Post by Rockoonz on Oct 12, 2021 0:18:39 GMT -5
Once again we were blessed in a tangible way by an alert member, Peruano Posted a craigslist link to a 20" FranTom saw in Farmington NM for a very nice price,
upon consulting Google a mere 6ish hours away. I Immediately sent an email and called, and had the miracle of reaching him before catmandewe Tony.
The saw owners son was helping dad sell the saw, he assured me I had first crack at it, and October 5 at noon was set as the time we would get together.
Since AZ doesn't do daylight savings time, we figured out that noon was really 11am our time, so a 4AM departure was needed. We got up in the dark and loaded up to go, after several trips by Elizabeth, myself and the dog, I noticed a guest at the door who had been quietly watching us in his or her warm little spot.
Never rattled till I rousted it with a stick. First one we've seen there. Bad omen? No stinking way.
On the road. Not many pics, it was dark and raining pretty much all the way to Flagstaff. "Relocating" the snake got us a little later start as I scraped out my shorts as well, so no stops worth noting. But there was that detour down a dirt road in the middle of Navajo country that got us 30 minutes late.
And, finally we met the owner and son at the storage where the saw was. I regret not getting a pic with the owner, he is 92 and mostly blind. It's his hand in the
photo of the saw below. See the 2 pieces of wood next to the saw? I paid him 3x what he asked for them, guess he hasn't bought rocks recently.
And loaded.
I put a hand crank winch for a boat trailer on my little trailer, made it easy.
We went south to Gallup and got a room for the night. It rained all night. Rock saws do a much better job of keeping oil inside than keeping water outside. If you have a reason to stop there, the Red Roof is well kept. Next morning we made it a whopping 25ish miles before our first stop. Just over the border in AZ, nice place with the Navajo blankets Elizabeth wanted.
And what a place to be with a rock saw, but no oil or generator. We only went into the visitors center, but we'll be back.
Seen on a corner in Winslow Arizona
Took the more scenic route. Coconino National forest, now we know where to camp if we're around next summer.
And back home. Pretty dandy belt guard there, after I switch out pulleys the way I like I hope it still fits.
Yeah, that's new Mexico rain water in there, and a saw that needs some cleaning.
Stay tuned...
And the sun sets in the west...
upon consulting Google a mere 6ish hours away. I Immediately sent an email and called, and had the miracle of reaching him before catmandewe Tony.
The saw owners son was helping dad sell the saw, he assured me I had first crack at it, and October 5 at noon was set as the time we would get together.
Since AZ doesn't do daylight savings time, we figured out that noon was really 11am our time, so a 4AM departure was needed. We got up in the dark and loaded up to go, after several trips by Elizabeth, myself and the dog, I noticed a guest at the door who had been quietly watching us in his or her warm little spot.
Never rattled till I rousted it with a stick. First one we've seen there. Bad omen? No stinking way.
On the road. Not many pics, it was dark and raining pretty much all the way to Flagstaff. "Relocating" the snake got us a little later start as I scraped out my shorts as well, so no stops worth noting. But there was that detour down a dirt road in the middle of Navajo country that got us 30 minutes late.
And, finally we met the owner and son at the storage where the saw was. I regret not getting a pic with the owner, he is 92 and mostly blind. It's his hand in the
photo of the saw below. See the 2 pieces of wood next to the saw? I paid him 3x what he asked for them, guess he hasn't bought rocks recently.
And loaded.
I put a hand crank winch for a boat trailer on my little trailer, made it easy.
We went south to Gallup and got a room for the night. It rained all night. Rock saws do a much better job of keeping oil inside than keeping water outside. If you have a reason to stop there, the Red Roof is well kept. Next morning we made it a whopping 25ish miles before our first stop. Just over the border in AZ, nice place with the Navajo blankets Elizabeth wanted.
And what a place to be with a rock saw, but no oil or generator. We only went into the visitors center, but we'll be back.
Seen on a corner in Winslow Arizona
Took the more scenic route. Coconino National forest, now we know where to camp if we're around next summer.
And back home. Pretty dandy belt guard there, after I switch out pulleys the way I like I hope it still fits.
Yeah, that's new Mexico rain water in there, and a saw that needs some cleaning.
Stay tuned...
And the sun sets in the west...
