SUCCESS! (amid tornado warnings)

June 13 2009 by Darrin.

Today under a mostly blue sky, Anna and I got the camper mounted to the chassis.  It worked out really well, the pins tapped right in, the bolt holes lined up, nothing interfered anywhere, and the crawl-through came out perfectly.  What a relief!  Check it out…

See those wicked clouds in the background?  That was a tremendous thunderstorm over Glendo, about 25 miles from here.  It produced 1-inch “destructive hail” and intense winds.   Fortunately, it missed us!  We’re not out of the water yet, as another system is heading for us.  The AATREC-FM204 is safely parked inside at the ranch, to protect her from hail.  However, I never trust Murphy, and predict a micro-burst will flatten the building!

Anyway, Anna and I rolled tape while we did the big install this afternoon.  It took about an hour, but I’ve condensed it into a time-shifted video for YouTube, and you can see it here…

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bWEf9VSf4

Sunday, I think we’ll take a break from physical work, and I’ll plan the steel we need to build the dual spare tire and motorcycle carrier.  Lots of welding to do next week!

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