2011 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

Sorry, Bob. You guessed wrong, although one can remember waking up each morning in those teenage years...

The wrapped part is the roof off of the Prototype HUP (which you can view on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cjduhFyTkA). Bob, Grant and I lifted the roof off of the truck and placed it on the ground for repair over the winter.

Bob guided the tractor bucket into the shelter where the bucket hook was affixed with two towing straps. Grant and I held a steel bar and lifted the front of the roof as Bob backed out of the shelter. There was one tense moment, but the roof came out of the shelter no worse for the wear. After carefully moving the roof over broken ground, it was lowered and placed on two metal saw horses.

Thanks to Bob and Grant for their help. The roof was ungainly to move but now that it is off, I can remove most of the internal fittings for sandblasting. There should be no shortage of activity this winter at the Hammond Barn.

Photos:
1 - Roof ready to remove
2 - Roof out of shelter ready for saw horses
3 - Roof on its horses showing damaged areas
4 - More of the same
5 - Convertible Prototype - truly one of a kind!