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Title: Log haulin' with music
Post by: woodroe on January 29, 2021, 07:33:32 PM
Turn it up !

Truckin' in the North Maine Woods: Dale Connors Song - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7BE2rVLwAg)

ALLAGASH: Woods Truck - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIab3PrLYqw&feature=emb_rel_end)
Title: Re: Log haulin' with music
Post by: sawguy21 on January 30, 2021, 12:37:38 AM
And I thought we had some ugly loads! :D
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Post by: petefrom bearswamp on January 30, 2021, 09:23:51 AM
Boy would our troopers love to see those loads.
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Post by: mike_belben on January 30, 2021, 09:31:00 AM
Im very glad that we arent allowed to load like that here.  We dont have the roads for it and a lotta people would get killed.  the industry would pile it 18 feet high if they could and send you off to your death for a $75 run down 68 @ grandview.
Title: Re: Log haulin' with music
Post by: woodroe on January 30, 2021, 03:02:50 PM
A lot of those trucks never see a state or town road although many may have had a way into the Millinocket mill.
The golden road is Maine's 96 mile long logging truck highway, reaches into the heart of the north woods, mostly dirt from one end to the other.
If you are on it you will yield right of way to log trucks or else.
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Post by: moodnacreek on January 30, 2021, 09:29:30 PM
Private road, run what you brung.
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Post by: snowstorm on January 31, 2021, 09:04:34 AM
at one time the weight limit was 400,000 . most of the trucks are not highway trucks. 46 rears would be light weight on that rd
Title: Re: Log haulin' with music
Post by: mike_belben on January 31, 2021, 09:51:43 AM
I used to sing the kids to sleep with this one

"The Old Log Train"... Hank Williams Sr (Hank's Tribute Song to His Father) - YouTube (https://youtu.be/6HTHrHgeWf4)
Title: Re: Log haulin' with music
Post by: moodnacreek on January 31, 2021, 03:09:54 PM
Quote from: mike_belben on January 31, 2021, 09:51:43 AM
I used to sing the kids to sleep with this one

"The Old Log Train"... Hank Williams Sr (Hank's Tribute Song to His Father) - YouTube (https://youtu.be/6HTHrHgeWf4)
'If the good lord's willen and the creeks don't rise'            The great one.
Title: Re: Log haulin' with music
Post by: mike_belben on January 31, 2021, 07:52:04 PM
My grandparents said that every night as the one went to bed while the other stayed up.  We watched a lotta johnny carson, me and nan.  
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Post by: woodroe on February 01, 2021, 06:42:30 AM
Speaking of overloaded log trucks, no music except the sound of metal and wood scraping tar. This guy was doing good going downhill but them uphills will get ya. Good thing he had a loader to offload some.

Log Truck Wheelie - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edvoDakrwh8)
Title: Re: Log haulin' with music
Post by: DeerMeadowFarm on February 01, 2021, 08:46:34 AM
Great tunes woodroe! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: sawguy21 on February 01, 2021, 12:04:28 PM
We overloaded the one ton with firewood more than once in a younger day but nothing like that! :o