2011 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

It was only -6oC but the wind was blowing a bit – so, we fired up trusty Lucifer. The weather service predicted 4-6cm of snow to fall between Friday night and Saturday morning. We ended up with a bit more than that, which prompted Bob to fire up the tractor. He spent a good hour or so clearing away the latest accumulation of snow. Grant brought along his snow blower and cleaned out the areas around the barn and a few of the shelters. The cleaning of the remaining shelters was my focus. Removing snow from the roof and clearing the access paths took about an hour and a half.

We had a period of time where the falling snow as so fluffy that it had the very eerie effect of muffling the usual noises heard at the barn (passing snowmobiles/vehicle traffic and birds).

With the yard clear (for the moment), we retired to brunch at our usual haunt. The chat turned to ebay treasures and other items needed to keep us busy at the barn. After lunch, we visited the local metal shop to find a good slab of metal for Bob. He has plans to fabricate a metal spacer for the carb on his truck. Back at the barn, out came the carb collection and reference manuals. Bob and Grant spent the remainder of the afternoon looking at the different carbs and the specs in the manuals.

While the dynamic duo fiddled with carby bits, I spent the afternoon playing with the wiring for the HUP. The object of the afternoon was to find a place on the frame to mount a kill switch that was in a very inconspicuous but easily accessible location. Next was to fab up a mount for the switch. With that done, it was time to head home.

Photos:
1 - The indispensible tractor and sno-blower
2 - Shopping at the local metal shop
3 - Some of Bob's carbs out for comparision
4 - Bob and Grant going over carb specs and learning that variety is the spice of life when it comes to GM carbs...