The Gustavus Thread

[BarrenRealms007]

I'm giving up the telephone and Internet 7/31/12 to live the life of a hermit, will call before then.



Just moments ago walked in the door from a quick trip to Saskatchewan and back, they had a major wind storm and there's grain bins scattered all over the countryside. Not one is salvageable, enough scrap to keep 30 people busy.

This is one day I wished that I had brought my camera, found 3 scrap Hueys laying in a field. Using google earth enter in these coordinates and you may see them with the eye in the sky.

N 50 49.134 W102 28.249

You might want to delay your plans then. The truck is needed again.

[gustavus]

You might want to delay your plans then. The truck is needed again.

Nope, my plans are carved in stone, already offered the truck to one of our forum members who live not to far on the south side of the 49th from me. Half of what I paid takes her home. I just need it until the end of July.

Also selling my Mig and metal lathe and have a pending sale on that large hammer mill, I'm going to keep my AC/DC stick welder, air compressor, plasma and foundry furnace. Then lighten up on the amount of tools I have.

I have tools that I purchased over the years, my fathers tools on his passing plus Pats deceased husbands tools. This next move will be six times I've had to move em since we moved from BC to Manitoba.

My son is a computer geek and makes his living from it, these tools are of no interest or use to him.

[BarrenRealms007]

Nope, my plans are carved in stone, already offered the truck to one of our forum members who live not to far on the south side of the 49th from me. Half of what I paid takes her home. I just need it until the end of July.

Also selling my Mig and metal lathe and have a pending sale on that large hammer mill, I'm going to keep my AC/DC stick welder, air compressor, plasma and foundry furnace. Then lighten up on the amount of tools I have.

I have tools that I purchased over the years, my fathers tools on his passing plus Pats deceased husbands tools. This next move will be six times I've had to move em since we moved from BC to Manitoba.

My son is a computer geek and makes his living from it, these tools are of no interest or use to him.

Well hopefully we can stay in touch some how.

[landmine]

Nope, my plans are carved in stone, already offered the truck to one of our forum members who live not to far on the south side of the 49th from me. Half of what I paid takes her home. I just need it until the end of July.

Who's the lucky person

[gustavus]

Who's the lucky person

Due to other financial commitments was not able to accept my offer, currently the truck has no commitments pending.

Truck has air brakes, shes plumbed for a trailer on air, plus shes equipped for a trailer with electric brakes, pintel hitch and receiver the crane has a 7,000 lift capacity with a 10,000 lb hydraulic winch, all extensions are hydraulically activated and the crane has a tremendously long reach, I've plumbed in two hydraulic lines with quick couplers that reach the rear of the truck to work any trailer with a dump or roll on.

Also there's an air line to run pneumatic tools or inflate tires plumbed into the air system on the truck.

The only major repair was a water pump. She is going to need new brake drums and shoes on the front axle next safety. I installed LED markers deck and cab with LED turn signals and brake lights with halogen head lights.

The fender mounted LED's are a bit bright to the driver at night, but sure do have much better visibility than the old style bulbs,LED'S are well worth the money. I went with LED's for one reason traveling over rough gravel roads it is not uncommon to shake the filaments loose from incandescent bulbs. None working lights are always good for a quick ticket, LED's lessen your chances.

I'll be keeping the 2500 watt pure sine inverter.