They did make these into 1942 but they are generally called 1941 1/2 tons. This hard cab was of the last series which they made 274 of.
That's what normally happens with me. Mother Nature seems to always have another idea. [img] I can remember working with Dad's old splitter,...
It's polished stainless. I got into using stainless as the chrome these days just doesn't last. For the money you pay for it, it's pretty...
1st and last weld are TIG which I'm still learning on and have yet to do any aluminum. I'm running mix gas on the MIG, no flux core rod was used...
Learned in shop at shop with a stick welder. Rest was just trying. Here are some more for your viewing pleasure,. ;) Thanks for all the kind...
The building was designed to be able to back a normal pickup to the ledge and unload. Makes for a small step into the bed to load the cart up....
I had gotten one of those cheap foreign made carts to move wood just from the truck into the furnace house. I knew it wouldn't last but needed...
[IMG] Exposed inner walls you can see full 3 x 10 studs on 1 st floor, 3 x 8 on the second floor Hand hewn main beams. plate was 12 x 16! [IMG]...
That first year of using the boiler was a learning experience. [IMG] Loading the boiler house went great. Stacked the wood in there and didn't...
Here a few more closeups. I know I would have appreciated seeing a working system when I was laying out mine. [IMG] [IMG] [img] [IMG] [IMG]...
Next was the plumbing system. My dealer told me the parts I needed and gave me a sequence/order they needed to be in. Sold me the parts and I went...
[img] Slab poured and hand trowled as smooth as I could get for easy sweeping. [img] After the block was all laid I put rebar through every...
[img] Had a pouring party and a family friend brought his power trowel and did a fantastic job. You can see in the background the cut in the...
Around this time I was at a crossroads. Either start buying my own equipment and farm our own ground or get another job. I loved the work and the...
This was the first time we filled this shed. [img] [img] Stack measures 80' X 18' X 7' so that is about 78 cord. Till we were all done we had...
The stove actually looks better than what the pictures show. Not perfect by any means but it's original. It also has something that could never be...
When I was a kid my grandparents used a parlor stove as a back up after they had an oil furnace with baseboard heat put in. They still burned a...
pretty close to you, Just West of Dayton in Farmersville.
Was asked to elaborate on my heating system and I figured I'd just start a one stop shopping thread. First the history. My Dad started heating...
Kind of a community with these trucks as we trade info/parts and such so I probably know them. I went to the National rally this year which is...
