Jon Los

Author: Jon Los

  • The Calm Before The Storm

    —

    by

    Jon Los

    in

    One of the many little challenges of micro-hydro is dealing with nature. When everything is humming right along, you don’t even think about it, but, when the forecast is for -8C overnight, suddenly it becomes the only thing. We had an “atmospheric river” that blasted through here a couple of years ago, and I’m still…

  • Who, What, Where and How

    —

    by

    Jon Los

    in

    With the chassis done, I needed to build an actual coach body. And I didn’t have a clue how to do it. I was just hoping that there was someone close by that did. So, the search began. There was no internet in those days, so it required a lot of phoning around and leg…

  • Measure Twice, Cut Once

    —

    by

    Jon Los

    in

    This was exciting! I was actually building my dream rig. But there was a lot of engineering that needed to be done. Admittedly, I was winging it. I had some experience with my old 48 KW/FWD, but this was a whole new animal. I was 28 years old. The length laws at that time said…

  • First Things First

    —

    by

    Jon Los

    in

    The first thing on the list was to get the frame lengthened and the chassis and drive train up to snuff. I went and saw my friend Dennis Frankforth at Truck Specialists and asked him if he could do it. He was a bit hesitant, until I told him that money wasn’t going to be…

  • That’ll Have Class, Eh

    —

    by

    Jon Los

    in

    It just so happened that my brother-in-law, Kenny, was in town. I couldn’t wait to tell him about what was happening. I showed him the sketch I’d made and told him that my buddies Kenworth would be perfect. He looked at me and said, “That’ll sure have class, eh?” Light bulb! I exclaimed, “That’s it!…

  • An Angel I Wasn’t Looking For

    —

    by

    Jon Los

    in

    Like I said in my last post, the shock of what I thought was happening got to me. I had to sit down and contemplate the conversation I’d just had with Anne. Did what she said mean what I thought it did? Was I just imagining it? Was I losing my mind? All these thoughts,…

WordPress Appliance - Powered by TurnKey Linux