Any one heard or have a pic of one? Operators called them "The Terrible Cobras" for good reason.
Late 50's on a Sunday I visited a friend of mine in Custer, SD., and he took me to their job north of Custer to show me the scrapers they had to run. They were a different breed to say the least, scraper controls were front right, about head/shoulder high. with a extra palm lever that was for emergency quick drop. He said the only way it would release, was to stand up, rear back and kick it. Steering was by a chain that ran around behind the hitch, very pron to break pretty often he said. One neat idea it had was a big spring inside a large pipe that slid into another with a push block on the back of it, making this one of the first pushing cushions. Bad part, all the springs were broke on them.
I asked him to push me off, and I hauled 3 loads just to say I ran one. They were really poorly maintained and in bad shape, sloppy steering, no brakes, etc. They were the only ones I have ever seen or heard of.??
Later in the week he called and told me the one I run broke a steering chain while hauling down hill and the guy hit a pine tree. National Forest Service charged the contractor $85.00 for the tree.
That DW 21 sure felt like a Caddie Monday morning.
Late 50's on a Sunday I visited a friend of mine in Custer, SD., and he took me to their job north of Custer to show me the scrapers they had to run. They were a different breed to say the least, scraper controls were front right, about head/shoulder high. with a extra palm lever that was for emergency quick drop. He said the only way it would release, was to stand up, rear back and kick it. Steering was by a chain that ran around behind the hitch, very pron to break pretty often he said. One neat idea it had was a big spring inside a large pipe that slid into another with a push block on the back of it, making this one of the first pushing cushions. Bad part, all the springs were broke on them.
I asked him to push me off, and I hauled 3 loads just to say I ran one. They were really poorly maintained and in bad shape, sloppy steering, no brakes, etc. They were the only ones I have ever seen or heard of.??
Later in the week he called and told me the one I run broke a steering chain while hauling down hill and the guy hit a pine tree. National Forest Service charged the contractor $85.00 for the tree.
That DW 21 sure felt like a Caddie Monday morning.