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Old 05-28-2008, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Wes Tausend View Post

I kind of wonder if we won't go back to coal fired steam engines sometimes.


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Do you know any engineers with balls enough for this?



My dad worked under a couple of steam donkeys, the speed and torque produced make my machines look wimpy.



As for climbing I have a couple of guys that live for it, I think they even make excuses to insure that each layout needs a tail tree.

For any of you that think you are tough imagine climbing 40-80 feet up a tree topping it, pulling hand over hand several hundred pounds of rigging all the while standing on two small spikes strapped to your insteps.

Rigging a tail tree takes usually half a day, we do that sometimes twice a day....

All in all it beats being in the law profession, JAMO>>>


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