
Charlie
Funny thing is that my Dad refused to run recaps at all.  He always said that during the war (II) that all they could get was caps.  He hauled bulk propane/butane and the tanks, appliances ect whosale to dealers.  He said that he wanted the best rubber possible.  

I did a lot of long distance cattle hauling in the early 70's and we ran Bandag recaps on the drive axles, never the front and on the trailers.  They sometimes gave more service than the original treads.  Of course that was all bias ply tires--never had any dealings with caps and radials.  

Another interesting story about propane and WWII was trucks.  It was considered a priority industry and when their trucks needed replacing during the war--what they were alloted were Macks with canvis tops and gasoline heaters in the floorboards.  They did not replace them until '47, but he never wanted another Mack and he wanted the best of comforts for his drivers.  He was in lp business for 62 years--37 in wholesale and rest as part owner of a retail delivery business.  I miss asking him questions about propane carburation ect all the time.  
Bear
Live every day of your life like a three year old.  Get down in the dirt with it, roll in it and smile a lot.  Bear


--- "charlie hill" <chill8@cox.net> wrote:

From: "charlie hill" <chill8@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 06:57:36 -0500
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at@lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 12/31 Lancaster Farming

Bear, my guess is that your dad ran a lot of recaps on his rig.  Am I right? 
That would explain him calling the tires casings.  A good set of casings 
would last through several re-caps if your recapper was any good.  Stuff 
happens to truck tires but the tread is not so important as long as you 
don't ruin the casing.

I guess most of us know what the truckers call a truck tread that has come 
off and is laying in the highway.   It's an alligator because it can jump up 
and bite your air lines and stuff.

Charlie

Charlie
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From: "Bill Bear Hood" <mmman@netscape.com>
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> Herb
> Glad to know that I am not the only one who knew them as turtle shells. 
> The other one that gets my kids and grandkids is when I say  that I have 
> to get out and check my casings (the air in my tires.)  That is what my 
> old dad always called his tires and I guess it stuck.  Dad was a trucker 
> and it we had ever ruined a dual or one single of a tandem axle, he would 
> have whopped us good.  "Good casings cost good money" and I quote.
> Bear
>
> Live every day of your life like a three year old.  Get down in the dirt 
> with it, roll in it and smile a lot.  Bear
>
>
> --- "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b@mindspring.com>
> Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:58:03 -0500
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at@lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 12/31 Lancaster Farming
>
> Bear
> Turtle shells were used decades ago in KS; flatten out most of the arc, 
> turn
> it over, and hook behind the team of mules and move very modest amounts of
> dirt or rocks.  I remember hooking a log chain into the hinge hooks of the
> turtle shell.
> Recently, a close friend had a body shop there; that was first time I 
> heard
> of clips.
> Herb
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Bear Hood" <mmman@netscape.com>
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>> I am sure it may be another local thing.  When I was growing up all my
>> folks and friends called the truck or English boot a "turtle" and the lid
>> was the turtle shell.  To fit the dog box, just unbolt or torch the 
>> hinges
>> on the turtle shell and instant coon hunting truck.  I remember that my
>> Dad's youngest brother (the coon huntin-est fellow I ever knew) had
>> several friends with sedans with the dog box permantly in the turtle.
>> Bear
>
>> --- "Indiana Robinson" <robinson@svs.net> wrote:
>> Here we used the highly technical term for that part of
>> the car. We called it the "ass end"...   :-)   That was
>> also BTW where the coon hunters took the "rear deck" off
>> and built in the "dog box".   :-)
>> "farmer"
>
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