[AT] Response about healh to RE: Horsepower question

[charlie hill]

Grant, you reminded me that I need to get busy with my fall garden!

Charlie

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From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 7:26 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: [AT] Response about healh to RE:  Horsepower question

> Blood pressure being high usually has three causes. Diet, lackof exercise
> and heredity. One of the things that is really enjoyable about what I do
> here is talk to people and encourage them to eat more leafy greens and 
> other
> vegetables and herbs for their health. Here in my area of California I 
> grow
> them all year and some are serious heart and health strengtheners. 
> Purslane,
> Chicory greens, Borage greens and flowers, De Ciccio Broccoli and a number
> of others can really contribute in that area.
>         Grant Brians
>         Hollister, California
>         Vegetable Farmer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Larry Goss
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 8:29 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Horsepower question
>
>
> My latest stroke (that I know of) had no immediate symptoms.  When I 
> finally
> had an MRI, they found that I have had so many strokes that they literally
> can not count them.  All they could say is that the number is in the
> thousands.  Bottom line: Get your blood pressure down below 120/90.  Do it
> now.  Do not pass GO.  Do not pick up $200.
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010 9:08
> Subject: Re: [AT] Horsepower question
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>
>> Haven't had any strokes (that I know of) but I understand what
>> you mean.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:52 AM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Horsepower question
>>
>> > LOL!  After suffering a stroke last year, I find myself
>> relying less and
>> > less on the viability of what I remember.  To that, my
>> wife says, "So
>> > what's different?"
>> >
>> > Larry
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> > Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010 8:28
>> > Subject: Re: [AT] Horsepower question
>> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >
>> >> The one thing I did apparently remember right was from test #
>> >> 793 for the AC
>> >> H-3 crawler.
>> >> "Weighing in at 7395 lbs it made a low gear pull of 7893 lbs at
>> >> 1.17 mph
>> >> with 6.39% slippage"
>> >>
>> >> Charlie
>> >>
>> >> --------------------------------------------------
>> >> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:03 AM
>> >> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> >> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [AT] Horsepower question
>> >>
>> >> > Larry, thanks for the correction.  As usual these days,
>> >> my memory failed
>> >> > me.
>> >> > I should have checked my facts before posting but didn't have
>> >> time.  At
>> >> > least it made for good discussion.  grins.
>> >> >
>> >> > Charlie
>> >> >
>> >> > --------------------------------------------------
>> >> > From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:45 PM
>> >> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> >> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >> > Subject: [AT] Horsepower question
>> >> >
>> >> >> It's hard to "draw rules of thumb" out of the Nebraska
>> >> tests.  But here
>> >> >> goes --- Drawbar pull is generally in the range of 50% to 60%
>> >> of the
>> >> >> weight of the tractor.  Some Caterpillars drop as low as
>> >> 45%.  Drawbar
>> >> >> horsepower is in the range of 50% to 70% of Belt or PTO
>> horsepower.>> >> Slippage of the drive wheels varies from 2% to
>> 15% regardless
>> >> of steel or
>> >> >> rubber, but rubber generally runs a bit higher than
>> >> steel   I don't know
>> >> >> that the tests were ever run with the intent of maximizing
>> >> the balance,
>> >> >> traction, weight, etc, the way we do as pullers.  I'm
>> >> sure the slippage
>> >> >> values would be much higher if they did.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I found out a few months ago that a one of my wife's close
>> >> personal and
>> >> >> professional friends is the daughter of one of the men who
>> >> ran the
>> >> >> Nebraska tests for years.  I hoped she would be able to
>> >> tell me stories
>> >> >> from Lincoln about those tests.  Unfortunately, she
>> >> studied music and had
>> >> >> no interest in what her father was doing at the University.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Larry
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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