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. Glad only Pride was hurt 
Clearly your fault for leaving that stump. 
Did some damage to the 1970 Dodge Challenger I had, but mostly kept the body cherry.
I did manage to swing the Case 580 backhoe a bit to close under the front end of one of the drilling rigs in the yard once.
The top of the backhoe caught the mast and drug the whole thing off the 12x12s. Might have gotten hurt/killed but the hydraulics on the backhoe leaked enough (and I was going fast enough) that the mast came down behind me. (This was an old enough 580 that it didn’t have the protective cage or the locking mechanism to keep the backhoe from leaking down.)
Had to get my grandfather to help undo all that. I still remember the look of concern on his face 45 years ago.
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That reminds me of bushhogging our pasture one time with a new-to-us old Allis Chalmers tractor. The junk PTO (I think it was 3/4" or something) broke at the diff. I hear all this racket behind me and turn around to see the driveshaft going crazy and beating up the bushhog's arms to the tractor. Scared me to death. Probably missed my head by inches I expect. Swapped in a bigger PTO and sold that tractor for a Ford Workmaster, which was a great tractor for many years.
I’m missing a chunk of the bird finger on my right hand that got into an alternator fan on a Detroit (probably a 6-71) that was running a test pump.
“What’s that buzzing? Oh. That’s gonna hurt.”
Finished my shift then went to the ER so they could numb it up and take the scrub brush and disinfectant to it. Had to get all the ground in paint back out. Built a guard for it next shift so nobody else would lose a finger.
All in all, I emerged relatively unscathed from 10 years in the water well industry. Few burns, occasional severe welding flash.
We were drilling wells at Tonapah Test Range back when they were developing the “stealth” bomber. They insisted on a 16’ high plywood enclosure around the rig, so we couldn’t see “out”. We had MPs (with m-16s) around all the time, and the path into the site was marked with flags through the bombing range.
“Don’t go outside the flags. We haven’t cleared that.”
OK then.
That plywood fence turned out to be a curse when we were setting the casing on the first well.
It reflected the arc light and UV so well that I got flash burn bad enough to be sunburned all over my face from the inside of my hood, and really bad burns on my sclera (white part of the eye) and cornea. Feels like never ending grit in your eyes.
Worst welding burn ever. Inside the hood.
“What’s that buzzing? Oh. That’s gonna hurt.”
Finished my shift then went to the ER so they could numb it up and take the scrub brush and disinfectant to it. Had to get all the ground in paint back out. Built a guard for it next shift so nobody else would lose a finger.
All in all, I emerged relatively unscathed from 10 years in the water well industry. Few burns, occasional severe welding flash.
We were drilling wells at Tonapah Test Range back when they were developing the “stealth” bomber. They insisted on a 16’ high plywood enclosure around the rig, so we couldn’t see “out”. We had MPs (with m-16s) around all the time, and the path into the site was marked with flags through the bombing range.
“Don’t go outside the flags. We haven’t cleared that.”
OK then.
That plywood fence turned out to be a curse when we were setting the casing on the first well.
It reflected the arc light and UV so well that I got flash burn bad enough to be sunburned all over my face from the inside of my hood, and really bad burns on my sclera (white part of the eye) and cornea. Feels like never ending grit in your eyes.
Worst welding burn ever. Inside the hood.
Two wrecks within a half hour in my turbocharged Corvair Spyder on a winding road while trying to impress the new girlfriend foolish enough to later become my wife.
I guess she was impressed! Probably moreso today.
Or thought I needed long-term care.
All healthy from covid. Tried to kill me last Christmas. Today I put up
Back from a short visit of helping M&D with fall chores at the ranch, unbelievable warm dry fall up here, T shirt every day at the ranch. A few to many issues this trip to be relaxing but still good to get up there.
A good friend does (very large) turbochargers for them, they closed a location and I was in the right place
Making some new pasture. Beautiful farm!
Taking the 40 to it’s forever home, kinda like an adopted pet.
Damn I’ll be glad when I don’t have to haul anymore crap from Steamboat to Oklahoma.
I did go have coffee with old patient of mine who says I’ve got first dibs on the old broncho. I trust he will follow through, great family.
Damn I’ll be glad when I don’t have to haul anymore crap from Steamboat to Oklahoma.
I did go have coffee with old patient of mine who says I’ve got first dibs on the old broncho. I trust he will follow through, great family.
Wowww
That thing is an unmolested beauty!
If that patient is not about it then I’ll call second in line on dibs. Gonna put that out there right now.
That thing is an unmolested beauty!
If that patient is not about it then I’ll call second in line on dibs. Gonna put that out there right now.
He is great guy and was good patient for many years. I looked at it last year and he keeps teasing me about it but he is man of his word and will call me when he is ready. He did mention he needs to get the original wheels out of his shed.
He hasn’t driven it in 20 years. There is a 63 corvette under car cover next to it, his son is going to take it:
He hasn’t driven it in 20 years. There is a 63 corvette under car cover next to it, his son is going to take it:
Can’t believe his son has no interest in the broncho?!
The vette way ahead on this one Bob, Its a convertible if I recall correctly but it’s red/white. Absolutely beautiful car.
His son who is acquiring the vette apparently has done VERY well in life! Probably more his taste I’m guessing.
His son who is acquiring the vette apparently has done VERY well in life! Probably more his taste I’m guessing.