Great weekend!

[SmallHaul]

I just got back from a great weekend hauling dirt (both RC & 1:1 scale equipment) with Steve (9W Monighan) at the National Pike steam & Engine show. What a great time!

Probably a dozen or more full scale equipment operators ran my RC Doepke dragline crane & 4x4 tonka dump truck and they really enjoyed it. One guy Jay that ran a dragline for many years showed me how to pick up rocks using the lead chains on front of the bucket, very cool.

Full size equipment I got about 3 hours on an Ensley dragline (1:1 scale) and about 1 1/2 hours on 22-B shovel (1:1 scale) what a blast! They were a LOT harder to run than my rc'd Doepke that is for sure. I have vids of me running the Ensley the first day that I can post up later (no laughing aloud! ;-)

I'll try to get pics & vids up later this week when I get a chance.

Thank you very much Steve for the invite and hospitality. The people where so nice & friendly I felt at home the first day I was there.