Our Booth at the Auction

Ch designed and built our first water truck when C was just a little baby. We now have a business partner who is just as integral to the business as Ch. They work very well together, and each of them has a niche to fill, to keep things running smoothly. In years past, we have purchased trucks at the auction, and then made them into water tank trucks, to be sold at the auctions (if there are any left, that is. Most of our trucks are sold outright to customers responding to advertisement in heavy equipment magazines, or via word of mouth and returning customers.) This year, we didn't buy or sell any trucks at the auction, but we had our first booth in the vendor's section for people to browse through.

Here's a picture of a water truck that was completed right before the auction, and was placed in our booth area for display. It's a medium-sized water tank on the back, our most popular size with a 5000 gallon capacity. We have made 2500 gallon tanks before, several 7000 gallon tanks, and we just completed an 8000 gallon tank. That large tank was so big it could not be installed on the customer's truck in our shop. It had to be transported up north, and will be installed up there. If you're ever driving around town and see a water truck on a construction site, check to see if it has our "G & K" emblem on the tank. We have seen several trucks around town when we're out driving somewhere. In fact, we saw one on the side of the road as we drove to the auction. The kids always get a big kick out of seeing one unexpectedly!

Below are some pictures of our booth at the auction. I took the kids down there Friday last week. I think the kids and I have gone every year since H was about 3 1/2 yrs. old.