As busy as I have been this year I finally had a chance to put my car to bed for the winter . It's really put up and away. Notice the tractor is ready for action.
Happy Holidays all!
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Joe, My hat is off to folks like you.
Being your basic Ca kid, I got my ass kicked hard by spending 2 mid '70's winters in Minneapolis.
Hang in There!
BTW.... I'm currently snivelin' about the 40* around here (nor cal).
Being your basic Ca kid, I got my ass kicked hard by spending 2 mid '70's winters in Minneapolis.
Hang in There!
BTW.... I'm currently snivelin' about the 40* around here (nor cal).
Dang, Joe! Welcome back!
Joe:
Snowed all morning here in Peoria. Nothing since noon though. Guess we are in for a couple inches later in the week. I am a transplanted Orange County California guy and I liked the winter the first decade I was here (lived in Glen Ellyn etc. and further north in Mequon WI.) but I've about had it. I will be wimping out and moving somewhere warm when my twins get out of school in the next few years.
We'll plan some event for us Illinois guys once the real thaw gets over. Three or four of us down here with Speedster replicas.
See you in the spring.
Snowed all morning here in Peoria. Nothing since noon though. Guess we are in for a couple inches later in the week. I am a transplanted Orange County California guy and I liked the winter the first decade I was here (lived in Glen Ellyn etc. and further north in Mequon WI.) but I've about had it. I will be wimping out and moving somewhere warm when my twins get out of school in the next few years.
We'll plan some event for us Illinois guys once the real thaw gets over. Three or four of us down here with Speedster replicas.
See you in the spring.
Is that tractor real? 8-)
Last time I sat on it , it felt like the real thing. Its half the size of the Speedster .
MUSBJIM:
It is a residency requirement that you acquire a tractor of some size when you become a citizen of Illinois. Lived here three times and have had three tractors. Fun to race!
It is a residency requirement that you acquire a tractor of some size when you become a citizen of Illinois. Lived here three times and have had three tractors. Fun to race!
Or a two stage snow blower for sure. Makes it kinda fun as long as your not late for work:)
OK, I thought it was one of them thar 'kit cars' that you put together in 40 hours or so!
Where's Lane when you need him? 24 hours sounds about right
The record is 16 hours, remember? Plus a few years of sorting and customizing - still ongoing. It's a madness, I tell you.
Joe, what are those 4 things hanging on the wall, underneath the Speedy? I love your lift. Wish I had the space.
Years ago I bought this BIG lawn tractor and a 52", 2-stage snow blower attachment for the front (took two men and a boy to mount it on the tractor, and then it was really hard to steer).
Anyway, one of the first couple of times I used it was on a Sunday and we had gotten 14-16 inches of nice fluffy snow. I fire it up and head down the driveway and it's blowing snow out something like 60 feet....WOW! This is cool!!! But then, disaster struck - about half way down the driveway it eats something big and instantly rips the sacrificial drive coupling to shreds (the coupling looked kinda like a heavy duty VW steering coupler).
What did it hit? A rolled up copy of the Boston Sunday Globe newspaper. It ate/shredded about half and then choked on the huge advertising section.
And of course, the place to get parts only had one extra coupler which they had already sold and couldn't get new ones until the winter was over.......
Anyway, one of the first couple of times I used it was on a Sunday and we had gotten 14-16 inches of nice fluffy snow. I fire it up and head down the driveway and it's blowing snow out something like 60 feet....WOW! This is cool!!! But then, disaster struck - about half way down the driveway it eats something big and instantly rips the sacrificial drive coupling to shreds (the coupling looked kinda like a heavy duty VW steering coupler).
What did it hit? A rolled up copy of the Boston Sunday Globe newspaper. It ate/shredded about half and then choked on the huge advertising section.
And of course, the place to get parts only had one extra coupler which they had already sold and couldn't get new ones until the winter was over.......
Now THAT's funny!
"Joe, what are those 4 things hanging on the wall, underneath the Speedy? "
Warren , those items you pointed out are casters for the lift. Yes it can be put on wheels and moved around. The weight of the lift platform ( in the lowered position) pushes down on the casters and lift the post off the ground.
Warren , those items you pointed out are casters for the lift. Yes it can be put on wheels and moved around. The weight of the lift platform ( in the lowered position) pushes down on the casters and lift the post off the ground.