[AT] One of two things I like about the list and a fuel consumption question for the list

[Grant Brians]

I have learned a lot about different areas through the list. I feel that 
agricultural discussions such as the Canola GROWING discussion Ralph Goff 
started help me understand more about the challenges and potentially useful 
information from other areas. As a farmer and curious person, I really 
appreciate these sorts of posts. The other posts I like relate to the actual 
subject of the list (antique farm equipment and the comraderie associated 
with it.)
    I fear that we have again been flirting with straying too far from the 
list with the posts about gasoline politics and related subjects, though. I 
hope that we can stop the anti-environmental inaccurate info about why there 
have not been refineries built in the last 25 years (because it is more 
profitable for the large companies to close refineries and raise refinery 
margins than to build more capacity given the high value of the dollar until 
recently and the judgements of the legal liabilities of building in the US.) 
The refiners have been offered looser environmental regulations in many 
cases and still chose to close the refineries they closed.... This is 
proven.
    Now a request that is ON-Topic. I have three antique trucks (1945 IH, 
1946 Studebaker and 1957 GMC) that have either two speed rear-ends or 
brownies. I have always liked these solutions for providing better mileage 
when not heavily loaded and maintaining pulling ability. Now while their 
power level is a fraction of the current V8 and 6 cylinder engines many on 
the list use to pull their trailers with, they do a creditable job of using 
the power they have. I have wanted to use this concept on my pickup truck 
since before I bought it new in 1986. So here is the specific request:

Could we start a discussion on how it could be possible to install either a 
brownie or a two speed into heavy duty pickup trucks (such as my 1986 F250 
diesel) to provide higher mileage when unloaded and preserve the trailer 
pulling ability for our tractors?

Thank you all.
        Grant Brians
        Hollister, California
p.s. I am looking forward to receiving the two Farmalls I am bartering 
for.... More info and questions when they arrive.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Canola


> Grant you may be right that light frost will not kill canola plants. I 
> know we have survived some late spring frosts after the canola crop is up 
> and it seems to recover. . Not always though. I have seen some springs 
> where the crop has had to be re-planted as the frost froze it black to the 
> ground.
> Fall frost is guaranteed to kill weeds here with the few exceptions of 
> what we call 'winter annuals' such as flix weed and stinkweed. They will 
> start growing in  fall and will survive winter frost and snow to get a 
> head start on any spring seeded crops. Thats why many growers have to do a 
> spring "burnoff" with roundup to eliminate the weeds.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Brians" <gbrians at hollinet.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Canola
>
>
>> Ralph, most of the mustard family crops grow year round here in Coastal 
>> California despite frost. Is it possible light frosts don't affect the 
>> Canola?
>>        Grant Brians
>>        Hollister, California
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Canola
>>
>>
>>> Cecil, how is it that you can seed canola in September and grow a crop?
>
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