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Twelve trucks took the 2 hour trip up Tombstone Pass
with over 4000 feet
elevation gain. |
Here we are lined up at the Foster Lake scales waiting to start the journey up Tombstone Pass. |
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| Cal's water tank |
The water tank holds water for the brake cooling system. |
Keith's water tank |
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| This was Doug's first run in his 1955 Freightliner |
The view from inside Keith's 1952 KW |
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Keith and his two KW
at his place before departing |
Marker light on Keith's Kenworth |
Check out the drivers.....
Like new Wards Riverside original nylon tires. |
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| 1952 KW dash. Keith's detailing and restoration of this truck is first class quality. Everything works and it sounds great. |
Page Co. air PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE for the brake water cooling system |
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We had three warnings
about the upcoming down hill grade |
Miles of 6% grade with lots of curves.
Imagine the heavily loaded old trucks with no Jake or air brakes...Yikes!! |
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| Things got a little turned around and Keith had to back up his KW. Four speeds in reverse...this things goes backwards faster than than a hound dog after a rabbit. |
Reverse and back up was Keith's choice.
The next thing I knew we were going backwards faster than we had been going forwards. |
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Keith's KW..
note the wood reach for the trailer |
David Hull's KW logger |
Scott Smith and his Peterbilt travel to many events. What fun! |
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| George Van Dyke's 1951 GMC 950 |
Hmmmm...
should I put one of these
on my sport's car? |
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| The back of Cal's 1950 Autocar |
Thanks to Roger Emmert and the Cowan family for putting on delicious Bar-B-Q |
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Keith's 1952 KW with a 47,000 Lbs load
Photo by Rob Cowan |