Alaska Chat II

[warptman]

Originally Posted by ASpilot2be

Use one of these, then you can put a wheel in the front for summer time use.

When these first came out, they had fan cooled engines. Imagine them now with the 600cc liquid cooled high output engine in it, talk about power to weight ratio.

[Rance]

I prefer these...

[warptman]

Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Oh you pretty Chitty Bang Bang,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
We love you.
And, in
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
What we'll do.
Near, far, in our motor car Oh what a happy time we'll spend.
Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Our fine four fendered friend.
Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Our fine four fendered friend.

[Rance]

They were pretty inventive back in the day. They made farm tractors, snowmachines, race cars, boats and other weird stuff out of model T's!

[warptman]

of course, youtube has them.

YouTube - Model T Ford Snowmobile Meredith NH

[Bruce 01]

Originally Posted by warptman

of course, youtube has them.

YouTube - Model T Ford Snowmobile Meredith NH

LOL, cool! I vaguely remember my late father talking about them when I was a kid.

[warptman]

First day of spring, this weather sucks.

Bethel, Alaska (Airport)
Clear
-18 °F / -28 °C
Clear
Windchill: -31 °F / -35 °C
Humidity: 78%
Dew Point: -23 °F / -31 °C
Wind: 5 mph / 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s from the West
Pressure: 29.95 in / 1014 hPa (Steady)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds:
Clear -
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 121 ft / 37 m

[warptman]

It got colder!

Bethel, Alaska (Airport)
Updated: 5:53 AM AKDT on March 20, 2008
Partly Cloudy
-24 °F / -31 °C
Partly Cloudy
Windchill: -35 °F / -37 °C
Humidity: 77%
Dew Point: -29 °F / -34 °C
Wind: 4 mph / 6 km/h / 1.5 m/s from the South
Pressure: 29.95 in / 1014 hPa (Steady)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds:
Few 6000 ft / 1828 m
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 121 ft / 37 m

I thought I felt the grease in my wheels, crank, and steering stem start tightening up from the cold!

[Floyd_Davidson]

Barrow, Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK, United States
Weather reported at: Thu Mar 20 05:53:00 2008 AKDT

Wind : from the NE (050 degrees) at 10 MPH (9 KT)
Visibility : 10 mile(s)
Sky conditions : clear
Temperature : -11.0 F (-23.9 C)
Windchill : -29 F (-34 C)
Dew Point : -16.1 F (-26.7 C)
Relative Humidity : 77%
Pressure (altimeter): 30.71 in. Hg (1039 hPa)

Max and Min Temperatures
-6.0 -9.9 In the 6 hours preceeding Mar 20 03:53
-6.0 -22.0 In the 24 hours preceeding Mar 20 00:53


Guess all that cold heades south for a vacation!

[warptman]

Should fly up to Barrow to warm up.