Thanks, its parked for the winter, seemed to work well except for the perpetual leaky trans, I'll deal with it in the spring
happened to see this old thread and went through it. Recommended reading/viewing worth a bump for others who may have missed it, and you don't have to wait years to see how it came out. Great build Desotot. So many nice touches, your willingness to follow the vision and not the crowd really paid off. well done, hope you have racked up some miles the past few year