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Originally Posted by GB SISSON

The gal that took these finally figured out how to send them. Sheesh, these 72 year old kids these days..... It was a Grand Ol' Time in Eastsound Wa today. Perfect weather, no overheating. Big turnout. We have been in this parade as a family for about 40 years, rarely missing. So many old tractors and trucks pulling various smoking, belching contraptions, from 2 cycle drag saws with a 6' crosscut blade sawing through a 3' dia log, to my 2000 lb+ one lung stationary engine. Sometimes furnishings built in my shop were held from customers until parade day so they could be run through on my flatbed trailer. One year my oldest son enlisted a bunch of his friends to be playing poker on a 10' dining table that a restaurant had commissioned. Another time I had my 3 employees sitting in a group of rocking chairs on the flatbed of a 1 1/2 ton Ford AA. After the parade I found out they had been passing around a fith of Jack Daniels amongst themselves and singing partiotic songs.... Ok, things are so civilized now. Here are some pics of this extremely fine running, hill slaying, well engineered, and exceedingly FUN to drive homespun woodie wagon. I owe a debt of gratitude to all of you that helped me acheive this along with all the folks giving me the needed encouragement to see this through in time for our parade.
PS, crested Flaherety's Hill on our way home in overdrive, accelerating all the way.