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

[charlie hill]

Gear Vendors overdrive unit will do what you want Grant.  They are expensive 
but good.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Brians" <gbrians at hollinet.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:02 AM
Subject: [AT] One of two things I like about the list and a fuel 
consumptionquestion for the list


>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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