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On my way back to the shop today after dropping off the Cat 953 track loader in Nanjemoy, I passed an AD flatbed (DRW) 3600 at the intersection of Rt 6 and Rt 5 (New Market). It looked unrestored and in remarkable condition. We should track it down and get the owner on board!

I'll have to keep an eye out as well.

What if the guy is normal?
How far do we push him?
I suggest a gradual, low key approach. Don't want to scare him off by letting out too much information too fast.

Carl ... Define "normal" as used in this context. Give two examples. But your counsel is wise as always. Look what we did to the ndkid ... drove him all the way to Texas.



Mike -- I had come up behind him him on Rt 6 coming from Dentsville. He was either going straight across rt 5 or he was going to turn left to Charlotte Hall. I was trying to make the right turn onto 5 before the light turned green for the rt 5 traffic so I couldn't study it thoroughly. It looked barn fresh (a slight coating of dust that suggested it had been in a barn for a long time). It was probably the standard, but faded, Brewster Green under the dust. And from very briefest glance at the hood side I got as I went by, it was either a '49 or a '50. It looked remarkably solid. Even the bed. I hope we see it again.

I wonder if it was headed to the Hayes consignment auction coming up at Parlett's old place next weekend??? They have a frame off restored AD 3100 that is Gray with Black fenders in the auction photo gallery (scroll down, close to the bottom of the page).

https://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?listingid=3527081&category=0&zip=&kwd=

Mike B

For me to define "normal" (especially providing two examples), would be like asking a mosquito to define existentialism as it relates to modern society.
Given that the chap has either spent a lot of money on restoring that old truck, or spent a lot of money to buy it in its current condition, it stands to reason that his elevator does not go all of the way to the top floor.
Therefor, I forward the notion that it would be safe to approach him by one of us as we "normally" do.

Carl, you, once again, raise a very discussionable point. In response, I can only posit that most Culiseta longiareolata are better read and have more than a passing familiarity of Kierkegaard and their own existential angst than most Hominidae (with the probably exception of Gorillini... they seem to have a lot of angst ...). Modern society seems to offer more than a modicum of opportunity to develop one's own angst, existential or otherwise. Our own pitiable experience here in this forum would seem to offer more than circumstantial evidence to support such.

Ergo, and to wit, I would further postulate that *naturally* it stands to reason and is patently obvious to even the most obtuse casual observer that *any* owner/operator of an Advance Design truck does not possess a vertical transport mechanism servicing all floors, not just the the one in discussion here, so calling him out in particular would seem, to me anyway, to be a touch unfair.

Just sayin'

WTH did John say??????

WHAT ?????????????

It's easy Don
Obtuse casual observer (that's the people we meet and perhaps wives though I would drop obtuse from the label)
You'd have to be an idiot to mess with AD's (well, that's us too)
normal? being 4-20 maybe he meant NORML
Chuck

The wordsmith is at it again! No worries, it will soon pass! Just don't humor him, he won't stop!

I stand corrected. I think. I am not sure?

My bad. I poked the bear. Did not let sleeping dogs lie. Stirred up the hornets nest. Bee in his bonnet. Panties in a wad. That's about all I have for now.

All I heard was ADs are for the unenlightened. You have to find the top floor in a 60-66.

Bone, aren't you in enough trouble all ready?

Carl -- you started it.

As for the rest of you ...

In the immortal words of C. Montgomery Burns, "Excellent!"