2013 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

Winter prep continued at the barn this past week. Bob and I spent some time cutting logs and filling the trailer. Once that was done, we moved some of the trucks in the wagon lines as they had sunk up to their rims. One 3/4 ton truck could not be moved as it seems that all four brakes had seized up.

Later on, we prepared one of the project trucks for winter by wrapping it up and moving it away from the edge of the barn to prevent avalanche damage from snow and ice falling from the barn roof. The wrapping on the truck will raise some questions from visitors to the barn. We already had comparisons to the Israeli armoured truck in another thread, but it is only a HUP frame with the Pilot Model HUP body stacked on top of it.

Just before quitting time, we dragged a reluctant CMP frame to the barn to salvage a set of split rims. One of the wheels refused to turn, so it left a trail all the way to the barn. Removing the nuts took some time and effort, but we managed to get them off with no damage to the nuts or studs. There was no fear of any of the wheels falling off the truck.

With that task completed, we chatted about the differences in the engine covers for the Chev line of CMPs. We noted that the bulge on the driver side of the doghouse varied in size, and that some doghouses had one round access hole, while others had two. It will be interesting to find out why the designers went from one to two holes (or from two to one hole). That took up the rest of the day, so we headed out while the sun was still shining.


Next step: clean out the front of the barn and organize the shelves (a pipe dream that I keep having every year).

Photos:
1 - Hammond log holder
2 - Mystery machine
3 - Another view
4 - The man at work