6:36:30 PM

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Finally have a load for my Pete.


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Quinella
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2019 9:13:50 PM

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Just great looking. If I hadn't retired, I would buy one. CAW
Claus
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2019 9:43:49 PM

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That looks awesome Ken!! Love the addd red flags. The whole rig looks polished in your pics.
Exkvate3140
Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2019 11:08:27 AM
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Ken great looking set up and as Claus said the warning flags look great.
Steve

Q it’s good thing you retired and did not buy one because you would have that 8 loaded on a First Gear tag trailer with the blade resting over the back ramps.
Steve
kcmtoys
Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2019 11:22:44 AM

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Thanks for the comments Q, Claus, and Steve. I made the flags out of orange duct tape I found at the hardware store. Whistle Shhh



Mr. Scholz
Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2019 11:35:37 AM
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Hi kcm,

yeah, that's a great setup. Pipeliners classic you say? Well, also a forest machine, maybe for clearing storm damage. Or maybe an excavator got bogged down and they called in the K to pull it out? You see a rig like this on the highway and immediatly start to think over what the D8 is going to do next.

Cheers,
Max
Claus
Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2019 7:41:01 PM

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Ken when you pair a FG Talbert to a Sword Pete do you change the trailer king pin? Just curious because at times I have tried this setup in the past and got aggravated fast, with the slightest bump the trailer rolls off the truck. Confused
Exkvate3140
Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2019 8:13:40 PM
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Claus you obviously have to use a lower gear, especially if your on shag.
Steve
kcmtoys
Posted: Monday, September 16, 2019 2:53:47 PM

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Claus wrote:
Ken when you pair a FG Talbert to a Sword Pete do you change the trailer king pin? Just curious because at times I have tried this setup in the past and got aggravated fast, with the slightest bump the trailer rolls off the truck. Confused


Yep, I did change this one quite some time ago to a piece of brass rod. Shhh
kcmtoys
Posted: Monday, September 16, 2019 3:03:23 PM

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Mr. Scholz wrote:
Hi kcm,

yeah, that's a great setup. Pipeliners classic you say? Well, also a forest machine, maybe for clearing storm damage. Or maybe an excavator got bogged down and they called in the K to pull it out? You see a rig like this on the highway and immediatly start to think over what the D8 is going to do next.

Cheers,
Max


Max, The majority of D8K's I moved around here in the Midwest US were Pull Tractors.


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Posted: Monday, September 16, 2019 8:16:20 PM

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Exkvate3140
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Ken the second picture with whole scraper being transported like that, what type of permits were required. Would that move still be legal today?
Steve
Exkvate3140
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Ken the second picture with whole scraper being transported like that, what type of permits were required. Would that move still be legal today?
Steve
kcmtoys
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Exkvate3140 wrote:
Ken the second picture with whole scraper being transported like that, what type of permits were required. Would that move still be legal today?
Steve


"I know nothing!" We don need no stinkin permits...You couldn't do that leagally then or now. This was on a city permit that had no enforcement, and we were just going a short didtsnce away. Years ago a lot of companies around here moved the pans with a truck tractor that had a puntle hitch and a concrete block on the 5th wheel. Whistle d'oh! Silenced









Mr. Scholz
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 1:16:11 PM
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kcmtoys wrote:
Mr. Scholz wrote:
Hi kcm,

yeah, that's a great setup. Pipeliners classic you say? Well, also a forest machine, maybe for clearing storm damage. Or maybe an excavator got bogged down and they called in the K to pull it out? You see a rig like this on the highway and immediatly start to think over what the D8 is going to do next.

Cheers,
Max


Max, The majority of D8K's I moved around here in the Midwest US were Pull Tractors.


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Thanks so much for sharing, Ken and Claus! Yep, the D8 pulling a pan is a true classic. Still used quite often in the UK, too. With the rear axle directly on the road, it is a dramatic sight for sure. From a HO scale perspective, you can use kibri undercarriage parts to make a nice D8H or K and use the roco 631 dirt pan.


Cheers,
Max
Exkvate3140
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 10:23:32 PM
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Ken thanks for the information, that looks like it might be hard to handle especially when your trying to out run the blue lights. Did you give the customer a discount on the move for not having to purchase permits and escorts.
Steve
Claus
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Check this out Ken..........


Gd10r
Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:09:35 PM

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That Ktec transported like that is a mechanics dream! They can tighten up all the bolts that hold the thing together without getting dirty!

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Quinella
Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:58:37 PM

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Splendid pictures Graham. Is that a Murray trailer? That set-up would be killer in model form. Too bad Alan Smith was the only one to make a scraper trailer. We nee another one with far more detail. I don't think Chuck could stomach another new model right now. Great discussion topic fellows. CAW
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