Totally off-subject, I wandered into a wiki about trains today. (My office window looks out on a set of railroad tracks 50' away, and a train comes by every three minutes.)
Modern locomotives have a nozzle that shoots sand down on the wheels (trucks, for the railroad politically correct) to add traction when the computer senses that the wheels are slipping. Why can't Benz come up with something like that? Better yet, why didn't I invent it? D. On Dec 13, 2007 10:12 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<Low friction road surface is the situation you _don't_ want engine > braking. All four wheels working together is the safest way to slow > down. The extra braking force on the rear wheel will cause them to > lockup early.>> > > Precisely why at very low speeds on ice or shiny packed snow, downhill to > boot, with a stop sign at the bottom, the trans should be in neutral so > the rear > wheels aren't pushing. BT,DT. > > RLE > > > ************************************** > See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update Del Dubya apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Dubya Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
