Last week I finally got my notice that the Garn 2000 was ready to pick-up. The plan was to pick up the unit in Mpls. at 11:30am onday and be home with one short stop at Deerfanatic’s and be home before dark. By noon I was at the stop light heading onto the on ramp I94 when a driver pulled up next to me and pointed to the trailer. Fortunately for me he stopped as smoke was visible in the mirror. I pulled out of the lane and onto a side street thinking a brake had locked but it was a tire rubbing. I limped back the two blocks to the Garn manufacturing site and they unloaded the trailer. After lifting with a forklift it was determined that the frame was rusted and was broken allowing the tires to tip into the frame. After an hour and some forklift help along with a loan of a straight hitch I was able to get the tires off the axle and raise the tongue high enough to clear the shackle bolts on the front axle allowing me to hopefully pull the trailer six hours back home. I borrowed the trailer from a neighbor because I was told the fabricator couldn’t load a trailer with a beavertail with the forklift. The guys doing the loading said they do it all the time! Sooooo…. I headed back to get my trailer and return the following morning.
Well to bed by 11pm and up at alarm at 3:30 and heading six hours back to Mpls. The trip was uneventful fortunately but I was able to be back on the homestead before the sun went down. I was glad I had voted absentee or I would have had to wait till Wednesday.
I do have to say the Garn appears exceptionally well made and the fellows at CheckPoint Welding, the fabricator for Dectra, are the nicest bunch of guys you can meet. They were exceptionally helpful and understanding all through the delivery. The crew that welds the Garn were very proud of the product they were building.
I am working on finishing up outside chores till the snow gets heavy, then in a week or two I can focus on getting the Garn installed. I will post photos as I progress.
Well to bed by 11pm and up at alarm at 3:30 and heading six hours back to Mpls. The trip was uneventful fortunately but I was able to be back on the homestead before the sun went down. I was glad I had voted absentee or I would have had to wait till Wednesday.
I do have to say the Garn appears exceptionally well made and the fellows at CheckPoint Welding, the fabricator for Dectra, are the nicest bunch of guys you can meet. They were exceptionally helpful and understanding all through the delivery. The crew that welds the Garn were very proud of the product they were building.
I am working on finishing up outside chores till the snow gets heavy, then in a week or two I can focus on getting the Garn installed. I will post photos as I progress.
Glad you got it. Hope the rest of the project goes smoothly. Keep us posted.
