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| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/07/2013 : 06:38:58 AM
I've been walking around our neighborhood, enjoying the network of paths and trails that follow the streams in the area. When I took a new route the other day I was surprised to find an old truck chassis alongside the creek, wood spoked wheels decaying and a tree growing up between the frame rails.
Now I don't know what you think of when you find an old abandoned vehicle, but I immediately began humming "Holoholo Ka`a" and thinking about how I would frame a video.
It took a while to come up with a reasonable arrangement of the song, then few more days of test shots and failed attempts, but with a little persistence I put together this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWs0l7959bo
No motor, busted wheels, no radiator, no steering - this ka`a will holoholo no more. |
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| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 08:22:02 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Claudia
that was terrific, Fran! Perfect place for Holoholo Ka'a!
Thanks, Claudia, it sure was fun to put together.
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 08:20:33 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Crackseedslackkey
Hey Fran, just saw this video, very cool and great quality too~ always good to hear you play
Chris
Hey, Chris, how's it going? You and John staying busy? I just got your promo for your show coming up.
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 08:19:34 AM
quote:
Originally posted by ukrazy
Nice video Fran. My guess is that the truck was taken out there and re-purposed as a saw mill. Here in Arizona mining country, old trucks were used to power water pumps. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockypix/158672016/
Hey, interesting idea. It's actually situated at a deep part of the stream and the bank there has been reinforced. I had thought the construction was recent, to keep the stream open for flood control, but this could certainly have been the origin of an irrigation system back when this neighborhood was mostly truck farms.
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 08:16:31 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Ambrosius
...Safety wires and nuts and bolts. There has always been a need to secure them on running abd vibrating machinery. This was pre-securing by chemical means like Nyloc nuts and Loctite glue etc. so wire was widely applied. Still in use today on important applications like underwater and in the air.
It is a very old chassis. Look at the wheels. They have wooden spokes into a steel hub. That indicates it's a pre 1920.
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Yep, I've been a car nut since I was 10 and back in those days safety wire was a big part of the prep for competition.
I did a quick search and it appears that wood spokes were still in use well into the 20s, the latest I found was a 1927 Reo.
Fran |
| Claudia |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 03:08:40 AM
that was terrific, Fran! Perfect place for Holoholo Ka'a! |
| Crackseedslackkey |
Posted - 09/21/2013 : 8:38:29 PM
Hey Fran, just saw this video, very cool and great quality too~ always good to hear you play
Chris |
| ukrazy |
Posted - 09/19/2013 : 11:21:16 AM
Nice video Fran. My guess is that the truck was taken out there and re-purposed as a saw mill. Here in Arizona mining country, old trucks were used to power water pumps. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockypix/158672016/ |
| Ambrosius |
Posted - 09/13/2013 : 12:10:03 AM
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I've been scouring the internet to see if anyone has any pictures of this chassis, or any stories about it. No hits so far, though. Surely I'm not the first person to notice it, and with the sapling growing up through the rails it has clearly been in this location for some years.
Hi Fran.
You've been giving me so much in music, maybe I can return something in mechanical engineering  .
Safety wires and nuts and bolts. There has always been a need to secure them on running abd vibrating machinery. This was pre-securing by chemical means like Nyloc nuts and Loctite glue etc. so wire was widely applied. Still in use today on important applications like underwater and in the air.
It is a very old chassis. Look at the wheels. They have wooden spokes into a steel hub. That indicates it's a pre 1920.
Why don't you take some stills, post them on the net. I guess there must be a forum or something for historic cars. If you can find the brand, you may find the original owner. Car was rare at that time. Someones pride this once. A car was something back then. |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/10/2013 : 06:25:13 AM
quote:
Originally posted by TerryLiberty
Fran:
Safety wire was used on military vehicles as well over the years. Good luck in your search!
I've been scouring the internet to see if anyone has any pictures of this chassis, or any stories about it. No hits so far, though. Surely I'm not the first person to notice it, and with the sapling growing up through the rails it has clearly been in this location for some years.
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/10/2013 : 06:20:51 AM
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Originally posted by Peter Medeiros
Yo Fran,
Great job! Iʻm trying to remember and it shouldnʻt be that hard, because you guys were just here about a month ago. But didnʻt we do Holoholo with Led at Wayneʻs and it kinda went on forever? PM
I'm like you, Peter, should remember but no can <grin>. It's safe to say that whatever we _did_ play, it kinda went on forever, and then on to the next one!
Fran |
| TerryLiberty |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 09:59:18 AM
Fran:
Safety wire was used on military vehicles as well over the years. Good luck in your search!
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| Peter Medeiros |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 07:29:37 AM
Yo Fran,
Great job! Iʻm trying to remember and it shouldnʻt be that hard, because you guys were just here about a month ago. But didnʻt we do Holoholo with Led at Wayneʻs and it kinda went on forever? PM |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 06:44:36 AM
Thanks, folks, you're very kind. I've been poring over the chassis trying to find some kind of ID but no luck. I was interested to note the safety wire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_wire on the differential cap bolts. That's another indication to me that this was some kind of commercial vehicle.
Fran |
| slipry1 |
Posted - 09/08/2013 : 5:16:27 PM
Nice, dat! |
| chunky monkey |
Posted - 09/08/2013 : 12:37:26 PM
One of the reasons I keep reading this stuff is because Fran keeps making it fun. Good story and tune. |
