What if it Muds?

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  1. Mark_2wain

    Mark_2wain Light Load Member

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    Dump trucks count, too.
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  3. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    That was smart paying for the tow truck on your own to keep your company out of the equation. Most would not have done that because their to cheap or broke, or not to smart.
     
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  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    That’s something I’d like to see done.
     
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  5. User666

    User666 Medium Load Member

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    Bowman's always been a scumbag outfit so this does not surprise me.
     
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  6. Mark_2wain

    Mark_2wain Light Load Member

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    Lots of great stories so far. Advice too.

    What if it Muds?
    - Stay out of it when possible.
    - Look for standing water.
    - Get out and walk the area.
    - Take it slow.
    - Chains are an option.
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  7. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    What tractor???
     
  8. Troy_

    Troy_ Road Train Member

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    About 3 mins in, the 6 by 6 floater bed is taking the draw works off the sub.



    The whole video is worth a watch, I worked with this company a lot back in the 80's and 90's. Twilight Oilfield Hauling out of Grande Prairie Alberta. Gilbert Francois owned the company, he's since sold and started a new outfit called RyTy Developments. He has some nice iron, including this colossal failure he picked up at auction for a fraction of the price it cost to build. If anyone can figure out how to make it work, Gilbert will.

    The Cossack
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  9. bonder45

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    The Cossack!!! What a POS..... my brother was in the shop that helped designed that POS, granted he was just a mechanic it was crazy how much money went into that and it was a complete failure.
     
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    It's the laughingstock of the oilfield. When it was completed they hauled it up into the Arctic and it could barely pull itself up the hill off the barge they were unloading it from. It never did an hours work and it was sent back south after sitting there for months. Gotta give Kos some props for going ahead building it, but it's just too heavy and underpowered to do any real work. Gilbert picked it up for under $300K at Ritchie Bros in Nisku. Took 96 wheels to haul it home to GP.
     
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