Suggestions for hauling Computer Garage from Beaverton, OR to Yates Center, KS?

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Tue Mar 5 17:26:13 2002

I hate getting started early in the cold anyway! Isn't that what ether's
for, anyway? Only yuppies use glow plugs. :)

I remember getting our old coaches going when it was bitterly cold. Lots
of either, batteries that sounded half dead, then a rattle and a start,
the old Detroits chugged away until they were warm, and lef tan exhaust
trail like a cra. Of course, the next worry is th air system so be sure
the tanks are drained and crarry alcohol.

On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Roger Merchberger wrote:

> Rumor has it that Gary Hildebrand may have mentioned these words:
> >I haven't done U-Haul since 1979, for apparent reasons.
> >
> >First, get a diesel truck. Mileage is much better; gas engines only get
> >about 5 mpg and the trucks might do 50 mph flat out.
>
> This is good advice... except... no offense, but judging from your
> location, you prolly never tried to start a big-honkin' diesel engine when
> the temps dip below freezing... ;-)
>
> If you're going to do the hauling in the northern latitudes during the late
> fall/winter/early spring months, get a gasoline engine -- nothing sucks
> worse than getting a late start the next day because that ^*$%&$^ diesel
> won't start in the cold... it pretty much sets the mood for the rest of the
> day...
>
> Or... be prepared. Be sure to pack:
> 1) 1 each big honkin' belly-pan heater (the bottom 12-14 inches of a
> 55-gallon drum works great),
> 2) *lots* of charcoal & charcoal starter,
> 3) *lots* of tarps to shroud the truck so the heat doesn't get whisked away
> by the wind,
> 4) an early start - it'll still take a little while to warm things up, but
> at least it's not a lot of work [read: go out; start big fire; go back in
> to stay warm & rest/eat breakfast/plan your days travels/whatever; go back
> out an hour later & start up the truck; then extinguish fire & wait 5-10
> minutes for the cooker to cool & the truck to warm up.]
>
> Otherwise, yes... diesel is the way to go.
>
> [[ my dad's a OTR trucker, hauling machinery & equipment, and we live on
> the Canadian border... that reason (and that frieght sucks) is why my dad
> usually takes January & February off...)
>
> >Second, have a partner to trade off on driving. You'd be amazed how
> >tiring driving a truck at 50 mph can be. And take plenty of breaks.
> >You'll have to when you get gas/fuel.
>
> If you don't have a partner, take *even* more breaks... not having someone
> to talk to makes the trip much harder to deal with, and you will get
> fatigued much quicker if you're not accustomed to that sort of thing.
>
> Laterz,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> --
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
> Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.
>
> If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
> disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
>
>

M. K. Peirce

Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
Shady Lea, Rhode Island

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