L Crawler... what a horse!
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Topic: L Crawler... what a horse!
Posted By: GBACBFan
Subject: L Crawler... what a horse!
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 8:29am
I saw this crwaler for sale yesterday when I went to look at a tractor. It was $3000, was in great shape, and ran well. At over 26,000#, I was quite sure I couldn't haul it with the bumper hitch on my Tacoma!
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Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 8:31am
 ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 8:32am
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 9:18am
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I'd like to drive one of those old beasts with a steering wheel. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 11:34am
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I hope you bought it. You may need a Tundra to haul it, or maybe just hire it hauled. What a classic machine!
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 3:15pm
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No John, I did not. I have been able to hide a B or two from my wife, but I'm afraid there'd be no hiding that monster. But man, it sure was cool, and at $3K the price was right.
Here's the other monster he had for sale. This Best sold for $15K to a collector in California.
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 6:49pm
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I wonder if they sold the L crawler also, I see the add is gone. For that money if it was closer I'd love to have it just for pushing stuff around, and then pushing it back. LOL ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 7:02pm
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I saw that, too, but when I left Sat. AM it had not yet sold. I'll try to find out. ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2010 at 4:30pm
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Lonnie, if you want to play with this L, you'll have to travel to Watertown, WI and visit Dale Hardtke. He's the new owner of this behemoth. ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2010 at 7:10pm
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Thanks for the update, I'll have to put it on my things to do list. I think it was a good price on it, maybe not quite as good of a deal as your B. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker |
Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 7:47pm
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Looks like I need to go visit Dale and Leon again!
------------- 210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers! |
Posted By: Allen Dilg
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 9:50pm
| Hello GBACFAN!! You were wondering about your wife finding this, try hiding 4 "M" crawlers, and 5"K" crawlers that came on 4 lowboys. But I still ask her [WHAT DID I BUY YOU FOR CHRISTMAS] LOL Allen |
Posted By: Lyle124
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 8:09am
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You just have to tell your wife like I do little boys have little toys and big boys have big toys. Lyle ------------- 5040 Bad Boy Mower |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2010 at 11:14pm
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That one is a real early L, with a steel cab..
Heres one with wooden cab
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Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2010 at 5:34pm
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That is a GREAT pic, JC. That one has the original engine side curtains. Where was that taken?
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