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I am ready for it to be here. The winter can't come soon enough. I have had enough heat and humidity for this summer. I am starting to... -
Might be too early to ask this but I know I am! I have to go through sleds yet but I'M READY!!! and hoping the weather gods give us a...
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Easy there Brian, lol, it will be here soon enough! I am going to Nash you on your thread title, you might be Chomping at the bit, but...
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heckler56 replied to the thread Chaparral vs John Deere: A Build-Off Challenge.I loved the High Low range transmission. It was perfect back then for the wild UP. Your work gets me thinking of locating a survivor and...
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heckler56 replied to the thread Chaparral vs John Deere: A Build-Off Challenge.Chiming in with the others on beautiful work and education! As I watch you work on the skid and read how you wonder “what did the owner...
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Haha.
Unlike some of my painting efforts, there's no over-spray on the walls, no drips or runs, and no tracks from the wife's cat across the... -
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Thanks Guys! I always feel like I’ve made some progress when I’ve put on the first full coat of primer. It’s mostly to fill sand...
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One curiosity of the Cyclones is that many of them came out of the factory with no dedicated means of lifting the back of sled. Whether...
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Well Gary, since I was born and raised in Minnesota, it’s possible that I stayed here because I didn’t know any better. I’m thinking...
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heckler56 replied to the thread Why We Live Here.I could live in either Michigan or Wisconsin. Primarily for the seasons, the people and the hope for those epic winters I remember in...
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While the 76 chassis was decent, it still required some hammering/filling. I also filled in the passenger grab handle holes in the...
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I decided to switch horses (sort of) on the John Deere. The 440 chassis was rough but had I no other options I would have tried to work...
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heckler56 replied to the thread 2025-2026 Season Outlook Forecast.....They are at the mechanics shop. The back up sled is just an oil change but the newer sled cleared 10k miles so having the skid pulled...
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4 months? yikes, or in your shop? Was just admiring the maps you sent me last year, had them enlarged and laminated to lehak size LOL...
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heckler56 replied to the thread 2025-2026 Season Outlook Forecast.....My sleds have been at the shop for 4 months now..