From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@attbi.com)
Date: Mon Jan 06 2003 - 12:16:13 PST
Yup. I took it to a professional. Funny though, it lasted for the 12 years I
have been plowing with it...
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Foley" <redmenaced@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Plowing snow with a 42'.............
> The Goosey Gobber strikes again!!!
>
> You need a better welder!
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> --- Steve & Jeanne Keith <cckw@attbi.com> wrote:
> > We got about 12" of snow over the past two days and
> > the old 42 Cheby 4x4 did
> > a fine job keeping the 1/4 mile driveway to the POD
> > and son in laws place
> > open. It was tough on the truck and I had to plow
> > faster than I normally do
> > to try and throw the light snow over the existing
> > banks.
> >
> > Yesterday, I decided it was time for some gas so I
> > proceeded to Concord NH 5
> > miles away. I had thought about leaving the plow at
> > home, but it is such a
> > pain to get it back on , I decided to drive to the
> > big city with it on...
> >
> > On the longest hill (3/4 mile) going down I hit a
> > bump and heard a funny
> > noise. I also observed (I am very observent...) that
> > I could no longer see
> > the angled corner of the plow. I assumed that maybe
> > the chain had jumped off
> > of the hoist assy. Stepping on the brakes sent the
> > truck into a skid on the
> > snow covered roads. Plan B. let off of the brakes
> > and gas and slow down
> > slowly.
> >
> > When I finally stopped at the bottom of the hill and
> > got out, I could not
> > believe what had happened. The welding (not mine)
> > had broken and the cross
> > angle iron that the plow mounts to had come off of
> > the rest of the plow
> > frame. The plow was being pushed/dragged face down
> > in the road, just in
> > front of the tires, only being held back from going
> > under the truck by the
> > hoist chain! WOW! Can't quite imagine if I had
> > passed over it....
> >
> > Needless to say, the angle fittings were all broken
> > or ground into nothing.
> > Hopefully the plow is not bent, nor the cylinders
> > etc.
> >
> > A good neighbor stopped and we hooked the back end
> > of the broken off plow
> > frame over the hoist cylinder and I carried it home
> > that way....
> >
> > Always an adventure!!!
> >
> > Steve AKA Dr Deuce
> >
> >
> >
> >
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