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Thread: Any ex NZ forest service fellas here?

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    We were at Totara Flat (Westcoast) late 70's.
    They had a couple for the tractor drivers. Rod the mechanic repowered them with small 4cly motors as the 2 strokes went bang very quickly.
    On one occasion he hid one in the oil store. Used a couple of wood blocks & backed it up onto the truck deck height landing & into the shed.
    The driver refused to drive it back out when it was shown to him. Probably 1.2 - 1.5m up. Wouldn't believe they hadn't lifted it in. :-)
    Bit tippy if you weren't careful.
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    @pennyless really? That's old old stomping ground. Rod was an old family friend along with his bro Kevin and his sister Cheryl. I will add though, that I was born in 71 so a bit older than me.
    played footy with Eddie Gregory's son Dean. Even was a milk boy for Charlie Quibell (second cousin) and delivered milk to the forestry houses on Saturday's and school holidays.
    back to Rod, whilst i suspect he wasn't the only one, a bit much like net guns in NZ where they seemed to pop up in several places at once, Rod told me one time he wanted to fit a Corolla engine into one and was told by NZFS hierarchy it couldn't be done but had already done it. Ask for forgiveness not permission.

 

 

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