Plow truck
Tell us about your Scout:
It's not pretty, but it gets the job done. 1968 Scout 800 with the 196 cid 4 cylinder engine.
I have owned it for about 18 years, but I have known the Scout since I was a kid. It was owned by an older gentleman who was a farmer that lived around the corner from our little family farm and I remember riding in my parents car, looking out the window as we drove by it and thinking what a cool vehicle it was.
Fast forward a few decades, and Mr. Corser, the owner had since passed away and a friend of mine bought the property and got the Scout along with it. I saw him out in town one day and asked him what he was doing with the old Scout. He said he had used it to plow the driveway once or twice, but he noticed it was leaking gas and thought it needed a fuel line replaced. He said I could have it for $50. I was in need of a plow rig for my house so I showed up there the next day with a battery and a can of gas. Got it running and found out that it wasn't a fuel line, but the mechanical fuel pump itself. The metal housing was rusted out and gas was spraying out of it.
I called the local auto parts store and asked if they could order one. They said they could, but it would be $150, 3 times what I paid for the Scout. They said that if I didn't want to spend that much, they had a universal low-pressure electric pump right there in the store for $40. I said "I'll take it" and headed down to town to pick it up.
The pump, some wire, a roll of fuel line hose, a switch and a 6 gallon boat tank later, and I fired it up and drove it home.
Luckily, home wasn't far away, and there didn't happen to be any law enforcement officers patrolling the area that day.
I have been using it to plow my driveway ever since. It even made the move with me when I sold my previous house and moved a couple towns over.
It's a little drafty in there when plowing with the missing driver's door, but it adds to the experience.
