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Old 12-15-2012, 08:27 PM   #1
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How true...but I di not see a Ham Stix or a screw driver.

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Old 12-17-2012, 06:45 PM   #3
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Typical, overloaded and underpowered right off the showroom floor.
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I can relate to that I owned a 4 cylinder Toyota MH all 6,000+ pounds of it loaded log trucker's used to laugh at me as they went by!
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Oh come on now TX.. Did you not see the driver has a WHIP antenna?
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Oh come on now TX.. Did you now see the driver has a WHIP antenna?
That was bad!
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Old 12-19-2012, 07:27 AM   #7
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Thank You

Actually I went back and looked again, No whip, he had a LOOP antenna (The reigns)
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Actually I went back and looked again, No whip, he had a LOOP antenna (The reigns)
Think he has a wire buried in those leather reins? He could have a J-pole hidden in the stack on the back....

I think he probably needs to up it to a 2 hay-burner engine.

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Yeah, even two horsepower ain't much -- I'd say it needs six or eight Clydesdales or Percherons.
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