look like Diesel Seventy-Fives. I know what one sounds like, great under load!
Gary
look like Diesel Seventy-Fives. I know what one sounds like, great under load!
Gary
Some more information about this unique plow. It was built by the Post brothers in their welding and blacksmith shop in 1934 and originally used to reclaim deep silt-deposit land alongside the Santa Ana River in the "Gospel Swamp" area of Orange County, CA, close to where I grew up. It was last used on a farm field in the late '50's. Now it is on permanent display. - Richard
http://ochistorical.blogspot.com/2012/04/worlds-largest-plow.html
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Bottom pic reversed? top looks right, engine exhaust is on proper side, either right hand drives or the operators are just scooted over to right side of the sofa seat.
Gary
Hi, ROME/KG.
Wouldn't be the first time I have seen larger Cats converted to right hand seat for plowing. Somewhere, I have even seen photos of a D9E converted to right hand seat and drive for this purpose.
Just my 0.02.
Videos about the Post brothers' giant plows:
http://video.pbssocal.org/video/2193543527/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zDwBW48kp4
I saw one of these plows in the Patterson-Gustine area of California that was used for flood plain restoration work about 20 years back. Really BIG!!
fantastic stuff I wonder how much old footage there is
ROME the photo must not be reversed as it faced the same way when the news lady was looking at it maybe a different plow in the two photos either way imagine riding along in the furrow on the back of the board it would be some ride thats for sure wouldnt wanna be in the hole if something broke
Paul
What was the purpose of the little auxilairy gasoline engine on the plow?
The second man on the D7 seems to be controlling the trip to raise and lower the plow by the two lines in his hands, altho when the plow passes in front of the camera, it seems that you can hear the little engine running.
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