Look forward to seeing it all cleaned up and running Joe! Enjoy.

The sled looks amazing! Congrats on the awards!

JDT wrote:Justin I do have a 71 WT 440 that is not too bad that I would donate to next years project.

Keep it in mind.

And thanks for all you did for MAW the last couple of years.
It was fun wasn't it.

Thanks Todd, I'll pass that info on to the Rupp guys that are doing next years build.

Justin I do have a 71 WT 440 that is not too bad that I would donate to next years project. Keep it in mind. And thanks for all you did for MAW the last couple of years. It was fun wasn't it. Thanks for the offer Todd! I am going to let another person jump in and coordinate the next project....I'd ...

As is usually the case, when I was asked to speak before the auction my mind went blank of all the names of the folks I wanted to thank. Public speaking still makes me nervous as hell. Anyway, to Don Amber, Pete Mindermann, Chuck Moser, Jesse Babler, Ken Heins, Brian Linder, Troy Miley, Jerome Kretz...

11501 129th Ave. Menahga, mn. 56464. Thanks again!

Don if you have a spare it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Yep! Already need to replace the left rear grab handle. Broke it while installing the seat. They are very tight up against the sides of the tunnel and seat!

Great! Its a tough sled to move around. What did you do when you got one stuck in a ditch!??

One more update......if anyone will be hanging around the ballroom on Friday at about 11am, I would sure appreciate some help unloading and getting the machine in to the ballroom. With this sleds weight and the fiberglass pan, we wont be able to move it with a conventional dolly. It will have to be ...

The auctioneer is all lined up for Waconia. We are not sure yet what time the sled auction will take place. Possibly right before the banquet, or right after the meal...but before the speakers. We will try to finalize all that soon. There were several people that thought they might be donating other...

Here are some current photos of the Make A Wish Deere. I'd call it about 90% complete. Its nice to have it getting close with lots of time to spare before Waconia! [img]http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1197/4521392/22103543/377301599.jpg[/img] [img]http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1197/4521392/22103...

Thanks for all the compliments. That bumper was a real challenge. I told the body man that it was said it couldn't be done so that provided quite a challenge for him. A section had to be removed and it had to be re-arced. During the re-arc, the bumper snapped in two, so it had to be welded in that s...

Yep, that is Chuck. Thanks for all the help Chuck! We thought we had most all the parts we needed, but of course there were some things we had forgotten. He was a real "project saver".

Video link of sled fired up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BHOZkI0ZW8