Welcome to the Pullsite webmaster's soapbox, of sorts. I guess you can call it my commentary, diary, memoirs - or whatever you prefer to call it. Thought about putting one of these up most of the week. So what am I gonna do with it? I think most of it will concern the sport of tractor pulling, whether it be antique pulling, modified, smokers, pickups, you name it. But a lot of what I write here may concern other things...
And if you look real close, anyone visiting this page can post their comments. Ok, you might be thinking "I think Jerry went off the deep end this time..." That might be the case, I won't argue with that... Well, here it is, have at it...
Saw Tony Capozzo this week. Was blind-siding into a dock at GM Powertrain in Saginaw and noticed this pickup truck in front of me against the wall. Thought to myself he might better move if I have to straighten up. Realized then it was Tony. Well anyway he said he was there to fix a machine up on the 3rd floor - something to do with a flywheel. Nope, not a John Deere this time, something else. Figured he had to be lost being way up in Saginaw...
Was kinda busy this week, twice to the Bluegrass (aka Kentucky) and Kendallville and Crawfordsville, Indiana. No ice and snow to mess with this week - that was nice...
Oh yeah, last week the Indiana DOT pulled me over in Madison, IN. She said she'd do a walk-around. Told her I knew about that burned out marker light in the back (she knew - she'd been tailing me for 10 miles...). Said she wouldn't write me up for that. 'Course they always wanna look at your "comic book" - that's one thing she'll get me for, I figured. Well, to make a long story short, no violations, no nothing. Not even "Log book not current". I was stunned - they always write me up for that one - even though I never get a fine for it (knock on wood...). I think it has to do with how you behave when they pull you over. Or maybe it's because your hair is gray and they feel sorry for you... I actually don't get stopped very often - maybe twice a year by the motor carrier enforcement folks. And it's been almost 10 years since I had a speeding ticket (knock on wood, again...). Often thought I'd like to take the big truck out west where they don't bother you too much, and see if I can hammer this truck beyond 100mph as the dealer says it'll do...
Got 2 engines I don't know what to do with. Well, 1 block and a complete engine anyway. They'll both fit my little red one. Well, that's not quite right. I actually know what to do with them - if I had the money to do something with them. Everything seems to be a money thing... I suppose I could hunt up a 2nd job - if I had the time...
Been thinking about the Super Pull at Marysville, Ohio this spring. We'll probably be there again and maybe the Cockshutt will come along with us. I'll ask it next time I get a chance. I see they have a rain date scheduled in case the weather don't cooperate. Even that could be interesting - lots of "suds" and socializing if we can't pull, I'm thinking...
Me and Andrew gotta go to breakfast in the morning with Cheap Swede and Dave. Got a real nice breakfast bar there - I think I'll pig out...
Was kinda busy this week, twice to the Bluegrass (aka Kentucky) and Kendallville and Crawfordsville, Indiana. No ice and snow to mess with this week - that was nice...
Oh yeah, last week the Indiana DOT pulled me over in Madison, IN. She said she'd do a walk-around. Told her I knew about that burned out marker light in the back (she knew - she'd been tailing me for 10 miles...). Said she wouldn't write me up for that. 'Course they always wanna look at your "comic book" - that's one thing she'll get me for, I figured. Well, to make a long story short, no violations, no nothing. Not even "Log book not current". I was stunned - they always write me up for that one - even though I never get a fine for it (knock on wood...). I think it has to do with how you behave when they pull you over. Or maybe it's because your hair is gray and they feel sorry for you... I actually don't get stopped very often - maybe twice a year by the motor carrier enforcement folks. And it's been almost 10 years since I had a speeding ticket (knock on wood, again...). Often thought I'd like to take the big truck out west where they don't bother you too much, and see if I can hammer this truck beyond 100mph as the dealer says it'll do...
Got 2 engines I don't know what to do with. Well, 1 block and a complete engine anyway. They'll both fit my little red one. Well, that's not quite right. I actually know what to do with them - if I had the money to do something with them. Everything seems to be a money thing... I suppose I could hunt up a 2nd job - if I had the time...
Been thinking about the Super Pull at Marysville, Ohio this spring. We'll probably be there again and maybe the Cockshutt will come along with us. I'll ask it next time I get a chance. I see they have a rain date scheduled in case the weather don't cooperate. Even that could be interesting - lots of "suds" and socializing if we can't pull, I'm thinking...
Me and Andrew gotta go to breakfast in the morning with Cheap Swede and Dave. Got a real nice breakfast bar there - I think I'll pig out...
posted by Jerry @ 9:14 PM
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