Buckeye Trencher

[louie]

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If you got a chance to see the trencher in operation at the show last year it is quite impressive. But there was quite a bit of work involved in getting it there. several trips were made to Center N.D. just to get it to move The engine was stuck so it was replaced this picture shows old engine after it had been removed. Marke Hamre with Bob Clarke and Kenneth Griffiths standing in back of trencher. George Voight of Jim's Towing fame supplied wrecker to do the the lifting

[louie]

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All the control levers were frozen with rust, Dennis Rismon is under the machine heating the linkage Larry Kind sitting and Kenneth Griffiths putting out fires in the grass

[louie]

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Here we are getting ready to lift replacement engine into place. This engine belongs to Gary Muhl and was on display at the east end of the Baker depot

[louie]

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Dennis Rismon guiding engine into place, Mark Hamre and Jim Briden working on getting control levers free

[40avery]

Great job Louie,

You've got this posting thing down very well.:bannana:

Keep the pictures coming.:picture:

[M Kerkvliet]

Great pictures Louie! I know there are more coming!

Couldn't help but notice the gray pickup is MIA... Pedersens pickup is picking up the slack! I wonder why that could be...:hide:

[GKarels]

Louie,
The Buckeye is a serious piece of machinery and is a awesome addition to the sandbox.
Thank you, to you and the crew for all of the work you have done on it.
It is impressive to watch it leaving its impression on the earth.
The way you guys were filling in your own trench gives a new meaning to deep tillage.

Gary

Here are a few pictures I took during the show.
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/gnkar/Rollag%20Pics/Construction/Rollag07Trencher3P9010028.jpg



http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/gnkar/Rollag%20Pics/Construction/Rollag07Trencher2P9010025.jpg



http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/gnkar/Rollag%20Pics/Construction/Rollag07Trencher1P9010024.jpg

[louie]

I was hoping some one would post some pictures of trencher in operation as I did not get any taken

[louie]

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some more pictures of the moving process. after the engine was changed we started to drive it from the farm yard to the road to load about half of the way there the track on the right side came apart if you look close at the track it is a wooden block sandwiched between two iron plates well after sitting for twenty five years the wood blocks were in pretty bad shape. I think ther were a couple more trips made out there to replace the blocks the new blocks were made by Bill Briden and Wimpy Anderson who also helped install them

[louie]

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trencher on trailer Jim Briden holding up trencher so the gooseneck on the trailer will fit under it Larry Kind is looking on

[louie]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w54/louie14steam/TRENCHERATROLLAG033.jpg
trailer almost hooked up Mark Hamre, Larry Kind,Jim Briden

[louie]

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All loaded ready to be chained down this was done by about 10:00 in the mornig if I remember right

[louie]

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this picture was taken when we got back to Rollag that day onthe west side of the construction building where we unloaded it I will post more pictures of that in the near future

[40avery]

Excellent posts Louie. Keep up the good work!:)

[M Kerkvliet]

Kind of surreal seeing Larry in the pictures. Makes one realize that he has not been gone all that long I guess. We sure miss him! :sad:

That is one heck of a load on that trailer. I never got involved in that project, so I was not aware of all the work it took to get it to Rollag. A thread like this is good information to all... it shows how much work goes into putting an exhibit like this together!

[cjmlarson]

I was hoping some one would post some pictures of trencher in operation as I did not get any taken


I will try and get the short video clip of the very first revolutions the trencher made up on the hill, I filmed it but I am arguing with this thing everyone calls a computer.:banghead3:

[M Kerkvliet]

I will try and get the short video clip of the very first revolutions the trencher made up on the hill, I filmed it but I am arguing with this thing everyone calls a computer.:banghead3:

Is that the one I saw at Jim's last fall? You gonna show the power line part? :hide:

[cjmlarson]

The clip is 9 minutes long and I am trying to condense it down,and that is what is giving me fits.I better get the better half of this team to finish the mess I have created.

[cjmlarson]

We are getting fustrated:soapbox: . we have been using both photo bucket and Youtube and can not seem to get it done.We think maybe it is with our DSL connection.It has not beat me yet,I will not give up...... never:computer:

[louie]

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Jim B. holding up front of trencher so goose neck could be removed I didn't get any pictures of neck pulling away as I was changing disc's in my camera

[louie]

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Almost ready to drive off the trailer Mark H. climbing up on trencher to operate steering and trans,ission levers Jim B. operating throttle and clutch Kenneth keeping eye on ramps I don't remember who was standing next to Kenneth Howard G. the truck driver is walking toward camera

[louie]

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On the ground, we had to stop here beacause we had a peice flat iron chained to the end of boom acting as a skid plate and it was catching on the trailer crossmembers but with a little prying and a few kind words it came free Howard G. again I do not remeber who the gentlemen in the black shirt was, Mark H. and Jim B. working on it

[louie]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w54/louie14steam/TRENCHERATROLLAG006.jpg
Mark H. and Jim B. trying to decide where the best place to park it

[louie]

http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w54/louie14steam/?action=view&current=trencheratcenter.flv

[louie]

Almost forgot I had this. It is the first time the tracks on the trencher moved since it was parked in the farm yard at Center ND around 30 years ago

[M Kerkvliet]

Now you have the video thing figured out! The Larson Welding events will never be the same! :D

[louie]

Video clips of the donut tasting would be better than just still pictures all I would have to do is point the camera at the donut box and leave that way I could catch all the donut taster's instead of just a few of them
:rof:

[M Kerkvliet]

Video clips of the donut tasting would be better than just still pictures all I would have to do is point the camera at the donut box and leave that way I could catch all the donut taster's instead of just a few of them
:rof:

I'll never look at that box the same again... I'll be looking over my shoulder!

[cjmlarson]

I will be bringing my own donuts from now on.:hide:

[vnanosky]

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:ditto: