Vintage Photo Of The Day

[goodfellow]

Well, I guess without the engine and engine support frame, it's just a glider. Probably a softer landing than with all that weight attached to the front of the fuselage. 

[muddy]

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[Rural53]

Well, I guess without the engine and engine support frame, it's just a glider. Probably a softer landing than with all that weight attached to the front of the fuselage.

Except it changed the centre of gravity significantly making it virtually unflyable. Luckily he had the presence of mind to pull full flap that shifted the CofG enough to make it controllable.

[Rural53]

Aerial topdressing started in New Zealand after WW2 with surplus Tigermoths carrying 1.5 cwt (170lb). By the mid 50s a couple of companies saw the potential of heavy twins and started converting Lockheed Lodestars to the role, carrying 3.5 ton (7,800 lb), quite a significant increase from the Tigermoth.


















When I lived in Gisborne in the late 90s I belonged to the aviation museum as they were completely their building and taking the ex topdressing Lodestar that was the gate guardian at the airport off the poles and under cover for restoration and display.



One of our members had flown this aircraft and later DC3s topdressing. I was just learning to fly at the time and Bruce and I were walking around under the Lodestar the week before it was lifted off the poles, and he was explaining how the slots in the wing tips worked. He then quick nonchalantly said that he had knocked a set off on a tree once when he banked too close to the ground after a spreading run.

[muddy]

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[slip knot]

I'd love to find another mid 80s Suburban like that. Kind of odd the lack of PPE that recent.

[goodfellow]

I'd love to find another mid 80s Suburban like that. Kind of odd the lack of PPE that recent.

You and me both -- bring back the old school designs and technology. Easy to maintain and fix and aside from rust issues, they ran damn well.

[fatfillup]

For me the best Chevy trucks were in the 90's.  Had 2 of that body style go 300,000 miles with minimal issues and repairing them was relatively easy.  Have a 97 with v6 that is just over 200K.  Rust will take it out before engine goes

[slip knot]

my 84 suburban was a nice ride. i was working on the road and it had 100k on it in 2 years. Gave it to my mom and bought an 86 1500 to pull my travel trailer with. Gave up the gypsy lifestyle in 88 and took a local job. The 86 had 186K on it when traded in on a 98 2500. the 98 2500 had 280k on it when sold in 2019 to get the superduty.  The only real issues I ever had with any of them was breaking up the frame on the 86. it was way overworked. stepped up to 2500 chassis and they held up fine.

I really dont expect the superduty to last as long though. Too many gadgets that will do it in eventually.

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[goodfellow]

I would love that GMC -- my dad could fix a GMC V6 blindfolded.

[muddy]

I would love that GMC -- my dad could fix a GMC V6 blindfolded.

My main experience with them is hyster using them in forklifts. Unique engines


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[wantedabiggergarage]

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Am I the only one who thought four candles on this picture?