How I spent New years Day
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Topic: How I spent New years Day
Posted By: 62 wood
Subject: How I spent New years Day
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 4:03am
Plowing snow!!! You southerners dont know what your missing. Weatherman predicted an inch or so...got over 5".  theres about a foot on the ground in these pics.....
Got up in the fifties yesterday and today..all melted...  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
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Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 10:07am
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62, Are you loving it? We've had more snow early on than anytime in the past 30 years. We're in a January thaw this week, but it's going to get cold again next week. Hopefully, it will start snowing again. Winter in Maine is boring without snow. ------------- |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 11:14am
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AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh, what a beatiful sunny day in Atlanta yesterday. A nice 70 degree day and it is supposed to hit 71 today. Hard to believe we were in the 20's just three days ago.
It was nice doing a little fiberglass repair on the engine cover in the warmth of the sun and outside not breathing in the dust. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 11:24am
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Tim,
We like to keep things interesting in the midwest... after the foot of snow, we had 30-40mph winds, then got to 11 below the next day.... ... three days later almost 60... go figure ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: tullfooter
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 2:25pm
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62
Where are you located. We here in SE MI got 13" of fresh snow New Years day. I couldn't enjoy it because we spent the day watching the house next door burn down. Thanks to the wind, it didn't touch my house. I was heading to my shop to get my plow truck when a neighbor called my wife's cell and said the house was on fire. We called my sons, who's bedrooms are on that side of the house, and they thought we were joking, trying to roust them out of bed. My son looked out his bedroom window and said "oh sh#@". The house had just sold and the new owner wasn't moved in yet. Sound fishy, doesn't it? 
Steve ------------- Play hard, life's not a trial run. '85 BFN '90 BFN White Lake, Michigan |
Posted By: 67nautique312
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 2:34pm
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Steve,
Been there done that.......Winter SUCKS!!! ------------- 1963 Classic (handed down to my daughter) 67 Riviera 68 barracuda 1971 Ski Nautique Promo 86 Silver Nautique 1995 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 87BFN owner
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 6:31pm
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Tull
That's what they call a successfull fire. Pardon the spelling. Glad to hear your house was ok. I spent new year's day riding the snowmobiles and plowing. 62 Nice plow rig you got there. Looks like a western with a uni-mount system. ------------- |
Posted By: tullfooter
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 7:11pm
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87
I would have given my right nut for a sled on Tuesday. BTW, I also have an 8' Western with a uni-mount on my F-350 3yd dump truck. Steve ------------- Play hard, life's not a trial run. '85 BFN '90 BFN White Lake, Michigan |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 7:28pm
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Tull,
Im in Sterling IL... in the NW corner of the state.. 87, I used an 80 one ton dually 4x4 BB Chevy for the past 20 years... hafta get used to a single wheeler again... Just bought the truck from a neighbor... its the old Western cable/T handle control plow ...at least for now... planning on looking for a Western Ultra-mount for next winter... Would like to find a used one tho. Cant justify 4500 bucks for a new one. 
oh, Tull, My 02 Yamaha Viper hasnt been started this year....really sucks. No time ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 9:22pm
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Steve you got too many irons in the fire with all your projects.Looks pretty flat out there you could have forgotten the plowing and gone out and had fun. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 9:28pm
Steve,you city folks have a pretty fancy plowing rig,here's how we do it in the country
Still haven't changed the date on the camera,this was from just before Christmas,we did not get as much as you did on New Years ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: boat dr
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 9:54pm
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Gary, what is that stuff you are pushing??????????????????????
We have something simular in our fields in Oct. but they call it COTTON......LOL boat dr ------------- boat dr /diaries/details.asp?ID=4631 - 1949 Dart /diaries/details.asp?ID=1533 - 1964 American Skier |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: January-08-2008 at 11:13pm
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That's a cool old tractor, Gary.
New Year's in Southern Maine 
Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 12:22am
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Billy that's next summers boatin water.We store it that way so we have it for later.
Thanks for the tractor complements guy's.I learned to drive on that thing many years ago.Dad didn't have a battery in it so I had to crank start it,I learned real fast how to drive a stick ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 1:02am
Gary.... nice Cub!... And FYI, Im about as far away from a city folk as anyone could be. In fact I still have my Farmall Super C stuck down in the barn that I used to mow our 2 1/2 acres with. Havent used it for over 5 years,but cant quite part with it either.  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Gary S wrote:Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 1:08am
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Man you guys are killin' me.
Like the snow pics...can almost feel the cold...and thats close enough. Gary I just cannot imagine workin' in that...even tho I know I did it for years. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 1:22am
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John... Man you've really "weinied" out on us since youve become one of those southern people. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 1:28am
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Right you are...and darn proud of it!
Bring Pam down for a little visit..you need to be warmed up! john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 2:02am
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John,
heres a pic of our house the same day.... 
Its your turn to come up here! We can get the sled out and show you how much fun a 500lb ,140hp , sled is! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 2:38am
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I knew that would get you going Steve,I'm really in a built up area now,my neighbor hood hasn't really changed but everything around me has.I cant even push snow across the street anymore,too much traffic.
John I'll give you the standard answer, we like the change of seasons here.We keep telling ourselfs that otherwise we'd go crazy. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: p/allen
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 2:53am
As long as we are showing winter snow pics , Wendy took this one while we were leaving NE In. Notice the 3 swans to the left of the boat.
Here is a better pic of the swans .  ------------- Pat http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w146/72ccfan/100_5977-1.jpg - My 72 Skier Rock River Dixon,ILL. |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 3:32am
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Enough already of the snow pictures.
Mighty nice looking place Steve. Thanks for your gracious offer...we would love to see you both but.....well maybe a bit later! I had forgotten how tough ya gotta be to live in the Midwest in the winter. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 87BFN owner
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 8:20pm
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62 wood
We still have the old cable style western on our 79 F-250. WE got rid of the t-handle controller around 85 though. Went to just stick control box, not to be confues with the new style joystick control boxes though. I had an ultra mount on my 05 F-350, man was that thing sweet. I could have the plow ready to go in less then a minute. Took longer to get out of the truck and get back in then it did to hook it up. ------------- |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: January-09-2008 at 8:47pm
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Nice looking hosue, Steve. Between the style and surroundings, that picture could have been taken in Maine. ------------- |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: January-10-2008 at 1:32am
Thanks Bruce... we spent the 10 years gutting and remodeling the old farm house. Well worth the time investment, however , I really wouldnt want to do it again. As for Maine, You'd be able to tell the difference in summer by the corn fields on three sides of us. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 87BFN owner
Date Posted: January-10-2008 at 7:23pm
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Kind of like the centry 21 commercial, where the couple buys a house in the summer and the green leaves are covering the view of the prison located directly behind them. They find it in the fall when all the leaves are gone. Funny commercial, might have to see it to find it funny. ------------- |