Taking the plunge

   / Taking the plunge #31  
I still have my "beer" tickets... never used them. I remember having to man the grills in the gulf... 15 minutes between shifts Chiefs and Officers... so hot...

"Remember Miss Piggy"

mark
 
   / Taking the plunge #32  
MadDogDriver said:
At least it was real beer. Our "steel beach" picnics were the "near beer" variants for awhile and then it was 2 cans per sailor later in my career (every 90 days I think)?? Made for great liberty ashore though. :D

Josephus Daniels (affectionally called Jack Daniels) really put the kabosh on grog, didn't he? I had a striker who brought a tiny bottle from the airlines onboard. He opened it in our forward berthing area and the vents immediately made the whole below-deck bow of the ship smell like booze.:eek: My division LPO had the sense to snatch the bottle out of his hand and pour it down a crapper.:rolleyes: The kid got a special detail chipping paint for that little incident.:mad:
 
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#33  
Well, back to tractors.......

Not available yet. :( We had quite a little weather problem (for the Portland to Seattle area any snow is a problem) yesterday. Actually was a problem for anyone trying I-90 or I-5. Fortunately, I-5 was passable but oh so slow, whereas I-90 had 60 vehicles playing tag at Snoqualmie Pass. Fast forward to the dealer trying to get my BH and some parts down from another location......didn't happen yesterday. Today he did get the parts but too late to get the beast ready for delivery. Tomorrow???? hopefully.

He did a real nice job detailing it up though. Really does look new now. He asked if I wanted the tires Armoralled. I laughted. I want to take it out and see how I can use the BH and FEL to unbury it instead. :D The challenge of using the attachments like that contraption on the Wild West movie is my idea of fun. Supposedly you can lift that TC40DA way up with that BH. Of course I'm not interested in testing the ROPS though. After all he did remove his scratches and rust, so that I can put them back for myself. hee hee. I know it's a "pretty" machine, but it's like seeing a 4x4 all clean vs. completely mudded out. Tell me who had the fun? Course a little H2O will make nice again and ready for the next hole.

Pictures to come. (some time)
 
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#34  
TaDa. :D

Just arrived. Still needs the grapple, grill guard, hyd thumb and remotes which are all still on order.

More later.
 

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jinman said:
... When you get around to posting pictures, we'll be happy to help. Preparation of the photo by sizing it and reducing its size will make it easier to view for everyone, even with low bandwidth connections. If you need help with that, we can give you some tips there too.:)

Jim,

I attached a photo of my newly arrived TC40DA in this thread. I also tried to access the photo forum and am running into problems "logging in" to it. Eventhough I'm obviously already logged into TBN and have the "remember me" box checked I'm rejected when trying to login to the photo forum. It says my password is invalid.???? Attaching photos into messages work.

Any suggestions?
 
   / Taking the plunge #36  
WOW MadDog.......That's a HOT machine!! Looks like mine.....Isn't that backhoe beautiful???? You'll enjoy it.......
 
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#37  
CJ4 said:
WOW MadDog.......That's a HOT machine!! Looks like mine.....Isn't that backhoe beautiful???? You'll enjoy it.......

Yeah it does look great if I do say so myself, and it's fun to run too. I tested it out and looks like it'll do the job just fine. The mech thumb works great, but I'm glad I went for the hyd version. It'll be so much quicker when you need it.

No regrets.
 
   / Taking the plunge #38  
No, you won't have any regrets!! When i'm stuck in the office this time of the year (i'm a CPA), i just ache for my tractor!!! Can't wait until April 15th, i'm gonna dig up jack!
 
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#39  
At least you can have fun with your "toys". I always loved working on my Uncle's farm. When I was young I'd be out there every moment we were out of school, eventhough I never really enjoyed hoeing the bean fields with Grandpa. Did make me appreciate how beatiful a clean field looks though. Of course it was oh so much more fun on the tractor instead of walking the rows.
Farming is such an honorable profession and tough to make a go of it too. It's so capital intensive. I'm proud of what my Uncle's been able to do with what he started with. (He's a really smart guy and has taken well calculated risks that have paid off, most of the time.)
 
   / Taking the plunge #40  
Yes, I got my share of "chopping cotton" when i was a kid at my uncle's farm once. Didn't want no more part of that!!
 

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