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Originally posted by Flatfender Ben Flatfender Ben wrote:

We often find Ruger sitting in the front yard staring across the valley.

Ever read The Call if The Wild by Jack London?
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Desert Dog hard at work as usual. 

I decided to move Bulldog Jeep. 
So I had my assistant backup and I attached the tow bar. 


Things didn’t go exactly as planned Confused
It was a lot muddier than I thought and desert Dog quickly became swamped Ouch



I had to unhook bulldog and tell my wife to shift into 2nd gear  low range and desert Dog clawed it’s way out.She did a great job spinning mud everywhere Clap




Still waiting for it to dry out enough to move bulldog. 


Edited by Flatfender Ben - 01 Feb. 2019 at 3:05am
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Originally posted by smfulle smfulle wrote:

Originally posted by Flatfender Ben Flatfender Ben wrote:

We often find Ruger sitting in the front yard staring across the valley.

Ever read The Call if The Wild by Jack London?

I watched the movie as a kid. 
I haven’t ever read it. 
I will keep my eye out for a copy. 
Thanks 

I used to read in the evenings but now I spend most my free time on the 2a page. Wink


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We got a little snow during the week so I decided to take a snow day from gutter work. 
More shrub removal. 

I can see why working Flatfender Jeeps always have dented hoods, there the largest flat cargo area. 
Made me consider slats of wood bolted to the top. 
I’ve seen quite a few pictures of that modification and now it makes sense. 







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Originally posted by Flatfender Ben Flatfender Ben wrote:

FC170 doing farm workBig smile


“Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he heard this call, mysteriously thrilling and luring, he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire and the beaten earth around it, and to plunge into the forest, and on and on, he knew not where or why; nor did he wonder where or why, the call sounding imperiously, deep in the forest.”
Jack London, The Call of the Wild   
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Originally posted by smfulle smfulle wrote:

Originally posted by Flatfender Ben Flatfender Ben wrote:

FC170 doing farm workBig smile


“Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he heard this call, mysteriously thrilling and luring, he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire and the beaten earth around it, and to plunge into the forest, and on and on, he knew not where or why; nor did he wonder where or why, the call sounding imperiously, deep in the forest.”
Jack London, The Call of the Wild   
 
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Hey Stan 
If you check the book out for me how long before it’s due backWink
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Originally posted by Flatfender Ben Flatfender Ben wrote:

Hey Stan 
If you check the book out for me how long before it’s due backWink

Project Gutenberg is an effort to digitize all books that have passed their copyright date.

So here ya go. The Call of The Wild, free, online, you never have to return it.

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That’s awesome Big smile
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Well, thanks to this thread (and Stan) I had to read The Call Of The Wild last Friday.  I can cross that one off my must-read list.
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Had to blaze a trail through the sage for a new fence line.


My wife said we could sure get a lot more work done if we didn’t have to stop every 5 minutes to take a picture LOL




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Stopped for lunch and I decided to have some fun Big smile









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Love how you use all the Jeeps for work on your property!
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That looks like a lot of fun great to see
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Desert Dog is the only Flatfender I own that the fuel gauge works....and I ran out!!!

Yep the needle was on E!!!
My wife walked back to the shop and brought me some gas in her JeepEmbarrassed
While I pounded some steel posts. 

My wife is AWESOME Big smile



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Fence building made easier with the help of the old universal Willys Jeep Big smile


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