North. Double mountain. Not a mountain if you are used to real mountains. Around here they are mountains.
On Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 11:03 AM Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > Would have really liked to see the uphill version of that video ( > without just running that backwards LOL )... > > On 10/20/18 8:46 AM, Jay Weekley wrote: > > What kind of ladder can you carry in that? > > > > Adam Moffett 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]> *On Behalf Of *Paul McCall > >>> *Sent:* Friday, October 19, 2018 3:14 PM > >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[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 >
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