2011 at the Hammond Barn

[Bob Carriere]

Brian

Will be dropping out to the CF around noonish this Saturday for repairs and final leg home. Would be nice to see you there to thank you personally for using the facilities.

Got all the parts and loads of tools so it should not be too complicated.

Bob

[Brian Gough]

Bob,

Yes, I'll will be there when you arrive.

Actually Barry asked me to go early and help Stuart load his stuff.


Brian

[Hans Mulder]

You guys need a reality TV show...

[Bob Carriere]

....all the good looking chicks in tight fitting army coveralls......

Stay tuned for the final chapter of the recovery......

.....will Rob have trouble jacking the trailer.....

.....Bob have trouble with his lock nuts......

Will Brian run them off the farm with a pitch furk.....

............. all we need is a sponsor..... maybe GM Oshawa...

Bub

[Bob Carriere]

Pictures tomorrow when the sun is up and shining.

Thanks to Brian Gough who provided the emergency landing strip for our sick trailer. Nothing 2 hours could not fix...... but I had a good helper in Rob C.

Made it back home safely....... fresh onion soup was waiting for me......

Now time for a shower and bed....... 'cause tomorrow I iz back at the barn !!!!

This should be our second last recovery for this year .... before the snow flies..

Still in the planing stage but it seems we have another C15a Cab 13 begging to be dragged to the barn...... hihihi

The fun never ends....stay tuned for further developments.

Bob

[RHClarke]

Just to add to Bob's observations on the Hammond Barn's longest (in duration) recovery to date, here are a few highlights. Bob and I (Grant was indisposed) left Hammond fairly early on Saturday morning. After scraping off a really resistent layer of frost from the windshield, we headed to the world famous Chicken Ranch to pick up Bob's latest treasure.

Despite the cajoling from the sidelines here on MLU, we found the trailer and truck as we had left it. No sooner had we pulled into the Chicken Ranch yard, then Brian and Mel pulled in and sealed off the escape route. Once convinced that we were harmless and their stock was safe, Mel headed off, but Brian stayed back to make sure that only the CMP truck left the ranch.

Bob and I removed the tires from the damaged side of the trailer. Then Bob cut off the old nuts (on the trailer...) and punched out the bolts. After fitting new plates, we remounted the tires and tightened up all of the wheel nuts. Bob manoeuvered the Ford into position and we winched the CMP onto the trailer bed with little fuss. We knitted the truck to the trailer with chains and load binders (all securely wired) and did a safety check before heading back to Pickering.

Brian rode shotgun to make sure that we had indeed left the vicinity and when we stopped for lunch in Pickering, he dutifully kept an eye on us. Shortly after lunch, we said good bye to Brian and hit the 401 for an uneventful run back to the center of the CMP universe in Eastern Ontario.

While dieseling down Ontario's superhighway, Bob tuned into an oldies radio station. The song? "The good, the bad and the ugly". Both of us broke into laughter as we both noted at precisely the same time, we were missing Grant. You can speculate on who is who.

Photos:

1 - Preparing the trailer for repair
2 - Bob hard at it
3- The offending bits
4 - Repair completed
5 - Brian pointing out the facilities

[RHClarke]

We are fortunate to have friends such as Brian, Mel, Barry and the remainder of the Southern Ontario CMP family, who are ready, willing and able to lend a hand and a kind word to anyone who ventures into the CMP world.

We at the Hammond Barn take our lead from people who have been helpful, generous and willing to assist us in our quest for CMPs, their parts and their history. For that, we are truly thankful.

This past adventure demonstrated that we are indeed more than just a bunch of crazy guys who are in love with ugly trucks. We are a fraternity that reaches around the world.

My thanks to the Chicken Ranch folks for their past, present and future help. You truly are leaders in this hobby, and I know that the Hammond Barn gang works hard to follow your example.

Here are some more snaps of the recovery:

1 - The man, the legend Bob, enjoying a brief rest before loading the trailer.
2 - Photographic evidence that we left the ranch with what we come with.
3 - Bob and Brian.
4 - Your Hammond Barn Recovery Team (2/3) - ignore Bob's left hand...
5 - A week late, but here is the "money shot".