Well y'all, I am happy to report things are getting back to normal here in Virginia. By normal I mean 50° during the day and 30° in the night which to my mind is what I was buying into when I moved from The Frigid North better known as Michigan. I make a comparison of the temperatures most every day and I have seen a lot of single digits back in Michigan which makes me really appreciate the more milder winter weather here in Virginia. I really enjoy working on my lot and it involves a good bit of heavy work such as lifting tree trunks and cutting them with a chainsaw then loading them into the trailer all which is comfortably done when the temps are 30 and above. I have for a long time learned that wearing layers is the secret to staying warm in chilly weather. While doing heavy work when temperatures get above 40°. I have to start taking off the outer layers because before long I work up a sweat!
Hey I can see some water now!
To paraphrase the lyrics of an old Waylon Jennings tune, there's a measure of people that don't understand the pleasures of life to a hillbilly man such as that first hit of diesel exhaust early in the morning, or seeing a sharp chain eat through a good size log. When people see the enormity of a project and you can clearly see it in their eyes that they think you are off your rocker for even attempting it; well there's a certain satisfaction in knowing that you are going to complete the task at hand or die trying.
Anyways I was going to post these tire pictures for a Market Friday post but by time I got home I was just too tired to put in the effort so I decided I would put them in a beautiful Sublime Sunday post. I got 45,000 miles from the original tires. I know I could have easily went past 50,000 miles were it not for the fact that I am daily working off-road in the mud and that is where the slick wear on the old tires really shows up. I guess spending a thousand bucks on tires every 50,000 miles is just part and parcel of using the truck daily to carry a load. Anyways I have put a few miles on these Goodyears already and I am very pleased with how they drive.
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That IS some wild tread on those tires! Makes sense though that if you are hauling heavy loads every day that they could wear out faster.
I'm glad you're able to do that yourself. At my age, just looking at the job makes me tired. LOL
Getting back to normal is good.
You keep you truck nice and clean.
You know this is the coldest winter we have had since I have been here!! I'll bet you brought it with you!! Hope all is well with you!!