[or-roots] lumber carrier - no gen

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

Leslie Chapman wrote:

>I think one of the reasons they aren't seem much any more is they were fairly dangerous. 
>

And another would be that your basic forklift (jitney) is way more 
versatile, i.e., higher resale value, and less expensive as an initial 
investment and they now come in large industrial sizes.  Those rigs were 
built for one job, and one job only and they just aren't any good for 
much else, although I know someone who is trying to use one to handle a 
Bonneville land speed record car. (to turn it around at the end of the 
first run -- a very serious big record attempt)

I know of a story, probably true, out of Hyster, that they were able to 
meet some government bid spec for the things by switching over to 
Michelin radials -- faster, better fuel mileage, I don't recall -- it 
was what sold me on radial tires Back When.

Bill Strickland