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Fw: Push Bars

To: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Fw: Push Bars
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:02:15 -0400
Sent this this smroning with a stupid trailer attached, Sorry.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <RYNDBOYS@aol.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: Push Bars


> Put a ball or wheel on the race car bar so it can move a little more
freely.
> The ball seems to work well and not offer to much potential for the
> parachute to hang up. Neither the parachute pack or the push bar need to
be
> perfectly centered. Just the parachute shroud connection. Make the truck
end
> about 3' wide and 12" to 18" high. I found that the longer they are the
> easer it is for the push truck driver to see what he's doing. Paint them
> both safety orange cause they are great shin busters.
>
> John Beckett, LSR Comp Coupe #79
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: <RYNDBOYS@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 11:16 PM
> Subject: Push Bars
>
>
> > Okay Folks.... Brad and I fired up the Mule today and went throught the
> > gears on the six speed.... all seems well... now we are up to the push
> > bar... I have a Front Hidden Vally Reciever hitch for the front of the
> > truck.... much past that I am lost....
> >
> > How wide are these things supposed to be .... what are the war stories
> > associated with trying to Push the car out to the starting line....
About
> > how far from the bumper should it be?  How many ways can I mess this up?
> >
> > Okay time to tell all....
> >
> > Keith.... ( been a long PRETTY day in nowhere Alabama... just a nice day
> to
> > futz about on a hot rod and a Pal.... )
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <RYNDBOYS@aol.com>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 9:02 PM
> > Subject: (no subject)

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