Well since september we got hit with a surprise storm, it got much colder, I attempted to do two more local parades for Halloween, $603.20 later it was time to put the truck away for the year. Oh ya that last part, let me explain. I was going to do the Halloween parades for my fire company Doyle #1 and my father in laws fire company bellevue Halloween week. Being that the weather got colder i would go start up the truck occasionally and take it around the block a few times. To make a long story short as i attempted to do the Doyle #1 Halloween parade my truck was experiencing electrical problems. The good news was I was able to nurse my truck back to my house, charge it up over night and take it to where i was storing it. The good news was that where i stored it at was also a truck repair center for big rigs. I explained the issu'e i was having with it and told them pull it in. It turned out my alternator was going and needed to be replaced. No $603.20 is not what the Alternator cost!!!!!! $313.00 for an Alternator, $45.00 for a regulator, 3 hours of labor @ $65.00 per hour and thats how you get your total bill of $603.20. Oh lets not forget wonderful NYS sales tax. It's pretty much what i budgeted for the repair and the good news was i didn't have to get it towed! Also this was the only problem i had with the truck all year.
On Saturday November 4th, 2006 I went to go put the truck away for the winter. It is stored in an old horse areana out in Clarence, NY off Goodrich rd. A horse what??????? I found this storage place through a relative and a friend of a friend. The guy i was dealing with for storage knows the owner of the property. i guess the gentleman also owns other properties in the area as well. They use to have a couple of horses but they decided to get rid of them. When you looked around this place it was amazing and you seen these were prize winning thourobreed's and they loved their horses. It mut have been difficult for the owners to say goodbye to them. It was interesting that i found this place because the place i stored the truck last winter sold it and bought a property in Lockport, NY next to harrison radiator. Lockport was little too far for me and I didn't like the acomadations they gave me last year. The new guy i'm dealing with was fantastic and the facilty was a big improvement as you can see from the pictures I'm posting.
First pic, where you see the edge of a boat being backed inside that green building is where my trucks is sitting now.
On Saturday November 4th, 2006 I went to go put the truck away for the winter. It is stored in an old horse areana out in Clarence, NY off Goodrich rd. A horse what??????? I found this storage place through a relative and a friend of a friend. The guy i was dealing with for storage knows the owner of the property. i guess the gentleman also owns other properties in the area as well. They use to have a couple of horses but they decided to get rid of them. When you looked around this place it was amazing and you seen these were prize winning thourobreed's and they loved their horses. It mut have been difficult for the owners to say goodbye to them. It was interesting that i found this place because the place i stored the truck last winter sold it and bought a property in Lockport, NY next to harrison radiator. Lockport was little too far for me and I didn't like the acomadations they gave me last year. The new guy i'm dealing with was fantastic and the facilty was a big improvement as you can see from the pictures I'm posting.
First pic, where you see the edge of a boat being backed inside that green building is where my trucks is sitting now.
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