Yeah, the issue with this road is the ruts are 3 feet deep and since the criss the road in several spots you either have to go off the side or go on or across them.
On Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 3:08 PM Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > depending upon snow type, regularly used have no problem it 1.5 feet as > long as it hadn't turned to ice. But we used chains.... > > On 10/20/18 10:31 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > When the guy doesn't want to go up in the Hummer I'd like to come by > > with the Hyundai and give it a go :) > > For anything other than deep snow I've taken the little Hyundai and made > > it. I get a running start through the bad spots. Keep the wheels on > > the high spots. I think it's an 1800 lb vehicle, so it doesn't bury > > itself like an 8,000 lb truck. So part of it is riding on top of the > > problem rather than pushing through it, part of it is just the sheer > > lack of giving a crap. Like I said I'm not losing much if I trash the > > Hyundai, but if it was a $50,000 company truck I'd feel like I had to be > > more careful. > > > > When there's a foot of snow your options are limited. You're either > > walking or else you're towing a tracked vehicle to the site and then > > driving up the access road in that. It wouldn't matter if you had a > > Hummer or a 4x4 of any kind. I've walked a couple miles through the > > snow pulling a sled behind me with my tools in it. Not saying I liked > > it, but I've done it. > > > > > > On 10/20/2018 7:45 AM, Lewis Bergman 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] > >> <mailto:[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]> > >>> <mailto:[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Paul McCall > >>> *Sent:* Friday, October 19, 2018 3:14 PM > >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > >>> <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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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