A Bit Of Unusual 'Eye Candy'.

Looks like a job for a D575A-2 and a longggggggggggggggggggg rope. Or maybe a job for the big ACCO.
(From the internet, not my photos.)

[attachment=57284]D11 bogged 1.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=57285]D11 bogged 2.jpg[/attachment]

Looks like a job for a D575A-2 and a longggggggggggggggggggg rope. Or maybe a job for the big ACCO.
(From the internet, not my photos.)

[attachment=57284]D11 bogged 1.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=57285]D11 bogged 2.jpg[/attachment]

[quote="Deas Plant."]Hi, Folks.
A bit of unusual 'eye candy'. The man who owned and converted these machines was a trifle 'camera shy'. There are not a lot of photos or videos of his machines and his conversions around. This was one of 2 X D11s that belonged to and were re-powered - along with a few other modifications - by Don Mearns who mostly did agricultural contracting, clearing and large scale root plowing in country Queensland, Australia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OpRu9uSTU

A good part of the enjoyment of watching this video, for me at least, was some of the comments from the armchair experts. I never worked for the man but I do know a little about his machines and his operations. His depot and workshop were just outside of Ipswich in Queensland.

Just my 0.02.[/quote]
Dang! that operator get that hot in cab????? Thats one heck of an ac unit! lol

That blade plowing is hard {ask lance he as done a lot of it} my grand father {passed now} had 12000 acres cattle property he plowed with a old d9 h i think the plough was 13 0r 14 feet makes em work












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Hi, OZPHIL2.
Are those two photos of some REAL DEEEP root plowing????????????????????

A kew-ree-yuss would like to know. Did he get out on his own? LOL.

Just my 0.02.

[quote="Deas Plant."]Hi, OZPHIL2.
Are those two photos of some REAL DEEEP root plowing????????????????????

A kew-ree-yuss would like to know. Did he get out on his own? LOL.

Just my 0.02.[/quote]


Hi Deas
Indeed they got that blade-plow “downunder” as our American friends say. Must have been a few deep tap roots to be severed.
I’m guessing the tractor and blade-plow were working alone and they had a red hot go at getting it out without readily available assistance in the form of at least another 11. Hazard of the job – as I am sure you are well aware, big tractors seem to have this nasty habit of hunting up soft ground, especially when they are working alone, just a guess.

I have no information as to the extraction process or its success other than to hazard a guess, an excavator (as has been suggested), a good supply of sawn blackbutt logs to feed under the tracks, wire ropes, a large team of strong and well watered horses and plenty of grunt work under the searing hot outback Queensland sun.

And talking of grunt work Deas, I hope you are not “saving” a few projects such as flipping the cutting edges on the 660 or 637 for my arrival in April.

Cheers

Hi, OZPHIL2.
Too late for the 637. That happened today. BUTTTT, the new edges for the 660 should be here tomorrow. I can likely hang on to them for a while if you like.

Just my 0.02.

[quote="Deas Plant."]Hi, OZPHIL2.
Too late for the 637. That happened today. BUTTTT, the new edges for the 660 should be here tomorrow. I can likely hang on to them for a while if you like.

Just my 0.02.[/quote]

Thanks Deas,
Kind thought but I wouldn't want you to wait around for my arrival and hold the show up so box on with those cutting edge bolts, we'll catch up in April.

Cheers