Timothy Maikshilo

Carlotpilot I bet they are using for all the snow they've been getting in Connecticut! Jim that's perfect! Great come back! We've got a couple like that at work and they do go through an ungodly amount of fuel.

Here is a picture from 2003 of Tilcon's T800B with it's lowbedMight be a KW but it's damn sweet!

Welcome and good luck with your dream!

Fred it definitely is a turkey, they were in the door yard looking for a hand out and flew back to their perch when I got my snow shoes on. They do resemble a vulture for sure.

Perfect gift. She knows her man!

-30 here before the sun came up Kristen out the door to work. My Brother in Ct said the they have so much snow the deer are having a hard time getting around. At least we only have 2 1/2 feet.

Yesterday on my morning show shoe spotted a Turkey on top of my red pinesPretty cold morning and today is the sameFeel bad for our woodland friends this winter.

Very sorry to hear this, condolences to his Family.

Awesome!

I thought it was pretty cool and great job putting it together and for a good cause.

Nicola Wolfe/Fairfax NZMini Mack: Doug Kearns with the 'mini Mack' he and Brett Shaw built this year. A mini Mack truck has got truckies talking at a North Otago truck stop. The custom-built mini-Mack is the "labour of love and frustration" of Doug Kearns, of North Otago Hotel and Motels. He plans to use it to raise money for charities fighting children's cancer. Nicola Wolfe/Fairfax NZBig engine: The Mack has a Kholer Courage 15 engine and is driven from the front trailer. Kearns has wanted to build the truck for the past five years after seeing a similar one in Timaru. He built the truck with Brett Shaw. The truck took four weeks and two days to make and cost $25,000. "I bought a Husqvarna and cut it in half. That's how it started," Kearns said. Nicola Wolfe/Fairfax NZSmall beginning: Doug Kearns said the truck started off as a Husqvarna mower cut in half. The truck is made of steel and everything was resourced locally. "A few bits and pieces were donated - pipes, side mirrors," Kearns said. It even has a running Kholer Courage 15 engine and runs a little over 10kmh. Kearns said at the moment the truck had only been used on the grounds but that he would like to find out whether it can be taken on the road. The Mack is based on the truck in the opening of the 1978 movie Convoy. "It started off as an early R-series Mack but because of the size we couldn't get the curve to make it nice and round. The truck drivers say it [looks like] a freight liner Mack," said Kearns. The trailers for the truck where built in late 2014 as part of his business float for the Oamaru Christmas Parade. They can seat about 10 children. At the time Kearns pulled the trailers with a ride-on mower. They won Best Business Float. Kearns plans to utilise the truck for a Show and Shine event at the truck stop on February 22. Proceeds from the rides will go to support North Otago children with cancer. Donating to children's cancer is something Kearns said he and partner Diane have always wanted to do. "I think we always wanted to do something along those lines. Now we are here it just seemed right to do something like this now," Kearns said. The couple said they wanted to ensure that the money is used to support a local charity and local families. "I think everybody needs to give back at some stage in their life." He said he hopes to run the event every year and would like to see the Oamaru community support it. There will also be a number of other events including an auction and activities for the children. The bar and kitchen will also be open. Kearns said the experience has been "absolutely brilliant". "I really enjoyed it and would do it again." He said he already has plans to build another. - The Timaru Herald I saw this and wanted to share it from Stuff NZ

Cold up here this Presidents Day. Hazardous Weather ConditionsWind Chill Warning is in effect until February 16, 12:00 PM ESTHazardous Weather Outlook is in effect Fair -10°F -23°C Humidity51%Wind SpeedW 10 G 17 mphBarometer29.88 inDewpoint-24°F (-31°C)Visibility10.00 miWind Chill-28°F (-33°C)Last Update on 16 Feb 6:55 am EST Guess I'll talk a short snow shoe just to see how the deer and turkeys are doing then B line it back to the house!

Cute and they don't shed! Even better!

Great pictures oldmaktrucks. Are the blue containers living areas? You must really have to cut the fuel to keep running!

Thanks Paul was wondering about the king pin and what you can a turn table we call a fifth wheel. Do you have ramps for the back of the trailer?

Now that's quite a load!

Jim been out snow shoeing and enjoying the great out doors back in Vermont but do miss the beaches and warm weather. Man the deer are taking it hard up here now. -20 at night with the deep snow is going to affect the deer population and the turkeys too.

Jim I'm back home and my friends at FH send me this pictures. But I think working there would be very interesting with all the different things they do.

Ed I have the answer to the ladder problem!It will make you look damn sexy...but you may get a blister.

Thanks for sharing the great pictures and info on the trailer Paul. Also was wondering if the king pin and plate gets covered in dirt when in the flat position?

Ed try some magnet insoles for your shoes. My wife bought me some years back and after being on my feet all day they really help.

Looks great! Love the new bumper and you should give up jogging if your legs are showing wear!

Can't wait to see some pictures, Welcome!