[AT] Little OT-trailer wheels

[charlie hill]

Yes, expensive but it's better than being stranded in a place where they 
roll up the streets at dark and there isn't a telephone for miles.
The last time I had to do that was at a country store where he had his 
kerosene in a cube shaped tank out front with a hand crank on it.
10 gals and a couple of quarts of oil will get you back close to 
civilization in an unloaded truck.  Of course if you tried to run that in a 
2010 model road tractor
the computer would probably shut it down because of the emissions.

Charlie
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From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 1:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels

> No never heard of it but it is a great idea.  I've chained axles up before
> but that's lots simpler than jacking the trailer up.  As to the kero & oil
> that would get REAL EXPENSIVE these days.
>
> Lew (off to look at trailers in a few minutes)
>
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> Lew I shared that because I realized you probably didn't know what I meant
> about chaining up the axle.  It's second nature to me.  Back in the 70's,
> trucking in rural areas without the help of cell phones truckers had to
> figure out how to get home the best they could.  I've also put kerosene 
> and
> motor oil in the fuel tank of a diesel truck when no diesel fuel was
> available.  I used to know the proper mix but I've forgotten.  Seems like
> about a quart of motor oil to every 10 gals of kerosene or maybe every 5
> gals.
>
> Charlie
>
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