I love my job

[dhoadley]

So I'm a P&D (pickup and delivery) driver for an LTL (less than truckload) truck carrier.  I do about 20 stops a day in a relatively small area of CT.  Our trailers have liftgates, so we do residential as well as businesses.  Yesterday I was bringing a rolling tool chest to a guy's house and in the garage I spot this.

So I ask him what it goes to, expecting him to reply, "an old John Deere".  But he doesn't.  He replies, "A '73 GE Elec-Trak".  Not seeing it, I ask him if he still has the tractor and he says yes, it's in the back yard. I had to move it to make room for the tool chest.  So we walk around back and this is what I see.

He says the motor that drives the auger is 60 amp.

I love my job!

[spi]

Looks nice. He must be a kindred spirit,

[Chris727]

Nice. I don't think there are very many of those still in use. 

 

[MARK (LI)]

I see them for sale once in a while...but they always need batteries

[simplewrench]

Nice find. I’ve spent 30+ years delivering livestock feed and have hauled several mowers back. I’ve had to be a little more creative not having a lift gate lol. 

[dhoadley]

Interesting old snowblower at a delivery yesterday.

[PhanDad]

5 hours ago, dhoadley said:

Interesting old snowblower at a delivery yesterday.

When will one of your unusual finds be loaded onto your truck?

 

[GregB]

Cannot even figure out how you would steer that monster.

Did they do a drive for wheels separate, to spin it?  Cannot imagine how it would do blowing a curve.

[dhoadley]

8 hours ago, PhanDad said:

When will one of your unusual finds be loaded onto your truck?

 

Does this count? 

https://simpletractors.com/forums/topic/59972-look-what-fell-into-my-lap/

[PhanDad]

1 hour ago, dhoadley said:

Does this count?

No. 
Your work delivery truck.

.... unless the tractor in your truck was in the delivery truck. 

[dhoadley]

No, I'm not doing that. My retirement plan hinges on staying where I am another 7 years. The trailer does have a 7' x 5' liftgate platform, so I COULD grab about anything I would consider purchasing. 3000lb lift capacity. I live within my delivery area, so I'd never be more than 40 miles from home. I'd pay for it and come back later on my own time. 

[720nut]

Remember years ago when I was driving truck was up in Minnesota and loaded a brand new 20 hp Kohler on passengers seat,  Indians at friends and rotiller on passengers side on floor, biggest was a Gleaner model C combine loaded heads and extra parts on my flatbed and made a second trip with buddies dropdeck to get machine from northern Illinous.  Over the 18 yrs I spent over the road have hauled a lot home.