What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    Not sure, but that tractor has a 650 gallon water tank and 2 coal bunkers each with a capacity of 3000 pounds.

    Looked up a few other videos on it and it has a top speed of 5 mph in high gear. By use of the auxiliary transmission that speed is cut in half. Basically it has 2 speeds.
     
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  3. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    The Big Boy’s, a 4884 steam engine, biggest single engines built.
    They had about 7500 gross HP, a draw bar of about 6200 HP, but a Traction Effort of 135,000 lbf.
     
  4. D.Tibbitt

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    Better not go to montana anytime soon after fueling at that ta
     
  5. 77fib77

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    Here in God's country. Aka Indiana. There is a murdered soldier coming to an air base not far away. So the Harley riders are going escort him home.

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    Prayer.


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    More showed up.
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  6. lovesthedrive

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    A steam engine isnt efficient. If anything steam = fuel hog. The original gas guzzler. MPG wise they average around 2 mpg. The road locomotive if in high range (second gear)? Just a guess maybe 25 miles? Yet back then there were very few farms that would have a need to travel to another farm. Generally speaking these required man power to keep them going. A group of farmers wouldnt buy one of these road eangines. Nope one very rich land owner with alot of acreage. That farmer would have had a multitude of tasks that tractor served
     
  7. Dave_in_AZ

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    This lady put out a fresh steaming pepperoni pizza at this Casey's.

    I was like," Get thee behind me Satan."

    Got our bag of ice, and are warming up The Blackie.
     
  8. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I have came out of retirement and am back at work pulling chemical tanks. I got online this morning and was 38 pages behind. Not wanting to piss off the OM by violating the page skipping rule, I read all of them. I not sure how you guys that work all the time stay caught up, but I'm going to have to figure it out.
    But at least now I know how many feet in a fathom, which way is Port or Starboard and several other things that are useless info in a truck.
     
  9. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    Port and left are the same looking forward. They both have 4 letters.

    It's easier to stay caught up while working. I don't sleep for 10 hours. 6 to 8. Sometimes 5.
     
  10. Wasted Thyme

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