This is the scraper that we brought from Tulsa to Redding, CA. This beast almost killed us. It was 107 outside when we loaded it and it had no brakes. It weighed in at 67,000 pounds was 41' long, and was 11'6" wide.
This is my wine tank. It was full of delish wine when we picked it up and I drank it all. Well I shared a little bit with Nannies ;) This load was pretty cool actually. This tank was 13'6" wide and 13' tall. We had to have escorts for part of the trip.
Arrr arr arr. Nannies is singing to you. Arr arr arr. Good morning to you! Good morning to you! You look like a monkey and you smell like one too! Arohhhhhhh!!!!
After the tank we hauled a Oshkosh truck back up to Oshkosh WI. I think I was so happy to be going home that I forgot to take a picture of that load. Opps.This is the "lorax" machine that we hauled out of WI to CA. That attachment at the end grabs the tree and cuts it down. That's why I call it the Lorax machine. This thing was 69,000 pounds.
Here's Chris yapping on the phone in Reno. I'm sure he's talking to Skip. Hi Skip! It was cold up in NV. Hence the long sleeved shirt. We even had to wear jackets.
And that brings us to now. We picked up this Komatsu PC300 in Chino, CA and we are going to be dumping it in Grand Prairie, TX in the morning. This biggie was supposed to weigh 70,000 pounds but with that big ole' bucket on it it weighed in closer to 74,000 pounds. This is the heaviest thing we have hauled so far and we are probably pushing our luck.We are in Weatherford, TX right now. We pulled in yesterday and selected a premo parking spot with Idle Aire. Yesterday we watched the Busch race then the truck race and today we are watching the Cup race, yipee, and tonight we will take off to camp out at the consignees doorstep so we can start the hunt for another load.
I also have some knitting pictures. YEAH!!!!!! It feels like forever since I posted knitting pictures but I feel like I should have a lot more to show you. Oh well this is what I've got.This is Chriss red white and blue socks. The yarn is self patterning so I just knit these around and around to showcase just the fun yarn. I'm sure the only time you will ever see these crazy socks on Chriss feet is if you are over at the house.
These are my autumn socks. I bought this yarn at depth of field in Minneapolis when I was still working at Admiral. I was with Betsy when I bought it. Remember Betsy???? I just didn't feel like knitting it this summer. Once we got up to Reno and it was cool and fall like I knew it was time to start these socks! I am working them from the toe up with Brown Sheep Wildfoote. I have two skeins of this yarn so I am going to just keep knitting until I run out of yarn.
Here is another pair I have been working on. I don't really have a name for these. I just call them my purple socks. I am working these from the toe up also. I feel like I have been working on them forever. They just aren't holding my attention. I wonder why some projects are like that? I have one done and slowly but surely I will get the other one done.
This is another pair of yummy mittens. They are going to be nice. The blue is the inner mitten and is baby alpaca and is super soft. The green is the outer mitten and is cascade quatro Peruvian wool. I like these because the inside will be super soft and the outside will be warm and durable.
Well that's all folks. I hope you enjoyed all the pictures. Sharing them with you ate up hours of my life. hehe.
PS. I think I'm going to look into this mobile blogging thing that blogger offers. I can take pictures with my phone and then send them right to the blog. So check back and don't be surprised if there are some blog entries that are just pictures with out any comments.
3 comments:
Thanks for the update! You have been busy with loads and with knitting! Those were some mighty big loads! I think those red and blue socks will make the perfect fashion statemkent with Chris' Jr. jammies :-))) Love the blue and green mittens - great colors. Looking forward to seeing pics of the new place when you get home...
Big hugs and kisses from your very own "B&B"
AWESOME! All the pictures for us guys, and details too! Of course I still admire your knitting, although I still don't see how you can maintain your composure with all those little stitches.
Happy Trails...
good job on posting. i'm glad i didn't have to wait 15 years to hear something. i love the wine cask. it feels like forever ago that you were towing that. :)
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