The Redundant Thread

[pioneerguy600]

Where old trucks go to die,

 

[towingace]

I left my sign there from the trip.

You pee'd on a sign post?

 

[pioneerguy600]

No peeing,
My lovely wife with our wooden sign, on the way up.

 

[towingace]

Where old trucks go to die,

Man, that truck is actually in very nice shape. Not many dents or rust. Some new glass and paint and a 6bt Cummins would put some vitality back in the old girl.

 

[JBA]

Funny thing is now people are paying big loot to have vehicles distressed so they look like that old truck.I have seen it on quite a few Harleys too.

 

[towingace]

Funny thing is now people are paying big loot to have vehicles distressed so they look like that old truck.I have seen it on quite a few Harleys too.

Yeah, rat rods & rat bikes. Not sure why that's appealing to some people. It doesn't have to be all chrome & laquer, something simple would do.

 

[olyman]

Ya, Shirley is the last inhabitant living on Discovery claim 10 miles from Atlin, just to the right centre of this old pic.View attachment 406291

well, that's part. what about the rest???

 

[pioneerguy600]

Man, that truck is actually in very nice shape. Not many dents or rust. Some new glass and paint and a 6bt Cummins would put some vitality back in the old girl.

Old stuff don`t rust so bad up there, seen tons of old gear just laying about that mostly only needed simple fixes. When the Alaska highway was completed most of the gear that was used on its construction was just left there as it was too expensive to bring it back. I have literally hundreds of picts of old abandoned gear , the locals retrieved most of it and some was actually used for many years after.

 

[Gypo Logger]

 

[Gypo Logger]

well, that's part. what about the rest???

I really don't have any stories about Shirley, but I could make one up.
Like the time I cycled by her place not wearing enough to flag down a freight train. Lol

 

[Gypo Logger]

 

[Guido Salvage]

I really don't have any stories about Shirley, but I could make one up.
Like the time I cycled by her place not wearing enough to flag down a freight train. Lol

Was this on the way to the naked chain saw cut?

 

[towingace]

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According to my bird book, that is a Northern Three-toed Woodpecker.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Was this on the way to the naked chain saw cut?

Ya, I was on my way to the poulan 6900 event. lol

 

[Gypo Logger]

According to my bird book, that is a Northern Three-toed Woodpecker.

Yes, three toed black backed woodpecker, but could be wrong. They are very similar.
John

 

[RandyMac]

 

[towingace]

Yes, three toed black backed woodpecker, but could be wrong. They are very similar.
John

I think you're right. It was a toss-up between the two, but after taking another look, the Northern has a white streak behind it's eye.

 

[LarryTheCableGuy]

Alaska, August 2004.

 

[pioneerguy600]

You know its cold when,

 

[towingace]

THAT is a lot of weight! A king crabber wouldn't stand a chance of staying upright with that much ice buildup.