Please give a round of applause for these brand new hard-working community members!: Little Jack (the log skidder!), ??? (the massive dump/chip truck!), ??? (the 16 ton heavy equipment trailer), and Dewey (the pressure washer)! Last but not least, please welcome our new cats: ginormous Cat 235 and Cat 235B excavators, and Sally (the bandsaw mill)!  Do you want to help us name/paint/fix/transport/finance/love/operate these awesome new additions?  Let us know at [email protected]! Here are their profiles:

Little Jack (they/them) is a 46yold Timberjack 225E logging skidder with a ton of heart but a bit of a loud mouth. They could use some help straightening out a few bent pieces and some bad manners but are generally trustworthy and raring to haul! They are currently staying with their parents in Hancock VT but will hopefully fly the coop south on our new heavy equipment trailer soon!

Our beefy 2004 International 4300 plow and dump bed chip truck and their sidekick, our 2003 Econoline 16 ton trailer! They’ve been having a hard time communicating with each other recently on their drive home from Boston (a little codependent and avoidantly attached?) and the trailer nearly blew a tire over it, but we have a professional helping them out right now and we hope their new wiring harness will help them heal their bond so they can go get Little Jack. They both are in need of a good sand blast pressure wash, and some creative artwork if you feel so inspired, and it just so happens that we also have the joy of welcoming Dewey to the community this week, a 4400psi Dewalt pressure washer, as well as a ton of giant chains and ratchets to help bring Little Jack home safely to us!

We also just signed the geriatric adoption papers for two adorable little 40+ ton excavators, a 1986 Cat 235B and a 1976 Cat 235 named, ???? and ???? . They are both in Rhode Island awaiting a doctor’s checkup and a ticket home. The 235B has a martyrdom complex and gave up its engine to another struggling friend on an urgent job but didn’t get anything back but a disassembled engine.  The older 235 is an unappreciated elder that was almost sold off for scrap after developing a few creaks and quirks brought on by a life of relentless toil and selfless service.  We mistakenly thought we might be able to borrow their heart for the other martyr, but it was in such nice shape we couldn’t bear the thought! It needs some hydraulic work and possibly a new stick. We also bought some spare shoes for the martyr and a giant demolition grapple hand to go with them to pick up massive boulders for who knows what crazy purposes (bridges, culverts, multi-dimensional portals, dungeons?). They both will need oodles of supervision and care, as will their to-be-determined operators. 

We also put a deposit down on a brand new bandsaw mill that should be fabricated for us by a lovely gentleman in CT within a couple weeks. The voracious new baby will be able to saw 42″ wide x 14″ thick by 20ft+ beams. To go with that and help with some initial septic artwork, we are looking into adopting a backhoe and possibly a telehandler. There are a few lovely candidates in the running if you’d like to help support that adoption effort…

Thanks again for welcoming our newest members. Stay tuned for future updates!

~ Bob & Co