[AT] Little OT-trailer wheels

David Rotigel rotigel at me.com
Tue Oct 5 13:00:24 PDT 2010


1 qt. to 5 gal. has worked for me several times.
	Dave

On Oct 5, 2010, at 12:29 PM, charlie hill wrote:

>   Seems like
> about a quart of motor oil to every 10 gals of kerosene or maybe  
> every 5
> gals.
>
> Charlie
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 11:29 AM
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels
>
>> Thanks!  Neat idea  :)
>>
>> Lew
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie  
>> hill
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 10:13 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels
>>
>> This discussion reminds me of my truck driving days.  I was taught  
>> this
>> trick by some other drivers and had to do it a few times on a log  
>> trailer
>> and once on a low boy.   When you are loaded and have a flat there is
>> nothing much you can do but stop and have someone come and fix it but
>> empty
>> you can pull or back the trailer over a curb, culvert, ditch bank or
>> whatever you find handy so that it pushes the axle with the flat  
>> tire(s)
>> up,
>>
>> depressing that spring.  Then take a chain and binder and chain  
>> that axle
>> up
>>
>> to the chassis as tight as you can fasten the binder.  When you  
>> drive back
>> onto level pavement the chain will hold the tires up off the road  
>> and you
>> can come on home with no problem.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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>> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 10:42 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels
>>
>>> Lew,  it will do down the road with no load on it just fine with two
>>> tires
>>> on each axle.  If it were me I think I'd find 4 good tires, mount  
>>> one on
>>> each of the outer duals and leave the inner dual with just the rim
>>> mounted
>>> (take the tire off).  You could do it with one axle fully mounted  
>>> up with
>>> 4
>>> tires but then you'd probably have to chain the other axle up.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:15 AM
>>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels
>>>
>>>> Thanks Cecil
>>>>
>>>> I think I'm just going to go look at it this afternoon; hate to  
>>>> make an
>>>> extra trip but I think this is the simplest way.  I'm also going to
>>>> check
>>>> with some used tire places here and in the area where the trailer  
>>>> is but
>>>> lately they seem to want to rob you on used tires around here.  I  
>>>> can
>>>> get
>>>> tires a lots cheaper at the auction.
>>>>
>>>> If I get 4 tires & put them on the dual mount wheels do you think  
>>>> I'd be
>>>> better off mounting as singles (2 on each axle) or duals on one  
>>>> axle?
>>>> If
>>>> as
>>>> singles would it be better to have the rims turned "in" (track  
>>>> narrower)
>>>> or
>>>> out (wide track)?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Lew
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil  
>>>> Bearden
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:48 AM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels
>>>>
>>>> You can probably get it home on the single wheels, but may have  
>>>> some
>>>> problems with lug nuts running up enough to tighten.  Alsok, some  
>>>> of
>>>> them
>>>> have a lcating pin for on the hub to get the wheels to line up  
>>>> for the
>>>> valve
>>>>
>>>> cores.  This will have to be broken off to take a single wheel.   
>>>> Cannot
>>>> really say about the hitch, but the pipe for a gooseneck ball  
>>>> will fit
>>>> in
>>>> a
>>>> 4 inch pipe.  The electric /hyd brake system is an expensive one  
>>>> to buy
>>>> the
>>>> pump, but probably the best.  It can work on air brakes.
>>>> Cecil in OKla
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