Ft. McCoy (Sparta) to UP Michigan

[camp9]

I'm headed to Ft. McCoy WI tomorrow to pick up a truck. Anyone else here going to be there tomorrow?

Camp

 

[dozer1]

Not going there tomorrow. Good luck on the recovery. Are you planning on driving it home or trailering?

 

[camp9]

Gona stick it on a trailer, figured might as well get it home and wake it up from it's nap there. It's so wet up here I don't even have to feel rushed to get back home to do some farming.

 

[dozer1]

Man, I know what you are saying . As much as I enjoy this website and spending time on the net, I TOO SHOULD BE FARMING. Havent done a thing yet and had 1.5 inch soaking rain yesterday. More t-storms coming Sat. they say. So here I am .

I think that is a good idea to trailer if you can. Sometimes they dont wake up quite as easy as you would like em to.

 

[camp9]

Same here, about 2 inches yesterday, about 2/10th today, 70% chance tomorrow, and again saturday through next wednesday. last year at this time the small grains were all done. I heard on Ag Day yesterday that less than 5% of the spring wheat is planted over by you and N Dakota. If it stopped raining today we'd be 10 days before we could think about putting a tractor in the field. Got to love it.

 

[dozer1]

Hey Camp, how did your recovery trip go and have you got that 1031 to wake up yet?

 

[camp9]

We did alright. Our two youngest boys played hooky and came with me to keep me company, and see what a military base looked like. We got to see a lot of wet fields, not one planted yet. Only field work was being done on a very sandy potato farm. Came across a spot where a tornado and crossed the highway last week. Big oak trees all broke right off and twisted half way up. Quite a site. Seth took us out to the back lot to load the truck. That was the first time we were back there. Lots of old stuff along with all the new too. The truck had been sitting since last fall sometime. They hooked the jumpers up and it rolled over, wanted to fire but didn't. They gave it a small shot of ether and it took right off. I know, Citizensoldier already told me that's a big no no with a 6.2 Our youngest asked if he could take some pics and I told him take all you want. He only took one of the truck on the trailer, and headed off taking pics of all the other things there. Loaded it up, chained it down and headed home. I'll post some pics as long as out internet can handle it. Both pics are just before we get back to the UP at a favorite place to stop and get cheese.

 

[camp9]

The truck came from Texas. Not sure how or why it ended in Wisconsin. I'm wondering if it was at a GL lot down there. Here's a pic with some writing showing Texas Riley Lot ?? Second pic is the only one our youngest took at the GL lot.

 

[dozer1]

Sweet lookin truck! bet that thing will be handy too. Hard to beat for a farm service truck.

 

[camp9]

Heres some pics from the back lot. The last one was some HMMWV's being delivered through the front gate.

 

[lacoda56]

Ether in a 6.2 is ok as long as it doesn't hit the glow plugs. Started mine that way many times. Good looking truck by the way!

 

[camp9]

Sweet lookin truck! bet that thing will be handy too. Hard to beat for a farm service truck.

Ya, I think it has the potentiality to make life a little easier. If I could of had one 15 years ago it really would of made life easier. But I was younger then and like Tevay on Fiddler on the Roof said, "I was so happy I didn't realize how miserable I was"

 

[camp9]

Ether in a 6.2 is ok as long as it doesn't hit the glow plugs. Started mine that way many times. Good looking truck by the way!

Thanks. It only has 20,600 miles on it. It has a new set of tires, batteries, shocks, and springs on the front. It has a small ding in the rear drive shaft, and has a slight vibration going down the highway, so have to fix that. As far as the glow plugs, I don't think there heating up. Everything is working like it should all the way down to the glow plugs. Juice right to that point, so guessing right now they must be bad.

 

[camp9]

This is painted on the inside drivers door with the date September 12 2006. Any idea what it means or why it was painted there?

 

[319]

This is painted on the inside drivers door with the date September 12 2006. Any idea what it means or why it was painted there?

Wild guess but might mean serviced, or maybe even replaced.

Nice looking truck. The CMTs are the best of the wheeled lot!