[AT] Vehicle cooling before AC

[Spencer Yost]

What a great pic.   Wish I was there driving that rig through the fields.   Of course it’s only fun if you are participating.  It’s often not as fun when you’re in charge, own everything involved and have a bad weather forecast ahead....

Spencer Yost

> On Feb 13, 2019, at 10:17 AM, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks everyone for the schooling...
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>> 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 
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> 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. 
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> 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
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> 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
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> in the next tractor. 
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> Ralph in Sask. 
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