Northern Michigan Toy Builder starts a Cat 980B Loader Model.
 

Northern Michigan Toy Builder starts a Cat 980B Loader Model.

It’s been 4 years since Don Campbell sold one of his models at a toy show. These days he makes the models all year, and delivers them to the collectors and has none to sell.
Every year he thinks he will get a few exta ones built to put on a table to show and to sell. That is not a bad thing though, Don says he is very grateful to the toy collectors that continue to buy his one of a kind, all steel, welded and bolted models.
This Cat 980B Loader is the next one to be built and roll out of his Mini Toy Factory. I asked Don the other day if there is one machine out there that stands out on his list of models to build that will stand out as his biggest model. It did not take only a minute for him to answer. He knew exactly the model of all models , the model of his career. It is known as ( THE SILVER SPADE ) . He said it will be the Biggest, Baddest Model he will ever build in his lifetime.
He didn’t say anything else, he just got a little tear in his eye and gave me a big smile. I didn’t pursue it anymore as he went back to cutting out more parts out of steel . But today there will be no Silver Spade coming to life , instead The first parts for this beauty of a Cat 980B that will make it’s way to N.Y.C. one day. As I walked away , I thought he has a pretty interesting hobby.
Jimmy
LAST DAY OF DIETING - 46 , Deb and I were talking about quitting-
last night , Deb and I had a bad night and talked about giving up . Deb was actually the one who said she wanted something good. And that was all it took , before she even finished the sentence , I was in the car ready to head to KFC, or the Chocolate Haus. Sadly , she came out and said she was just having a thought of it, she didn’t really want too. So I got back out of the car and said, whoo-pee , I am so glad you really didn’t want too, (:<). So off we went on our second 3 mile walk of the day. Whoo-pee !!
After 45 days of no resturants, no pop, no junk, no candy, and no grease, you would think we would never want that nasty stuff again. But you would be very wrong. It is still in the back of our minds everyday like a drug as fun, fun, fun. Sure wierd how it works. We heard last night on the news that 90% of Americans are unhealthy. 70% of Americans are overweight and 60% are obese. And still we have those thoughts of wanting to go back to being that way too. It’s almost like a magnet to a piece of metal. Today we are doing fine again, but we know it never gets completely out of our minds about eating for fun. One day at a time is all we can handle . If we can both lose 25 more lbs. , we will feel so good. We are only half way . Baby steps is the only way.
Austin-Western Crusher is now painted- I will let it set to dry a few days now.
Cat 980B Loader Progress- I got the axles made and I cut out the first ten pieces so far.