Saturday, December 17, 2016

Lew's Logbook: Plow Practice

(Lew writes tonight from snow-covered Southern Maine. Enjoy his post! ~ Tracy)

They say that practice makes perfect.

Have you ever heard the term “quick-release plow”? Well, they’re not so quick-release.

Fred and I put the plow on his truck near the end of November. It was a bit of a task but we got it done and thought we were all set…Not.

The truck had a problem with the starter so it had to go to the shop. We took the plow off…not that easy.

Truck repaired, put the plow back on (sigh). All set…Not.

Truck has an electrical problem with the heater fan. We had to take the plow off again but tried a new technique. Not too bad.

Truck repaired again and when Fred brings it home he is able to drive right into the connect slots on the plow. We didn’t try to finish the connection until the next morning because it was getting dark.

Next morning we go out to set the connecting pins. As I walk out the door Fred yells up the driveway, “You’re not gonna believe this.” He had the plow pins all set.

We definitely have learned something, but I hope that we don’t have any more practice this year.

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