This is an older photo of my old Chevy ... though my new Chevy is old too ... just 10 years newer. It has been my backup truck for several years now and recently has been sidelined with a number of problems. A leaky waterpump being the biggest concern. This week I have been spending my evenings working on it much to the dismay of the girls. I should really just pull the drivetrain out of it and send the remainder off to the auto recyling yard, but I think I may try and squeeze a couple more years out of it. I'd originally thought I'd fix it up and keep it, but a while back I found a section of the frame that needs replaced and it's more of a job than I want to tackle with my current shop setup. Tonight ... I worked on removing all of the old hydraulic hoses from under the truck. It use to have a large soil probe mounted on the back before I purchased it from Uncle Sam. The photo below is from it's soil surveying days. They removed the probe and mounted it on a new truck 12 years, or so ago,



but they left a mess of hydraulic hoses and control cables under it. They did away with the spare tire mount when they originally installed the probe and I'm putting that back together. I've been running around with the spare tire in the bed and it's always in the way when I want to haul something. I've got plans to haul a lot of stuff away from here when it's done.