Big Mike in retirement
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Big Mike in retirement
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/162717460412
127, 1650, 1572, 1872, 2072 . A mower, blower and blade for each.
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
How did you find the Johnny Cash Cub?!
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
... Jonny promised it to you when you were in Folsom. Don't you remember?
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
You are much too kind with that comment.BigMike wrote:How did you find the Johnny Cash Cub?!
It's a good thing that "custom" emblem was attached to the hood. I just wasn't sure
125 & 125 with hydraulic lift
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
Actually...I'm kinda jelous. When I was a young wee lad.....I did a lot of "custom" touches to my cars and trucks. Lights, tires, paint, horns, radio, switches..... Everything this guy has! So why now that I'm older have I abandoned my "young boy ways"......and look down on this. The more I look the more I like.....and like I said.... jelous! Joe likes plowing with a stock super.... imagine plowin on this mad Max machine......
I wish we could get a shot of this all lit up at night......man...
I wish we could get a shot of this all lit up at night......man...
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
Hey what’s working with plowing with a stock super? It beats shoving!
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
On a Conestoga wagon?dag1450 wrote:When I was a young wee lad.....I did a lot of "custom" touches to my cars and trucks. Lights, tires, paint, horns, radio, switches..... Everything this guy has!
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
dag's not kidding, he really likes the excessive bling! He still has his old bike and sent me this clip of him showing off just a few years ago!
1872, 46", 50C decks, Haban dozer blade, 450 snow blower
2182-1, Kwik-Way Loader, 3-pt & rear pto, 442 tiller
2182-2, 54" deck, 551 snow blower
Past tractors: 1541, 2135
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2182-1, Kwik-Way Loader, 3-pt & rear pto, 442 tiller
2182-2, 54" deck, 551 snow blower
Past tractors: 1541, 2135
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
So Dag found the basement?
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
.... Mike...I found out there was no basement .
I knew you..Tom and Francis we're behind it being stolen ...I just knew it
"Would you care for some gum"...
I knew you..Tom and Francis we're behind it being stolen ...I just knew it
"Would you care for some gum"...
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
Ok....ok. I will give you a sneak peek on my bike. Not just anyone sees this.....but since Tom let the cat out of the bag......
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
Again...somehow this got turned around to me... this whole thead was to somehow poke fun at Big Mike ... and we go none of that.
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
Just remember- when you point a finger at someone else... there's three more pointing right back at 'ya!
Now, I won't poke fun at a guy's bicycle collection... I've got a Redline 600A, two Schwinn Paramounts (all Campagnolo), a first-year Cimmarron (Dura-Ace/XT DeOre) and the criterium racer I made from shortening a Voyageur SP... but I also have a Cannondale Synapse that went on the last three RAGBRAIs...
But hey, based on the Buy It Now price, and the substantial lack of details, I'd say he's really, really, really, really proud of the 'custom' work.
Looks pretty mean, too... with those barbell weights, the black paint and stickers. Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut, lest he challenge me to a ramming contest with Loader-Mutt?
Now, I won't poke fun at a guy's bicycle collection... I've got a Redline 600A, two Schwinn Paramounts (all Campagnolo), a first-year Cimmarron (Dura-Ace/XT DeOre) and the criterium racer I made from shortening a Voyageur SP... but I also have a Cannondale Synapse that went on the last three RAGBRAIs...
But hey, based on the Buy It Now price, and the substantial lack of details, I'd say he's really, really, really, really proud of the 'custom' work.
Looks pretty mean, too... with those barbell weights, the black paint and stickers. Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut, lest he challenge me to a ramming contest with Loader-Mutt?
Yes, I'm a Mad Scientist... but I'm usually happy, even when things ain't goin right.
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
Wow Dave....Redline? You must have lived on the other side of the tracks....lol. I was into it pretty early and got a Schwinn scrambler with the tuffwheel ll. Like I said earlier....I liked to make everything "custom" (like the seller above) and had everything changed out except the frame. When I finally was thinking about a new frame.....my interest moved to a Yamaha yz125. That was sorta the end of being serious about peddling. Redline..... WOW!
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Re: Big Mike in retirement
Yeah, well, I didn't have that bike when I was a kid... I came upon the frame in a sorry state, and then simply hung it on a hook, and each time I stumbled upon an appropriate part, I added it to the pile, 'till I had a complete bike.
...kinda like Loader-Mutt... but a whole lot lighter... and no hydraulic fluid.
...kinda like Loader-Mutt... but a whole lot lighter... and no hydraulic fluid.
Yes, I'm a Mad Scientist... but I'm usually happy, even when things ain't goin right.