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Comment by Kirk C Hoffman on July 11, 2023 at 7:03am

Hi Paul, I've been wondering how you have been doing. I had a dose of reality set in and decided to let my Grumman move on to a new owner. I had sold my Ariens snow blower to a man from Iowa last Winter and he asked about the RV  then. We got together on a price a while back and now the RV will soon move to Iowa and start a new life. The new owner has more money to work with than I will ever have again, since I had to give up my job! I need to do a few things to get it ready for the move, including going over the battery box so it rolls in and out like it's supposed to, and I have to do a repair on the exhaust pipe which I noticed is broken and hanging down in the middle. I guess he wants to gut it and completely re-do the interior. 

   So, I guess I'm officially out of the Grumman business and will be concentrating on my Ariens tractors and old engines. I just picked up another Waukesha ICK that was on a military Start Cart. It was used to start airplanes back in the day. It's a little 60 Cu. In. 4 cylinder that drives a 28V. generator. I have another ICK engine that was originally an auxiliary engine from a Pershing tank. These guys are all aluminum, crankcase, block, and head. They weigh about 140 LBS. complete I don't know why but I like Little 4 cylinder engines! I also have an old Military generator that has a Hercules ZXB which is also a 60 Inch engine, though not as small as the Waukesha.

     So, did you ever get your sports car finished? They can be a lot of work too! 

    Well, good to know you're still hanging in there and among the living. YOU take care and have a good rest of the Summer. Talk to you soon. Kirk

 

Comment by Paul on July 10, 2023 at 9:27pm

I'm a bit late here but that's great!! How have you been? Mines still sitting in the yard waiting on me to get working on it again.

Comment by Grey Wolf on November 16, 2022 at 9:42am

I would love to live in my RV and travel the country. It would be more of a challenge than it sounds.Fuel prices being what they are and the cost of food. Id love to have a you tube channel to share my adventures on. Time will tell whether I am able to live that life. Best wishes to you and hope you are successful in your endeavors. 

Comment by Kirk C Hoffman on November 16, 2022 at 8:00am

Thanks Grey Wolf, Back about 10 years I went through the old girl and rebuilt the brake boosters, and transmission. I had to redo most of the wiring because of a fire under the dog house that started when I blew a power steering hose! So, I've been over under and through this old girl! I keep thinking that I should just have an auction and sell all my stuff (junk) and just hit the road!  And can't bear to give up on that idea. I need to find a way to live another 70 years or so! Stuff like this keeps me going!

Comment by Grey Wolf on November 15, 2022 at 10:00am

Congrats on a job well done. Gives one a warm feeling inside to be able to do something like this. Time to celebrate and drive it around the block or around time just to enjoy the experience.Best of luck.