Indian rope trick? -----Original Message----- From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jay Weekley Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 10:47 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Renewed discussion on work vans
What kind of ladder can you carry in that? Adam Moffett 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 <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Paul McCall >> *Sent:* Friday, October 19, 2018 3:14 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >> *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 >> >> >> > > > -- *Jay Weekley* *Cyber Broadband * -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
