Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
> andy levy wrote:
>>
>> Well this year we almost ended up on our heads with sharp rocks all
>> over.
> Bah... "almost". You were really nowhere near rolling over,
> although I'm sure it felt a lot worse in the cab than it really was.
> Especially since you were on the low side. At least you had a roof
> over your head, the Willys doesn't even have a roll bar.
Speaking of which, if anybody happens across a cheap CJ2, CJ3 or
CJ5 roll bar, I'm looking for one. Local to WNY would be best
obviously, unless its near one of the "usual suspects" who wouldn't
mind carting it out here. :-) I have some tubing here which I could
probably use to bend one up, but if I can just plunk down $50 and bolt
it in, that would be the way to go. :-)
> I got a picture while you and Tom were stopped "teetering" on the
> edge, before Tom tried to squash me like a bug. I'll post pics when
> I'm more awake.
How'd the picture right after that one turn out? All blurry and
mostly sky or ground I assume? :-)
> In case anyone was wondering, we got the trailer turned around with
> no problem whatsoever. I hooked up the truck at an angle, and spun
> the trailer right around without using reverse at all. I'm still
> amazed at how well it turned in that space. It probably helped that
> there were no other vehicles parked in the way.
Guess I missed that. :-) If I have a large trailer facing the
"wrong" way, sometimes I'll just take it down to the airstrip and pull
a U-turn there and come back out. That works pretty well as long as
the ground is dry, otherwise you get to play a fun game of "extract 5
tons worth of dually and trailer", which explains the ruts. ;-)
> Thanks again to Jon and his family for putting up with another DML
> invasion.
You're welcome - thanks to everyone who came out! Is it just me,
or did it seem to go by REALLY quickly this year???
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