[AT] Clark Airborne Dozer

[toma]

We had a rubber stap that hung under the '56 Ford to ground the static so 
you wouldn't get a shock when you got out. I think the strap was metalic.

I could use one now, a couple of my pickups will give a good jolt on a cld 
dry day.

Tom


On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, charlie hill wrote:

> That's right Herb.  I know some of the gasoline tankers had them because I
> remember seeing them at my dad's service station.  I think the propane
> trucks and asphalt tankers used them too.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
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>> Charlie, if memory serves, those were hauling petroleum based liquids; and
>> some had a replaceable 3" (?) diameter x 1" (?) long metal as the pawn so
>> the metal chain did not drag and readily wear out.
>> Herb
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: charlie hill <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Date: 1/4/2008 12:50:45 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Clark Airborne Dozer
>>>
>>> Do you remember when some types of tanker trucks used to drag a chain
>> under
>>> them?
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
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>>>
>>>> The nice thing about a crawler is that if would generally have a good
>>>> ground in case you wanted to put a lightning rod on it...   ;-)   If
>>>> you
>>>> put a rod on a rubber tired tractor you would have to drag a ground rod
>>>> along behind you...   :-)
>>>> I say that in jest but actually it is recommended to ground a tractor
>> when
>>>> doing belt work to ground out a possible static charge. Some of the old
>>>> manuals recommended hanging a chain from the frame of a rubber tired
>>>> tractor. I never saw that recommendation for one on steel.   :-)   We
>> did
>>>> most hay blower belt work with a 9N or the TO-20. I used to just lean
>> the
>>>> 3
>>>> point Ford/Ferguson drawbar against the tractor somewhere.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> "farmer"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Francis Robinson
>>>> Central Indiana, USA
>>>> Robinson at svs.net
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