[AT] Waay OT
charlie hill
charliehill at embarqmail.com
Fri Sep 14 14:25:04 PDT 2012
Sounds like a nice one Cecil. You are right about the fuel!
Send me some pictures of it sometime. I saw an ad today for a
single axle dump mounted on a Crew Cab 94 IH. Looked clean as
could be. Shiny yellow paint. It must have been a DOT truck.
It didn't say but I'm sure it was a diesel. $7200.00. I sure did want to
go
look at it but I don't need it and don't have the extra cash either.
http://eastnc.craigslist.org/grd/3208942825.html
Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: Cecil R Bearden
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 3:55 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Waay OT
Charlie:
I am building a new rig for my winch truck. It is a C8500 Chevy with
just overhauled 3126b Cat engine and Allison MT543 transmission. Single
axle rear, but has air brakes. It was originally a county dump truck
but after a month the bed was taken off and the mechanics bed was
installed. The transmission has been replaced also. It is like new
now. I am installing a 34K tulsa winch bed with 12 ft poles and both
pintle and gooseneck hitches. I have a pair of those tall power heated
mirrors for it. I have had them saved for about 4 years, just waiting
for the right truck to put them on. It will probably be the nicest rig
I ever had. Now, If I only had enough money for fuel to drive it!!!
Cecil in OKla
On 9/14/2012 7:45 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Cecil, the ultimate mirror would be the old style tall vertical mirrors
> like big rigs with power adjust and a convex spot mirror attached.
> The kids complaining that you were cheating with power mirrors reminds me
> of
> the class dummies in a Calculus class I took in the late
> 70's complaining because the class wiz was using a programmable calculator
> (old TI-59 magnetic card reader) on exams. The professor
> quickly told them they could all use a programmable calculator as long as
> they programmed it themselves as the other kid had done.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil R Bearden
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 7:49 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Waay OT
>
> Charlie:
> I agree with you on the mirrors to an extent. I have replaced my Ford
> mirrors with a flat one on the right side, but now, I cannot get that
> mirror in the right place when I am towing a trailer. It is always too
> high or low. This one does not have the electric mirrors.
>
> To me, the one convenience that is the most useful is the electric
> mirrors. They are invaluable when you are towing anything... I was
> at a driver training day for the employees of my agency. The training
> was for the summer kids who worked in the department that pulled boat
> trailers to sample lakes in OK. Since my department had several
> trailers they told me I needed training. When I got to the site, I
> found we were supposed to bring a trailer. The other departments had
> brought their boats & trailers. I had to make a quick trip home and
> get one of my trailers. The only one unloaded was my8.5 x 24ft. 3
> axle!!!! We had to practice backing, stopping, parking, maneuvering,
> and all that stuff. An old Hwy Patrol trooper was running the show.
> He made a comment about me being a showoff when I brought the trailer.
> our lanes were 10 ft wide, he wanted to make it hard for the boat
> trailers. When we went to backing, I would focus the electric mirrors
> on the '02 F250 I pulled with... I was the old man of the group, as I
> had about 35 years on all of them, with 40+ years of hauling... The
> kids set up a howl that I was cheating with the electric mirrors.
> Trooper told them "If you got it use it".. I made the best score of
> anyone that had taken the training in the last 10 years.. I had to do
> the backing exercise again in one of the other trucks and trailers just
> to prove to the kids that I could do it without the electric mirrors!!!
> They were impressed.
>
> I later was the one who specified the vehicles the agency used. I got a
> lot of flack because I would order the fancier trucks because the
> convenience package was cheaper that way. All I wanted was the electric
> mirrors and the cargo light. To get those items on their own would
> have cost an additional $500 over what the upgrade cost.. My
> reasoning for buying the electric mirrors was that with different
> drivers, how many were not so lazy they would just drive off without
> being able to see what they were towing. It was a safety concern, and I
> had to write a 2 page dissertation to justify it to the Central affairs
> department.
>
> Just another adventure in those 30 years of state service......
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
> On 9/14/2012 6:07 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> Cecil, I enjoy the conveniences and they come in handy at times but to a
>> large degree I agree with you, particularly about
>> the devices designed to protect me from myself. One thing that really
>> makes
>> me mad is the distorted passenger side mirrors.
>> It makes it impossible to look in the mirror and tell how close you are
>> to
>> something if you are backing up and I don't see where it
>> helps a bit in traffic. A small wide angle spot mirror would be ok but
>> having the whole thing distorted creates more danger than it
>> helps prevent. I notice that some of the Ford pickups have a two piece
>> right side mirror, convex on the bottom and regular on the
>> top but I can't find one of those for my GMC as a factory option or in
>> the
>> after market.
