Pics of Bill's Gleaner to Alaska Trip
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Topic: Pics of Bill's Gleaner to Alaska Trip
Posted By: Skyhighballoon(MO)
Subject: Pics of Bill's Gleaner to Alaska Trip
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 5:18pm
Bill sent me these pics of his drive home through Canada to Alaska with his Gleaner EIII. Sorry Bill for the delay in posting these. Mike               ------------- 1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex 1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330 1969 180 gas 1965 D17 S-IV gas 1963 D17 S-III gas 1956 WD45 gas NF PS 1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin 303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers |
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Posted By: cwhit
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 5:30pm
| Wow, what a trip. And to think I complain about driving 100 miles just to buy wheel weights. |
Posted By: Matt MN
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 5:37pm
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wow, that is a tough break with those wheel studs snapped off. I wonder what his top speed was with that 6.5 diesel? ------------- Unless your are the lead horse the scenery never changes!! |
Posted By: scrub puller
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 5:48pm
| Yair...Amazing must have been an adventure. I can never understand why you blokes in the U.S. don't use propper trucks. |
Posted By: jhid
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 6:07pm
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i bet the studs braking off was the highlight of your trip haha ------------- red and green are nice for christmas, but orange is all year round http://www.canadianantiquetractor.com/tractorforum/ |
Posted By: allis6080
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 6:13pm
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WOW!!!! not only having the studs break but all that snow still on the ground is enough to make me sick!!! i've seen more than enough of that crap for one year!!!! ------------- 6060 s\n 5016 1947 JD B |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 6:24pm
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Somebody not get those wheel nuts tight after a repair? That had to have been a ride. Glad no one got hurt. ------------- "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: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 6:56pm
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I had a 96 GMC diesel once....studs were undersized for a truck. Always had to replace a couple every time I did a 5000 mile tire rotation. I can imagine duals would put even more stress on them...especially on the AlCan. ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Tony Elo
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 7:12pm
| dumg question,buit aren't those ford wheels on that chev? |
Posted By: Herb(GA)
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 10:05pm
| Congradulations on having a very successful trip. Golly, I missed any earlier posts about this unusual trip. Would appreciate some of the pertinent info such as intended use at destination, why he chose this option, fuel mileage, did he try to get any vehicle sponsors, starting point, final destination, did he have a mechanic/co-pilot, etc. TIA. Herb |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 10:13pm
| Glad everything stayed upright. Could be a lot worse. |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 10:15pm
| how much was the tow? gads...i love alaska! sure would love to spend a year or two up there, wouldn't mind in a log cabin either! don't need tv, just a puter in case i would wanna chat with ya'll!! lol |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 10:20pm
Mike had a post on here a few weeks ago explaining the details ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Herb(GA) wrote:Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 12:04am
| Yup.He even said the DOT was alive and well up there also.Cha Ching!!! |
Posted By: Byron WC in SW Wi
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 7:04am
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Alaska is one of the places I definitely want to see. Nice to see global warming is helping out so Alaska can grow more small grains. LOL |
Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 7:08am
| Really enjoyed the pictures. Quite a trip!! Probably don't plan on doing another one soon. |
Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 10:31pm
| Sad part about using the right truck for the job, a semi tractor, puts a guy under a whole new set of rules(dot) plus expensive license and insurance. |
Posted By: Bill (E.C.MO)
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 7:18am
Here's the thread:
http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29097&KW=&title=gleaner-e3-headed-for-alaksa - http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29097&KW=&title=gleaner-e3-headed-for-alaksa ------------- A-C's currently on the farm: B, CA, 2 D-17 D's, One Eighty, ass't implements. |