Re: 1991 ranger brake problem

On 11/12/2024 9:19 PM, Gerry wrote:

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:02:49 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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On 11/11/2024 8:51 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Clare Snyder"  wrote in message
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toobad that willys is so far away!!

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-- Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

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The M151 Jeeps we had in Germany were not good on the roads there. They
couldn't keep up on the Autobahn and the winding back roads that BMWs
were built for tempted drivers to exceed their cornering limits. My VW
could easily handle the unpaved forest fire trails where we set up field
exercise sites.
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When my dad first got that old Willys ready to go for a first off road
adventure we headed off across the sand dunes.  I thought it was going
just fine, but he said he didn't feel like it was performing properly.
When we got back to the store and pulled around to the back to the shop
he hopped out to take a look.  Then he realized he hadn't engaged the
hubs.  LOL.
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Probably, its biggest real world use for us was tracking people lost in
the desert.  Now I can track (to a limited extent) looking at the window
of my truck, but I've always been better able to track on the ground.
Back then I hadn't really learned to track.  Not well anyway.  We'd put
that old GPV in first gear and hop out.  As long as the terrain wasn't
extremely off camber or a crazy grade it would easily keep going in the
direction it was last pointed.  We could spread out, cut sign, walk back
to the Jeep for lunch or a drink of water, or to change course as
needed.  Seems like a little thing but it made a several hour to all day
rescue tolerable.
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The short wheel base and front and rear end clearance was fantastic for
crossing all but the worst washouts, and it would climb some pretty
incredible grades just idling along with somebody at the wheel.  Sand
was not even an issue.
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High speed cornering?  Um-no.  Lots of high clearance vehicles struggle
with that.  Even some you might not think.  Flat out on the Autobahn?
You are kidding right?  How much do you expect out of a flat head four?
Were you guys raiding the clinic and feeding it nitrous?  Even then...
Um-no.  LOL
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FYI:  That old '42 had a top speed in the high 50s.  Maybe low 60s (but
I doubt it), but its got a torque ratio at idle that's insane.  Its a
utility vehicle.  By today's standards just a basic 4x4 side by side
with a bed to haul some stuff.
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P.S.  I should say I can track in the desert.  Not so much in the woods.
  It depends.
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-- Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

Around 1954-55, my older brother had a jeep flat bed 2wd truck, worst
truck he ever owned - that thing would get stuck going down hill with
a half inch of mud on the road. My Saturday job, if the temperatur was
below zero F, was to make certain  the two heat lamps under the hood
were turned on so that it might start for him to go out somewhere that
night

I think I mentioned it in another thread.  Pickup trucks (classic bath tub bed and std cab on a frame) are usually not very good unless they have a load in the bed.  A 2wd open diff pickup would not be my choice either that being said from 2001-2017 all my new service trucks were 2WD with auto locking diffs.  (Chevy work trucks)  With the normal load of tools, wire, and hardware they were "okay."  I did not unload them to go hunting for instance.  As long as I stuck to the main trails until I bailed out to walk I didn't even think about it.
Of course tires make a big difference.  When I ran trap lines back in the 80s I used a Ford F150 2WD with stock diff and 31 x 10.5 tires. With all my traps, coolers, and camp gear it did quite well.  If I remembered to air down all four) it was passable on most sand, but it would still sink in bottomless sugar sand.  I got it stuck a couple times, but always got it out on my own.  Sometimes it took all day, but that is the life of a wannabe professional outdoorsman.  Okay, my first year I used a Plymouth Volare station wagon.  LOL  I think if it had the same tires it would have been better than the pickup.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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