[SEL] Engine Trip

[Spencer Yost]

It s all true!  Except for the scantily clad woman - She was fully dressed
and was old - I mean real old.  Nearly as old as Dave!   Oh - and the old
man with the gun put his gun away as soon as he realized the only sane
person in the group - me - was the only one that was not packing heat....
He quickly figured if the insane ones have the guns, what on earth could
the sane one have up his sleeve.

Seriously though, the day was great.  The engines were interesting and
Arnie's and Dave's explanations got me up to speed on oil field engines
quickly.   I actually know a little something about them now!   But most
importantly, the was weather and the country was gorgeous.   There really
wasn't any gun play and our hosts were great guys. The wells and derricks
were as intersting as the engines truth be told.   A lot of intersting
history in them thar hills in addition to rusty iron.

I have to make a few calls and look at a few other options, but there may
be an engine extraction party this spring; so stayed tuned

Spencer Yost
Owner, ATIS
Plow the Net!
http://www.atis.net

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On 1/29/2006 at 8:45 PM Dave Rotigel wrote:

>Hi All,
>	Yesterday Arnie and I drove down to Charleston WV to meet up with Spencer

>Yost to help him find an oil field engine. We arrived at 9:20 and met 
>Spencer at Hardy's (exit 5 off Rt. 79.) Spencer had been joined by two
>good 
>ol boys from WV (Vertis and Bob) who had assured Spencer that they had
>some 
>good 20 HP Reid engines that he might want to buy and take off the wells 
>that they were on.
>	By 9:45 we were walking the hills of southern WV looking for engines. The

>first 3 we located were not much more that "parts." The 4th one was a nice

>20 HP--but in and almost impossible location for removal. (Spencer is sure

>that his bull doser is capable of the removal--I'm not so sure!) By that 
>time it was 1:00 and we were all ready for lunch.
>	After lunch (ie. 1:30) we were off again looking (this time) for a 15 HP 
>that Vertis and Bob had never seen, but were sure was "just up thar on 
>yonder ridge." Four ridges (and about 6 miles later) we had still not
>found 
>the damn engine and Spencer was no where to be seen! After yelling to him 
>for about 15 minutes we heard heavy breathing and Spencer appeared from a 
>"hollar'" winded, sweating, red faced and gasping for breath--but other 
>than that none the less worse for wear. He HAD NOT found the elusive 15 HP

>Reid!
>	We tried one more (one mile) ridge looking for the 15 HP Reid and then I 
>suggested that we all go back down to the "hard road" from which Vertis
>and 
>Bob assured us we "can see the engine--but you hadn't try to cross that 
>guys land to get to it." A half hour walk (like all the rest--UP HILL) and

>we were at Spencer's truck. Fifteen minutes later were looking across a 
>field at the engine shack where the 15 was housed!
>	We (Spencer, Bob and I) then walked to the closest trailer and Knocked on

>the door. Spencer introduced himself to the scantly clad chick who
>answered 
>the door and asked her for permission to cross the field and the creek in 
>order to have a look at the engine. She kept asking him "Is that all you 
>want?" and after the 4th time he said "That's all!" she said "OK then do 
>whatever you want!" and slammed the door.
>	Spencer and Bob headed for the field (past the 2nd trailer) and forded
>the 
>shallow creek. I, seeing the old man with the gun looking out the window, 
>decided to hang back a bit to see if there were any shots fired. I, then 
>went back up to the road to wait for Spencer's report on the 15 HP. Upon 
>return Spencer reported that there were some parts missing, but it wasn't 
>stuck! Vertis and Bob assured Spencer that they had the parts at home and 
>that the engine would run!
>	We then parted company with Vertis and Bob and went to have a sandwich.
>We 
>talked about the engines and how they might be "extracted" from their 
>locations. We also talked about the price that Vertis and Bob were asking 
>and what they might take for one of the engines. Then Arnie and I headed 
>for home (240 miles) tired, sour, buy happy with the day!
>	I haven't talked to Arnie today, but I can tell you that my legs are sure

>sore! (I'll bet that I'll be taking it easy for at least two weeks!)  I 
>can't tell you when I've walked 10+ miles (that's a conservative estimate)

>up and down hills in one day!  I do know that if this would be the last 
>"engine trip" in my life it would be one of the best, GOOD friends, good 
>hunting, good conversation--it just doesn't get much better than that!
>	Dave
>PS, Life is GOOD!
>	
>
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