Having a Blast at the Barn
No camera today. Pity. There was a lot of activity today at the Hammond Barn. Grant started to undress the red truck. Any and all useable parts will be stripped off. The truck suffered at the hands of a forklift operator who tried to remove the cab with the tines of the forklift. What a mess! The cab failed to separate, so I guess the operator decided to lift the truck up and dump it aside. While conducting this delicate operation, he bent the drive shafts and did significant damage to other parts. Hence the strip down.
Most of the morning was spent sandblasting various parts, noteably, Bob's transfer case parts, engine splash plates, my radiator fan, and other ancient parts. Being 23oC made the task "under the hood" all that more enjoyable. Bob and I took turns losing weight. After that fun, we headed to Chez Marie for our traditional brunch.
Bob and Grant spent the best part of the afternoon with the plasma cutter trying to detach the very heavy metal bed that was gorilla welded to the frame. The metal will be reused in the future.
I spent time looking for parts which seem to disappear when you need them and show up when you get a replacement... In any case, today was about progress. I'll bring my camera tomorrow.
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Why is it that when you have the $$, you don't have the time, and when you have the time you don't have the $$?
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27-05-07, 01:41
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