Oshkosh P-4 Fire Crashtruck Preservation

[marchplumber]

Definitely not red. Could just be an early foliage color and could change as it ripens? It may bear useful fruit. Imagine the size of the grafted fruit if it intermingled? You have a potentially dangerous and productive farm for being so far North. Please keep us advised.

God bless
Tony

 

[Another Ahab]

This stuff just don't grow north of the border and I'll do a search but if anyone can ID it we can pick the right herbicide.

We're also trying to get some soft-wood cuttings to send to Svalbard. This thing wasn't there yesterday, now it's ten feet tall.

What is this thing......Do we use Glyphosate or 2,4-d?

Hit it with a little Texas Tea, and depending on your neighborhood, it could be gone in the morning.

 

[m1010plowboy]

MV's and birds

Had to leave the farm for a few weeks and move a friend's Bobcat to the Sunshine Coast.
Excavated a few boulders out of his new shop area and headed home after 4 days of hard rain......on the Sunshine Coast.



First thing we find when we land at the G749 farm is the P-4 gate guard's new gate guard out on his roof balcony. It was cute at first until it went inside the nozzle to hang with the family.



Lucky for these guys the battery was dead on the quad and I had to lift the seat to boost it. They're blue so they must be Navy birds.



Need to come up with a way to plug me holes once everyone moves out.

Until the shop's built, how do we keep birds off the toys?

 

[Another Ahab]

Until the shop's built, how do we keep birds off the toys?

 

[tbar123]

How about a scare crow? Or the cheaper version, wade up a old t-shirt and shove in the holes!

 

[marchplumber]

Possible plastic owl or raptor type bird? Especially one that moves with the wind.

God bless
Tony

 

[Another Ahab]

Possible plastic owl or raptor type bird? Especially one that moves with the wind.

God bless
Tony

 

[marchplumber]

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Those are "Ranger Pigeons" and have been excessively trained to fear nothing and report back to HQ. ROFLMAO

God bless
Tony

 

[m1010plowboy]

Those are all great ideas so a plan is in the works. The kid came up with an idea to stuff black balloons in the nozzles, tail-pipes and any other holes where a guy wouldn't loose them. Now all I think about is trying to blow one out of the stack.

A friend found a bag to store his testosteronsa in that zips up like a zip-lock bag. Just need one for a deuce.
http://www.carbag.com/products/carjacket

I'm pushing for a scarecrow like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaWGgwFWcR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_0tcohfSQ

The girls are saying we can tie shiny ribbons or cd's all over the trucks and the movement scares the birds off. Shiny ribbons on the trucks......phhh.

The bird of prey on the string worked at the trout pond until it rained. http://www.birdgard.com.au/pest-control/Osprey-Bird-of-Prey-Kite

....and now the solar action Owl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eNtF7TxQxY

Jellybean the fire-truck wants one of these

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx1dg8wy6lo

 

[docthrush]

Some cool info in this thread!

I am currently looking for an oshkosh arff truck to restore. We have almost all of the period equip just missing the truck if anyone has any leads I would be verrrrrrry greatfull.

Thanks
Doc

 

[m1010plowboy]

P4 Preservation

It's only been 4 years, where did everybody go?

After selecting the storage location for the P4 years ago we had high water tickle her boots so pumps were needed to keep her dry last spring.

Not many pics to share trying to keep the wheels straight but we did get Jellybean to higher ground.


Had this grumpy 5 ton show up to make the pull appear easy. It's only grumpy because it's from a warmer climate near the east coast and knows whats coming.



The neighbour had a fine rig mat laying around so Goose helped out by skidding it the 1/4 mile home on country roads, take me home, to the place, I belong, under the P4.

Jellybean will have better footing and will stay dry in up to 3 feet of snow. If we get 4 feet of snow we'll all be moving back to Indian Town Gap.

 

[74M35A2]

Late to the party, as always. What’s the skinny on this? I just acquired one. Parting it out, need to give engine back to seller, but the rest is mine. She runs and drives. Pics in classifieds, but looks exact same.

 

[m1010plowboy]

Late to the party, as always. What’s the skinny on this? I just acquired one. Parting it out, need to give engine back to seller, but the rest is mine. She runs and drives. Pics in classifieds, but looks exact same.

Hide those axles, Patracy was hunting years ago. We need at least a head gasket after watching exhaust come out of the radiator over-fill tank.

Jellybean was gifted to me before it headed to the scrap yard. It's hiding in a hole to keep the pickers off it and that's the skinny so far.

 

[Another Ahab]

Jellybean was gifted to me before it headed to the scrap yard. It's hiding in a hole to keep the pickers off it and that's the skinny so far.

A rescue from the chopping block!

Reminds me of a favorite scene from the movie "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" (silly, yeah, but GOOD stuff):

- The scrap yard guy talks about breaking up the car and sending all the parts to the Fiery Furnace, and the sheetmetal of the car goes into shivers!!

 

[74M35A2]

Yep, I know, I get it. And I hate to be that guy. But, everything goes back to where it came from. Everything.

 

[Another Ahab]

Yep, I know, I get it. And I hate to be that guy. But, everything goes back to where it came from. Everything.

 

[162tcat]

How is the brake system configured on these? Air over hydraulic like the 5 tons?


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[74M35A2]

How is the brake system configured on these? Air over hydraulic like the 5 tons?


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Yes, exactly, like the 809’s, but not air like the 939’s are.

 

[162tcat]

Single circuit too?


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[74M35A2]

Single circuit too?


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No idea.