Mackinaw Bridge camera
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Topic: Mackinaw Bridge camera
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Subject: Mackinaw Bridge camera
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 6:44am
| Heres the link to the Big Mac bridge camera at the north end , looking south. Just for those of us who can't attend. Tractors won't reach this end of the bridge until about 10 am est. http://www.mackinacbridge.org/bridge-cam-20/ - http://www.mackinacbridge.org/bridge-cam-20/ |
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Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 7:10am
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Thanks Gary. Last year, for the trip across Big Mac, I mounted my cam-corder on my D-10, but because of the vibration I didn't get any usable pictures. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 7:14am
| Forgot to mention, that to keep up with the action , you need to refresh the page often or your view will not change. I think there were 850+ tractors registered. I've got a brother in law who works on the bridge, I'll try to see if he can get the lady in the black pants and pink top to step aside so we can see tractors , not her backside. |
Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 7:26am
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Thanks Gary. I'll be in the office today, working on a flaky plotter. Hopefully I can get one of the CAD machines logged onto the camera & enjoy the sight. |
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 7:59am
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Thanks for the reminder, Gary. I'll have to take a look at coffee break time! ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: Bee
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 9:05am
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looks a little frigid up there...
------------- Bob, North Carolina 1949 B |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 10:42am
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Looks like Bee beat me to it. Folks look a little chilly there. Probably kinda windy there too isn't it? ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: Ron(WA)
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 10:43am
| Just looked, it's 11:45 AM your time, and the parade is on! Thanks. |
Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 10:44am
Whatever the wind is doing on land, double it and thats how it is on the bridge. If it blows hard enough the bridge will actually sway, if it blows to hard they close it ------------- Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity" 1968 D15D,1962 D19D Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start |
Brian Jasper co. Ia wrote:Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 10:51am
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In high winds, the deck at midspan can actually move up to 35 feet ------------- Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity" 1968 D15D,1962 D19D Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 11:00am
Today it is 55 and 10 mph sw winds. A heat houser would be nice. Taken 2 years ago over my shoulder Bob looks a little chilled !
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Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 11:20am
| Well, got to look a couple of times, knowing how long that span is, and seeing that line stretching all the way past mid-point says them there's a lot of chilly tractors! |
Posted By: Ken(MI)
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 2:30pm
| That tractor that Rad is driving will be a completely new animal by next spring, I'm a thinking.... |
Posted By: Jeff(WC)(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:00pm
| actually it was a tad chilly in the morning, but the sun came out for the parade, and surprisingly at the top of the bridge there was less wind than on the up and down slopes....very nice ride this year! |
Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:14pm
Watched you guys from the bridge-cam. What tractor did you drive Jeff? |
Posted By: Jeff(WC)(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:27pm
| well...the wd45 of course! |
Posted By: Jeff(WC)(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:32pm
local guy took photos off of the toll booth and handed out little pieces of paper with the website address so you could purchase your photo if he took one of you...he got most of our club....except the tractor that lost her front wheel in the middle of the bridge and needed the tow truck! so heres his website to give him credit for the photo
resortphoto.smugmug.com
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Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:33pm
| Jeff, you were 30 miles away after you crossed , should'a came up . Ted[mi], and his son Nick[mi], were here for a visit , and picked up some D17 lamps. and we had a nice visit 'till their wiminfolk, got restless. I had a pickup in my shop to paint or I would'a been there. Going to Onaway in the morning to pull. I'll post the results tomorrow , if, I ain't too embarrassed. Wish me and the D17 luck. Hey, BTW they said there was an awesome D21 in the parade , did you see it? Gary |
Posted By: Jeff(WC)(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:36pm
| and just for the record...she is ok..the tractor is ok...and it was a deere! |
Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:38pm
LOL, Well I be - there you are! I think that is one of the best looking WD45s in working clothes I've sen in a while. - Not bad for a scrap auction tractor. |
Posted By: Jeff(WC)(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:40pm
oh yeah....i seen it! never give it a thought gary...i should have, but we had a big group and we were always busy. but my mom and wife are both yoopers so i get up there enough, will have to come make a visit sometime
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Posted By: Jeff(WC)(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:41pm
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Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:51pm
Nope, not gonna be mad at all. It's a real strong runner now & can be counted on to do a days work. Hey, I just got the WD running this afternoon at 3:45 PM. Its going to be going down the road too, I think. Jim can't get up into the seat with his bad knees, and I'm looking at a yellow one to play with. Problem is, we are running out of shed space FAST. |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 8:54pm
| You coulda left her here ! I am looking for another WD45. Sounds like you had a good time , come to the UP again and we can talk AC's. |
Posted By: Jeff(WC)(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2010 at 9:08pm
i don;t know gary, she "hangs with the rough crowd!"......at the casino...my group kept picking on me telling me that the 45 was a farmall wannabe!
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