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We broke Scott's tractor!
I shouldn't have pressed the issue to try and pull out a stump from the sloped area. As Scott D. pulled and pried, both shafts of the hydraulic tilt mechanism bent out of shape. When trying opposite pressure to straighten them out, the right one broke! The front end was out of commission. Luckily, we were done with the front bucket work, and only had the tilling work left to do.
Reasonable 'general consensus' on the cost of new hydraulics is about $200 each. Can we chip in to help Scott buy a new pair?
Let's call it $500 and let him choose if he wants to replace them himself or pay a shop to repair. Either way doesn't matter, as long as we can help him cover some of the cost. He didn't have to volunteer his tractor or his time, but he did and I'm sure we all appreciate what he did for us and for the good of responsible shooting.
Here's a link to donate. Please add a note that your donation is for Tractor Repair. Thank you!
Trash No Land General Fund
We Broke @drewp 's Trailer!
Drewp delivered the trailer to my house in Washougal, from Forest Grove, so we could haul the water tank to Wolf Creek Lanes. Then, @S fitchell came from Aloha to pull it back to his house and fill it with water. He got to 75 gallons and a shock broke! He and drewp worked it out to return the trailer to Forest Grove, swap the water tank to drewp's big dump trailer, return to Aloha and fill it up for Sunday. It meant that S fitchell had to do a little modification to get the broken trailer to tow. It also meant that drewp needed to get his big trailer up to Wolf Creek right away on Saturday to unload the 8 cu yrds of wood chips!
With teamwork, those two guys pulled it off like nothing happened. The chips and water were there and no one knew the difference. They both went well out of their way to help this project happen. Thank you guys!
I'm not sure what the cost of the trailer repair is, but if you would like to help drewp with funds, please donate and make a note that it is for Trailer Repair. Thank you!
Trash No Land General Fund