2013 at the Hammond Barn

[Bob Carriere]

....made up as soon as possible.....


Guy

will be barning tomorrow afternoon ..... if you have time why don't you drop in for a chat.....

Bob


.....and you can see Rob at work..... you will see he does change clothes and works on different parts...

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

.....and you can see Rob at work..... you will see he does change clothes and works on different parts...

You can tell that I am not used to being "shot". I am usually on the other end of the camera.

[RHClarke]

Today I took delivery of a 20 foot High Cube (HC) Sea Container that will serve as the garage for my 45 HUP. I had to get a HC so that I could drive the HUP in and out. The standard 20ft container is just too low to allow the HUP to drive in and out - particularly since the HUP is perched up on new 10.50X16 tires.

Getting the box into the barnyard was fun. The container was loaded on a Jerr-Dan carrier truck, which made the load height 13 feet 5 inches tall. This posed a small problem at first as the telephone lines measured in at just over 13 feet 6 inches (according to the wobbling measuring tape that I held "away" from the lines). The next issue was the ice. Yesterday, we could almost swim in the puddles, but today it was frozen solid. The truck had a hard time getting traction at the driveway entrance, but the City of Rockland generously donated some gravel that went under the wheels to great effect.

Next was negotiating the various trees on the way to the barn. The trail is lined with a lot of trees and there are (or were) a number of them that hung over the roadway. After carefully picking his way along the very icy road he made the critical turn across Bob's "bridge". There is no way that the driver could have come closer to the edge of the bridge without rolling the truck... Finally, we got the box into the yard and he dropped the trailing edge onto the ice. After some fancy maneuvering with the bed controls, the box was deposited on three logs as its temporary home. We may have to reposition the box later next weekend to open up the passageway to the barn, but that is a story for later on.

Why a 20 footer? There is no way to drag a 40 footer (which would have been a lot cheaper) down the laneway to the barn. There was talk about dragging a 40 down the railway tracks and then into the barnyard, but when it comes time to move, the 20 will make that task a lot easier.

Cost wise, these things are not cheap - I now sing soprano... Despite the cost, it will serve as a fitting (see what I did there?) home for the 45 HUP and will provide much added security (to keep cats with mega bladders at bay).

Photos:
1- The Jerr-Dan delivery truck
2- Entrance to Hotel HUP
3- Hotel HUP awaiting its first guest.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

Which way are you going to put the HUP in I assume nose first, and how much side room does it give you?

One other question what did you tip the driver to go down Bob's drive?

Is that a 6 pack or a case tip level?

Cheers Phil

[RHClarke]

Which way are you going to put the HUP in I assume nose first, and how much side room does it give you?

Phil, I am not sure. I will try both ways to see which direction offers me less angst. There won't be much room as the opening is 92 inches and the truck is 79 inches wide. I might have to forgo the Keith's beer therapy...

One other question what did you tip the driver to go down Bob's drive? Is that a 6 pack or a case tip level?

The driver should have tipped me! I guided him under the lines, got him moving three times, guided him down the road and under the trees. As well, I assisted him unload the truck (truth be known, he could have just dumped and run). Since the driver was from the Province of Quebec, I am sure he was used to icy roads. He was from the Montreal area, so he was definitely used to poor road conditions.

Cheers!

[Bob Carriere]

Sure looks good and almost brand new..... as in one trip to Canada.

That driver had brass balls..... the road is icy....very icy..... the narrow bridge/culvert is center arched with ice and a 6 to 7 foot drop on each side.

Sad part he may have to do it all over again..... I am in love and want one now.


Which way to go in and out of..... ?? I would recommend nose first and exit from the back door..... and make sure the brakes work or the material you store in the front area of the container may get compressed !!!!!!

I am seriously considering cutting and installing wooden beams as guides for the tires .... to be installed on the floor against each side wall.... that way there is less chance of rubbing on the side wall.....

For next Summer in our spare time...... a fresh coat of Tremclad paint on the outside in a shade that will blend with the scenery and a coat of white on the inside would also be very beneficial for visibility as well as preservation.

I honestly feel it is the way to go....secure....weather proof... fireproof and rodent and cat proof.

Bob

[RHClarke]

It was a very snowy morning in Hammond. The forecasters called or mild temperatures and a "dusting"of snow. We ended up with at least four inches of the blasted stuff! After feeding Lucifer, I unloaded a good amount of CMP treasures into the new sea container.

The focus today at the barn was to extricate the 45 HUP from its broken down shelter and into the high cube sea container. We put together a metal shelf and attached it to the far wall. Next was filling the shelf with HUP goodies that had up to now been taking up valuable space in my garage at home. For some reason this took up most of the morning.

After a great lunch in Rockland, Bob fired up his tractor and proceeded to throw the snow, while Grant turned his attention to removing snow from the various shelters. I busied myself removing the front of the 45 shelter and thawing out the fuel squeeze ball for my boat tank. Seems that plastic does not like the cold... Grant used his Ford to haul the HUP from the shelter so that I could see what needed to be done to finally fire up the HUP. After a boost and a little quick start, the old HUP fired up. After a few minutes of warming up, I swung the truck around and lined up with the opening. We used Bob's metal ramps to make the initial entry. Once the truck was in and shut down, Bob realized that being in front of the truck wasn't a really good idea. No safety issues, but one of space. Bob had to climb over the front of the HUP and enter the rear hatch to get out of the sea container. He is pretty spry for an old guy!

Grant did a great job digging around the shelter to free the tarps from their icy grips. Bob nosed the tractor up to the leaning side of the shelter and pushed it back and lifted it up. This permitted Grant and I to remove the near side legs and pull the pins on the far side legs. We then removed the roof and lowered the remaining frame to the ground where we took it apart.

The intact tarps were folded up and stored away. The old shelter material was sent to the dump. The legs and frame parts were wrapped up and stored until the spring.

Photos:
1 - Bob (6'2" tall) sizing up the sea can
2 - Bob taking a photo of me taking a photo of him
3 - A forelorn shelter
4 - Disassembly
5 - The remains of the day