Antique & Vintage Trucks.

[Camshawn]

City of Vancouver BC had several Scott dump trucks in their fleet for quite a few yrs and those trucks went on to private ownership after that. I used to see them often before I retired.

 

[Truck Shop]

Diamond REO Rogue.
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[Truck Shop]

A few more Lampson's.
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[Truck Shop]

Lampson has some interesting stuff, not just a crane manufacture. If they contract for
a major job, they don't like subbing out parts.

 

[Truck Shop]

Pierce/Peterbilt extra wide cab, Owl Rigging & Crane Southern California.
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[Welder Dave]

Isn't Pierce known for fire engines?

 

[Truck Shop]

Just the cab modifications. That was built in late 60's early 70's. Note early style doors.

 

[Truck Shop]

Some more Lampson, Melroe 880's.
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[mowingman]

Some more Lampson, Melroe 880's.
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Wow, those are very rare. I don't think they made more than 10 or 12 of those.

 

[Catsparky1]

I had the fine opportunity to run an 880 for a couple hours .
different machine to say the least .

 

[Truck Shop]

Wow, those are very rare. I don't think they made more than 10 or 12 of those.

Man who delivered parts to the shop, started work originally in a butcher shop in Kennewick,
this was back in the early 50's. He said--I sold a lot of beef to a guy that started with one dragline,
he painted everything blue, and the rest is history.
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And you saw it here on atv thread.

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[Welder Dave]

I wonder how old that pic. is? I'd guess late 70's or early 80's. Looks like one of Syncrudes BE2570 draglines in the background. They had two built in 1974 but have been out of commission for decades. One was sold and the other is on display with some other retired machines. I think there's Krupp bucket wheel excavator. I think the Demag is an H241? that was the largest hydraulic in the world at the time. All the largest hydraulic excavators work in the oil sands. Syncrude helped design the RH400. It has extra wide pads so it won't sink in the oil sands.

Premay does big moves but Mammoet does the huge moves. They made a special platform to fit a 797 and haul them complete from an assembly yard in Ft. Mac.

 

[Truck Shop]

I don't think they made more than 10

10 is correct--I looked for info, not really much listed on the 880. Built in 1982, 900 horsepower
137 tons.

 

[mowingman]

10 is correct--I looked for info, not really much listed on the 880. Built in 1982, 900 horsepower
137 tons.

One of the guys who helped design that rig, was a salesman at a big machinery company here in Texas. He has a facebook site, and has posted a lot of info and photos of that big bobcat rig. If I see his site show up again, I will post it here. I think his name is Steve Kole.

 

[Mr. Wrench]

Some more Lampson, Melroe 880's.
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Where those just used for heavy off road pulling?

 

[Truck Shop]

Where those just used for heavy off road pulling?

Correct--two were used on the north slope. There are two 880's on the same site as these
Hendricksons below. Which I will travel to and get more photos.
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[Mr. Wrench]

Correct--two were used on the north slope. There are two 880's on the same site as these
Hendricksons below. Which I will travel to and get more photos.
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What kind of things are they pulling with them?

 

[Truck Shop]

What kind of things are they pulling with them?

Nothing these days, just museum pieces.

 

[Welder Dave]

Pretty sure I saw a pic. of the 880 Melroe with a blade on the front.