[AT] Vehicle cooling before AC

[Chuck Saunders]

Probably not useful in PA and from my 4 years in Winston Salem I know they
won't work there. Growing up in NM this is a viable solution, but it is a
regional thing.
Chuck Saunders
KCMO

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 9:18 AM Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> On 2/13/2019 8:45 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>
> I learn so much from this list. I have never heard of these things once in
> my entire life. I mean, I’ve seen evaporative coolers on buildings and seen
> small portable units used in the work areas and barns but I have never seen
> one on a car. This is brand new to me.   I guess it’s because I am from the
> muggy east and my trips out west have been few and far between.
>
> Thanks everyone for the schooling...
>
> Spencer Yost
>
> This is a picture of the cab cooler I had on the 930 Case about 40 years
> ago. That white box on the roof contained the foam filters, fan and water
> tray and that is where the
>
> evaporation process happened. Water was pumped up there by a temperamental
> little electric fuel pump that caused me no end of frustration when it
> would not start.
>
> The water tank and pump can be seen mounted on one of the cab steps in
> front of the rear wheel. Excess water up top would return to the tank
> (until the exit hole in the tray
>
> blocked up with mud). So the water got dirty from dust and the tank needed
> to be flushed and re filled every day in the hot weather. I was so happy to
> get real air conditioning
>
> in the next tractor.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
>
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