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George Gaskill

May 15, 2000 01:11PM

Remember that water weighs about 8 pounds per gallon so a 500 gallon tank would weigh 4000 pounds, which is kind of a lot for a pickup truck. Maybe build a mini-tank car for the truck to pull.

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Pumps, Sprinklers, and such	Chile John Pritchard	May 14, 2000 09:53AM
Re: Pumps, Sprinklers, and such	Rick B.	May 14, 2000 10:31AM
Re: Pumps, Sprinklers, and such	Bob Manthey-Zorn	May 14, 2000 10:33AM
truck & backpacks	Mike Oestreich	May 14, 2000 11:00AM
Re: truck & backpacks	Bob Manthey-Zorn	May 14, 2000 11:08AM
Re: truck & backpacks	Chile John Pritchard	May 14, 2000 11:28AM
Re: 500 gallon tank	George Gaskill	May 15, 2000 01:11PM
Re: 500 gallon tank	Frad T	May 16, 2000 01:12AM
Re: 500 gallon tank	George Gaskill	May 16, 2000 12:05PM
Quick Attack Fire Truck	Hoss, Fire Chief	May 16, 2000 08:28PM
Re: truck & backpacks	Bob Manthey-Zorn	May 14, 2000 02:10PM
Re: truck & backpacks	Mike Oestreich	May 14, 2000 02:28PM
Re: truck & backpacks	Chile John Pritchard	May 14, 2000 02:47PM
Re: hy-rail--uh, uh!	Wade Hall	May 14, 2000 07:43PM
drag racing tires	Mike Oestreich	May 14, 2000 08:32PM
Re: hy-rail???	tim olson	May 14, 2000 11:06PM
Re: Hy-road	Mike Oestreich	May 15, 2000 01:48PM
Re: hy-rail--uh, uh!	Jeff Cermin	May 15, 2000 12:25PM
Re: hy-rail--uh, uh!	Steve C	May 16, 2000 04:05AM

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