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Phil I'm sorry to hear about the loss of a member and your friend and hunting partner. Jim participated here for many years. Never super active but you could tell duck hunting was a part of his life for many years. You could also tell he was a quality person and someone you'd want as a...

RM I think she's going to be unseen by many ducks in gunning range. Nice work.

Richard That's a neat piece of history. When I bought the lock corner machine I did some digging and found trade magazines dedicated to the box making industry. Yes, it was large industry, and then after corrugated cardboard was invented, poof, it VANISHED. Very little of that machinery...

Roy No doubt ramps and a wench would have worked. I've used steel pipe in the past to roll things across the floor, and it works amazingly well. Problem was the hoist was what I packed and was the perfect solution, until it broke. From that point on a lot of things could have been thrown at...

Dave Off roaders love those things. I have several old cast screw jacks but don't think they would have helped in this situation.

This talk of making runs reminds me of a Tod Snider song. The lyrics are fabulous.

Dave Yeah, I could have saved myself some trouble if I only brought wood blocks and a crowbar in place of the hoist! I think it is time I bought a come along. A More Power Puller would be nice.

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. ” ― Archimedes

Sunday evening I loaded my truck and trailer with equipment for moving old iron. I thought about machinery moves I'd made in the past and what was useful. You see, when you extricate machinery by yourself from operations closed many years ago you just never know what you will run into. Just as...

SJ Don't you know it! I'm exploring the idea of traditional water transfer decal. You may recall over a decade ago I was making calls under the name Old Oliver. My mind's eye says these calls need a very traditional logo with gold flake, and very simple fonts and basic colors. The kind of...