16 Jul 07, 01:05 pm
Got home at 8:25 to eggs and freshly baked biscuits!
Grabbed a quik shower, at the Chiropractor's by 8:55, then the insurance agent, then to the machine shop and several other stops around fairbanks.
Got home again to a phone call from Wayne.
Now I have 1.45 hours to sleep efore my friends arrive (they're late - I think I'm glad!)
When Ole first called me to see if I could go as a backup, I regretfully declined. My trans won't hold 3rd gear. My t-case won't hold 4-hi. My front pass side hub won't stay engauged. And my winch was shorting out. The truck was in no shape to go play in the mud. But I told him, if you get in trouble out there, call me. About 5 till 11 the phone rang and I looked at Kris and said - "that's Ole!"
Phone calls were made, posts were typed, wiring was fixed, Forrest's steering linkage was fixed. Adam's Broco got a jump start, and eventually we were rolling.
As much as I mentioned was wrong with the Blazer - it was the workhorse for the evening. Winching, pulling, tugging, and throwing goo! I would say she was at about 70% and she impressed me all night. At one point I saw a red light pop on on my dash. Tach. Rev warning light set at 6500 RPM. But the Needle was at 7100! She was screaming - and sounded good. (though I won't do that too often!)
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENING / MORNING!
Grabbed a quik shower, at the Chiropractor's by 8:55, then the insurance agent, then to the machine shop and several other stops around fairbanks.
Got home again to a phone call from Wayne.
Now I have 1.45 hours to sleep efore my friends arrive (they're late - I think I'm glad!)
When Ole first called me to see if I could go as a backup, I regretfully declined. My trans won't hold 3rd gear. My t-case won't hold 4-hi. My front pass side hub won't stay engauged. And my winch was shorting out. The truck was in no shape to go play in the mud. But I told him, if you get in trouble out there, call me. About 5 till 11 the phone rang and I looked at Kris and said - "that's Ole!"
Phone calls were made, posts were typed, wiring was fixed, Forrest's steering linkage was fixed. Adam's Broco got a jump start, and eventually we were rolling.
As much as I mentioned was wrong with the Blazer - it was the workhorse for the evening. Winching, pulling, tugging, and throwing goo! I would say she was at about 70% and she impressed me all night. At one point I saw a red light pop on on my dash. Tach. Rev warning light set at 6500 RPM. But the Needle was at 7100! She was screaming - and sounded good. (though I won't do that too often!)
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENING / MORNING!
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