brought home my AD3 today

while=white

Yeah, yeah. Don't remind me about how the nozzle on that stupid machine is spinning wildly. I am heading out right now to see what I can do with them brakes. And maybe you could just haul one of your new sheds up here and put it up right over top of one of my road graders, we'll put a space heater in it, and YOU can go right to work on it. Think the forty-five is a better option than the AD3, though, because at least it has an engine in it that runs. And it also has mounts for a V plow and snow wing. Just have to fix the power steering, the blade rotation gear box, and the front wheel slant mechanism. Maybe some cab glass would be in order, too. That should keep you busy for a couple days. Thinks that come Tuesday of next week, you'll be working pretty fast. 30 below with the windchill forecast for that day. However, if you get the shed up before Monday, it may get buried in snow, so you essentially wouldn't have any windchill. But I think the 5 below before windchill might be enough to keep ya hopping. Darrel

Darrel

Have you got a manual for the 45 yet?

Otherwise I can scan that section out of ours and send if you give me an email.

If the problem is in the steer unit at the front that is not for the faint hearted but is doable to get at

Yep Ian, got the stuff you sent me, plus found a complete manual, too. Just short of time. Darrel

well?....have ya done anything yet? i'll bet it's feeling good that you will be re-doing it so it can go play! don't hurt it's feeling now! you gots a tent/shop built yets? WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? whew!

Think I'll take out a loan from the Shameless national bank, buy that M100 in Minot, run it over to Tioga and have Mitch puts a little fix on it, then haul it home and have a good use able road grader. Keep the other two, and fix them when times is better. Darrel

You are absolutely right, Shameless. I've dreamt of a heated shop ever since I was a little boy. Just guess I never got my chit together enough to get one. I am not giving up on the idea. My son who is on board with me now, shares my passion for working on stuff, fabricating, building, welding, restoring, and all of that fun stuff. I hope we can get a shop for him soon, so that he can enjoy it for his lifetime. Darrel

Seems to me Darrel that you need the Shamless National Bank to finance the putting of your shed on a rotator so you can keep the closed end pointing at where the wind is coming from?

pretty...wasn't it?

shameless (ne) wrote: pretty...wasn't it?

Pretty bloody cold IMO

Darrel  - it is all relative.  If you're inside a snow storm seems to have two pluses over a dust storm

Looks a lot cleaner

Does a much better job of keeping the beer cold

Uhhhhhh, I guess no one wants a warm beer, cept Germans. Darrel

Don't forget the British, they like warm beer too!

bet ya'll didn't know that you can drinks more American beer that's warm, than you can when it's cold!

shameless (ne) wrote: bet ya'll didn't know that you can drinks more American beer that's warm, than you can when it's cold!

Shameless

That it was American beer indicates your tastes?

In the spirit of Mad Magazine "complete the advertising slogan"

"Coors Beer - brewed with Rocky Mountain spring water.  Lots of it"

shameless (ne) wrote: Ian...I don't drinks no Coors....cuz I pee'd in the stream above the factory, and i'm afraid i'll gits it back ina can!

Shameless

One ecology text I thought I should take more notice of after I read this bit

"Even a gallon of beer takes 150 gallons of water to make - most of which seems to end up in the beer"

On beer temperatures - one of my presents is "A Factometer thermometer - 97% mostly true"

Which reckons 40 F is "ideal for serving most craft beers".

Merry Xmas to all