Re: [ihc] RE: IHC Construction equipment

["T.R.E.Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---Interesting note Kurt. I never heard that before either... and I am not
from around here*. Front-loader would have been the dozer-like and backhoe
would have been the shovel-like heavy equipment. Payloader would have been a
5-Ton dump truck or larger back when I was in the business... but then again
Ryan, we are talking construction equipment now. How many different types of
Earth Movers are there now? The original Earth Mover was a dump truck, now
there is a whole line of Earth Movers which I believe consist of anything
that has 10' tall or larger tires... lol.

---A payloader could have simply been a class by weight or "payload". "If it
can't haul a certain sized load, then it isn't paying for itself." An IH
would have certainly been a payloader in that sense, and I can see them
being the first* to call a line that. They surely paid their way for our
company.

---Speaking of which, I sure do miss the days of operating the 12'
Extendahoe. Komatsu never had anything on International. They dug fresh
ground at full throttle where the International ran 1/4 throttle and
Komatsu's largest Hoe couldn't break the frosted clay at full throttle even
with a frost bucket. The International would at 1/4 to 1/2 throttle, but you
had to stop now and then to change a high pressure hydraulic line. :D The
best place for a Komatsu was sitting... blocking the entry to the jobsite.

---Either way, again I say it's a blood thing. I said once that it was blood
red, but IHC made great machines regardless of their color.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
To: "Kurt Musgrave" <rvar@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: [ihc] RE: IHC Construction equipment


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kurt Musgrave" <rvar@domain.elided>
> To: <ihc@domain.elided>
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 23:49
> Subject: [ihc] RE: IHC Construction equipment
>
>
> > The IH trade name for their front end industrial loaders was
"Payloader".
> > It's interesting that a lot of people still refer to loaders of any
brand
> as
> > a "payloader".  A nice testament to IH.  That goes back to Hough
(acquired
> > by IH) being about the first successful loader with their original
> > Payloader.  Dresser Industries sold the construction line they got from
IH
> > to Komatsu and they still build almost the entire line of IH equipment
as
> > their "Dressta" division.
> >
> > If you have some time, they have a pretty cool website.
> > http://www.dresstanorthamerica.com/
> >
> > Kurt
> >
>
> Sorry, but I've never heard anyone refer to them as "payloaders," even
> during the short period when I was working in construction... all I've
heard
> them referred to as is front end loaders and backhoes.... doesn't seem
that
> name is as common around here...
>
> -Ryan