I bought military him ee for tower access. I don't like walking up to tower sites. Besides, some of our towers are at the end of 20 miles of stuff like that video, with about a mile of twisty hairpin road at the end.
One of my techs tools me he didn't think even the hummer would make it up one of our sites again. Time to rent the bull dozer dude to flatten things out again. On Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 7:32 PM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tower access is a whole different thing than a regular field tech's > vehicle. > I took this video while in my favorite tower access vehicle: 2004 Hyundai > Accent. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS_j2AYU4FM > > People tell me I need a truck. I say why would I want to risk a perfectly > good truck on a road like that. If I wreck the Hyundai I'm only out like > twelve bucks. > > I have some associates who are in favor of the Honda CRV as an installer > vehicle. They bolt a ladder rack on the roof, and they use a 3-section > extension ladder because it's short enough for the roof of the CRV. I have > complaints about that setup, but I can't deny that it's a cost effective > all wheel drive vehicle. > > I know another guy who had a whole fleet of Chevy Uplanders. It's a > minivan with a cargo variant. I thought it was a great compromise on size > and price. They stopped making them at some point, and I don't know if > there's an equivalent cargo-minivan out there now. If there is, that's > what I would use for wireless installs these days. > > -Adam > > > On 10/19/2018 4:34 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > My techs seem embarrassed to be seen driving a van. Real men drive pickup > trucks. Diesel and dually = especially manly. And expensive. > > > > If they HAVE to drive one of those sissy vans, then at least it should be > a medium roof height, tall enough to stand up in while searching for parts > and tools, but not so tall that you are afraid to drive it on a windy day. > But the best medium height option seems to be the Ford Transit, and they > also seem embarrassed to be seen driving a Ford. Ram sounds manly, or > maybe Chevy. Probably a tribal thing, are you a Ford, Chevy or Mopar guy? > > > > In my somewhat rural area, I don’t think the suspension or tires on > something like a Transit Connect are made for our roads and winter weather, > the ground clearance also seems inadequate. Getting to some tower sites in > winter or after a heavy rain, I sometimes feel like my Forester is > marginal, a Transit Connect class van would be worse. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf > Of *Paul McCall > *Sent:* Friday, October 19, 2018 3:14 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Renewed discussion on work vans > > > > Been quite a while since I saw this discussed… > > > > What is the preference for work vans these days? > > > > Transit > > Nissan > > Promasters > > Sprinter > > > > ? > > > > Paul , PDMNet > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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