Electric HUGE trucks...

[jmbrodsky@domain.elided]

        Be careful what you wish for.  In HS a friend's, friend's mom
worked out at the copper mines.  She was backing up, and backed *right* over a 
ch@^y pickup.  Clean over the top and flattend the thing.  Luckily there was 
nobody in it, but wow, I guess a 2 ton truck isn't much of an obstacle for a 240
ton Dump.


     -Joel Brodsky

         '76 IHC Scout II 345/tf727
         '75 IHC Travelall 150 4wd 392/tf727
         '72 Chev Carryall 3dr 4wd 350/th350 sold, but not forgotten.

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 12:56:31 -0700 (MST)
From: Mark A Pepe <mpepe@domain.elided>
Subject: Re: Electric powered vehicles

 Just a fact I remembered:
<snip>

 Electric motors can put out a lot more
torque and offer a bit more braking control too which is important when
your driving a 240 ton haul truck ( you could run over a row of chevys and
not even notice, especially since the operator/drivers cab is almost three
stories in the air)

Mark A. Pepe   mpepe@domain.elided  Tucson,Az
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