Ya dont need big wings, just skill and a thermal greater than a quarter of a knot.And personally I've got a 50mm ball, and a big 7 pin plug next to it. regards JR Luxurious Olympia Soaring Team ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patching" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] metric guess
> 2" balls are as rare as hens teeth. I suspect the reason for the adjuster > screw on a 50mm hitch was to ensure those who still used 2" balls could > take up the slack. The harder part is to fit a 2" hitch onto a 50 mm ball. > Luckily most trailers seem to be the other way around. > The even bigger question is why, 5 pin, 7 pin round in Victoria, Flat 7 on > Fords and those crappy little bitty 7 pins in Qld. My tool box has about 5 > different adapter plugs. If there is one thing in Oz that we continually do > which has the potential to stuff things up is our belief that someone always > wants to reinvent the bloody wheel. I am a big beliver in the KISS > principle. If the wings are long enough you dont need an engine. > Cheers all > Ian P. > Kookaburra Precision Soaring Team > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Giddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] metric guess > > > > No, 50mm is the common one these days. > > 2" is probably still obtainable to use with old trailers > > John G. > > > > > > Geoff Kidd wrote: > >> Aren't towballs still 2" dia? > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Daryl Mackay To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > >> Australia. Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 5:10 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] metric guess > >> > >> > >> Don't you mean the nut behind the wheel? We all have a story to tell > >> there. I once backed a glider trailer through a gateway and caught the > >> drivers door on the gate post. Then there was the time I backed into the > >> tree stump adjacent my caravan at the gliding club. Then there was the > >> glider that I towed into the sign post, another member who towed his into > >> the wind sock and yet another who towed a club glider into the fuel shed. > >> Yeah, I'd say the nut behind the wheel is pretty universal. > >> > >> *************************** > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Wayne Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:22 AM > >> Subject: [Aus-soaring] metric guess > >> > >> > >> > Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:27:25 +1030 > >> > From: "Christopher Mc Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Part 47 > >> > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > >> > <[email protected]> > >> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > >> > reply-type=original > >> > > >> > Ya gotta understand the public service mind which I do after 40 years > >> in > it. > >> > BTW are'nt some of the aus-soaring threads interesting given that I > >> regard > you as having a similar view re human nature that I have. But > >> I'm gunna > keep my trap shut. > >> > Re our conversation on fastner disciplines I have found the only > > >> thread/bolt size on my Toyota Hiace camper van that is not metric and > >> that > is universal with most vehicles around the world. Your trivia task > >> for the > day. Where? > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > > >> > Chris McDonnell > >> > > >> > > >> > Exhaust straps? Part of the braking system- specifically the > >> hydraulic > lines may be SAE, perhaps the nut on the steering wheel ;-) > >> > Dont get me started on why everything is not metric > >> > > >> > > >> > Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Aus-soaring mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > To check or change subscription details, visit: > >> > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> Aus-soaring mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To check or change subscription details, visit: > >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Aus-soaring mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To check or change subscription details, visit: > >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
