Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is hilarious. Now the RUG (Rollei Users Group) is not much better at staying on topic than the LUG. Both lists live on the same server. Poor Brian (though the RUG isn't his headache). Anyway ... in an off-topic discussion on the RUG someone mistakenly replies to the LUG. The LUG picks up the ball and runs. Love it! :) I think we'd have a gas in a bar/pub some time. There certainly wouldn't be a dearth of topics for conversation. Daniel Lindome Sweden, Oslo Norway On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Johnny Deadman wrote: > Unlikely as it seems I am now the owner, or at least operator, of two > vintage International tractors with crash boxes, and you certainly need > to dab the clutch on the downchange or they make a terrible racket. On > the upchange you can just wait for the revs to die a bit. > > I learned the technique on my first car, a Hillman Hunter (anyone > remember them?) which didn't have syncromesh on first. > > (Incidentally, I LOVE having separate brakes for the rear wheels on the > tractors, that and the stomp pedal that locks the differential... wish > our truck had these...) > > > On Dec 10, 2003, at 4:23 AM, frank.dernie@btinternet.com wrote: > > > you strictly only need to double de-clutch on downchanges. Most Race > > cars still use this type of gearbox because it is lighter and > > stronger. > > > >> from: animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> > >> date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:51:40 > >> to: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Farm Tractors &SUV's > >> > >> sure do from trucks and also the little fiat 500 > >> simon > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Neal Friedenthal" <neal@nairobisafari.com> > >> To: "leica users group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:31 AM > >> Subject: [Leica] RE: Farm Tractors &SUV's > >> > >> > >>>> These old trucks were all manual transmission and you had to > >>>> "double-clutch" them to slow the gears a bit when you shifted up. > >>>> Anyone > >>>> else remember "double-clutch" from the olden days? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Don Williams > >>>> La Jolla, CA > >>> > >>> Don, > >>> > >>> I drive a 1966 Land Rover, I "double-clutch" every day ! > >>> > >>> Neal F > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> To unsubscribe, see > >>> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe, see > >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > John Brownlow > > pictures: > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > warblog: > http://www.unintended-consequences.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html