Timothy Maikshilo

Very nice write up Larry and pictures too. Your ole B looks great!

Very nice Paul, real trucks are on spokes!

Nice Mike, lights in the bumper? Is this because she sits a bit taller being all wheel drive?

Great set of pics Tom, thanks for sharing!

Awesome! Looks great and nice to know there are places the drivers and mechanics like each other.

Thanks Guys! we had a great time and a few beers afterword! Maybe next weekend take Kristen hiking!

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A day to remember! Then we had to climb back down...There's another story! Great job Tom! Paul, enough KFC for the whole trip!

Jim it was awesome. The weather this holiday weekend is amazing and then we start night work in Rochester, NH....not a big fan of night work!

On 6/29/2016 at 10:19 PM, kscarbel2 said:

They're calling your name Tim.

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Tiny New Zealand town with 'too many jobs' launches drive to recruit outsiders

The Guardian  /  June 29, 2016

Kaitangata, on the South Island, is offering new residents attractively priced house and land packages in the hope of tempting city-dwellers to relocate

A tiny New Zealand town has a unique problem – too many jobs, too many affordable houses and not enough people to fill them.

So the 800 residents of picturesque Kaitangata, on the South Island, have launched a recruitment drive to lure new residents to the town.

The scheme involves offering house and land packages in the rural community for an attractive NZ$230,000 (£122,000) in the hope that Kiwis struggling with life in big cities will be tempted to relocate.

Bryan Cadogan, mayor of the Clutha district, which includes Kaitangata, estimates there are upwards of 1,000 jobs vacant in his district and local residents are unable to meet demand.

He said: “When I was unemployed and had a family to feed, the Clutha gave me a chance, and now we want to offer that opportunity to other Kiwi families who might be struggling.

“We have got youth unemployment down to two. Not 2% – just two unemployed young people.”

The major employers in the Clutha distract are linked to primary industries – including a dairy processing plant and freezing works – and for many years they have been forced to bus in workers from the provincial hub of Dunedin, which is over an hour away.

“I despair over the way many Kiwi families are forced to live these days,” said Cadogan, who is a born and bred local.

Map of Kaitangata

“So many of the things Kiwis value, such as owning your own home and providing for your family, have become an impossible dream. For a lot of people in New Zealand life is just an endless slog. And that really saddens me.”

Dairy farmer Evan Dick is a third-generation resident of Kaitangata and he is spearheading the town’s recruitment drive.

He is offering house and land packages and has the bank, lawyers and local community services on stand-by to streamline the relocation process for any blue-collar workers interested in shifting to the town.

“The housing crisis in New Zealand has made the Kiwi dream unattainable for many people, but in Kaitangata the Kiwi dream is still a reality,” said Dick.

“This is an old-fashioned community, we don’t lock our houses, we let kids run free. We have jobs, we have houses, but we don’t have people. We want to make this town vibrant again, we are waiting with open arms.”

Yes I read this on Trade Me NZ. They know how to get attention there!

Great set of pics Tom and your cook'in looks awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Years of practice Mike pays off! Great job!

Unloaded the RW like an old pro! Great to see some more great trucks and models with some vintage models!

sorry to hear about all the trouble Mike hope everything works out for you and the Family.

Thank you for sharing all the pictures and info. You have a awesome truck that you have gone through. Nice to see when the old Macks are put back together and not parted out.

Damn Mike, wish you a speedy recovery!

Double Wow! Very Very nice job! Thank you for sharing the pictures!

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing and good luck to everyone involved.

Very nice! Looks like to took a lot of pride putting it together. Will make someone an excellent old school mech truck.

To you and everyone also!

12 hours ago, Patdbossct said:

Yes Jerry, It was Jeff's truck. He did repower it with a diesel, but i got the Original motor with the deal. Not sure if i will leave the Diesel in in it or return it to the original when i redo it. Btw I saw some internet photos the other day of a green AK Mack tractor you have, still got it?

Spent many evenings drinking beer with Jeff and looking at that truck.  He called me when he sold it to you and I couldn't believe it but as he said going to a good home.

Excellent work! Thanks for sharing.

Great pictures Paul, Thank you for sharing.

Damn....looks like some one is hacking up the up grade! Barry HELP!!!!!

Welcome and great pics! Good luck with the new truck.