From: Buck & Rami Sharp (bls@inebraska.com)
Date: Mon Mar 03 2003 - 09:22:41 PST
so the test is going to be done in a concrete trench dosent that make lots
of difference from dirt and flowing current. what issue is this in im
interested in checking it out. sounds like fun. i like the eager beaver
fording video at http://tired-iron.mounet.com/fording.wmv what a deal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Fording the deuce
> Bruce, David, John and others,
>
> Yes, the second part of the article is in the works. The problem that I
run
> into was mentioned in the first part and that was to find a place to ford
> the darn thing. I wanted it to be within 5 to 10 miles of my house and
also
> be able to get one of my neighbors with a large tractor to stand by in
case
> of disaster. The best I could find was a creek which I planned to drive
> lengthwise, but the bottom had a nasty side slope to it where it was deep
> enough to be considered for fording and the tractor wouldn't be able to
> follow along anyway.
> Bottom line is, I, or rather my son, dug a 40 foot by 15 foot long trench
in
> our backyard last fall using a small Kubota front end loader and as soon
as
> the weather permits we will finish with some concrete so that it will hold
> water. When the fording tests are done with, we'll end up with a pond for
> the kids to play in, at least until the water turns green.
> The basin will be about 5 to 6 feet deep after ramping down into it.
>
> There you have it, the status of the second part of the fording article.
> I'm, at the very least, hoping for some great pictures as a reward for the
> effort.
>
> Thanks for your interest.
> Cheers,
> Bjorn
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: RKubu@aol.com
> >To: super_deuce@hotmail.com
> >Subject: Fording the deuce
> >Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 09:55:21 -0500
> >
> >Hi Bjorn,
> >I enjoyed reading your article in Mil Veh Mag on fording the deuce. I
> >thought the second part of the article would follow in the next issue,
but
> >I did not see it. Will it come in a future issue? If not, is there any
> >way you can forward to me the second article. Although I have not forded
a
> >vehicle, I am very interested in reading about it.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Bruce
>
>
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