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Here is a picture that Brian Powell sent me of his neat little Power King Tractor. Sitting in the seat of the neat little tractor is his two boys, Ian and Shane. I bet they’ll grow up to love tractors too. Many years ago I had a little Economy Tractor and I loved that little tractor. Brian is a machine design engineer for the Kobelco Co.Â
LETOURNEAU LOADER MODEL PROGRESS- The loader parts are back on my workbench. This morning I painted the inside of the cab, attached the frame sections, mounted the wheels , bolted in the engine /generator, Got the radiator in place , attached the side cat walk and stairs, and bolted on the loader arms and lift cylinders. The fire suppressor tanks are all painted red now , the exhaust stacks are now painted black and all the lights are painted. The roll bar with the four jumbo spot lights are all bolted in place. This afternoon I will put the windows in the cab and mount the bucket and the dump linkages. So by suppertime it should be 95% completed. Seeing that officially today at 5:00 Deb and I are taking a 4 day weekend to spend with family and just enjoy life in general. We are taking the laptop so I will keep up the webpage as we enjoy life in general the next four days, ha,ha. I think enjoying life in general does include stopping and looking at cool machinery and taking pictures, LOL
Cat D-9G Dozer Progress- Last night I did get the lower frame parts welded and bolted in place. I also got the floor section cut out and the openings for the pedals. The rear fuel tank is also welded together and welded in place. Mon. I will continue to work forward building the hydraulic tank, control consoles with levers on both sides of the seat and the operators seat. Then the pedals, foot rests, and then forward to the dash and steering brake hand levers and upper throttle lever. I am excited to see this old Cat D-9G take shape on my workbench.
GAYLORD WEATHER- 50 degrees and I just got back from a short ride in the Corvette around the neightborhood to get the fluids stirred up in it from sitting for a few weeks during the snowy weather. It’s still fun to have .
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE FROM DON , DEB , NICOLE AND BILL
