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Old 03-02-2010, 08:43 PM   #1
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my older brother just emailed me these pics he's scanned...the hopto 300 on the truck, i remember, but not much of....the drott 40 on the truck, i remember the day the pic was taken...the drott 50, i cut my teeth on that machine.
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Old 03-02-2010, 09:09 PM   #2
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Is that a trackloader in the second pic?
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yeah, old hd-6 allis
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nice pics, did you spot Billy Idol in that one.
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Old 03-03-2010, 07:11 PM   #6
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Awesome pictures. that cabover in the last one makes me want to watch smokey and the bandit!
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Cool pictures. That bucket in front of the windshield kinda cut down on visibility making right turns didn't it?
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great pics - i've never seen the cab mounted type machine before is that common in the us?
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