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Jun 12, 2009 | 05:01 PM

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JKM

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From: SunnyVale Trailer Park

I have been on the working end of a winch truck before :

The cat excavator wasn't enough, so they brought in a winch truck.

Jun 20, 2009 | 09:51 AM

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Whistler477

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From: Wembley, Alberta

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Originally Posted by mvanhelden

the pacific lumber company here had a few of those old trucks, they are just yard mules now, some actually had water tanks behind the cabs to cool the brakes! must of been made before they had jakes

They still had jakes, or retarders, some had both. But they road grades were to steep to hold back the weight they were packing for just engine braking to hold.