firing up old smokey

[BigFrank]

http://s889.photobucket.com/user/Big_Frank_2010/media/P4091349_zps8e8fe2f3.mp4.html

[fordrunner]

What is that?

[bmwallace_88]

i do believe that is a trencher. could be wrong, looks like it though.

[BigFrank]

yes a trencher   made  in cleveland  ohio   circa 1954

[Uncle Steve]

 

[poorboyzmuddin]

very cool

[BigFrank]

deffinetly gets alot of looks  out in the public  lol    get alot off people asking how old is that thing too what are all those levers for

[bmwallace_88]

yes a trencher   made  in cleveland  ohio   circa 1954

hell yeah that thing is sweet, i used a smaller one a few times, nothing that big though, looks badass.

[fordrunner]

That's a hole lot of machine that's cool

[marshall]

What's the plan, just starting it up? You know how to run that thing BFrank?

[BigFrank]

Got lots of work for it. 20 000 feet of tile to put in on  one job around another 10 k on another.  And yes I run the thing havebeen for 4 years now. Ther is 3 transmissions 2 clutches and6 levers too move the digging wheel ;

[edmalead]

   Cool old machine

[lilred]

[BigFrank]

Had the old girl trenchin all last week slap ass wide open  got one higher gear on the main trans but I'm scared stuff would start coming apart  dosent smoke as bad on start up being ran daily either  I think its pretty cool running the oldest peice on the job