On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, I know it's not Friday and this is probably borderline but - I used my
> bus for a new thing yesterday. Make a long story short we had about a 40'
> tree that had split and was resting on the power line from the pole to our
> house. We tied a heavy duty rope to the tree and threw it over a very large
> nearby tree and then tied the other end to tow loop on the back of my bus -
> I then used the bus to stand the tree up off the lines so it could be cut
> down properly.
>
> I know it that could have been accomplished with many other vehicles - but
> the bus was all we had and now I can add another experience to my rapidly
> increasing bus stories!
>
> Yay for useful Vanagons.

Don't feel bad, Jeff. I pulled out and 8 inch diameter tree stump out of my
front yard with my Syncro.
Thought I had broken something when the truck yank forward so effortlessly.
Only when I got out of
the cab did I realize I was already dragging the stump on the street.

BenT