[AT] Good tractor day, finally

[szabelski at wildblue.net]

A few years before I retired, we created a simulation room where we could run the CAD models and create a virtual 3-D model of whatever we were working on. We could walk around things to see if there was sufficient room for proper movement, and stick our hands down into areas to verify that we could reach things and get tools into spaces. Our Human Factors and Maintenance groups used it a lot to verify that all military requirements were met. The military loved it since they could see what they were going to be getting faster than waiting for the prototypes to be built, and a lot better than just looking at CAD models.

The only thing we couldn’t do was sit in any of the seats, they didn’t really support a lot of weight!. But we didn’t have to worry about hitting our heads or shins on anything either. 😜 🤪

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Johnson <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net>
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Sent: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:54:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [AT] Good tractor day, finally

Apparently brought to you by the same General Motors engineers who 
designed the early-80's Chevy Monza, which required loosening the motor 
mounts and jacking up the transmission in order to remove the #5 and 6 
spark plugs from its V-6 engine.

Mark J

On 7/19/2020 6:24 AM, John Hall wrote:
> Had a GMC truck (company truck) a few years back. Was having oil 
> changed/tires rotated. Told the guy to check the air filter. Must of 
> been the first one of those he had seen, took 2-3 trips to his toolbox 
> to get enough extensions and sockets to get the filter out. It was 
> such a pain we changed it while it was out.,
>
> John Hall
>
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