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Bob Zumbrunnen

08/20/02 8:56 PM

#190 RE: ksquared #183

A programmer with a dump truck, huh? What size dump truck and what do you use it for...

23-ton. I'm guessing about 7 to 10 cubic yards. Haven't actually measured it.

Right now I use it to move dirt from one place to another on my property. It seems I've got clay where I need topsoil and topsoil where I need clay.

#msg-312599

It's really cool in a gearhead sort of way. Huge diesel engine (555 cu in.), 10 speed tranny, twin screws. Too bad I don't have something like a motorcycle parked next to it to give an idea of the size. It's quite a bit larger than it looks to me in that picture.

I should have a picture here somewhere of the toy I use for putting dirt in this thing.

Ah. Here it is:



Those things are way too much fun.