Well, had a crappy weekend, Garage was destroyed due to fire.

[Custom200]

Well, just figured I'd tell about yesterdays mishap, Was on one side of the garage weldng away, never took any notice, About 5 feet behind me, some sparks from the welder must of got under the skidoo bonnet, and caught fuel lines/ tank. I noticed a glow in the corner of my welding helmet. By the time i reaklized the fire the full skidoo was engulfed, I did what I could to stop t but due to heavy smoke and fear of the tank blowing up, i waited idly outside waiting for the fre deparment to come. The FD got there in an amasingly quick time, which I applaude them for. Well the elan that caught burnt completly, spread to the other skidoo, which spread to the couch and etc, etc. Now my garage is completly burnt out . The only things I salvaged were my chainsaw which was protected by the case and some hand tools like wrenches. Everything else is destroyed, Including my 200M. Sorry for the rant but i'm pretty bummed about this. Got to start from scratch again. Crappy times.

[MonroeMike]

Sorry to hear about the fire.

At least you're ok, that could have gone from bad to worse in a second.

[Custom200]

Yeah, not much longer i got out, the skidoo tank blew shortly followed byt the trike tires, We started picking up the materials to rebuild today, And got a much better garage planned. It was such an intense heat the clutches and carbs melted off the skidoos

[code200k]

that sucks man badlly.atleast you made it out fine and nothing else was burnt like your house or something

[Custom200]

that sucks man badlly.atleast you made it out fine and nothing else was burnt like your house or something

Well the wind was blowing strong away from the house. The flames bust the windows and curled out, and if not for the wind it would of caught the house too, The vinyl siding is melted off the side. Once again i have to thank the volunteer fire dept, if they wer a minute slower the house been on fire too.

[Dirtcrasher]

Wow................I am so sorry to hear about your fire - it ruin everything!!!!!!!!

[plastikosmd]

sorry to hear, thanks for the reminder..i think i get too careless about welding in the garage

[Custom200]

Tell me about, The killer is, I had no gas bottles in the area, and the skidoo that caught a fire was parked on the other side of the garage. Just by fluke the right spark hit.

[tulsamike3434]

Thank god your ok! sorry to hear about your shop!

[Custom200]

Yeah, guys. Thans for the condolonces. Im going out and starting at the garage today. Got alot of stuff planned for it.

[yammer hammer]

Man I feel bad for you and your mishap, that sucks that your ski-doo and 200m got burned to.

[jays375]

Really sorry for your bad luck.I hope you can rebuild bigger and better!It always scares me to weld in my workshop,house basement.I keep burnables in a covered garbage can and fire extinguishers are handy.

[Side Wayz]

Well glad that your still hear. Hope all works out.

[Dirtcrasher]

I'm terrified of fire..... Everything I love is in that shed (besides my animals in the house). In my case, that would be a 30K dollar loss in my SHED!!/Garage..... Probably more than that and insurance will only cough up so much. My ins. company will not cover ATV/ATC's and I asked about parts. My agent wasn't sure......... But I have ALLOT of parts I value in there so I hope it's always AOK.

I felt better when I sheetrocked/insulated it - at least that slows the fire down. I try to stay in the shop for 30 minutes after welding but this happened WHILE you were welding!

Again, so sorry for your loss. Maybe if everyone bands together we can help you get another ATC runner

Get squared away and then throw up a post.

Glad your AOK anyhow..............

[300rman]

Man, that sucks. I am happy that the house didnt catch too, otherwise you wouldnt be posting here right now.

Best of luck, hopefully insurance will cover the losses, and maybe a slightly bigger unit can be built!