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.
Today's car makers would never think of making the car do more than one thing. That is a wasted energy source. A PTO on a truck today could run a big generator or a pump for irrigation, etc.
In this vein the new 2025 Caterpillar PickUp Truck is supposed to have a multiple 120V outlets in the back to power all your power tools and supposedly a lot a wattage available. I'll believe such a thing exists when I see it.
That's one of the reasons I said I'll believe it when I see it. Can you imagine the shop rates to get a pickup fixed at a Cat dealership? The mind reels.
Never knew that this was a thing. Pretty cool. I had an '88 model Ford F150. The 4 wheel drive model has a PTO power point on the transfer case. Most people don't know that
I wonder if that PTO port is the same one that they used to start the engine?
ReplyDeleteToday's car makers would never think of making the car do more than one thing. That is a wasted energy source. A PTO on a truck today could run a big generator or a pump for irrigation, etc.
ReplyDeleteAnd even if they would/could, it would come to an instant halt with the first Product Liability/Personal Injury lawsuit.
DeleteIn this vein the new 2025 Caterpillar PickUp Truck is supposed to have a multiple 120V outlets in the back to power all your power tools and supposedly a lot a wattage available. I'll believe such a thing exists when I see it.
ReplyDeleteAll the videos each show a differently styled truck, and they consistently misspell the company's name. Not real, unfortunately.
DeleteThat's one of the reasons I said I'll believe it when I see it. Can you imagine the shop rates to get a pickup fixed at a Cat dealership? The mind reels.
DeleteHad belt-driven tools powered by the rear wheels as well.
ReplyDeleteNever knew that this was a thing. Pretty cool. I had an '88 model Ford F150. The 4 wheel drive model has a PTO power point on the transfer case. Most people don't know that
ReplyDeleteDandy for a rear mounted mini backhoe. I just couldn't afford it at the time
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