You're not wrong there, Glen. It's mind-boggling when you see what was achieved in the days of cable.
Double LeTourneau pull-pans behind the 1H D8, huge projects carried out back then, that would still be huge projects today.
Airports, interstate highways, earth fill dams, mining - and not forgetting WW2 - it was all done with cable controlled equipment.

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Regards, Ron.

Im pretty young myself 26:) and love the old school way of doing everything wish people and things were more like they were in the old days!!!!! If these machines could talk the story's they would tell. I really enjoy seeing these machine and running them even more. I work all week on the modern stuff then come home and play on these things all weekend:) Id love to see some pics of your machines 7upuller!!!

Hey Steven,

Here is a link to a You Tube video of a Play Day work site we had.

You can find a few videos posted there. glen

Hey Gang,

Look at the smile on Jan's face running a Cat again. It had been many years since he ran a D8, but I was impressed at what a good job he did. We had dredged a creek. The County had us stack the mud up as they were running put of room. Jan did a good job!!!

glen

Hey Gang,

Here's Glen running the 14-a!!!

"7upuller" wrote:

Hey 7Mile,

"I'll take a little dust control over cable sliver's and rat's nest's lol."

The trick is to learn how not to make a Rat's Nest. You admitted that your "Young", maybe you'll learn, but some people choose cable rigs just for The Historical Nostagial Factor about it. Oh I own hydraulic rigs, and use those too, but when it's time to enjoy myself, I choose to run my cable stuff. I simply enjoy them. There is something about getting back into the history of it all. I think of how many miles and miles of highways that were built by cable set ups. How many cubic yards of dirt moved. It's amazing when you think about it. Some choose to laugh, they may not have it figured out, but don't look down at others because they choose to enjoy themselves. I think it's a nice '51 model. glen

No no not looking down or making fun of anybody. Just a fan of hydraulics didn't mean any harm

Hey 7Mile,

Come out to California to the Santa Margarita Show. I'll let you run my stuff. I've got a couple of hydraulic pieces and many cable ones. I'll have Jan show you how to smile on a D8. glen

I know its long been working on it here and there changed a lot of the fluids pony still is having a carb probs and the starting pinion is still kickin out early have not takin it out to adjust it yet been raining like no other. I know the video is long but once running kinda give you a walk around and show you a little bit.

Thanks for the videos 7upuller that's a nice looking nice sounding cat love to climb on that thing for a day!!!

Hey Steven,

I sent you a PM. Check your in box.