Re: Good mourning Hugh

Posted by LA in Wi. on January 17, 2007 at 07:49:13 from (209.83.88.45):

In Reply to: Re: Good mourning Hugh posted by Hugh MacKay on January 17, 2007 at 03:41:40:

Hugh's story about truck chains reminds me of when I was a kid in Iowa. Up until 1949 the local town always kept the chains on the fire truck tires year around since about 1/2 the roads were still dirt and the other 1/2 were gravel (sort of). That old '35 Chevy could only make about 35 mph with or without chains anyway because it always carried a tank of water. That was quite a sight to see on a dry summer day as that truck went clattering down the road. In 1949 they bought a new '49 Chevy fire truck; most roads were gravel by then so the chains were never used with that truck.

Dad had a "cream route" so he had to travel to farms regardless of how bad the weather was. Farmers used cream separators (IH maybe?)then, sold the cream in 10 gal. cans and used the milk to make slop for the hogs. Dad had a '38 Ford flathead V8. When snows were deep he would take off the duals, put chains on the inner wheels and hit the road. That Ford could go anywhere when he got some full cans on it. To this day I think of that Ford when I see a truck stuck in snow with wheels spinning; if they are hauling light loads, all they'd have to do is take off those outer wheels and away they'd go.

Replies:

• Re: Good mourning Hugh Hugh MacKay 13:56:46 01/17/07 (1)
  • Re: Good mourning Hugh Roger Mills 11:56:03 01/18/07 (0)

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