M656 and Unimog at home in new shop

[sangamon]

Here are a few pix of my new shop with my vehicles. The shop is 50x74 with a 14 foot door and 16 foot ceiling. There are also a couple of 12 foot doors.

The shop is just basically complete. Shelves and workbenches and storage and weld area and compressor are yet to come. I have lighting and 15A outlets. The lights are seven rows of five fixtures each with four 4-foot lamps. The lights are on three zones. We used GE RR7 relays for low-voltage lighting control.

I've been driving both vehicles quite a bit. The M656 is more fun each time I drive it. I'm going to have to find a boot for the shift lever, though. I'm exactly the right height that the air blast blows my hat off!

The main road I drive on is less than a mile from the border with Canada. I usually see a US Customs vehicle when I'm driving. They see me driving the Unimog all the time. For some reason, I haven't passed a Customs vehicle in the M656 yet. Hopefully I'll get the same bored, uninterested reaction that I get from the Unimog.

 

[Stalwart]

That's FANTASTIC Brad! The air might take your hat off but it hit me right in the eyes.

Just don't do what I did and fill the rest of the garage with toys. You still need room to work. I LOVE the new license plate on the old girl!

 

[mikeroot2]

 

[cranetruck]

Beautiful shop!
Try this seller for your boot, I got mine from someone like him, can't remember, though. You will have to take the engine hatch covers off for access and use a large hose clamp (existing?) to keep it in place.
gear shift boot items - Get great deals on Kenworth, Peterbilt items on eBay Stores!

 

[Stan Leschert]

Yes, I know your locale. Are you interested in coming up for a Canada Day parade (July 1) in Vancouver? If so PM me.

Sweet shop. How many more big green trucks are you going to make it hold?

 

[srodocker]

wow nice shop!!! you coming to the PNW rally this year?

 

[bbf]

nice to have a big shop to keep the toys in