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Old 01-13-2019, 05:43 AM   #458
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Default Re: tell a Model A related story

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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe View Post
Well, let's make it Model A related: Why don't A pickups have bull bars like the road trains do?? Probably because there's not enough top mount them to on a Model A.How big of a roo does it take to put the A's radiator into the fan? Any roo'll do!Can a roo jump over your A?Easily. A big Red has a bound of about 9 metres (30') and I've seen them clear high chain wire fences. If a roo doesn't get it right and catches its legs in the top wires of a fence, they twist around his legs and trap him there. The poor old roo is left hanging up side down by the legs till he dies. The 7' high fences along some of the highways here have a solid panel for about the top 2' so that can't happen.
Some of those road trains you mention are up to 200' long and weigh close on 200 tons. Imagine that coming at you at 100+ kph (60+mph). The last trailer can sway all over the road using the full width of the bitumen. It's best to take heed of the "Give Way to Road Trains" signs. Often, they take on their 1.200 or so litres of fuel (about 330 US gallons) and don't stop again till they need more. Given the huge weight of these things, how would you get one moving from a stand still without burning out the clutch? There's a cunning trick to it.
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