Thread: Haast Pass construction

yes some were straight bull blade or some could angle on a peg system - bloody hard work swinging the blade around unless one got the knack of using the dozer to do it for you - not many now could start one - used to get strange looks getting up on the tracks with a crank handle to start the donkey motor - but not as many strange look as me old D4 7U wrap a rope around the starter pulley below ones feet and pull