[SEL] The Austral Has Landed!

cgandree at mchsi.com cgandree at mchsi.com
Fri Sep 29 02:56:44 PDT 2006


Very nice prize Dave.  Are you going to bring your new toy to Baraboo next 
year?
Curt


> Hi All,
> 	Some of you may remember that I left Wed. (Sept. 20th) for KA in order 
> to 
> pick up an 11 HP Austral engine from Rob and Kelley. (See: 
> http://engines.rustyiron.com/austral/ronaldsontippettaustral.jpg) I got 
> home with the engine this afternoon. In all it was a 5,375 mile trip! It 
> was fun, and as a bonus I got to see Reg, in addition to Kelley and Rob! 
> Rob was correct when he said that the engine was easy to start and ran like 
> a top--we had it running at 68-70 RPM's most of the morning on Sunday! 
> Tomorrow I'll see if I remember what Rob and Kelley taught me re: starting 
> the engine! Jake Faith will be here on Saturday to see my new toy and Arnie 
> will be over on Sunday so that we can "play engine" then. It's good to be 
> home and to have the Austral in my drive.
> 	Dave
> PS, Pictures soon
> PPS, Life is GOOD!
> 
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