What mountains do you speak of Lewis ? South of you? Jaime Solorza
On Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 5:47 AM Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought military him ee for tower access. I don't like walking up to > tower sites. Besides, some of our towers are at the end of 20 miles of > stuff like that video, with about a mile of twisty hairpin road at the end. > > One of my techs tools me he didn't think even the hummer would make it up > one of our sites again. Time to rent the bull dozer dude to flatten things > out again. > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 7:32 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tower access is a whole different thing than a regular field tech's >> vehicle. >> I took this video while in my favorite tower access vehicle: 2004 >> Hyundai Accent. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS_j2AYU4FM >> >> People tell me I need a truck. I say why would I want to risk a >> perfectly good truck on a road like that. If I wreck the Hyundai I'm only >> out like twelve bucks. >> >> I have some associates who are in favor of the Honda CRV as an installer >> vehicle. They bolt a ladder rack on the roof, and they use a 3-section >> extension ladder because it's short enough for the roof of the CRV. I have >> complaints about that setup, but I can't deny that it's a cost effective >> all wheel drive vehicle. >> >> I know another guy who had a whole fleet of Chevy Uplanders. It's a >> minivan with a cargo variant. I thought it was a great compromise on size >> and price. They stopped making them at some point, and I don't know if >> there's an equivalent cargo-minivan out there now. If there is, that's >> what I would use for wireless installs these days. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> On 10/19/2018 4:34 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> My techs seem embarrassed to be seen driving a van. Real men drive >> pickup trucks. Diesel and dually = especially manly. And expensive. >> >> >> >> If they HAVE to drive one of those sissy vans, then at least it should be >> a medium roof height, tall enough to stand up in while searching for parts >> and tools, but not so tall that you are afraid to drive it on a windy day. >> But the best medium height option seems to be the Ford Transit, and they >> also seem embarrassed to be seen driving a Ford. Ram sounds manly, or >> maybe Chevy. Probably a tribal thing, are you a Ford, Chevy or Mopar guy? >> >> >> >> In my somewhat rural area, I don’t think the suspension or tires on >> something like a Transit Connect are made for our roads and winter weather, >> the ground clearance also seems inadequate. Getting to some tower sites in >> winter or after a heavy rain, I sometimes feel like my Forester is >> marginal, a Transit Connect class van would be worse. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On >> Behalf Of *Paul McCall >> *Sent:* Friday, October 19, 2018 3:14 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >> <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Renewed discussion on work vans >> >> >> >> Been quite a while since I saw this discussed… >> >> >> >> What is the preference for work vans these days? >> >> >> >> Transit >> >> Nissan >> >> Promasters >> >> Sprinter >> >> >> >> ? >> >> >> >> Paul , PDMNet >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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