#Just gabbing
Hi, Lanny
> Poking holes in the tires of your utility trailer is one thing, you have the
> truck to drive out with and get some flats fixed.
We didn't have the day and half to drive to the Burns Les Schwab to buy the
new tires and return to the trailer (if it was still there…). Out of the two
used tires we bought in Jordan Valley, only one made it to Burns. Fortunately
after the trailer's spare died we found that my spare fit the trailer (so what
if the trailer has a 14" on one side and a 15" on the other <g>).
> By the way, did you know that a walkie talkie will not work underground,
> even a straight shot in a mine level? Apparently the bounce of the wall
> manages to cancel the signal out.
That doesn't surprise me a bit. In fact it never occurred to me to even bother
hauling a walkie talkie into a mine or cave (or even a steel framed building).
The optimum sized antenna for any portable CB (walkie talkie or mobile unit)
is the 108" 1/4 wave whip. The walkie talkie's shorter antenna is 'loaded'
electrically to work, but still requires the free space around it that the
full sized antenna requires. In the close confines of a mine the antenna is
'grounded out' by the walls and ceiling. In fact it would be unlikely to get
any decent performance out of a CB from the inside of a 'through-truss'
bridge, such as the Rainier to Longview bridge that I love to hate. <g>
> But I wasn't very happy about getting only 20,000 miles out of those fancy
> Firestones Ford stuck me with.
I hear you. The tires the manufactures inflict on the public are pitiful at
best, but look at the money they save in a multi-million vehicle model year!
Best, Guy