mikey
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I want to thank ss member paulfarber for going above and beyond to assist me with my recovery of two deuces from Mechanicsburg. As a newb with no experience and nothing more than the TM's, this website and a set of tools, I would not have been able to recover these vehicles myself.
I originally turned to shipping companies, but could not find a single company to move two deuces 175 miles. Uship, Eric from Hotshots, brokers local to Mechanicsburg all said they couldn't help. Between time spent searching for shippers and bad weather causing a few base closures, I was running out of time. With just a few days to spare paulfarber came to the rescue.
Paul (orange hat) met me yesterday morning and helped me get both trucks running. We then drove the trucks back to his house, 75 miles, where his father kindly gave us a ride back to our cars. One truck ruptured a coolant hose 20 miles into the trip and with Paul's experience we were able to stop at a truck stop and get it patched up to complete the trip. Overall, it was a 13 hour day with a few pitfalls. It was cold, wet and uncomfortable to say the least.
When I was originally considering buying a deuce it was SteelSoldiers.com that sealed the deal. I found a community where people with a common interest worked together and contributed to help each other. I knew I would come to rely on this community, but I did not think it would be so soon.
It is members like paulfarber who set an example of what makes this hobby possible, as well as enjoyable. The act of selflessly dedicating your time and effort to help an inexperienced fellow member and impart some of their knowledge and experience on him so that hopefully he can some day do the same is what enables this community to expand and continue.
Paul, thank you to both you and your father. I owe you deeply.
Mikey
I originally turned to shipping companies, but could not find a single company to move two deuces 175 miles. Uship, Eric from Hotshots, brokers local to Mechanicsburg all said they couldn't help. Between time spent searching for shippers and bad weather causing a few base closures, I was running out of time. With just a few days to spare paulfarber came to the rescue.
Paul (orange hat) met me yesterday morning and helped me get both trucks running. We then drove the trucks back to his house, 75 miles, where his father kindly gave us a ride back to our cars. One truck ruptured a coolant hose 20 miles into the trip and with Paul's experience we were able to stop at a truck stop and get it patched up to complete the trip. Overall, it was a 13 hour day with a few pitfalls. It was cold, wet and uncomfortable to say the least.
When I was originally considering buying a deuce it was SteelSoldiers.com that sealed the deal. I found a community where people with a common interest worked together and contributed to help each other. I knew I would come to rely on this community, but I did not think it would be so soon.
It is members like paulfarber who set an example of what makes this hobby possible, as well as enjoyable. The act of selflessly dedicating your time and effort to help an inexperienced fellow member and impart some of their knowledge and experience on him so that hopefully he can some day do the same is what enables this community to expand and continue.
Paul, thank you to both you and your father. I owe you deeply.
Mikey
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