My new crummy
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Wish I didn't have to grudgingly agree with you. Got some favorite spots from contracts past I'd like to visit.
Samlock
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They did that too in Hanti-Mansiskiy, Siberia. My old man worked in a construction project there as I was a child. It gets kinda cool there in winter, -70F and so. The people started their engines in the beginning of winter and kept them running until spring. The gas consumption must have been horrible. You may imagine the smoggy air, since no wind whatsoever when it's that cold. Dad tried to give his cold weather tips there, which he learned from his father, who had learned this trick in war: Empty the engine oil after driving and heat it up on a stove or a fire. Pour the hot oil into the engine afore ye go. It's also a good idea to keep the battery inside...
Well, people had no interest playing with the lubricants. I guess they had an unlimited fuel supply at the time.
I don't think red pickups sell very well. I could be wrong. It wouldn't be my first choice. From my research on the web, it is usually a red pickup that is the Special. There is a good thing about it--for years I have been driving cars and pickups where the lights turn off when you shut the engine off. The Ranger does not do that. I do not feel the urge to have to have lights on during nice days with such a bright color. I may still have to hang a reminder sign on the mirror though. It is a good thing to have lights on while driving Hwy 12 and in the woods.
Samlock, I believe many people in Wisconsin have heated garages. I did. So no idling or heating oil and batteries would be needed. I washed my car more frequently there in the winter. They use real salt on the roads. The doors did not freeze shut in the garage and the car dried well.
When I lived garageless, in the Siberia of Warshington, I put a heatlamp on a baking pan under my pickup, and draped a sleeping bag over the hood/bonnet. That worked. Had I stayed there, I would have gotten an engine block heater installed.
One winter, my mom and dad took turns getting up at night and warming up their cars so they could get to work OK. Our cold snaps usually don't last any longer than a week.
Samlock, I believe many people in Wisconsin have heated garages. I did. So no idling or heating oil and batteries would be needed. I washed my car more frequently there in the winter. They use real salt on the roads. The doors did not freeze shut in the garage and the car dried well.
When I lived garageless, in the Siberia of Warshington, I put a heatlamp on a baking pan under my pickup, and draped a sleeping bag over the hood/bonnet. That worked. Had I stayed there, I would have gotten an engine block heater installed.
One winter, my mom and dad took turns getting up at night and warming up their cars so they could get to work OK. Our cold snaps usually don't last any longer than a week.
Visiting old jobs is always interesting. That's one of the advantages of being a senior citizen, I can go back and look at ground I logged thirty or even forty years ago. During slow times I'll spend a day or two just doing that...it always cheers me up. I've taken my grand-kids on a couple of those tours so they can see first hand that we are working with a renewable resource. Maybe I ought to take some preservationists, too.
forestryworks
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This yarder has been sitting around since this job. It is parked fairly close to my house. Shall I drive it down to use there? According to the operator, "She sounds just like a fishin' boat on the ocean."
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Lordy, look at those views! I gotta get myself up that way one-a these days.
Remember, I photoshop the blue sky in my pictures.
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
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I used it today. I even used the four wheel drive to back into the woods and get out. No trees were hit. My friend came down with beer in hand telling me how easily I could zig and zag it through the trees--an area still needing thinning. I didn't want to zig and zag today.
I did not hit on the bump on my road like the Chevy will with a minimum load. And yes, it could hold more wood, but suddenly, the woods felt cold. Brrrrrr. Maybe cuz I stopped working to listen to beer in hand advice.
Here it is, after a trip to the gym.
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I did not hit on the bump on my road like the Chevy will with a minimum load. And yes, it could hold more wood, but suddenly, the woods felt cold. Brrrrrr. Maybe cuz I stopped working to listen to beer in hand advice.
Here it is, after a trip to the gym.
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paccity
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i think i found randymacs old crummy.
RandyMac
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Maybe Gologit will send you a bumpersticker.
Your new crummy looks sturdy and ready to go.
Your new crummy looks sturdy and ready to go.
Maybe Gologit will send you a bumpersticker.
Yup, that rig is definitely worth a bumper sticker. Very nice indeed.
Sam, PM me an address. The sticker will be in English but the message is universal.
Do you need donations to help with the postage?
Sport Faller
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you been changing your name more than Prince, ol son
Deal! We have to make Sam promise that he won't send us lutefisk to show his appreciation, though.
You know we can't get 'em like that here, right? Color me envious. That's a nice rig there.
Sport Faller
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Arggh, I wish I had some Montana "Montallica" stickers left