>>
>> When my old pickup was new I actually took it to a glass shop and told
>> him
>> to break the convex mirror out and replace it with a
>> real mirror but for some reason I haven't done that to the 06 I have now.
>>
>> As far as the anti-theft device you mentioned. The mechanics in the
>> small
>> independent shops here defeat those things all the time
>> for folks they know. Apparently all you have to do is clip the wires
>> going
>> to and from the device in the switch and connect the clipped ends
>> together.
>> The first time that failed on our Buick I bought new keys but next time
>> it
>> happens I'll disable it.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cecil R Bearden
>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:14 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Waay OT
>>
>> How did we ever manage without all these little in-conveniences for the
>> last 50 years.?
>> If my vehicle has A/C that works I am happy. If it also has power
>> steering then I am elated. Automatic trans, and I get sorta goofy with
>> happiness. Power mirrors for towing and I am on Top Of The World!!!!
>> Seriously, why do we need all this crap that can go wrong?
>> My wife & I were at Silver Dollar City for the Thanksgiving lighting
>> ceremony and when we got ready to leave, the security system in our 1997
>> Expedition did not like the ignition key. Something about a magnetic
>> detection coil around the ignition switch and the responder in the
>> key. A new Key was over $100. The dealer would not disconnect the
>> security system for liability reasons. He said if it was stolen he
>> might be liable. I told him that in 30 deg Missouri weather on top of
>> a mountain with a 30mph wind and 5 hours from home, I would have helped
>> someone steal it!!!! I posted a couple of times on the internet and
>> the answer how to disable it came from an ex con who asked to be kept
>> anonymous.!! For a 10 yr old vehicle to worry about disabling the
>> anti-theft system is ridiculous.!!!
>> I have a 2000 C3500 that has a solenoid to prevent moving the gearshift
>> without actuating the brake. This gets screwed up after 10 years and
>> can get you stranded and so irritated that when it happened to my wife,
>> I thought she was going to break the gearshift!! It took a while but I
>> found the solenoid and removed it. It works perfect now... I also have
>> 3 others in the 90's that are going to be removed......
>> Call me old fashioned, but I like to know that when I am away from
>> home, I don't have to worry about some unnecessary toy making me freeze
>> or burn my tail off waiting on help to arrive.
>>
>> End of Rant!!!
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/13/2012 8:08 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>> Oh, I never mentioned the reason they eventually found. The car, if
>>> locked when the trunk is opened , will re-lock itself when you shut the
>>> trunk so that the trunk will lock. Pretty handy except apparently there
>>> was a bug that caused the car to relock itself every single time you
>>> closed the trunk. Not so handy if the key was in the car. Again, this
>>> only happens with some time period after leaving the car. It doesn't do
>>> it if you have been away for a while. Took us a while to figure out
>>> it
>>> was the car and not us.
>>>
>>> Spencer
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>> From: Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net>
>>>> Date: September 13, 2012 10:23:14 EDT
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Waay OT
>>>>
>>>> Welcome to the world of vehicles that try to be smarter than we are.
>>>> My
>>>> wive's Volkswagen, if you open the trunk within a certain period of
>>>> time
>>>> after stopping the engine, will lock the doors when you close the
>>>> trunk.
>>>> I never saw my wife use a sledgehammer but I might yet....
>>>>
>>>> I was never able to get the "feature" turned off, except by the
>>>> dealership who did it for free. Next time they upgraded the car's
>>>> firmware during a warranty recall, the "feature" was back. Love that
>>>> car
>>>> otherwise.
>>>>
>>>> So if you can turn it off, keep notes. The feature will reappear
>>>> after
>>>> service visits more involved than an oil change.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Spencer
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 13, 2012, at 9:38, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just got a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. First trip was to the Clay
>>>>> County Fair yesterday. Well, we got home and I shut it off, took the
>>>>> keys out of the ignition and threw them under the front seat. Got out
>>>>> and headed for the house. While walking in front of the thing I heard
>>>>> the doors lock. Now I have this thing I cannot get into. I can solve
>>>>> that problem after awhile, but my question is: What the heck caused
>>>>> this
>>>>> to happen and is it normal? Also, if that is normal, how do I do away
>>>>> with that annoying feature?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron Cook
>>>>> Salix, IA
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