MossRoad
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- Joined
- Aug 31, 2001
- Messages
- 60,219
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana (near)
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
I was under the impression that the operator platform was placed on the front half so that you are always aligned with the bucket (not having to look left or right as you turn).
I worked at Oshkosh Truck. They built a fire truck for the military, off road. It was "articulated" in 2 spots. Quite the drive train!
All grown Up?
Neat machine B-U-T
Something seems Fishy with the FEL specs posted on that machine It weighs 3200 and FEL lifts 3300? and it telescopes to.
Lets see It lift the advertised weight and then telescope I bet it would land on it's nose.
Oh found this at their site:
(*) Itç—´ the maximum load that can be lifted just off the ground when the machine is straight, with backweights and on firm, level ground. Boom not extended. Weight of attachment included, the tipping load is the value indicated minus the weight of the attachment.
Mmm they make several sizes of these the 9 series is a bit bigger
Give me an Old Versatile instead
1983 Versatile 160 Bidirectional w/DeWeze Bale Mover - YouTube
As I've mentioned before, the first articulated machine I drove was a Wheelhorse Airhorse aircraft tug. I found a video of one exactly like the one I drove. Heck, the guy says he bought it in Valparaiso, Indiana, so who knows, it may have been bought from South Bend and I could have driven it. We had two of them. Anyhow neat machine for moving aircraft. You scooped up the nose wheel and off you go. It also had fork attachments for specific aircraft with dual nose wheels, like a Mitsubishi MU-2. And a hitch attachment for other plane specific tow bars. I recall towing Beech 18s and DC3s. Incredible power from, as I recall, a Sundstrand pump.