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Re: Lets tell some stories about loading / unload
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Posted by MF Poor on May 11, 2007 at 12:49:16 from (67.141.10.95):
In Reply to: Lets tell some stories about loading / unloading posted by Chances R on May 11, 2007 at 07:12:45:
A few years back, I bought a Massey Harris 44 and an Allis All-Crop combine together just to get the combine. First reasonable offer owned the 44. The buyer came after it with what appeared to be a new trailer. He got cold feet and wouldn"t load the narrow front tractor on his trailer that had only 2 ramps. So I decided to be the show off and drive it up on the trailer for him. I managed to get the front end up on the trailer deck, then started up the ramps with the back wheels. The front of the trailer shot up in the air, saftey chains being all that stopped it from ending up in the bed of the truck. I shut down the tractor and bailed off. First words out of his mouth? "I guess it does make a difference"! "What does"? I said. "Oh that trailer uses a 2" ball and all I had was an 1-7/8" ball". He finished loading it himself while I went looking for another pair of shorts.
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