Two different trucks same rail siding.
Sure beats scooping it in!
High tech.
Jay you should ad this photo to this thread:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/411335.html?1388407971
That is Gary Yeager's grandfather hauling wheat near Lewistown, Montana. Gary lives here in Helena, has written several articles for Farm Collector about farming in Montana and owns several Model T's and steam tractors.
Notice there is no grafitti on the boxcar!!!
Larry,
That's 'cause paint was not available in spray cans yet!
Is the tire missing from the left rear in the first picture?
When do you suppose they lost the left rear tire? It looks like it is sitting in the box.
There is also something funky going on with the left front in the first photo. Looks like they have rope wound around something outboard of the rim.
It looks like both front tires have it and was probably done to aid in steering traction. It looks like they went through quite a bit of snow by the looks of the front wheels.
Hal - Pretty sure that's snow in that wheel.
Oops1 Sorry Dave,....you beat me on the snow thing....
OK. That makes sense.
Neat pictures. I like the cutoff touring body on the TT chassis in the 2nd picture.
It looks like there is a spike type tire or wheel on the left rear Pic 2 for traction in the mud and snow.
Bob
looks like a vacume fuel pump in the door of the touring
Harold, you should know right where this is, you worked for the Milwaukee. It is IIRC east of Moore. They used to have quite a few of these sidings along a bank like this, they would pull in a couple cars and you could load them from the bank, which is what Yaegers are doing.
OK Stan, you're the expert on stuff like this.
How did they know how much wheat was on the truck? I'm assuming there was an elevator close. Right?
Also, I can imagine there was a lot of shoveling to get the front and back of the cars full.
OK Stan, you're the expert on stuff like this.
How did they know how much wheat was on the truck? I'm assuming there was an elevator close. Right?
Also, I can imagine there was a lot of shoveling to get the front and back of the cars full.
Opps
I would guess there was another guy inside the car. This wheat was probably being shipped to Great Falls to Gold Metal Flour or Great Falls Milling. You shipped a car load, they measured it when they unloaded it and sent you a check.
It looks like the wheel in the first picture with the wood spikes fit into the spacing in the deck beams. That way the truck would not slide off the deck. Cool idea. Scott ps do I see a water pump on the second truck?
I was wondering if that tank on the second truck is a hydraulic fluid reservoir with hand pump to lift the bed.