Pike Show in Brownsville?
 

The pike show is next weekend in Brownsville correct? Who is going!

Anybody know if the fellow with the big RC walking dragline is gona be there?

I am planning to go and that is going to be one of my must see items, gona be a bit of a haul for me from Iowa...

Should I take my little 1:50 conversion?

What is the camping like?

Jim

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I'll be there as usual. Scott should be up with his machines as well. You won't be disappointed with this show. Yes bring whatever you got. I'll have a big pile of dirt to play on. I'm planning on going down Thursday evening till Sunday. There is room to camp with us in the woods next to the dirt area or camp in the parking lot.
PM me if you need more info.
Steve

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Steve,

Thanks for the info! Sounds great, camping in the woods near the dirt pile has to be better than the parking area.:rolleyes:

We should get there Friday middle of the afternoon and I'll bring my little dragline and maybe even the new wooden unit.

Jim

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If you want we could build you a small canal to run your barge back and forth. Just line a small ditch with plastic or rubber roofing. I don't have any rubber on hand though.

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Steve,

No, don't do that. I was jus planning to bring the little Menck dragline, and maybe the new wood with the clamshell if I get it finished.

I'm sure there will be plenty to see and do.

Jim

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i'll be driving up Thursday to help Steve make our digging pile and make haul roads.

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Cool, I'm going to bring my Menck dragline and I can bring my little conveyor. I was really hoping you would be there also, I want to look at your conversions.

I hope we get there early afternoon Friday.

Jim

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Hey Scott, I wonder if we could try to sift some of that dirt through some wire mesh like I brought to Cabin Fever a couple years ago. My Sand Master doesn't have enough power in the motor so I won't bring that. I haven't had time to get another motor with more power.

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i am looking forward to seeing your machines as well.

It seemed to chop up easily enough using a shovel.

You know what would be really cool is just a simple large funnel that you would feed with your dragline that has a release lever and we could keep dump trucks running constant all day.

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We couldn't have a funnel/loading bin for this weekend obviously but, something that could be made in the future.

When you go to the NP&S spring show little kids could push tonka trucks around filling it from the loading bin too, that would be neat.

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Guys,

Don't do anything special on my (1:50 scale) account. If all I do is get a few pictures of my stuff sitting in the foreground with all your experienced equipment that will fun! My little Menck can move dirt if it is dry and chopped up and loose.

And, Scott, if you have an extra truck I would be excited just to drive a dump truck! :D

Jim

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Jim,

i always have extra equipment to run and enjoy having good people like yourself keep it all running. You'll have to give the cable excavator and dragline a try.

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Have a nice weekend there, wish I could be there, maybee another year. For you who never has visited this show I can recommend it. Very nice space with all types of machinery
Dan

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Wish you and your friends could come and visit again Dan.

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It has rained all morning on this side of the county. what's it like at Brownsville. Is it dry or muddy.

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We made it to Pennsylvania! Should be at the show grounds in a few minutes! Can't wait!

Jim

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Made it back home! What a great time!!:D

Thanks Steve and Scott for all the run time! We loved it and will be back for sure!

I have some pictures and video I'll post in the next few days.

Jim

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Glad you and your wife enjoyed yourselves.
I see you had a safe flight home. You made it home sooner than I did. After Mike and I loaded up my trailer he left . I cleaned up the dirt pile dropped trailer off at shop and made it home by 11:00.
I got some pictures but no video,I'll post them soon.

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i had a great time as well.

Jim, it was nice to meet your wife and yourself. i am glad you had a good time.

Steve, thanks for all of the help setting up the dirt pile and kudos for bringing food for lunch.:D

Doug, i am glad you were able to show up on Saturday. Usually the dirt pile is all setup nice with haul roads on Thursday night but, the heavy rain really made the dirt hard to work with.

The nice thing about that show is there is so much to do and see that the rain didn't ruin the fun... i spent some time on an a full scale old D4 Cat Dozer and had a blast.

i have a bunch of video but, i won't have time until probably this weekend to edit it and post it all up.

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Found one video searching around youtube this evening someone posted there.
http://youtu.be/ZE4m3VfAOg8

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