A few weeks ago when Hydromike posted pics of his newly acquired 980, I sent him a friendly PM to congratulate him on the new machine. I believe the PM stated "you suck, I hate you"Rather than exchange pleasantries with me, he simply replied with a link to a CL ad with another Bigfoot that he had been eying. I looked at the ad and dismissed it, but the seed was planted in my head and like any addict the temptation got to be too much. I called and left a message, and heard back from the guy a few days later. He told me that it was in "Real good shape other than the trans mounting holes are stripped"
I asked if he would consider any trades, and he told me he would trade for a log splitter... ok, done!
as the weekend approached, I called to ask when would be a good time to come make the exchange, and he backed out on the trade![]()
Plan "B"... sell the splitter, buy the Bigfoot... what the heck, I've got enough wood put up for a while
by the time I got in touch with the guy last Thursday to see when I could come get it, I was on "Plan Q version 2". He had to be out of town for the weekend, but said I could come today. we set a plan to meet around 9-10 this morning, but would finalize those plans Sunday evening. when I called last night, he asked if I could be there around 7am! that pushed departure time to 2am for the 309 mile drive.
the good news is that I am home with a bigfoot of my own. Turns out "real good shape" is a subjective term! I've only had about 20 minutes to look it over, but in that time, I've been able to determine that it needs between 1 and 6 of everything. the body has some damage at the front bumper mounts that will need repair. hopefully the frame will be out on the floor by this time tomorrow.
normally I have only myself to blame for these things, but this one I can Pin on H-Mike! way to spoon feed an addict his drug of choice.
Bigfoot Build Begins at 10am Busco or bust!
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