[TheForge] Re: 250# Murray (Was Re: test)

[Mike Spencer]

> Mike, I never heard you sound so responsible before.........
>
>Congradultions on growing up, making wiser choices, and being so sure
>of your priorities of late...........

Jeez, Ralph, now I'm just gonna have to go out and do something
completely off the wall, just to recover my self esteem. :-)

I um... what's that word?  Yeah, I "mispoke" anyhow.  It's 200 miles
each way or a 400 mi. round trip to fetch the Murray home.

> Your 3/4 ton truck ought to pull a borrowed 5 ton tag along...

Yeah, well, maybe.  But my truck is woefully underpowered with a 302
engine. I might have to make half of such a run in 3rd at 30 mph.  I
am looking around for someone who hauls farm or logging mchinery that
might be deadheading back from up that way.  But I'd be just as happy
to see MBA get it.  I think there's a committe or board meeting this
weekend where they'll discuss it.

What's the going price down that way for a 50# Little Giant or Jardine
in average or perhaps a bit better than average condition?  I've found
one but the guy wants more than my budget will support.  He'd come
down a bit (or maybe a lot) if I could reasonably demonstrate that he
was way off base.

> ...when I read the bit about hauling it on your truck, what flashed
> into my head was a picture of you converting the hammer into a
> motorized vehicle, with pto for the hammer itself...

Well, if there were a 10 or 20 HP stationary engine at the same
location and a really heavy-duty freight dolly with 10" solid rubber
and steel wheels....flat belt...tension pulley...yeah, it might be
doable. :-)

BTW, if any of you guys are keen on old stationary engines, here's
something for your reference shelf:

     http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/acadia/index.html



- Mike

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