The Stovebolt Site Forums The Side Lot Old Dominion Stovebolt Society (MD, VA, West VA, DC, DE and PA) St. Mary's Co. Stovebolters MidWinter Meet and Greet - 2/10

I *know* we have several new 'Bolters right here in St. Mary's County. One of you is even within walking distance of Stovebolt HQ.

I think we should have a meet and greet kinda thing to break up the "Dark Ages" of winter and meet some folks new to the hobby or at least new to our web site.

We can discuss specific dates, but it would be a morning thing (coffee and donuts) at the "OR" -- the epicenter of past ODSS mayhem and knowledge sharing -- my shop at 41370 Friendship Ct., Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Conditions permitting, drive your Stovebolt. Otherwise, just come however.

I'm thinking Saturday, Feb 10. 0900 to whenever. Backup date would be the following Saturday.

Sundays would work just as well.

The OR currently has two patients -- Peggy's 1927 Capitol 1-ton and Joe-Joe's '69 Chevy long bed 1/2-ton. Two VERY different trucks undergoing frame-off restos so plenty to lean on, look at, work on, etc.

Not a huge event, just trying to get some of the local usual suspects out to meet some of our new joins.

I hope our new guys (both have Art Deco trucks, oddly enough) can come out to meet us.

NoVA, NoMD and SoPA boys -- you're welcome, of course. But I'm not expecting you to come long distance for some donuts and coffee. Chuck, PG and Calvert county members -- y'all are welcome. I guess.

Sounds like a plan?

Directions:

For the old timers -- Use Eugene's driveway, not the farm driveway. Park on the west side of the OR (Hambone's parking area ). Please don't block either the road in front of the OR or the driveways.

For new timers -- Take Friendship School Road (either from RT 5 or from Leonardtown via Maypole) to Friendship Ct. Once on Friendship Ct, turn right at the 3rd mailbox on the right (look for the chainsaw bars and the "Stauffer Bros and Sons" Logging/Produce sign). Follow it straight up the hill. The OR will be the first building you come to (on the right). Be aware that the property is part of a larger working Old Order Mennonite farm so there may be a fair amount of horse-drawn vehicle activity in the immediate area. Please be respectful and don't take pictures.

Well??

Sounds like fun, I'm in!

Mike B

I'm in

I’d be in if I wasn’t so far out!
Have fun!

Understood, Vic! Save your miles for something in the works for the Spring ...

Heard from Fannin. He's got some questions with cold start / starter / tune-up questions. His post is over in Engine Shop if you want to help him out there. He's hoping to make to the M&G.

Edit by Peggy Sun 2/4: As you can see below, the starter question in Engines had some side-chat going on so I moved those posts over here. It's good to see that Fannin may be joining in next weekend. Or ... we join him! Time will tell.

(Edited by Peggy : moved from Cold Start thread in Engines) to join the conversation in this thread.

I’m clueless with these dinosaurs. I’m used to plugging my computer into a LS and hitting the arrow key.

Fear not Kyle, I believe the ODSS boys will get a kick out of helping out. That's why their events alway involve wrenching. Even the get together this month is at the OR.

Maybe we should just get Sweet (our inhouse tuning expert) to join us and meet at Fannin's instead of at the OR ...

I have a sneaking suspicion that the fix for this is something simple ... we just need to go to the truck, see first hand and apply our collective experience to it. We've figured out harder stuff than this....

Fannin -- ask us about Buddy -- the truck we started and drove out of the swamp ...

Better yet, watch this!

We’re probably less than 5 miles apart.

The OR (meeting site) is in Oakville, about half mile from RT 235 off Friendship School Rd. Stovebolt HQ campus is in Historic Downtown Compton (Rosebank area).

I’m just past the MVA heading towards Leonardtown.

This is progressing nicely!

I work at the St. Marys County Public Schools DSS building in Loveville. Can't be that far from there at all. Might try to get my truck running for this but the weather may not be that great.

Fannin just reported he's 1941 got his running. The cold start thread.

If I can find the durn place, I'd like to come, plz. I'll have to find it first. It's funny; I can find my way around wide open spaces like AZ and NM, dense forests and jungles like SE Asia and Central and South America and deserts in the Middle East but most of the roads here in MD have me ALL turned around an upside down. Maybe my age? Anyway, I would like to come over.
0900 - ? 2/10/2024
41370 Friendship Ct
Mechanicsville, MD 20659

S2

Stewart, Here's the Mapquest map for the OR -- John says you've been there before. It's our old Christmas Tree farm. The front field is now horse pasture. The shops and pole barn are still there - close to the house. John says a bunch of the greenhouses are going up. It's beginning to look a lot like spring. And it's suppose to be sunny and 60s on Saturday.

Thank you, Peggy. Yes, I have been there a couple of times. So, I'll see you all there.

S2

I finished the brake rebuild on the 41 today and put close to 75 miles on it. It’s ready for Saturday!

A few days ago, I finally had a chance to spin some wrenches on the GreenMachine. Was sitting here thinking I need a shake down run.
Looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday

Cool, Fannin. You will probably get the award for having the oldest Stovebolt *driven* to the M&G

Just a note .... Sweet and I will be bringing the coffee (and related condiments) and donuts. Attendees should bring their own mugs, though.



Long day dealing with Chuck County drivers ...

See ya in a few!

The Boston Cremes are reserved for the ODSS Sergeant At Arms.

Fannin, nice looking truck!

Hey Phil! Once the boys return, I think you'll like the looks of the OR and especially the *new look* of Calvin, the 27!! Me thinks they'll be a good bit of story to come from this Meet 'n Greet. John said this morning, this is a bit like how Homecoming started way back when.

Pictures, we will need proof that it actually happened!

Don

Huge thanks to Robert who completely rebuilt the door latches on the 41 today. They were so worn down the door wouldn’t latch when I pulled into the OR. Robert took them off, can ran back to his house and threw on some weld and got them back to new condition. He even painted them red to match!

Glad to help, can’t have Dave falling out the door.

A *few* more pics from today ... More to follow

Sweet -- please post whatever you have. Convoy pics??

Great day!

It was great to see familiar faces and meet you Kyle and your parents. I’m glad your truck landed in your hands given the history.

Here are a few pics to prove sometimes this internet thing creates fun times!

Stovebolt sighting www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT82Jmm5GcE

Thanks John for setting this up and for providing the coffee and donuts, I had a great time today catching up with old friends and meeting new!

Thanks Kyle for showing us your toys and shop!

Mike B

Looks like a good time. Sorry to have missed it.

Thanks for the pics guys. Nice M&G!

Most importantly, who got the 4 heart shaped donuts??😋

It was great meeting everyone, and my father really enjoyed getting to look over the 49. Looking forward to more meet ups in the future. I learned a few things yesterday, and glad I was able to pass on some acronyms... OBS, NBS, NNBS.

Oh goodness, what great trucks ! Looks like a splendid time was guaranteed for all!