Merry Christmas to the Treehuggers!

[dholly]

You will be pleased to hear I disposed of my environmentally insensitive Yukon XL today. But not before I ran one more tiny toy car off the road on the way to the dealer, hehe! Damn, I'm gonna miss that. Happy Holidays!

[Jaylin]

Originally Posted by dholly

You will be pleased to hear I disposed of my environmentally insensitive Yukon XL today. But not before I ran one more tiny toy car off the road on the way to the dealer, hehe! Damn, I'm gonna miss that. Happy Holidays!

[Ru_G36c]

... wat did you decide to replace the Yukon with?

[GZire]

I'm not a tree-hugger, if you want to get rid of it, so be it. In any case it should really make OPEC very .

What are you thinking of replacing it with?

[dholly]

Would you believe this?

Well, actually it is a 6-vehicle swap. When it is finalized, I will have lost a John Deere GT275 2WD, the '02 Yukon XL and a 1996 Grand Caravan ES and gained a loaded '05 Grand Caravan Special Edition, a 1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (father/sons project car - goal 350hp!) and a John Deere 4010 4WD w/ a 54" mid-mount mower deck and front snow blade.

[ckforensic]

Wow! How big is your garage? Did you ever sell the cabin?

[GZire]

I'm remembering how big the new yard is dholly and understand why you need a ride-on mower.

Any plans on throwing a couple of snails on the new Deere? You'll have the fastest mower in the neighborhood.

[Ru_G36c]

Originally Posted by dholly

a 1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (father/sons project car - goal 350hp!)

That sounds like a lot of fun. My friend had an AWD Eclipse. Said the engines on those is easy to tune. Put a few months and about 5 grand into the car and go 420 dyno proven ponies to the ground. Keep us updated on how that project goes

[Kalmairn]

DSM Turbos are easy to make reliable power with - just watch the axles. I always thought the Eagle Talon TSi looked better, at least the one after the final redesign before retirement.

Kal.

[dholly]

The new driveway is waaay too long for my current walk-behind snow thrower. The old tractor had no hydraulics so, if I wanted to add a snow-thrower attachment to the old JD, I was limited to a small, single stage snow thrower with manual raise/lower. Probably big enough for the job, but I learned long ago that it is much better on you and your tools to oversize rather than beat yourself up. Also, I am losing a 3-1/2 bay garage and small barn at our old house plus the garage at the cabin. The new house only has a 3-1/2 bay attached garage so I will have some vehicle storage problems. When the carriage house is completed next spring, I'll have added 3 oversized heated bays with floor drains and a lift, plus the shop. Still, I'll need to add a lean-to type shed roof off the back of the carriage house for the boat.

[donpalombella]

DH,
Nice trades.

[GZire]

Dholly, you consider buying one of these kits?:

http://www.coverit.com/

Various sizes for your needs. It looks like you don't have to worry about the neighborhood board (housing nazis) and your property should be able to support the extra footage.

[dholly]

GZire - nope, the snow loads here are a problem. No matter, it wouldn't pass the spousal board of approval anyway. Noooo... she has to have a fancy pants carriage style pool house. Well, I got the last laugh... you can see I added my own personal touches!
Happy New Year donP, just trying to simplify life a bit...

[GZire]

I see dholly, the spousal broad can be pretty tough.