Re: leg 1

From: Michael Maskalans (mike-lists@tepidcola.com)
Date: Sat Aug 09 2003 - 00:22:19 EDT


On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 11:11 PM, Terrible Tom wrote:

> Mike - As "eventful" goes - yes I would agree - - with what can
> happen in such a trek as you are undertaking.. much bigger things can
> happen. I am however worried about those tire straps.

well, that makes one of us =)

with safety chains front and rear, if everything managed to let go
she's still stay on the trailer unless she started to fall to pieces
for some odd reason.

> I had problems with them when I hauled my Daks (on Uhaul trailors) up
> from Chicago. You didnt say if the mudders were taken off and the
> street meats put back on? I would have assumed that was done..

yup, the streeties are back on.
> because I dont think the mudders would have fit.

I think they would have cleared by an inch on each side? I can't
remember for sure, but I think the deck is 79" and the tires are 77"
outside edge to edge.

> Jon says Christine wouldn't start? Figures... the tempermental little
> cuss she is. We'll just see about gettin her into The Swamp under her
> own power.

we didn't pull off a fuel line to see where the stoppage is, but I'll
bet it needs another fuel filter. the pump is cycling, and it has
spark, but the intake was bone dry.
>
> Hmm -Ya know - I just thought of something... the irony is
> overwhelming. I named my garage The Swamp... this was before the
> truck actually did go into a swamp. Sheesh...
>
> Keep it safe Mike!! I'll be in touch.
>
I'll do everything I can for both of them =)

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