My Truck

[Rod Salter]

Yes Mike 2 hole pump.

This afternoon I cleared the deck.

About 30 or 35 years ago I fitted Grampa's (mum's side) home made crane, I also fitted the Military wheels for better stability as it had only one civilian each side and that was fitted on the inside.

crane.jpg

Where I was out west nothing ever rusted away, logs did not rot.

But here, metal vanishes in front of my eyes,
The rims were standing upright on the back tray but grass and leaves had gotten between them.
They have been there about only 15 years and ruined already !

rim 1.jpg

front

rim 2.jpg

rear

Oh well, it's done and I wasn't going to use those rims anyway, although I have 5 left.

I must have a dig around out bush for the other 2 chev rims but I suspect they got covered in silt during a flood, if memory serves me well.

Incidentally aluminium left on the ground here vanishes like it was dipped in acid

Rhetorically, I often wonder what chassis were cut up for the crane.

cheers rod