[AT] antique tractors in the Alabama surf

[charlie hill]

Yep,  In my case I was not out on the beach playing.  We were working on a 
light house on an island only accessible by boat.  We needed a welding 
machine out there about 10 miles down the island from the ferry landing. 
The only road on the island is a set of ruts in dead sand right down the 
middle of the island.  Only a 4wd vehicle with good clearance will make it. 
I pulled the welding machine to the light house and headed back but I was 
running close on getting back to the ferry on time and it was faster to go 
down the beach.  However, I had never run that beach and didn't realize that 
there was a spot that was very narrow at high tide.  When I got there I had 
to run my right side wheels in very wet sand and sometimes an inch or two of 
water as the waves rolled in.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Will Powell
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:52 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] antique tractors in the Alabama surf

Yes, I've seen what happens to a vehicle after the tide comes in on it. I 
would have never tried to save that guys vehicle. Now instead of just one 
rust bucket there will be 4 to 5. You can be sure that every one of the 
volunteers won't be so helpful the next time after they see what happens to 
their vehicles.

----- Original Message -----
From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:34:34 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] antique tractors in the Alabama surf

Sometime I'll send you a picture of what happens to a Chevy Blazer when it
gets ocean water on the underside of a quarter panel and I didn't take it
swimming. I just got caught driving on the beach at high tide and the
wheels slung water into places I couldn't get washed off.

Charlie


-----Original Message----- 
From: Steve W.
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:41 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] antique tractors in the Alabama surf

charlie hill wrote:
> Since that is salt water them should have just left them in there!
>
>

Yep about the only way to even hope to keep them alive will be to let it
soak in clear water for a couple days, then pull every wire connection
that was under water and clean and lube them then pray that the clear
water got all the salt out of the hidden spots.

Even a clear water bath will cause major problems, salt just makes it
much worse MUCH faster.

-- 
Steve W.
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