Subj : Charger
To   : TOM WALKER
From : Roy J. Tellason
Date : Mon Jun 13 2005 01:06 pm

TOM WALKER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT> TW>  Not denying it takes a "Special Man". They weigh about 160 Pounds
RJT> TW> so a  fair weightlifter could do it. A year or so ago I "Hepled"
RJT> TW> moving  an 8D arround for a Mobile Crane at the San Diego Railroad
RJT> TW> Museum.

RJT> TW> NOW getting it into place inside the boat is another problem as you
RJT> TW> know. :-)  :-)

RJT>When I was doing the retail battery thing we had a couple of those
RJT>on hand, and whenever somebody wanted one I'd wheel the little cart 
RJT>we had over to it,  grab a handle on _one_ end,  and look 
RJT>suggestively at the customer.  :-)

RJT>I can remember putting one of those in an RV once,  and also
RJT>putting a pair of them in a fire engine,  where the ones in there had 
RJT>been sadly neglected, cooked dry.

TW> I find it amaising with the Cost of those batteries why people
TW> don't take care of them. Out of Sight Out of Mind I guess.

Most of the fire companies around here are volunteer.  That probably accounts 
for some of it.


TW> I expect RV'ers are the worst of the lot. Their minds is decidedly
TW> o nthere things as they traven then the House Bateries.

Maybe.  There seems to be some good info on the 'net out there in that context.

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