why do fire engines have chains hanging underneath? Static discharge?
Fire Engine and chains
May 06, 2021
Last reply: 5 years ago
12 Replies
Automatic snow chains - yes really!
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Amazing !
Robert snipped-for-privacy@invalid.invalid wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:
Blimey!
JohnP snipped-for-privacy@nowhere.com wrote in news:XnsAD22E54ACFB71JohPnowherecom@
81.171.92.222:
Not what I was expecting!
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"Rod Speed" snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news:ifj7biF23snU1 @mid.individual.net:
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So obvious! Once you have seen it.
What sort of person goes around looking under fire engines. I never knew they had them, would hey not rattle a bit? Brian
I have no idea. I presume that they don't rattle too much, as they are used not just on fire engines, but on many normal, American trucks. I only knew about them as I happened to see a video, on Youtube a few weeks ago, showing them working on a truck on a snow covered road.
I suspect you see them if you are following one.
"Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in news:s7960g$rmp$1 @dont-email.me:
Brian - it overtook me and I followed it for a while. They were very obvious swaying and it drive along.
"Rod Speed" snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news:ifj7biF23snU1 @mid.individual.net:
But they were not reaching the ground.
It?s Rod. Save your breath (figuratively).
Tim
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