[RHClarke]

Saturday was supposed to have nice weather in the morning with showers around the noon hour. It turns out that the whole day was quite nice. Bob, Grant and I spent the morning on various chores. Bob and Grant went to the big field with the tractor to stack wood. This Spring was very wet, so Bob wanted to get the logs off the ground so that they could season properly. While they played with their giant Jenga set, I fiddled around with my HUP window - yes, I do believe that I got the best part of that deal! Photos at the end of this missive.

This took us up to the noon hour, when we all (including Joyce!) went to lunch in the thriving village of Bourget - a five minute drive from Hammond. Bob picked up the tab much to the delight of Grant and I.

After lunch, we sorted out some vehicles in the small field. The HUP and C60 frame I bought this past winter were towed to the back row of the vehicle park and put up on blocks. The next task was to uncover the orange Ford so that Bob could take some pictures. It took a few minutes to clean out the wildlife (hornets) but once they were gone, the truck was swept out to pretty it up for the camera. Following the photo shoot, we covered the Ford up and headed to the barn.

At the barn, Bob, Grant and I prepared the tractor for a tear-down. Bob was getting concerned with the leaking oil and water situation. So, off came the bucket and hydraulic lines. After that fun, Bob backed the tractor into the barn to prepare for Sunday's project. With the clouds moving in, it was time to head back to Ottawa.

Unfortunately, I was unable to assist on Sunday, but I am sure that Bob or Grant will provide details on the tear-down.

Here are some photos of the side window frame assembly for the 45 HUP.

1 - Frame prepared for assembly
2 - Fixed pane installed. Tooling marks are from wood wedges used to open up the gap so that the window fit. The window has U channel on three sides and a rubber "wiper" that forms a seal with the sliding pane. The fixed pane is located towards the front of the truck.
3 - Three metal flanges are installed next. The flange on the sliding pane side forms a stop for the window. The upper and lower flanges hold the fixed pane in place by a small metal tab on the end of the flange, and provide a track for the felt lined sliding window channel. They also have holes for a rubber stopper on the ends (missing) to keep the glass from impacting with the metal stop. The metal snaps on the sides and bottom of the frame are for the blackout curtains which have corresponding snaps.
4- Similar metal flanges (less the tabs) are installed next on the fixed pane side. The end flange is just a small L shaped piece that keeps the end of the fixed pane in place.