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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Originally Posted by hydromike
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