Whoops!

[Doc Sprocket]

2 pics= 2000 words... Yes, I took these photos today, and no- that's not me getting damp...

 

[OzFab]

AH, the beauty of a snorkel... Gives a whole new meaning to the term "water coole engine"

 

[machinist@large]

2 pics= 2000 words... Yes, I took these photos today, and no- that's not me getting damp...

AH, the beauty of a snorkel... Gives a whole new meaning to the term "water coole engine"

Uhhh, Fab? That tractor doesn't have a snorkel; that black pipe is strictly surrender:) the exhaust.....

So, Chris, did he make it out under his own power? Or did you have to break out the purple stole and the Holy Water and administer Last Rites?.?....

 

[OzFab]

Uhhh, Fab? That tractor doesn't have a snorkel; that black pipe is strictly surrender:) the exhaust.....

It is too Now I'm confused...

 

[machinist@large]

Uh,Oh.....

It is too Now I'm confused...

Nope, the air filter w/ it's inlet are under the hood on that size Yanmar ('least I think it's a Yanmar), what I can't remember is if the filter inlet was on the top of the housing or the bottom.....

 

[ML-TOYS]

Hmmm, over the river and through the woods to.................

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Good call, Pat- Its a Zen-Noh- A chinese Yanmar knockoff. No, it doesn't have a snorkel, no he didn't make it out on his own. I had to whip out the ol' Ford 575 (I'll snap a pic later) that I use for clearing my driveway. The intake didn't quite drown, it did stay running the entire time.

The back story- I was goofing off with the UTLTV at the front of the pond in a muddy area, shooting some video sequences. My buddy had just done some work to his tractor (including new tires) and was taking it for a run. He came over to see what I was doing, and to show off a bit, he backed into the pond a bit, and drove out. I said "that woulda made a great picture!" So he offered to do it again with the camera rolling... LOL...

This time, he found a rut or a little dropoff and just couldn't quite make it out. He said part of the problem was the cooling fan was propellering in the water and robbing a lot of power.

After he got it back, he started pulling corks (on my advice) and found a bit of water in the engine oil, and a ton of water in the differentials and transmission. As you can imagine, all the vents were submerged for about 10 minutes or so.

 

[fowler]

Is this the second time u said

"Try that again on film"

Was it in the same pond

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yup... Same pond... LOL. Funny how that works, eh? "Let's try that again". Then all he// breaks loose!

 

[OzFab]

Would that come under the heading of "beginners luck" or "tempting fate"?

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Tempting fate. Definitely. The last time he tempted fate in such a way, I wrote it up and got the ENTIRE back page of that month's "Peterson's 4-Wheel And Offroad" magazine...LOL

 

[newrider3]

That sounds like something we need a scan of...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

That sounds like something we need a scan of...

I'll need some time on that. I bought 5 copies of the magazine so I could keep one good, read another and give a few away. I'll have to dig...

Here's a shot of the 1975 Ford 535 I used to haul buddy out of the drink:

 

[B.M.800]

That sounds like something we need a scan of...

 

[machinist@large]

Uhhh......

I'll need some time on that. I bought 5 copies of the magazine so I could keep one good, read another and give a few away. I'll have to dig...

Here's a shot of the 1975 Ford 535 I used to haul buddy out of the drink:

That's an awfully big bucket for that small of tractor; it looks like someone extended it for snow removal? Fill it with dirt or gravel and the front end will probably go "POP".

Please, please, show us the magazine; I want to see that particular "WOOPS"!!!!!!

Pat

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yeah- if I get a good load on it, the arse-end will begin to leave the ground. The mechanicals are up to the task, and so are the hydraulics, but counterbalance is another issue. I've got a bunch of steel scrap in the box on the back. It helps some, and the tires are calcium-filled.

See the blotch of blue paint on the right-hand lift arm? I welded up a big crack last year...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

By popular demand- The back page of the November 2002 issue of Peterson's 4-Wheel And Off Road magazine... Incidentally, for those not yet in the know- "toystory_4wd" emanates from those days- Toyota Stories, as were were chronicling our misadventures on a long-gone website...

 

[machinist@large]

By popular demand- The back page of the November 2002 issue of Peterson's 4-Wheel And Off Road magazine... Incidentally, for those not yet in the know- "toystory_4wd" emanates from those days- Toyota Stories, as were were chronicling our misadventures on a long-gone website...

I had a subscription at that time; how did I miss this particular edition of "WHOOPS"? Definitely a classic, that's for sure (maybe not the sinking itself, but the storytelling? Oh yeah!!). The only one that I can remember that tops that one for the telling was one sent in by an American tank driver in Germany describing the ordeal of having a German Army officer as his tank commander for a training exercise; The photo was of an M1A2 battle tank mired in a creek with only the TRACKS breaking the surface........ It had bad day written all over the article........

 

[fowler]

ha ha thats gold

nice job and certainly a colourful story

 

[rmm727]

By popular demand- The back page of the November 2002 issue of Peterson's 4-Wheel And Off Road magazine... Incidentally, for those not yet in the know- "toystory_4wd" emanates from those days- Toyota Stories, as were were chronicling our misadventures on a long-gone website...

I remember reading that article. ol