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Thought football was the only game of inches?
Over a year ago I came across this '65 Superior.
Hood popped up when driving, which created other damage. Owner was so infuriated that he parked it. This was 17-18 years ago. The forest has since grown up around it.
Perpendicular behind it, a '59 Fleetwood.
Owner gave a reasonable price for '59 and immediately a friend wanted it as a parts unit - there are LOTS of goodies left.
The problem became twofold: Sentimental attachment to '65 turned into a yearlong discussion just to receive a price. Then a labor intensive battle removing each. In the end, '65 price came in $500 less than target, and I easily found a NHAA member/home for it without having to mention anything publicly.
So 4 guys, 2 chainsaws, a 4x4, and a rollback went in motion battling ticks, Poison Ivy, and Poison Sumac in 94 degrees with a heat index of 104. We were armed with a ready supply of Deep Woods Off. About 2 hours later after downing several dozen small/medium trees, moving untold tonnage of Farmall, conveyor systems, farming implements, a 24' house I-beam, and a bunch of other nondescript scrap - a nearly 200' path to freedom began to appear.
Success! Sort of. Notice angle of exit compared to Superior position.
Good time to mention that none of us knew a wheel had been stolen off the Superior. No, it didn't have a spare. We improvised.
Over a year ago I came across this '65 Superior.
Hood popped up when driving, which created other damage. Owner was so infuriated that he parked it. This was 17-18 years ago. The forest has since grown up around it.
Perpendicular behind it, a '59 Fleetwood.
Owner gave a reasonable price for '59 and immediately a friend wanted it as a parts unit - there are LOTS of goodies left.
The problem became twofold: Sentimental attachment to '65 turned into a yearlong discussion just to receive a price. Then a labor intensive battle removing each. In the end, '65 price came in $500 less than target, and I easily found a NHAA member/home for it without having to mention anything publicly.
So 4 guys, 2 chainsaws, a 4x4, and a rollback went in motion battling ticks, Poison Ivy, and Poison Sumac in 94 degrees with a heat index of 104. We were armed with a ready supply of Deep Woods Off. About 2 hours later after downing several dozen small/medium trees, moving untold tonnage of Farmall, conveyor systems, farming implements, a 24' house I-beam, and a bunch of other nondescript scrap - a nearly 200' path to freedom began to appear.
Success! Sort of. Notice angle of exit compared to Superior position.
Good time to mention that none of us knew a wheel had been stolen off the Superior. No, it didn't have a spare. We improvised.
Do or Die!
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