Re: old caterpillar tractor at work

Posted by The tractor vet on September 18, 2018 at 08:30:45 from (104.179.81.68):

In Reply to: old caterpillar tractor at work posted by larry@stinescorner on September 18, 2018 at 02:58:39:

Four times in my life i have been involved in snow removal with dozers , 1963 and 1964 and again in 77 and 78 . While i was in high School i worked for a vary large construction Co. and the first big snow fall started the day before everything got shut down . I worked half a day during the school year, i had all my classes before lunch and would go to work . it started snowing like around third period and was putting it down . when i got out of school i drove home and changed into my work clothes and decided NOT to drive my car to work and just WALK the mile out to the shop . when i got to work my boss told me to get the ford tractor out of the back shop and clean the large parking lot . that turned into a loosen battle . at around 4:30 John came out and told me to just give up and put the Ford to bed in the big repair bay and to give him a hand getting one of the big Gallion graders started and one of the D 6's and we were going to put them in the front bay . Once in the shop John and i made sure the lights worked and that they were both charging . He and i were the last to leave that evening and John said you my want to take your company truck home tonight i told him nah it's fine setting nice and warm in the carpenter shop so he gave me a ride home . he told me you probably won't have school tomorrow and i told him that we probably would as we only ever had one day off due to a boiler break down when it was well below 0 . Got home in time to help my dad dig out the drive so he could get his car in . , had supper and after supper a buddy and i went bowling as it was just a half mile walk . Got back home around 10 and took m y shower and went to bed . At 1:30 Am the phone rings dad get up and answers it then stick his head into my bed room and says IT's YOUR BOSS. So i get up and answer it and John says COME AND GET ME I AM STUCK we have been called out by the state , what do you mean your stuck you have a four wheel drive Jeep pick up but ok i'll get the grader , no your going to need the 6 . well any ideas i had about driving out to the shop went by the wayside as i could not find my 56 ford as it was buried setting next to the house plus the fact the street was waist deep so ski's and poles out to the shop had to dig down to get my keys on the door . Got the D6 running and warming up and the thought of setting on it in this snow storm was NOT making my morning so went upp on the second floor of the parts room and got the heat houser and put it on already had the winter fan on it . Got the big door open and out the door we went plowed a little around the shop and closed the big door and off we went east bound U S 224 weaving around stuck semi.'s everywhere , got to john's home and yep sure enough he was high centered in his drive . By the time we got back to the shop it was getting light out and guy's were coming in anybody that could operate were coming in some had worked there before and some worked for other companys Other graders were dug out and tire chains went on ft blades were dug out some never been used we even dug out my dozer and put it to work and at times with some of the drift i came acroSs it was a task to push them out and it was a D9 G and it had a cab and heat . Then again the next year same thing only this time i did not have to go fetch the boss.

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