Vintage work crew photos

**owen moore** · Dec 9, 2019, 11:21 PM

I believe the butter is going on some ones order at Red Lobster.

**Hoosiersmoker** · Dec 11, 2019, 11:02 AM

Moonshiner's Cow Hoof shoes used to throw off the authorities.

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I debated if this went in "Vintage Work Crew Photos" but those guys had to work hard for their money!

**bruce.desertrat** · Dec 11, 2019, 12:48 PM

They've caught drug smugglers trying this here on the SW border. Kinda hard to fool any trackers since bipeds can't really recreate a quadruped's walking gait.

**Jon** · Dec 11, 2019, 12:05 PM

Red Cross group. Washington, D.C., circa 1920.

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**Hoosiersmoker** · Dec 11, 2019, 12:52 PM

At least this one is somewhat about woodworking and creating your own tools!

Bootlegger's Delivery Truck:

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**hemmjo** · Dec 11, 2019, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by Hoosiersmoker

At least this one is somewhat about woodworking and creating your own tools!

Bootlegger's Delivery Truck:

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If that was such a FULL load of lumber on that single axle truck, it would certainly be sagging, and the tires squished unless they were solids.

**Beserkleyboy** · Dec 11, 2019, 03:44 PM

Yea. old timber merchant, me, always calculated actual load weights...I get approx 15 wide x 26 high, look to be rough sawn 2x4s, assume 8', assume Doug Fir ...would be about 2.8 US tons!

Jim