Hauling Inoperable Equipment and needing a winch?

Ohhhhhhhh I know, far too many years in Grande Prairie, Hinton / Edson, Whitecourt and Fort Mac.

 

I haven’t played out in the mud like that since the early ‘80’s. Since then I’ve moved machines in and out but none of that construction and stringing foolishness. I fled the patch and started hauled rigs to Ok and Tx when the arse come out of her in ‘82/‘83.

 

@kranky1 you sound like you’re a worn out old rig mover too!

 

Do the rates on inoperable equipment seem any higher? A rotator around here ain’t moving for under $500 with a couple hour minimum on top of that……

 

Moved a few rigs. Worked in the patch a bit when I started on my own. Timing had me out on the road after a few years though. When all the gear started heading south I hauled a bunch of it for Rolly over a year and a half. That work allowed me to buy a couple more trucks and when Rolly ran out of work for hired trucks on it I went a different direction. Probably couldn’t work in the patch now that Elmer the Safety Elephant runs things. Not like the late ‘70’s anymore I hear.

 

Dishwash liquid works great for sliding. Get the cheap stuff, and mix it 50 / 50 with more water. I was in the towing business and that's how I loaded and unloaded things that would not roll. They make "skates" for that, but I was poor.

 

Load a crippled crawler in a landfill site, and then go to Baltimore with it. What heinous crime were you being punished for?

 

this pic was posted on another site by an old iron enthusiast at a national show that just happened a few weeks ago. I instantly thought of this thread.