Almost peed myself today

And a fresh pair of pants...

Would have needed more than a pair of pants, would need new coveralls too.

This skidder was not in motion, in neutral on its first start WOT, only muffler so to speak was a spark arrestor.  One hell of a scary experience.

Working on heavy equipment and commercial trucks is a little more dangerous than cars.

Commercial truck = Trucks for hauling, tow trucks, tractors, box vans, buses, large motor homes ext.

If you dont know what a skidder is here is one
Exact model of timberjack I was working on too.

Thats not a truck... nor is it big.

When you turn off the key on diesels like this nothing happens, the key only turns on accessories if you  have them and trips the starter solenoid.

You have to manually pull a fuel shut off which didn't work or block off the supply of air with a board.

No fireballs or craters thank god. When a diesel is running away at 3500 rpm and something blows its something I dont ever want to experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5ch9ofpMg That, but with bigger trees around here. Where I live and where people log you can maybe get 5-10 logs in that grapple

http://www.papatoa.co.nz/uploads/image/SKIDDER.JPG

Oh and rolling over

http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?page=21&oid=2210558095&aid=-1&auser=&view=all#/group.php?gid=2210558095 Facebook group Hug a logger, youll never go back to trees. Most of that logging is in my area

LOL  yep been their done that only with a 6v71 rather than the small 4 banger. 

Used to work in a shop specializing in the old two strokes.  Had my share of em on the dyno too.  was a fun job but the pay was poor so i moved on.  I have worked on everything from the 471 all the way to the 8v92T(i LOVE these things).  Top end sets were never much fun on those thing anyways esspecially the V motors.

I actually know a guy (fix his work truck) who has a 1980 Kenworth he uses for show And truck pulls.  He runs a modded out twin turbo 8V92T.  Thing is putting down 850hp and god knows how much tq.  Get to go to the races as the on had wrench for the event.  Will tak picks come summer if he gets it running (having a hard time getting injectors for it).

Its too bad all the two smokes are going away now only place ya see em now is older construction equip and the odd busses.

ON a good note Detroites new engein the DD15 is a COOL little beast.  I am the Detroit and Cat guy for my shop and went for training on the new motor a few months ago.  Things pretty cool cant wait to see one at work. It has a reg turbo but after that the exhuast goes to a turbine that threw a fluid clutch and trans assists in turning the flyweel adding about 50hp to the equation without burning ANY extra fuel neat idea hopefully it works well and does not add too much headechs down the road.