Our former work horses, The Hybrid & Big Red, now put out to pasture!
Marvel of Modern Machinery... Ain't She a Beaut!
Meet the newest fined tuned piece of equipment at AufderHeide Flying Service. Or as Matthew called it, our "marvel of modern machinery". Haha. The new loader truck was purchased by the big boss/my mama from E & M Flying Service (Brandon Everette's) last Saturday and we are all just overjoyed!
This lean, mean loading machine is an automatic International truck with a stainless steel hopper and a push button auger. She's equipped with a radio & a great air-conditioning system, and according to Shawn, runs like Triple Crown racehorse. We're talkin' top of the line, major fancy shmancy!!!.. We haven't named the new truck yet but we are all just ecstatic about it's future here!
The necessary purchase of the fabulous new truck was based upon the demise of our two former work horses / trucks, The Hybrid (Remember her: http://aufderheideflying.blogspot.com/2011/04/hybrid.html) and Big Red. Big Red was great while she lasted but was on her last legs this year. Until about two weeks ago she was chugging along pretty good, but after a long, hard run her engine finally went kaput and in the end she was spewing oil like crazy. In our hearts she will always be special though; she was our first loader truck with air conditioning!
... The Hybrid, on the other hand, was never exactly the picture of perfection... Her first life as a U-Haul couldn't have been easy. New people renting her every other week, loading her up with all their belongings, and driving her like a race car across the country, probably wasn't easy on her. Then the big orange and white lady was purchased by my papa, chopped in half, and crafted into what I believe is one of the most awkward looking trucks in history. Half U-Haul, Half Loader Truck, 100% Hybrid. The Hybrid was a unique, hard working truck and although she caused us a lot of headaches, (me pull-starting it on the side of a busy highway) I'm kinda sad to take her out of the line up...
Our two wearied trucks now sit lifeless on the back part of the tarmac behind the dumpsters. I'm not sure if we will try to sell them for parts or if they will sit there collecting rust for a little while until maybe Matthew gets a wild hair and perhaps decides to put a new engine in one of them... He'll probably just get rid of them but I guess we'll both just have to stay tuned to see what happens next!... Until your fate is decided, rest in pieces Big Red & The Hybrid. Thanks for the crazy memories.
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