And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If I was going to have a pick-up this would be it. But since I'm a poor old man of 77 #1: I couldn't afford it. #2: I don't need one to haul anything or to compensate for my insecurities.
If I remember correctly, the lug nuts on one side were right hand, the other were left hand. We thought about getting one, and half the lugs were twisted off. It was pretty roomy inside, though. I liked it, dad didn't.
Many of the 4x4's from that era had that feature on the LH front axle. My old Scout 800 and 3/4 ton IH pickup certainly did. I guess they may still do it on large trucks. I've read that it's due to the way the rotational direction of the wheel tends to either tighten or loosen the lug nuts. A tendency to loosen can be overcome by using the correct torque to tighten it. A tendency to tighten can be a real bitch to undue if the wheel has been mounted for a while and driven a lot.
If I was going to have a pick-up this would be it. But since I'm a poor old man of 77 #1: I couldn't afford it. #2: I don't need one to haul anything or to compensate for my insecurities.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember correctly, the lug nuts on one side were right hand, the other were left hand. We thought about getting one, and half the lugs were twisted off. It was pretty roomy inside, though. I liked it, dad didn't.
ReplyDeleteMany of the 4x4's from that era had that feature on the LH front axle. My old Scout 800 and 3/4 ton IH pickup certainly did. I guess they may still do it on large trucks. I've read that it's due to the way the rotational direction of the wheel tends to either tighten or loosen the lug nuts. A tendency to loosen can be overcome by using the correct torque to tighten it. A tendency to tighten can be a real bitch to undue if the wheel has been mounted for a while and driven a lot.
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You're right about the horns: the tips should be out about the fenders. - lol
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