baymule
Garden Master
We had 20' telephone poles on the land we sold in our old home. We have wanted to get them, but rains created a mudhole. For months. And months. Well today we went to go get them. A neighbor brought his backhoe and we got them loaded. It was quite a chore.
It was hot! We were sweating, hot and did I mention hot? It took about three hours to load them and boom them down. We took off. We turned around and went back. When we hit a bump, the trailer bumped, then raised the truck back wheels! It fishtailed like crazy. We crawled it back to neighbors house.
Ends of telephone poles were hanging off end of trailer. Neighbor said we needed to take the toolbox off the front of trailer. It was locked on by a steel rod and keys to lock were on tractor key ring back home. Cutting torch! Locks hit the ground. He and DH put toolbox on back of truck, then neighbor used bucket on backhoe to push poles to front of tractor. Those two feet made all the difference!
Headed for home again. S.L.O.W.L.Y. At a roaring speed of 50-61 MPH. 61 being going downhill.
A 3 hour trip took over 4 hours, but we made it. Tired, wore out, leftovers for supper.
Tomorrow morning our neighbor, Robert is coming over to help us chain them up and drag them off the trailer with his truck. Tractor is still at the doctor getting outfitted with a brand new wiring harness and relay switch. $$$$$
It was hot! We were sweating, hot and did I mention hot? It took about three hours to load them and boom them down. We took off. We turned around and went back. When we hit a bump, the trailer bumped, then raised the truck back wheels! It fishtailed like crazy. We crawled it back to neighbors house.
Ends of telephone poles were hanging off end of trailer. Neighbor said we needed to take the toolbox off the front of trailer. It was locked on by a steel rod and keys to lock were on tractor key ring back home. Cutting torch! Locks hit the ground. He and DH put toolbox on back of truck, then neighbor used bucket on backhoe to push poles to front of tractor. Those two feet made all the difference!
Headed for home again. S.L.O.W.L.Y. At a roaring speed of 50-61 MPH. 61 being going downhill.
A 3 hour trip took over 4 hours, but we made it. Tired, wore out, leftovers for supper.
Tomorrow morning our neighbor, Robert is coming over to help us chain them up and drag them off the trailer with his truck. Tractor is still at the doctor getting outfitted with a brand new wiring harness and relay switch. $$$$$