Lake Tractor Salvage
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Topic: Lake Tractor Salvage
Posted By: TimNearFortWorth
Subject: Lake Tractor Salvage
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 1:30pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6P9yAEzkU If the link works, 5000 Series A-C w/ loader recovered from frozen lake. |
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Posted By: Acfarm
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 1:56pm
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Wow. Going to take a bit to get that one running again! ~Warren
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Posted By: TimNearFortWorth
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 2:07pm
| Perusing some vids and this popped up. Clicked on as curious what and how they would get a tractor out, had no idea what it was so surprised when it started to surface. Reading comments posted with it, apparently a fatality in 2013. |
Posted By: Bill_MN
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 2:19pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6P9yAEzkU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6P9yAEzkU
------------- 1951 WD #78283, 1918 Case 28x50 Thresher #76738, Case Centennial B 2x16 Plow |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 3:38pm
| That is the craziest wrecker I have ever seen with that long a boom it is more of a crane. I do wonder if they got it drained out before it froze. The only thing that will save it is that the water inside wouldn't freeze until it got out of the water. |
Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 4:16pm
| Wasn't the first time one or more of those guys did that. Looked like they knew what they were doing and had the equipment for the job. |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 4:27pm
| Poor thing. I hope it was able to survive?! |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2017 at 6:05pm
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Wouldn't wanna have to pay fer that particular 4 hrs of tow truck/crew time...
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Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 12:13am
| well the hyd's held! Joey Barnes would gets it going again! he's using one Cat that was under water like 50 years! paint didn't fade either! lol |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 3:34am
| Well under water would be alot better then the one shameless found under manure. |
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 5:50am
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Wouldn't be any problem for the great KOO! After reading Joeys book, my jobs seem a lot easier! ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 6:21am
| Joe...ain't he sumpthin? whew...that dude works HARD! and he's a lot more adapt to the cold than any of us put together! he's a God-send up there i'm think'in! |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 6:26am
| Dan....thet wrecker is a normal semi wrecker around here. one of my buddies has 2 of them....good money makers! them can sit in the shop 5 outta 7 days and still make more money than a 1 ton that runs 7 days a week! |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 7:05am
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What u think it cost to get it out of there ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 7:25am
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I'd guess $200 to $400 per hour plus mileage, around here the EPA would turn this rescue into a million dollars, and jail time! ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 1:57pm
| at the very minimum $3000.-$4000. divers get BIG bucks if they hafta dive in winter. know this from our Sheriff's dept hiring them for a recovery. the wrecker is prolly $300-$400 per hour now a days. sum charge more, depending on what kinda chit job they gotta do! and that's from the time they leave their garage til the time they get back. then you have the other workers doing the ice cutting and staking. then the water quality will hafta be tested to make sure oil/grease or other contaniments might be present from the tractor. |