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Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger...

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DiamondSCattleCo

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...and sometimes you're the ball that gets whacked out of the park, bouncing off a T600 only to end up under the metal cleats of a D8 Cat.

<chuckle> The day started out pretty good, with me waking up to this little heifer:

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So I decided it would be a good day to haul some of the bales that didn't make it in before the snow flew last year. First load went great, the next load I noticed this as I was unhooking from the trailer in the field:

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When I switched the loader from my 1130 to my 1135, I forgot to switch my re-inforced Dayton wheels over as well. <chuckle> I remembered to swap them today and then headed out for the second load.

After I got it loaded and was headed down the road, I noticed this on the converter:

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I guess its only fair. The converter was from a 57 Ford 1-ton, and I suspect that tire came with it from factory. :lol: :lol:

I dropped a gear to crawl the load home, but as I was turning the corner off the highway I noticed an issue with the back axle. So I grabbed the truck and headed back to the hay field. I found this:

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I'm pretty sure the last time I looked it was on here:

tire4.jpg


:lol: :lol:

Anyway, through it all, my little helper kept a crap eatin' grin plastered all over his face:

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Its a good thing he's cute, cause he's about as bright as his father.

:lol:
 
You're either awful easy going or you been hitting that Canadian Rye to be in that good a mood after that much sh*te happened....

I'd be deep into the Rye by now if it had been me.... :wink:
 
Oldtimer said:
You're either awful easy going or you been hitting that Canadian Rye to be in that good a mood after that much sh*te happened....
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:lol: :lol: There were some bad words when that Dayton rim blew apart. Things are melting fast, and I wanted to get 4 or 5 loads in to do me until it dries up. I had turned the heat off in the shop, due to the warm weather, and the compressor lines were all froze, so I had to do it all by hand wrenching.

Then when I lost the tire and blew the other one in a ten minute span, I couldn't help but laugh. They say when you get pushed over the edge into lunacy that everything is funny. I suspect I may have made the plunge. :lol: :lol:

Besides, the little fella kept a grin throughout the whole thing. His big brother was in town at birthday party, and he was just happy to have some 1 on 1 time with his paw.

Rod
 
Faster horses said:
Or a cattle order buyer... :wink: :P :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Well now, theres no need to be nasty :P

Faster horses said:
Sorry for your troubles, but looks like you're set to go tomorrow.
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Nope, but I will be soon. Found 4 axles from old army trucks. Next weekend, I'll have enough axle under that trailer that I can break the frame in half. :lol: Every year I lose one of those doggoned wheels. Why they ever built that style of dual wheel axle, I'll never know.
 
Musta been a good looking female to get a kid like that..... I've seen the herd sire and he ain't that good looking.

I nevere knew you drank Oldtimer???? lol
 
rkaiser said:
I've seen the herd sire and he ain't that good looking.
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Yeah, likely should have been banded at birth. High birthweight, hard calving and not all that bright...

:lol:

Andy, I'll get a pic of it up as soon as I can. Nothing special about it. Just a gooseneck trailer with a converter so I can pull it behind the tractor. Soon to have 10 ton axles under it though :)
 

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