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I do not think it is moving either, unless they get a plow up there and clear a way for it. Jason
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These are some great Christmas card shots! Who's scraper is that?  - Christopher
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ConstructionSite wrote:These are some great Christmas card shots! Who's scraper is that? - Christopher It belongs to the company that's not getting it delivered for Christmas!! 
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why not use the scraper to clear the road?
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Wow I imagin their are some mad people somewhere. That thing is going to be parked there for awhile.
2 years ago a truck with a big excavator got stuck at the rest area at the top of vail pass for a long time.
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Yeah he'll be there a while! He probably parked over night. Snow can fall pretty quick up in sierra's I've driven a crane from San Francisco - Reno, what a fun way to spend an 8hr work day!
Thanks for the pics keep em' comin!
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Looks like Taylor out of California. Here's their website. http://www.taylorheavyhauling.com/Robert
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Well, looks like Santa won't be delivering that machine in time for Christmas! Quote:why not use the scraper to clear the road? There are hundards of reasons why you can't- but mainly its the wrong machine for the wrong job.
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Nice.
Well there's the trailer you need for your Norscott 657G people.
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JustinE wrote:Quote:why not use the scraper to clear the road? There are hundards of reasons why you can't- but mainly its the wrong machine for the wrong job. AHH where's your sense of adventure, Justin? Just open that apron push the ejector forward and pretend like you grading a haul road. LOL. Seriously though, I'm sure the weight on just the 4 tires would wreck havoc on the roads, and hope you don't drop the bowl all the way down either  regards, Jim
regards, Jim "Once again, concussion by safety" -Mike Rowe
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Hmmm, we could do that. Or even better, lets bring a cold planner out and saw the snow right off the road! That will save lots of time! LOL
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That's exactly who it is. They've got a top notch fleet and they are all over the place in the valley.
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yeah no chance of that truck going anywhere anytime soon even if the streets got plowed. you are never going to get enough traction to get started on your own
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got to love that photo. i think the company hired a heavy haul company to transport it so theres a reason y not to use it to clean up the road... just my two cents 
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Guys,
Sorry to ask but i live here in Australia where we don't know what the Hell Snow is nor Rain (in a 10yr Drought) I was wondering if the snow will damage the paint work on the Truck? If left on the truck for too long?
It is our summer over here. so seeing the snow makes us feel a little better when it 34 Degree C outside
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James Muldoon
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Hmmm...Well when loggers need to move a big yarder out in a situation like this, they use a grader to clear the road and then use a D8 as a tail hold so it doesn't get out of control going down hill. And then you can push on the back going uphill. Of course you'd hang iron on every tire of every axle. Tripple rail chains would be best. But then again yarders have a block on the back for pushing on them. I wouldn't want to be the guy who gave the go ahead to push on a nice lowboy like that!!! And you might need a little more than a D8 as a tail hold, maybe two! Miraculous stuff can be done when you are careful, take your time and have resources though.
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Hey fellas I know that spot quite well! That is the top of HWY 88 just before you drop down into Hope Valley/Red Lakes area. I ride Sleds with my buddies up there. That is a rest area with a bathroom for travelers and hikers during the summer. Yes, that is Taylor Heavy Haul a Great company one of my good friends use to drive or them but, now has gone to Granite Const as there lowboy driver. The scraper well that belongs to FORD CONST COMPANY INC (FCCI) A pretty good size company they have in Holt Brothers yard at times around 8 to 10 of the 657's that I've counted. They do a lot of BIG prison,railroad,dam and thing that requires alot of dirt to be moved. Looking at the snow up there I guess it's time to get the old sled out and gased up and ready to go!
Greg
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not going any were
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