Nice set-up Steve! Makes mine look pretty puny. I guess I must not be generating that much heat.
HCB, I'm in the Antelope Valley, west-side, Quartz Hill area. I once towed a 26' sailboat up and over Walker Pass to Isabella Lake with our bus, so I know where you are. It's nice up there!
Pulling the grade was fun. I eventually ground 'er down into 2nd, got out the knitting needles and tried not to fall asleep. Well, it wasn't hard to stay awake, actually, as the mob of angry and impatient motorists stuck up my behind pretty much made for a symphony of horns...