Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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Beautiful east Tennessee ( GOD'S Country )
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« on: January 25, 2015, 01:52:51 PM » |
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Tomorrow when they go get the mail I can hear them now .... " Dude where's my mailbox " . 36 wheels rollin' down the road and right at $1.6 million new truck,new trailer and new Grove.  |
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« Last Edit: January 25, 2015, 02:25:52 PM by Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 »
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KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)
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Specimen #30838 DS #0233
Williamsburg, KY
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015, 02:38:35 PM » |
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You'd think something that pricey would carry insurance for such occurances  |
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eric in md
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ride hard now we all can rest when were gone !!!
in the mountains .......cumberland md
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2015, 04:51:08 PM » |
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joe you just cant hide your money.. if you would quit buying trucks and trailers. is that your new ride?
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2015, 05:01:35 PM » |
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OK, please balance and rotate my tires. I have to be on the road in four hours.  |
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2015, 06:29:54 PM » |
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What does the Grove do?
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2015, 06:45:10 PM » |
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What does the Grove do?
We use it to set steel towers however that is not its only use. |
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2015, 06:48:39 PM » |
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What does the Grove do?
We use it to set steel towers however that is not its only use. Excuse my ignorance. Set towers? Hold the various sections in place as they are "bolted" together? |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2015, 06:56:55 PM » |
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What does the Grove do?
We use it to set steel towers however that is not its only use. Excuse my ignorance. Set towers? Hold the various sections in place as they are "bolted" together? Correct.... Most are150/200 feet high however some reach 300 plus a " jib " is used with those. |
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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2015, 07:02:55 PM » |
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What does the Grove do?
We use it to set steel towers however that is not its only use. Excuse my ignorance. Set towers? Hold the various sections in place as they are "bolted" together? Correct.... Most are150/200 feet high however some reach 300 plus a " jib " is used with those. I used to work on bridges bolting parapet handrails rails into place. None over 100ft high. BUT that was a long way from the ground when standing on the "wrong" side of the rail. With no safety harness. Way before health and safety  Young, dumb and invincible earning good money. I can't imagine working that high. Although as you know after the first 20 feet it doesn't matter how high when you fall. |
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MacDragon
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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 04:23:13 AM » |
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You know what they say... it's not the fall that will kill ya,... it's that sudden STOP at the end.  |
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« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2015, 06:17:44 PM » |
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Hey Joe what size are the front tires ?
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crow
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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2015, 03:33:19 AM » |
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I taught my wife crane signals. She loves to see guys faces when she drives by a crew and gives them the boom up and hold the load signal.
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dont write a check with your mouth,
that your ass cant cash
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cookiedough
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« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2015, 08:56:16 AM » |
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Is it just me, or does that Grove machine's wheels almost touch the ground on the trailer?
Best not taking any corners with that big rig or you might be taking out houses along with the mailboxes. Am sure you have to have a planned, as much as possible, straight road route for such a large rig. No inner city routes allowed.
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« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2015, 02:00:41 PM » |
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You taking that thing on the Dragon?  |
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I can't help about the shape I'm in I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to  |
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